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Startups

World Bank’s IFC backs Indian insurtech startup Onsurity in $24M funding
Jagmeet Singh

Oct 8, 2023
Startups

Google-backed Indian audio platform Kuku FM raises $25 million
Manish Singh

Sep 20, 2023

Government & Policy

India tax officials search edtech UpGrad offices
Manish Singh

Jul 19, 2023
Venture

IFC and other impact investors return to backing Ukraine startups, with new $250M fund aimed at founders under the gun
Ingrid Lunden

Sep 26, 2022
Climate

Odyssey Energy Solutions continues quest to electrify developing economies with $5.3M seed
Tim De Chant

Sep 8, 2022
Startups

Nigeria’s Indicina raises $3M to help businesses offer credit to their customers at scale
Tage Kene-Okafor

Jun 6, 2022

Airbnb China closes domestic unit to cut costs as it bets on border reopening
Rita Liao

May 23, 2022
How Untapped Global plans to bring the revenue financing model to African startups
Mike Butcher

May 19, 2022
Startups

Stenn banks $50M on a $900M valuation for a platform to finance SMBs that trade internationally
Ingrid Lunden

Apr 11, 2022
Startups

M-KOPA raises $75M as it clocks 2 million customers across four African markets
Tage Kene-Okafor

Mar 1, 2022

Crypto

Is cryptocurrency an alternative to remittances or an additive factor?
Alex Holmes

Dec 28, 2021
Startups

Taptap Send raises $65M to build cross-border remittances focused on the most underserved markets
Ingrid Lunden

Dec 20, 2021
Fintech

Tala grabs $145M to offer more financial services in emerging markets
Tage Kene-Okafor

Oct 14, 2021
Crypto

Crypto remittances are a lifeline for the world’s most vulnerable
Joshua Jahani

Oct 9, 2021

Startups

A close look at Singapore’s thriving startup ecosystem
Toni Eliasz

Jamil Wyne

Aug 11, 2021
Startups

Edtech startup bina raises $1.4M to teach 4- to 12-year-olds, launch School-as-a-Service
Mike Butcher

Aug 3, 2021
Climate

Crusoe Energy is tackling energy use for cryptocurrencies and data centers and greenhouse gas emissions
Jonathan Shieber

Apr 26, 2021
Fintech

Fintech startup ClearGlass Analytics closes $3.6M for pension funds transparency platform
Mike Butcher

Mar 4, 2021

Fintech

Latin America’s digital transformation is making up for lost time
Julio Vasconcellos

Oct 1, 2020
Disrupt 2020

Interswitch to revive its Africa venture fund, CEO confirms
Jake Bright

Sep 16, 2020
Disrupt 2020

Interswitch CEO Mitchell Elegbe to discuss African fintech at TechCrunch Disrupt
Jake Bright

Sep 8, 2020
Transportation

Regulatory roadblocks are holding back Colombia’s tech and transportation industries
Daniel Rodriguez

Jul 7, 2020

Featured

African countries need ‘startup acts’ more than ever to support innovation
Adedana Ashebir

May 19, 2020
Startups

Kenyan logistics startup Sendy raises $20M round backed by Toyota
Jake Bright

Jan 28, 2020
Catalyst Fund gets $15M from JP Morgan, UK Aid to back 30 EM fintech startups
Jake Bright

Jan 19, 2020
Climate

Investors and utilities are seeding carbon markets with new startups
Jonathan Shieber

Jan 7, 2020

Into Africa: tech leaders weigh in on Jack Dorsey’s planned move to the continent
Ingrid Lunden

Jake Bright

Jan 5, 2020
Startups

Prolific wants to challenge Amazon’s Mechanical Turk in the online research space
Steve O'Hear

Dec 4, 2019
Startups

Cervest raises £3.7M for Earth Science AI platform to predict climate effects
Mike Butcher

Nov 1, 2019
Startups

Remitly raises $220M to expand from money transfers to financial services, now at ~$1B valuation
Ingrid Lunden

Jul 9, 2019

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