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

TechCrunch

One of the largest solar companies in Africa and Asia, Sun King , has raised $260 million in series D funding to deliver off-grid energy technologies to more people across the two continents. Shell-founded startup fund receives $13 million from Canadian DFI to accelerate clean energy access in Africa.

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Kenyan insurtech Lami raises $3.7M seed extension led by Harlem Capital

TechCrunch

million seed extension raised in a round led by Harlem Capital — which invests in minority and women founders. million seed funding the insurtech raised last year. Kenyan insurtech startup Lami enters Malawi, DRC after acquiring Bluewave, eyes rest of Africa. All this against the backdrop of a $3.7

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mPharma raises $35million in round participated by Tinder co-founder’s JAM fund, Bharti executive

TechCrunch

All these while increasing access and affordability to quality medication. The startup has now set out to activate more mutti pharmacies to widen its reach and to build out its tech-infrastructure as it readies itself for the next phase of growth after raising $35 million in Series D round.

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Using Technology to Build Transparency That Brings Long-Term Support

Allegiance Group

As a nonprofit, you’re called to be a good steward of the money you raise. 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.

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CEO’s Update: Fall 2014

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

More and more of my time is spent around both raising money and raising awareness of how much more could be done with technology to increase social impact. He reads accessible ebooks from Benetech’s Bookshare library in braille format, and learns as quickly as his peers without disabilities.

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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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Flutterwave and PayPal collaborate to allow African merchants to accept and make payments

TechCrunch

They include Algeria, Botswana, Egypt, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Senegal, Seychelles and South Africa. Now, African businesses have more access to sell to global customers using PayPal to receive and send payments online. . African payments company Flutterwave raises $170M, now valued at over $1B.

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