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Venture Capital Investment in Agritech Sector Set to Drop After Boom in 2021
As food supply chains came under strain during the Covid-19 pandemic, venture capital investment in agritech reached an all-time high.
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- Agriculture, Technology
- Region
- Global
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Report: Private Equity Investment In Proptech Firms Rise To $741 Million In 2021 in India
Proptech Firms That Are Providing Solution in Sales and Marketing, and Construction Management Got 69 percent of the Total Funds.
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- Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- blockchain, impact investing, scale, startups
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Mastercard Partners With Crypto Gateway Provider Fasset To Expand Into Indonesia
Financial services firm Mastercard has teamed up with cryptocurrency gateway provider Fasset to co-develop digital solutions in an effort to drive adoption in Indonesia.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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Persistent Energy Raises $10 Million to Grow its Clean-Tech Venture Building Business in Africa
Persistent Energy has raised $10 million in Series C funding to grow its climate venture building business in Africa.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- renewable energy
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Byju’s Struggles to Close $800 Million Round in India
The delayed funding for India's most valuable startup is likely to trigger renewed concerns about India's consumer technology industry, where public valuations on major players from Zomato to Paytm have crashed in recent months.
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- Education, Investing, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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Indonesian Proptech Platform Tanaku Raises $5.5 Million Pre-Seed Funding Led by East Ventures
Tanaku, an Indonesia based proptech startup, said it has raised $5.5 million of pre-seed funding led by East Ventures.
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- Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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As Costs Rise, Buy Now Pay Later Plans Are Increasingly Attractive in Africa
The BNPL payment method is a fast-growing choice of offering amongst startups, and existing merchants and has now attracted even mobile service operators—as populations in Africa look for ways to manage their tight budgets.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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DEUNA Enters Latin America’s Crowded One-Click Checkout Sector Flush With $37 Million
DEUNA provides a payments infrastructure that integrates with major payment providers and alternative payment methods.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Latin America
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