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Best Buy investing millions in Brown Venture Group, a firm exclusively backing BIPOC founders

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Last summer, in the wake of George Floyd’s murder, Best Buy committed to “do better ” when it came to supporting communities of color. Black and Latin communities were the recipients of just 2.6% billion with BIPOC and diverse businesses by 2025. of total funding in 2020 , according to Crunchbase data. .

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Pangyo Techno Valley: Korea’s Prime Innovation Cluster Bolstered by Local Governmental Support

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These businesses benefit from office spaces, mentorship, and IR consulting to help them expand globally. They offer office spaces, testing facilities for mobile and VR games, game development software, management consulting, recruitment, investment opportunities, and capacity building.

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Venture studio Adanian Labs fuels startup growth in Africa

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He thought the continent was ready for better support, beyond the mentorship and training that most accelerators offered. You know, startups come out of accelerators and most of them do not have a real opportunity to go to the next level,” said Kamara. “I

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Muslims come into the frame in Southeast Asia’s fintech boom

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“Having companies that differentiate from that and provide a nice consumer experience on the digital banking side, but within the framework of an Islamic bank, there’s an opportunity there.” Thevarajah said that 55% of the Malaysian population is unbanked primarily because they fear riba, or interest.