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The local solar marketplace plans to accelerate adoption of rooftop solar by improving access to finance for homeowners and installers.

WEST RICHLAND, Wash. — One of our local law enforcement officials received a high honor this month. The West Richland Chief of Police, Thomas Grego, walked across a stage and

4DX Ventures, which has been one of the more active venture capital investors in early-stage startups in Africa, has kicked off the process to raise ......

Seven months ago, a Hayward Unified teacher made headlines for spreading antisemitic conspiracy theories -- and doing the Heil Hitler salute -- in his 10th grade English classroom. Now, the district has finally cut ties with that teacher, expelling him from working at not just his former school, but the entire Hayward Unified School District.

2022 in African tech was a defining year. As the dust settles, one thing is clear, we've shed the aid garment around the story of African innovation.

After Vladimir Kramnik had to pull out at short notice due to health reasons, the official opening move of the No-Castling World Masters of the 49th International Dortmund Chess Days took place on the board of Michael Adams and Daniel Fridman. Adams beat Fridman to grab the early lead. | Photos: Michelle Lassak

Pan-African venture capital firm 4DX Ventures has completed the final close of its second fund at $60 million. The second fund, launched in the first quarter of this year, was expected to close at $50 million, but investor and limited partner (LP) interest saw the fund oversubscribed. The LPs involved are unnamed. They include U.S.-based […]

Egypt’s Minly raises $3.6M to connect celebrities and fans through personalized experiences In the past couple of years, we’ve seen a growing trend of creators adopting digital and social media, not just as a supplement to their media presence but also as a cornerstone of their personal brand. The pandemic has surely accelerated creator economy trends. Many popular artists and figures have had to postpone concerts and live events, subsequently using social media to carry out these activitie...

Egypt’s Minly raises a $3.6 million Seed round Egypt-based social media startup Minly has secured a $3.6 million Seed fund, co-led by 4DX Ventures, B&Y Venture Partners, Global Ventures alongside other regional funds and strategic angel investors. Founded in late 2020 by Mohamed El-Shinnawy, Tarek Hosny, and Bassel El-Toukhy, Minly allows celebrities to record personalised messages for their fans. The platform has more than 50,000 registered users. Minly will use the investment to expand a...

LIBERTYVILLE, IL / ACCESSWIRE / May 26, 2021 / Liberty One Investment Management becomes the latest third-party asset manager to reach the $1 billion assets under management milestone. Based in Libertyville