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South African Edtech Company, iXperience, Secures $2.5 Million in Series A Funding
South African edTech startup, iXperience (iX), has secured $2.5 million in Series A funding to enlarge its team, grow its innovative tech platform, unveil programs across various markets, and build its global strategic partnerships division.
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- Education, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- edtech, impact investing, startups
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Malaysian B2B E-Wholesaler Lapasar Lands US $1.8 Million in Funding
The startup targets to serve 10K grocery stores, restaurants and hawker stalls over the next 24 months with its new mobile app Lapasar-Borong
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- Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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- startups
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Global VC Firm Learn Capital Leads USD $16.5 Million Round in Bengaluru-Based Edtech Teachmint
The year-old company competes with startups like Teacherr, ODA Class, eduZilla, SkoolApp, and Classplus among others.
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- Education
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- edtech, impact investing, startups
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UN’s WeEmpowerAsia Launches Accelerator for Female Entrepreneurs in the Care Sector
UN Women’s WeEmpowerAsia program has announced the launch of a new accelerator to support female entrepreneurs.
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- Uncategorized
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Building Inclusion Into the Investment Process: Four Steps for Addressing Bias Against Women Startup Founders
While overall global funding for startups grew in 2020, women founders received 27% less investment than the previous year. The problem is particularly troubling in emerging markets, where only 11% of seed funding went to companies with a woman on their founding team in 2019. Akansha Kasera and Malika Anand at BFA's Catalyst Fund discussed the issue with two female venture capitalists, Lexi Novitske from Acuity Ventures and Lelemba Phiri from Enygma Ventures: They share four steps the investment industry should take to boost gender equity and reduce bias against women startup founders.
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- Investing
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Ghanaian Startup Jumeni Launches Waste Management Platform
Ghanaian startup Jumeni has launched a platform which allows individuals and businesses to access waste collection and recycling services via USSD, web or mobile app.
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- WASH
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: How Governments Can Redesign Support for Entrepreneurs After COVID-19
In the wake of COVID-19, most governments face unprecedented unemployment. This is particularly challenging in developing economies, which lack robust social safety nets and where unemployment and poverty were pronounced before the pandemic.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care
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- employment, startups
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Kenya’s Kidato Raises $1.4 Million to Take Quality and Affordable Education Across Africa
Kidato is an edtech startup that brings education to students in the comfort of their homes using an online platform built around Zoom.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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