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Press release: Dutch FMO and Rabobank Foundation Finance Kenyan Start-Up Apollo Agriculture
Apollo Agriculture has received a USD 250,000 convertible grant from FMO’s MASSIF Fund, which aims to take early high-investment risks and act as a catalyst for the growth of the private financial sector and financial inclusion in developing countries. The Rabobank Foundation has provided the start-up with a USD 250,000 loan.
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- Press release
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- Agriculture
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Social Alpha and Tata Trusts – PATH Impact Lab launch ‘Quest for Healthcare Innovations’ in India
The Social Alpha Quest for Healthcare Innovations program will primarily focus on adoption and scaling of innovative products in order to accelerate development, positively impact public health outcomes and achieve global product standards.
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- Health Care
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- South Asia
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- public health, startups
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South African fintech JUMO secures first two commitments in new funding round
The startup’s platform helps facilitates digital financial services such as credit and savings in emerging markets.
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- Finance
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- digital finance, fintech, startups
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Alternate lending platforms are fixing India’s financial inclusion problem, becoming enablers for SME funding
Today, India's MSMEs and their business owners are finding new-age digital startups and alternate lending platforms to be the most effective institution to disperse credit.
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- South Asia
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How one engineer made it his business to help refugees become entrepreneurs
Usman Iftikhar turned his struggle to land a full-time engineering job into a startup accelerator that helps refugees and migrants realise their entrepreneurial ambitions – and received a Royal seal of approval for his efforts.
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- Uncategorized
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Press release: The African Tech Hubs pioneering innovation: How digital transformation can drive growth and job creation across emerging economies
Innovation and entrepreneurship play an ever-increasing role in growing Africa’s emerging technology ecosystem.
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- Press release
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- accelerators, innovation, startups
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Breaking down France’s new $76M Africa startup fund
The $76 million (or €65 million) will divvy up into three parts, according to AFD Digital Task Team Leader Christine Ha.
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- Investing, Technology
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- Europe & Eurasia
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Making the Case for Early-Stage Impact Investing
In many emerging markets, social entrepreneurs are financing their ventures with personal funds and high-interest loans - mainly because it's so tough to grow out of the startup phase without being able to show financial returns. The nonprofit Beyond Capital Fund provides pro bono advisory services to help investee enterprises establish and implement operating procedures and regular impact reporting systems, writes CEO Eva Yazhari. She explains how these formalized structures lend credibility and stability to sustain the businesses and attract potential investors - functions that are often lacking in the impact investing ecosystem.
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- Investing, Social Enterprise
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