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Oxfam Novib and Goodwell Target East African Startups With €20 Million Pepea Fund
The fund will provide financing to early-stage startups in Kenya, Uganda, and Ethiopia.
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- Agriculture, Finance, Technology, Transportation
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Cabify Secures $110 Million In New Funding Round
The Madrid-headquartered company plans to invest the funds in expanding its presence in Latin America.
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- Technology, Transportation
- Region
- Latin America
- Tags
- transportation
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Malaysia’s Blueshark Launches Initiative to Accelerate Electric Motorcycles Adoption and Development
Malaysia Electric Vehicle Empowerment (MyEVE) has been created to accelerate the adoption and development of electric motorcycles in Malaysia.
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- Energy, Technology, Transportation
- Region
- South Asia
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Analysis: Mexico Makes Lots of Electric Cars, but Few Mexicans Drive Them
The zero emissions cars remain too expensive for most Mexicans and they are impractical to drive in much of the country, which lacks enough charging stations.
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- Technology, Transportation
- Region
- Latin America
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Clean Transport Volvo Delivers Its 1st Electric Heavy-Duty Truck in Africa
Volvo Trucks has delivered its first heavy-duty electric truck to Morocco, marking a major milestone in the development of electric vehicles in Africa.
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- Energy, Technology, Transportation
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: ANDE Releases New Study Showing Green Entrepreneurship in Kenya Offers $122.7 Billion Market Opportunity for Small Businesses
Findings from ANDE will support investors and entrepreneurs to enhance their market development strategies and help drive a green economy focused on the Kenyan small business sector.
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- Agriculture, Transportation, WASH
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Tesla to Invest $5 Billion in Mexican EV Gigafactory
Tesla has announced the construction of a $5bn gigafactory in Mexico, after BMW announced similar plans.
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- Energy, Technology, Transportation
- Region
- Latin America
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Planet42 Raises $100 Million to Scale Its Vehicle Rental Offering in South Africa and Mexico
South Africa-based mobility startup, Planet42 has raised $100 million in equity and debt funding to scale its operations in South Africa and Mexico.
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- Transportation
- Region
- Global
- Tags
- innovation, startups, transportation
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