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

TechCrunch

The new funding, mPharma co-founder and CEO Gregory Rockson told TechCrunch, will be used to build the startup’s data infrastructure, triple its talent pool over the next three years and support expansion plans in its current and new markets.

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

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1) The e-commerce site where products fund projects. Launching – and funding – several crowd commerce campaigns. Launching – and funding – several crowd commerce campaigns. Similar to a Kickstarter model, these campaigns use products to fund projects. As of May 2013, w4tw was over-funded by $16,285 from a cool $25K.

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FSD Africa expands insurtech accelerator program to Ghana and Nigeria

TechCrunch

funded Financial Sector Deepening (FSD) Africa. The insurance industry has been slow to innovate compared to the rest of the financial sector, yet Africa is experiencing a huge protection gap,” FSD Africa’s director of risk, Kelvin Massingham, told TechCrunch. “We

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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. Part of the funding will be used to expand the business’ presence. Sun King has previously raised $170 million in equity and debt funding.

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Tiger Global leads $3M round in Zambia’s Union54 for its card-issuing API

TechCrunch

San Francisco-based venture capital firm Runa Capital, Ace & Company, Todd & Rahul Angel Fund and Vibe VC participated. It currently has a lean team of 10 located in Nigeria, Malawi, South Africa, Zambia, and Europe. The Zambian company will also use the funds to expand its regional customer base. .

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Making Stories Work for Your Org: What the Data Says

NTEN

By Colin Holtz and Steve Daigneault, M+R Strategic Services Everyone is talking about "the power of stories" — social scientists, nonprofit directors, your mother, you name it. Before OFA, he served as Internet Director for Rep. Fund for UNICEF. Connect emotionally to your supporters and they'll give! There's just one problem.

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How Faith-Based Hope Endeavors Effectively Fights the AIDS Epidemic and Changes Lives in the U.S. and Africa

Tech Soup

Two 14-year-old girls, one in the US and one in Malawi, had their lives changed when they joined forces to fight the AIDs epidemic in Africa. Through the creation hope-giving projects that serve the most vulnerable in Malawi, the organization connects U.S.-based The two girls met at Hope Village Orphan Care Center in Malawi.

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