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

The Next Web

All hail small (and local) business. Catchafire is probably our favorite startup in this lineup – the service enables you to connect with other entrepreneurs and local businesses you might not be connected to otherwise. For instance, if your local YMCA needs a WordPress ninja, you might be best suited for the job.

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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). The company plans to expand further in major cities and tourist destinations, including Mexico, Spain, Thailand, Dominican Republic, the U.S.

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The 12th Issue of NTEN: Change is Out - "Outcomes & Impact"

NTEN

Much of 2010 was focused on Project Cultivar, which worked in the Dominican Republic sugarcane plantations and its company towns, bateyes. With our local partners, we were able to connect with the farms we worked with to quickly distribute water bottles with purification tablets to workers.

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

TechCrunch

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. The startup was introduced to a client in the Dominican Republic by Mastercard, with whom Minka is partnered, along with Google. Notably, Mastercard is also an investor in the company.

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

TechCrunch

Outside of Brazil, it has operations in Mexico, Peru, Chile, Colombia, Argentina, Ecuador and the Dominican Republic. Presently, the company has 1,936 employees, with offices in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Mexico City. Dock is now the biggest, most modern fintech partner available in Latin America.

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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.