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Oxfam Novib and Goodwell target East African startups with €20M Pepea fund

TechCrunch

Impact investor Goodwell Investments and Oxfam Novib , a Dutch foundation and Oxfam International affiliate, have set up Pepea, a €20 million ($21.7m) fund, to provide financing to early-stage startups in Kenya, Uganda, and Ethiopia. Pepea’s long-term plan is to improve the quality and affordability of these necessities.

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The UK Is a Fintech Regulatory Superpower

Andreessen Horowitz

In 2007, it became one of the first markets in the world to issue contactless (tap-to-pay) cards. (A You can’t get a license without capital to absorb potential losses and be financially sound. This enabled them to unlock further funding as VC-backed growth companies over time. A full 8 years earlier than the U.S.)

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TechCrunch: Where top VCs are investing in construction robotics

Dream It

Via TechCrunch by Arman Tabatabai: Venture capital has been flooding the various subverticals under the robotics umbrella in recent years, and the construction space is one of the largest beneficiaries. From 2007 to 2011, during which the Great Recession of 2008-09 took place, the construction industry lost approximately 2 million workers.

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VCs and university endowments should partner to make venture more diverse

TechCrunch

Matthew Mendelsohn’s accession to become Yale’s new chief investment officer marks a milestone for the rise of university endowments investing in venture capital. By working as partners on these educational programs, endowments and VCs can also start changing the makeup of venture capital to include investors from a variety of backgrounds.

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How to Find a Job as a VC Scout: Compensation and Which Firms Are Recruiting

David Teten VC

This is part of a series on building your career in venture capital: Reading list for working in private equity/venture capital , including all of the major online communities, programs, and educational options for people studying VC. How to get a job in venture capital. Accel, Sequoia) give the Scout a small pool of capital.

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Sun King, a provider of solar energy products in Africa and Asia, expands Series D to $330M

TechCrunch

Direct-to-consumer, pay-as-you-go (PAYG) solar distribution networks are offered by businesses like Sun King, enabling households and individuals to get electricity on the cheap. The solar energy company has also provided more than $500 million in solar purchase finance through a network of over 20,000 field agents, 36% of whom are women. “We

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Fintech NovoPayment raises first venture round in 15 years to expand its full-stack banking API platform

TechCrunch

Founded in 2007 by Perez and Oscar Garcia Mendoza , who now serves as chairman of NovoPayment’s board, NovoPayment had been bootstrapped since inception until it raised its Series A round earlier this year, the company announced today.