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Alloy, Synctera and Unit discuss the future of embedded finance at TC Disrupt

TechCrunch

Banking-as-a-service (BaaS), embedded finance and open banking are among the hottest topics in fintech today. In a session called “Making Money Move with Embedded Finance,” our panel will talk about how a new breed of finance infrastructure companies have the potential to turn any company into a fintech company. The promise?

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Superbank and Genesis Join Forces to Inject $40 Million into Indonesian Startups

AsiaTechDaily

Register Indonesian digital bank Superbank , supported by Grab, Singtel, and Emtek Group, is collaborating with Singapore’s Genesis Alternative Ventures to offer a financing package of $40 million for startups in Indonesia. Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet?

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Andreessen Horowitz backs Synonym’s bio-manufacturing facilities

TechCrunch

This means focusing on hiring across our design, engineering and finance teams to lay the foundations for our first facility break-ground and accelerate our outreach for strategic partnerships across the value chain.”. billion in 2021 and is expected to more than double by 2030. Armed with $6.3 The company is also channeling the U.S.

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IFC launches new platform to bolster digital economy in Africa, Middle East, Central Asia, and Pakistan

AsiaTechDaily

This will be used to strengthen venture capital ecosystems and invest in early-stage companies in order to address development challenges through technological innovations in climate, health care, education, agriculture, e-commerce, and other sectors. In the Middle East and North Africa, technology is expected to boost GDP by 40% or $1.6

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Europe’s Chips Act to bake in up to €2BN in funding support for startups and scale-ups

TechCrunch

The Commission wants to more than double the bloc’s share of global chip production to 20% by 2030 — up from the 9% currently. We must do more together — in research, innovation, design, production facilities — to ensure that Europe will be stronger as a key actor in the global value chain.

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How Alternative Proteins Can Win Consumers Over

Revolution

Today, innovation has spurred a plethora of meat alternatives, but consumer skepticism and startup economics are still barriers to parity with real animal protein. The total market is valued at around $10B today with the expectation that it will reach $210B globally by 2030. But I believe we are on the precipice of a major shift.

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Tunisian edtech startup GOMYCODE raises $8M to expand across Africa and the Middle East

TechCrunch

AfricInvest, through its Cathay AfricInvest Innovation Fund (CAIF) and French-based development finance institution Proparco, co-led the early-growth round. This brings GOMYCODE’s total financing to $8.85 One of its investors from the seed round, Wamda Capital, doubled down in this new financing.