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Malaysian Pension Fund KWAP Launches $107 Million to Boost Malaysia’s Venture and Startup Ecosystem
According to the statement, Dana Perintis encompasses two strategic pillars: investments into selected Malaysia-focused venture capital (VC) funds and direct investments into early-stage companies.
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- Investing
- Region
- South Asia
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Japanese VC Incubate Fund Asia Announces First Close Of $50 Million Fund To Back India & Southeast Asia Startups
The VC firm will look to deploy the funds in 20 pre-seed and seed stage startups across India and Southeast Asia.
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- Investing
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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IFC Leads $5 Million Extension Round in Ivorian SAAS E-Commerce Platform ANKA
ANKA said it will use the fresh investment to strengthen product development and expand services, particularly in its key markets: Nigeria, Kenya and the U.S.
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- Investing, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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The Overlapping Impacts of Off-Grid Solar: Four Ways Innovative Funding Can Enable the Sector to Advance Global Climate and Poverty Goals
How can the off-grid solar sector achieve its energy access and climate-related goals? Laura Fortes and Drew Corbyn at GOGLA argue that there’s one clear answer to that question: more and better finance. They discuss four ways innovative funding models can enable the sector to rapidly and radically accelerate progress toward universal energy access and other development goals.
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- Energy, Environment, Investing, Technology
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Press Release: DFC Invests More Than $1 Billion in Global Food Security, Announces Intent to Double its Investments
With millions of people on the brink of famine, DFC remains committed to expanding access to food today and helping to protect against future food crises.
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- Agriculture, Investing
- Region
- Global
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Report: Indigenous Peoples are Being Excluded from a Global Pool of Climate Cash
The U.N. says the world is spending trillions on climate action and only a fraction is going to Indigenous communities.
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- Environment, Investing
- Region
- Global
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Ireland Pledges €284 Million to Global Food, Agriculture & Nutrition Programs
The €284 million pledge includes a range of partnerships through Irish Aid, the Government’s overseas development assistance program.
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- Agriculture, Investing
- Region
- Global
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- nutrition, SDGs, smallholder farmers
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Analysis: Heading to Climate Week? Here’s a Cheat Sheet
What you need to know about what's coming up at Climate Week in New York next week (if you can attend in person, or not).
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- Environment, Investing, Technology, WASH
- Region
- North America
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