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SolarNow: Story, Investors, Funding & Founders

With a dutch origin, the solar now is a profitable business with the purpose of transforming lives in east Africa by providing clean energy solutions while reducing tons of greenhouse gas emissions.  Originally born as a non-government organization (NGO) that successfully trained hundreds of solar energy retailers in Africa, SolarNow became a private, for-profit entity

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PURA Soda – Live a Little Pura! Story, Investors, Funding & Founders

The Pura Beverage Company (PBC) is a company based in Cape Town, South Africa, which manufactures, distributes, markets, and sells “better for you” beverages.  This better-for-you category ( Evolved Refreshment ) is based on global consumer, market research and trends and represents the evolution of beverages, which is rapidly changing consumer drinking habits across the

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Andela: Story, Founders, Investors & Funding Rounds

 Andela.com is a Software developer training and outsourcing company. Andela invests in Africa’s most talented software engineers to help companies solve the technical talent shortage and build high-performing distributed engineering teams. Andela extends engineering teams with world-class software developers.  Andela trains and educates qualified African developers, regardless of age or income, with leading developers who

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 Copia: Story, Founders, Investors & Funding Rounds

A Latin word meaning abundance was formed by silicon valley veterans Tracey turner and Jonathan lewis back in 2013. Copia is bringing eCommerce to the Base of the Pyramid, transforming this historically neglected market into empowered global consumers. It is the best of Amazon plus FedEx plus a healthy dose of BoP expertise. The advent

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