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Indonesian Healthcare Firm Bags $2 Million to Digitalize Medical Records in Hospitals
Zi.Care, which has digitised the medical record for 100-plus hospitals, looks to raise a total of US$3M in the Series A round.
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- Health Care, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Teijin Frontier Introduces Technology for Recycling Polyester
The innovative technology enables the efficient removal of polyurethane elastomer fibre from polyester fabrics, making it possible to recycle these materials into new products.
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- Technology, WASH
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- Global
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AstraZeneca Launches Africa Health Innovation Hub to Increase Access to Healthcare
This network seeks to tackle current healthcare challenges through collaborative innovation, promote affordable and equitable healthcare access.
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- Health Care, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Financial Wellbeing: Accion, Mastercard to Connect Clients to Digital Financial Services
The continued partnership between Accion and Mastercard builds on the two organizations’ existing digital transformation work.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Global
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- digital finance, MSMEs, research
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Analysis: Combatting India’s Learning Crisis Through Innovations in Financing: ‘How’ We Fund Is as Important as ‘What’ We Fund
Over the last few years OBF has created a paradigm shift for the way that capital is deployed to solve for intractable development challenges such as learning poverty.
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- Education, Investing, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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Ukrainian Startup Zeely Raises $1 Million for Small and Medium Business Growth App Aimed at US, UK, Brazil, Mexico
Zeely plans to use this new investment to implement its integration with TikTok and payment systems and the expansion of their AI’s capabilities.
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- Technology
- Region
- Global
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African Development Bank Group Earmarks $8 Million to Establish Interoperable Bank ID System in 4 West African Countries
The purpose of the new bank ID system is to enable the linkage of bank accounts across different financial service providers in what is seen as a financial inclusion push.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Edtech MindX Wants to Build ‘Little Silicon Valleys’ Across Vietnam
The startup’s goal is to create “small Silicon Valleys” across Vietnam, with educational centers that help prepare students of all ages for careers in tech.
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- Education, Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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- business education, edtech, youth
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