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BasiGo secures $4.3 million in seed funding to accelerate mass transit EV adoption in Kenya

TechCrunch

“With East Africa’s abundant renewable energy, this market can leapfrog to clean, modern electric transit at the exact moment that African cities emerge as the next center of economic growth. Adopting EVs, therefore, is expected to lower noise pollution, the emission of greenhouse gasses and health complications.

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How To Grow Your Economy. Build It, Don’t Buy It!

Ecosystem Builder Hub

Building Startup Communities is the Way to Economic Growth and Recovery. The pandemic has accelerated and exacerbated the situation. Economic growth or expansion (or recovery) depends on business dynamism. Startups are key to business dynamism and strong economic growth. Economies are hurting.

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Turning it Around through Green and Circular Innovation in Health

Impact Hub

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared that climate change is the greatest threat to global health in the 21st century. Despite the clear link between climate change and negative health outcomes, the health sector is a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions globally.

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Circularity Tales: accelerating green impact in Barcelona

Impact Hub

Did you know that 100% of the sanitary waste discarded in hospitals and health centers ends up in landfills or incinerated? Circularity is part of our broader Environmental Strategy – discover how Impact Hub Global Network is addressing our time’s most pressing issues here. For more inspiring stories like this, head to our blog.

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NJEDA Names Inaugural New Jersey Innovation Fellows Cohort

American Entrepreneurship

In future NJIF cohorts, the NJEDA will look forward to that might additionally include infant and maternal health care and clean energy. By granting the fellows the financial freedom to focus entirely on their businesses, NJIF is providing an opportunity to accelerate their success.” said NJII President, Michael Johnson, Ph.D.

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NJEDA Hosts Diversity Finance Advisory Board Meeting, Convening Diverse Group of Entrepreneurs and Investors

American Entrepreneurship

(March 5, 2024) – The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) held the first in-person meeting of the Diversity Finance Advisory Board (DFAB) last week, bringing together a diverse group of investors, entrepreneurs, and mentors for presentations and networking sessions.

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No Better Future without Better Business

Impact Hub

This phenomenon is directly affecting people’s health, safety, housing and ability to grow food – and it is even more concerning when we observe it through intersectional lenses. In addition, the Covid-19 pandemic not only exposed our social and economic systematic weaknesses but unleashed a human development crisis.