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Nigerian data and intelligence company Stears raises $3.3M, backed by Mac VC and Serena Ventures

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Serena Ventures, Omidyar Group’s Luminate Fund, Melo 7 Tech Partners and Cascador (Empowering Economic Growth Foundation) participated. a data company focused on Africa. Five years on, this startup, Stears , is announcing a $3.3 million seed round led by MaC Venture Capital. Image Credits: Stears.

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The Measurement Trap

Ian Hathaway

She’s an academic economist who rejects market orthodoxy and presents her arguments, persuasively, to the masses —a gift that many in the field of economics don’t possess. Furthermore, data collection is best done at the individual level, continuously, and over a long period of time.

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Empowering Entrepreneurs From Underserved Communities with GoDaddy

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Despite the differences, the data collected before and after the program shows that great and tangible results were achieved in both locations. While lack of funding was one of the top 3 concerns for both groups, access to professional contacts or networks was a more significant obstacle for Impact Hub King’s Cross’ participants.

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20 Years of Investing in Startups

Paul G. Silva

provides aquatic data collection services and aquatic drones that work in pods of 1- 20 to collect data at unprecedented scale at orders of magnitude less cost. They’re first starting with the high-complication, hand-cranked, most common neurosurgery: bedside craniotomy. Jaia Robotics Inc. Jaia Robotics Inc.

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Americans are Better Off Without TikTok But Banning It is Bad Policy

This is going to be BIG.

Some countries, including China have been accused of prioritizing economic growth over human rights, which can lead to violations of workers' rights, environmental degradation, and other issues. On the other hand, multinational corporations have engaged in exploitative labor practices in countries with weaker labor laws.