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Pangea to unlock diaspora remittances as funding source for African startups

TechCrunch

Norway’s Pangea Trust, through its equity crowdfunding platform Connect , is unlocking diaspora remittance inflows as funding source for early and growth-stage startups in Africa. Startups in Africa raised nearly $5 billion in funding last year but the amount remains meager when compared to the rest of the world. to $5B in 2021.

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Korea’s Pangyo Techno Valley: A Pioneering Hub in the Global Robot Industry

AsiaTechDaily

In alignment with this global trend, both large companies and startups in Korea are preparing for the impending changes. to develop cooperative robots while Samsung has invested and cooperated with RainbowRobotics (CEO: Lee Jung-ho), which launched HUBO in April this year, the very first humanoid walking robot in Korea.