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The Rockefeller Foundation Updates 04.14.21 copy url The agency seeks opportunities to catalyze private sector investment ahead of President Biden’s Leaders Summit on Climate WASHINGTON – U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) today announced a Call for Applications from private companies seeking financing for distributed renewable energy (DRE)-related investments. Climate change and lack of reliable energy access both impact economic growth and livelihoods in developi...

Call No. 27: Opportunities at the intersection of gender and climate ImpactAlpha Editor Jessica Pothering ImpactAlpha, March 1 –  Capital is flowing to climate solutions. Climate bonds have topped $1 trillion. SPACs, or special purpose acquisition companies are raising billions to take electric-vehicle, charger-network and battery-storage and other climate-focused companies public. Trillions more is needed. One way to unlock it? Follow the women.  “Companies with better gender diversity...

The US' DFC and Shell Foundation have struck a deal to work together on financing distributed renewable energy in Africa and Asia.

The Rockefeller Foundation has announced an initial $34.95 million to ensure more equitable access to Covid-19 testing and vaccines; leverage innovation, data, machine-learning; combat the escalating food crisis; and scale up access to renewable energy in Africa. Collaborating with 24 organizations, businesses, and government agencies, this pan-African effort will also focus on 10 countries: Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. The a...

Union Budget 2021, which will be presented on February 1. And, the Indian startups hope Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will provide the necessary boost to the third-largest startup ecosystem. Key deals Makers Hive, a Hyderabad-based startup that has developed and built a bionic arm, raised $9 million from Starfish Growth Partners and Investpad. Reckitt Benckiser led a Rs 45 crore funding round into Bombay Shaving Company. The HNIs who were part of this include Rajesh Sud, Anjali Bansal, a...

Lending platform Revfin raises funds from Shell’s non-profit arm January 27, 2021 × Lending platform Revfin, in partnership with SmartE, which runs electric three-wheeler taxi fleets, has received an undisclosed amount of funding from Shell Foundation. “The funds will be utilised for extending new loans for electric three-wheelers operating on SmartE’s platform,” Shell Foundation said in a release. The funding will enable Revfin to demonstrate a viable asset financing model for loans ...

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ETtech Morning Dispatch on 26 Jan. 2021: Top tech news to start your day SECTIONS Last Updated: Jan 27, 2021, 05:02 AM IST Share Synopsis From startups budget expectations to Indias pushback against WhatsApp and Chinese fintech apps, heres a look at the top tech news to start your day. ETtech Good morning, ETtech reader. Today we are looking at what startups expect from the upcoming Union Budget 2021. Indian government tells the Delhi High Court that WhatsApp’s unequal policies are a cause of...

TCS) has overtaken Chinese apps it blocked in June 2020. Among those is TikTok. In the Delhi High Court today, the government said that WhatsApp, with its new and contentious privacy policy, is treating Indians differently than Europeans. PE-VC hirings in India didn’t slow down during the Covid-19 crisis. Here’s a look at the must-read, top tech news this evening. 1. TCS overtakes Accenture as most-valued IT firm globally Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (TCS) on Monday eclipsed Accenture ...

Cold chain startup Inficold raises USD 900,000 from RVCF and other investors ANI | Updated: Jan 23, 2021 16:06 IST New Delhi [India], January 23 (ANI/NewsVoir): Inficold, a Noida - based startup supported by Shell Foundation, an independent UK registered charity, that provides cold storage solutions has raised USD 900,000 (Rs 6.5 crore approximately) in a funding round from RVCF and other undisclosed high net worth individuals as a part of their Pre Series ...