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Korean VC Sopoong closes $8M fund for startups focused on environmental impact

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Two years ago, South Korea unveiled a plan to reach carbon neutrality by 2050. Sopoong , a social impact-focused VC, intends to support environmentally minded tech founders in South Korea and Southeast Asia, while building a bridge between Korean conglomerates and startups in the sector. Getting there will be another story.

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Impact Hub and Goodwings Partner to Remove Carbon from the Atmosphere

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We are very keen to promote this opportunity to our members and partners, thousands of small and growing businesses around the world” — to facilitate them to travel Net Zero by booking their travels through the Goodwings platform. Would you like to be part of Impact Hub and benefit from the opportunities this partnership offers?

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

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Support for entrepreneurship and digital transformation is essential to economic growth, job creation, and resilience,” said Makhtar Diop, IFC’s Managing Director. In Africa, the digital economy has the potential to contribute $712 billion to the continent’s gross domestic product (GDP) by 2050.

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Salesforce leads $15M investment in Asian HR tech platform Darwinbox

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The startup is also open to exploring opportunities to acquire smaller firms for inorganic growth, he said. I’m proud that Salesforce is supporting Darwinbox on their journey as they continue to grow and innovate in this space.” Salesforce Ventures is exploring more investment opportunities in India, he said.

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SunCulture wants to turn Africa into the world’s next bread basket, one solar water pump at a time

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The world’s food supply must double by the year 2050 to meet the demands of a growing population, according to a report from the United Nations. And as pressure mounts to find new crop land to support the growth, the world’s eyes are increasingly turning to the African continent as the next potential global bread basket.

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Banyan wants to unlock financing for a (more) sustainable future

TechCrunch

With its $25 million Series B funding — which takes its total funding to over $42 million — Banyan Infrastructure is seeking to align sustainable project finance with the technology it is meant to support and develop. There’s not just more money coming into the sector, but there’s more attention being paid to it, too. “The

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Deepki grabs $166 million to help real estate investors reduce carbon emissions

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“The global real estate sector needs to act now if it is to halve its emissions by 2030 and meet the net zero target by 2050. This represents a huge market opportunity for Deepki.