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3 Tips for Getting Investors on Board With Your CSR Mission

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Companies have been publicly proclaiming their dedication to sustainability, philanthropy and diversity for decades. They also enjoy easier access to finance and face fewer capital restraints. For instance, if you are proud to use sustainable ingredients in your products, provide a comprehensive list of those ingredients.

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MoKo, Kenya’s home furniture startup, raises $6.5M

TechCrunch

Kenya’s Victoria Commercial Bank offered $3 million debt financing, $1 million of which is mezzanine financing – a debt that can be turned into equity. We are also developing even more affordable products in existing product categories – sofas and mattresses,” said Kouskalis. Digital-first brand.

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Zoomo raises $12 million to expand e-bike subscription offerings

TechCrunch

Zoomo also wants to build up its consumer model, which mainly serves couriers but is extending to commuters, and will invest in the development of its next generation of vehicle offerings. “We It also launched a new subsidiary to finance the vehicles, along with its software, to shared micromobility providers.

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Novel Farms flexes its pork loin ‘muscle’ following future equity investment

TechCrunch

Bluu Seafood , a German company developing lab-grown seafood, debuted its fish sticks and fish balls this week. Still, she doesn’t expect to get the pork loin into the hands of consumers until 2025, with commercial plants coming online in 2026, followed by mass production in 2027. Image Credits: Novel Farms.

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Ola Electric raises $200 million at $3 billion valuation

TechCrunch

Ola Electric said on Thursday it has raised over $200 million in a new financing round at a valuation of $3 billion, up from $1 billion two years ago , as it looks to scale its electric vehicle manufacturing business in the South Asian market. Falcon Edge Capital led the financing round, the Bangalore-based startup said.

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Singapore edtech GIFT.ed gets $1m from IMC Pan Asia Alliance

AsiaTechDaily

A rich content ecosystem will support the site, including GIFT’s internationally recognized curriculum, publications, and firsthand insights from field initiatives in major development areas like agribusiness, healthcare, finance, and water. In a statement, Teo said the “time is right” for GIFT.ed

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PitchBook’s new tool uses AI to predict which startups will successfully exit

TechCrunch

When given the name of a VC-backed company, VC Exit Predictor generates a score on the probability that it’ll be acquired, go public or not exit due to becoming self-sustaining or experiencing any event (e.g., ” PitchBook certainly isn’t the first to develop an algorithmic tool to inform investment decisions. .

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