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

The Next Web

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. All hail small (and local) business. 7) The startup that connects volunteers based on skills.

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

TechCrunch

Co-founder Marcelo Jacques noted that when the company started to talk to the market about what it did, essentially explaining what infrastructure in fintech and payments meant, “it was difficult.”. And so w e spent a lot of time talking about the value that we bring to the market. People didn’t get it,” he told TechCrunch.

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

TechCrunch

Over the next 12 months, Glovo says it will invest an additional €50 million ($60 million) to drive expansion into more cities on the continent and move into new markets like Tunisia, where it plans to launch in Tunis next month. Spain’s Glovo picks up $528M as Europe’s food delivery market continues to heat up.

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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.