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Bain & Company Acquires Startup Development Studio Rainmaking APAC

AsiaTechDaily

The acquisition will support businesses throughout the region in enhancing their innovation capabilities and successfully launching and expanding new ventures. program, a SGD 20 million initiative introduced by the Singapore Economic Development Board.

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A Meeting of Unreasonable Minds

Entrepreneurs' Organization

“The Middle East consists of developing nations and, sadly, we are consumers of innovation and create very little of it ourselves. We hardly invent any new technologies and don’t invest enough in research and development,” Suhail says. “I I want to encourage more innovative thinking.”. Promoting Disruption.

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Sanzhar Kettebekov’s Vision: Empowering Trade with AI in the Volatile Food Market

Jason Malki

He has 25 years’ experience in AI and related technologies, and over 10 years at the C-level of driving large projects in various areas for economic development. Our team has risen to this challenge by returning to economic and trade fundamentals to disrupt traditional models.

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STEM funding boosts state’s economy

Innovation 2 Enterprise

We are a state that seems ready to seize the moment and leverage the quality of life and business-friendly advantages here to add innovation and technology-based economic development to Oklahoma’s list of “greats.”. Conversely, a rising tide of technology-based economic development will lift all our boats.

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Impact Hub: Our policy approach

Impact Hub

Impact Hub: Our policy approach At Impact Hub, we are committed to accelerating global impact through collaboration, innovation, and inclusivity. And finally, we fuel the process of policy development, with the power of innovative new solutions, data insights and relevant benchmarks from around the world.

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Celebrating 2021 Accomplishments and Looking Ahead to New Opportunities

Angel Capital Association

More importantly, without you, our economy would be weakened, and society’s ability to innovate would be stunted. For every level of experience, ACA’s peer groups, events, and education courses offer unprecedented opportunities for angels to preview and connect in real time with companies, other investors, and economic development partners.

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Google’s third bet from its Africa Investment Fund is in logistics company Lori Systems

TechCrunch

According to the chief executive, the company has significantly broadened its product range and now offers a “fully digitized transport management platform,” built in response to the pandemic, which disrupted trade flows of shippers and transporters. a16z, Avenir and Google back South African mobile games publisher Carry1st in $20M round.