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Rural Fintech Startup Jai Kisan Raises USD$3.9 million From Nabard-Back Fund, Others
Jai Kisan, a Mumbai-based fintech platform, on Tuesday said it has raised Rs 30 crore funding from Arkam Ventures with participation of a fund backed by NABARD.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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- fintech, rural development, startups
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Fintech Funding in Asia Suffers Under Coronavirus Impact
A lack of mega funding rounds and India heavily scrutinizing inbound capital have made for a dramatic quarterly drop for fintech funding.
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- Coronavirus, Finance, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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Not Just Another Startup Accelerator in India: How the Financial Inclusion Lab is Shining a Light on Underserved Customers
India today has an accelerator for almost every domain, ranging from fintechs to healthcare. But as analysts at MSC point out, many of these accelerators face a common shortcoming: a lack of inclusivity. They discuss how the Financial Inclusion Lab accelerator avoids that issue, and how it boosts startups to strengthen the financial inclusion movement in India.
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- Finance, Technology
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No Light at the End of the Tunnel: Why Social Entrepreneurs Are Susceptible to Burnout – And How They Can Prevent It
Starting a business is hard – whether it's a tech company or a social enterprise. Both technology and social startups face an endless set of problems and long, grueling work hours. But as Sam Alhadeff at Finding Impact points out, social enterprises lack the "light at the end of the tunnel" of a large potential pay-out from an acquisition or IPO. He shares several ways social entrepreneurs can avoid burnout and achieve long-term personal and professional fulfillment.
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- Social Enterprise
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Crypto-enabled solar leasing platform Sun Exchange raises $3 million for expansion
Sun Exchange, the South African peer-to-peer, crypto-enabled solar leasing platform, has raised $3 million in fresh funding.
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- Energy, Environment
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- infrastructure, startups
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How Kerala’s eWe Is Enabling Women To Drive Digital Commerce In Tough Times
The near-global lockdown has affected almost all sectors of the Indian economy and amongst the worst-hit is the textile and apparel (T&A) industry due to the reset in the retail market as well as the bar on manufacturing and ecommerce orders. Not only was the sector expected to suffer massive layoffs but it also saw many factories and shops shut operations as the spread of Covid-19 plagued the nation.
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- Coronavirus, Technology
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Report: 1 in 9 Rwandans Owns a Business
The Rwandan business scene has grown over the last 4 years with about 800,000 Rwandan adults owning a business, the recently released 2020 FinScope Survey Report shows.
The survey established that the number of Rwandans who own businesses had grown by 200,000 from 2016.- Categories
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Pandemic-Proof Projects? Spring Lane Looks to Sustainable Waste
This impact investor is backing startups that promise to divert organic waste from landfills and turn it into clean energy and compost.
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- Coronavirus, Investing
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