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SmartRyde, a Japanese online platform for airport transfers, spurs global expansion with Series A

TechCrunch

SmartRyde , a Japanese online pre-booked airport transfers service platform, is a marketplace that connects travelers to local transportation operators/online travel agencies (OTAs). It will also use the funding for global expansion, Kimura said. SmartRyde announced today it has secured a $1.6 since December 2020, as per its statement.

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

The Next Web

Now connecting consumers to global markets in 2014, the team is excited about the possibility to contribute to a growing e-commerce platform that not only has stellar products, but can help women in Africa and third world countries fashion a better world for themselves. All hail small (and local) business.

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Minka raises $24M from Tiger, Kaszek to help move money more quickly across LatAm

TechCrunch

Bogota-based payments infrastructure startup Minka has secured $24 million in a funding round co-led by Tiger Global Management and Kaszek. In that process, it came in contact with the central bank and the local ACH, and then won an RFP to automate Colombia’s payments infrastructure.

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Brazilian fintech infrastructure company Dock closes on $110M in funding, now valued at over $1.5B

TechCrunch

If there’s one area that has thus far felt insulated from the global venture downturn, it’s infrastructure. Existing backers Riverwood Capital, Viking Global Investors and Sunley House Capital also participated in the financing. The startup has raised $110 million in a growth funding round led by U.K.-based

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Glovo to double down African investment in the next 12 months — but will it stay put?

TechCrunch

Co-founder Sacha Michaud believes these markets are currently underserved, and Glovo has found the right opportunity to work with local restaurants, bringing them online to reach new customers in a bid to “make everything, within all towns and cities, available to everyone.” million people.

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7 Nonprofits Leading the Fight Against Human Trafficking

Saleforce Nonprofit

Problem: Today with more than 300 members, The Code remains lean with just two staff and 35 regionally dispersed local representatives across 35 countries, while providing maximum impact. Salesforce analytics also enables organizations to better track patterns of human trafficking and identify high-risk territories.