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Sun King raises $260M to widen clean energy access in Africa, Asia

TechCrunch

Shell-founded startup fund receives $13 million from Canadian DFI to accelerate clean energy access in Africa. Sub-Saharan Africa accounts for 75% of the world’s population with no access to renewable energy solutions and electricity. Sun King has previously raised $170 million in equity and debt funding.

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Live now: The founder of The Muse answers your entrepreneurship questions via video. Get involved!

The Next Web

Before founding The Muse, Kathryn worked on vaccine introduction in Rwanda and Malawi with the Clinton Health Access Initiative and previously at the management consultancy McKinsey & Company. She was recently listed in Forbes’ 30 Under 30 in Media for the second year in a row and Inc.’s s 15 Women to Watch in Tech.

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Using Technology to Build Transparency That Brings Long-Term Support

Allegiance Group

million to support mental health, access to opportunity, and ending gun violence. A theater experience introduces visitors to the overall problem, which is that 703 million people lack basic access to clean and safe drinking water. You see Grace’s life before and after she gains access to clean water.

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8 startups that leveraged products for social good, and where they’re headed in 2014

The Next Web

2) The startup that’s giving clean water to those who don’t have access. Started by a nightclub promoter tired of an unfulfilling job, charity:water doesn’t even have a marketing team but raises millions annually to give 800 million people the resource they are so lacking: access to clean drinking water.

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Cleantech Qotto embarks on growth plan backed by $8M funding

TechCrunch

The Off-Grid Energy Access Fund (FEI-OGEF), Cordaid, and Qotto’s existing investors also participated in the round. Sun King raises $260M to widen clean energy access in Africa, Asia Founded in 2016, Qotto designs and distributes stand-alone solar kits and lanterns to individuals residing in the least electrified regions of Africa. .”

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CEO’s Update: Fall 2014

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

He reads accessible ebooks from Benetech’s Bookshare library in braille format, and learns as quickly as his peers without disabilities. Brennan has Retinitis Pigmentosa, a degenerative eye disease that causes severe vision impairment and blindness. His disability, however, does not stop him from flying through his homework assignments.

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FSD Africa expands insurtech accelerator program to Ghana and Nigeria

TechCrunch

” FSD Africa is also planning to provide access to capital through venture funds and grants to early-stage insurtech startups, in addition to setting up an online platform where founders can brainstorm, share experiences, create partnerships, and gain technical support from different industry professionals. .”

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