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BNP Paribas AM Establishes €800 Million Venture and Impact Platform
The Venture and Impact platform is dedicated to innovation and venture capital, within its Private Assets division.
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- Environment, Investing
- Region
- Global
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- ESG, fintech, impact investing, innovation, solar, venture capital
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Equator Raises $55 Million to Support African Climate Tech Startups
Despite Equator’s goal of reducing dependence on aid, its fund is still backed by several DFIs and philanthropic organizations.
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- Environment, Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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3one4 Capital to Ramp up Deep Tech Investments Without Committing Separate Fund in India
3one4 Capital plans to enhance investments in deep tech startups in India. The sector has attracted $8.39 billion in funding, featuring 5,605 startups and a few unicorns.
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- Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Press Release: LoftyInc Capital Announces $43 Million First Close of its New Pan-African Seed Fund
LoftyInc Capital Management has secured a $43 million first close for its new LoftyInc Alpha Fund, a late-seed investment vehicle aimed at scaling Africa’s most promising tech startups, particularly in Nigeria, Egypt, Kenya, and Francophone Africa.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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$1 Billion Investment Gets IKEA Closer to Being ‘Fully Circular’ by 2030
The retailer's venture capital arm backs three recyclers and a software firm.
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- Technology, WASH
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- Global
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Vidyut Secures $2.5 Million Funding from Flourish Ventures
Vidyut separates batteries from EV ownership and then offers them on a pay-per-kilometre subscription basis.
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- Investing, Technology, Transportation
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- Asia Pacific
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Africa’s Startup Funding Crisis Deepens as Mastercard Foundation Exits Top VC Firm
Mastercard Foundation pulls out of its $100 million commitment to African venture capital firm 54 Collective.
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- Investing, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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East Ventures and SV Investment Announce $100 Million Fund to Drive Tech Startups Across SE Asia and Korea
The fund, launched in October 2023, is designed to invest in revenue-generating tech startups across key sectors, such as biotech, healthcare, future mobility, green technology, and media & content.
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- Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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