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Chargel Secures $2.5 Million to Expand its Logistics Offering in Francophone Africa
Chargel allows truckers to quickly find clients without driving around with empty trucks.
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- Technology, Transportation
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- supply chains
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DFC Invests $25 Million in Novastar’s Africa People + Planet Fund
The funding will back founders building agriculture and climate solutions in Africa.
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- Agriculture, Investing, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Forge Ventures Leads US $1.5 Million Funding in Indonesian Supply Chain Tech Startup Baskit
Baskit aims to strengthen the traditional distribution chains of distributors and wholesalers with commercial support and technology.
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- Technology
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- South Asia
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- startups, supply chains
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Web3 Protocol Polytrade Raises $3.8 Million to Improve Global Trade
The protocol aims to streamline supply chains through real-time data, Piyush Gupta, founder and CEO of Polytrade, said to TechCrunch.
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- Technology
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- Global
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Outgrowing the Flower Pot: Why Just Selling Productive Equipment to Smallholder Farmers is Not Enough
A new wave of companies are bringing equipment powered by renewable, decentralized energy to smallholders, and these devices can significantly boost farmers' yields and product quality. But as Daniel Waldron, Christopher Emmott, Priyanka Dudeja, Paraag Sabhlok and Chris Wayne at Acumen explain, just like a tree growing in a flower pot, this new growth can become a burden if it has nowhere to go. They argue that productive equipment must be combined with market access interventions to truly benefit smallholders, and highlight two innovative companies that are demonstrating the impact of this approach.
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- Agriculture, Energy, Investing, Social Enterprise, Technology
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Press Release: Palmetto Closes $150 Million Investment from TPG Rise Climate
Palmetto announced it has raised $150 million to continue spurring the adoption of clean energy and access to residential solar across the United States.
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- Energy, Investing, Technology
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- North America
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Analysis: Driving Global Trade for Development
Countries and firms integrated into global value chains have been more resilient to shocks and have recovered faster.
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- Impact Assessment
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- Global
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Press Release: IncoFin Reaches Final Close of its India Progress Fund
Investors entrusted USD 77 million of capital to the fund to continue investing in financial inclusion and the agri-food value chain in the Indian rural economy.
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- Agriculture, Finance
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- Asia Pacific