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Wednesday Wisdom with Will – Episode 1

Do you know that many countries are betting big on building ‘sovereign AIs’? Ever wondered how that would impact us? The world of AI is spinning at a breath-taking speed and there are new developments happening at a pace faster...
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IIT Guwahati, NSDC, and Masai School collaborates to introduce outcome-driven micro-credit course in Computer Science

In Short IIT Guwahati, NSDC, and Masai School launch India's first outcome-driven micro-credit course The programme blends academic rigour with industry exposure to prepare students for the tech industry Esteemed professors conduct live and recorded sessions to maintain high educational...
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BetterPlace Pivots Away from New-Age Firms to Traditional Enterprises

Software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform for frontline workforce management BetterPlace has shifted its strategy to focus on large traditional enterprises where low technology penetration presents a big market opportunity, away from new-age businesses earlier. The business contribution from new-age companies has shrunk...
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Surya Mantha’s Thoughts on Why This Isn’t the End of Edtech

If you’ve not been living under a rock, you’d be well aware of the crisis in Indian edtech. Once the poster boy of Indian edtech, BYJU’S is now struggling to pay operational costs, trying to raise money at valuations in...
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#54 Capria Ventures: Invertir en Inteligencia Artificial a partir de Serie A

Escucha el capítulo de este podcast con Susana, donde platicamos sobre: La tesis de Capria en inteligencia Artificial Participación de mujeres en el ecosistema Evolución del ecosistema de Latinoamérica ¿Por qué invertirmos en el sur global? ¿Cómo vivimos la pandemia?...
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Indonesia Fintech Wagely Makes Bank While Helping the Unbanked

Wagely, a fintech out of Indonesia, made a name for itself with earned wage access: a way for workers in Southeast Asian countries to get advances on their salaries without resorting to higher-interest loans. With half a million people now...
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Why We Invested in wagely

Hafizur Rahman, a worker employed in a Bangladeshi RMG factory, struggled to repay a loan he had taken the previous month to meet his gas and electricity expenses.  Hafizur then learned about wagely, which offers an affordable, reliable, and transparent...
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wagely Secures USD 23M in New Funding Round

Jakarta/Dhaka, March 4, 2024 – wagely, Asia’s leading financial wellbeing platform for workers, has secured USD 23 million in a new funding round. The funding round comprises a mix of equity and debt financing. Capria Ventures, a Global South specialist...
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How Masai School’s Talent Circle Connects Top Candidates With Tech Companies

Given the massive layoffs and an overall slowdown due to macroeconomic factors, the tech industry may not be in the pink of health post the Covid-19 pandemic. However, most companies are struggling to bridge the talent gap that costs them...
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Bfree, a Nigerian Startup Enabling Lenders to Recover Debt Ethically, Gets $3M Backing

Bfree, a tech-enabled debt collection startup based in Nigeria, was founded to automate and introduce ethical debt recovery processes after its founders witnessed the use and adverse effects of aggressive retrieval techniques, such as incessant calling and debt-shaming, by predatory digital...
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Unitus Ventures is now Capria India

Unitus Ventures, a leading venture capital firm in India, is joining forces with its US affiliate Capria Ventures, a Global South specialist, to operate with a unified global strategy under a single brand, Capria Ventures.