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Vienna, September 4, 2018 - In 2012, a group of four young men - German Frank Westermann, Fredrik Debong from Sweden (both type-1 diabetics) and Austrians Gerald Stangl and Michael Forisch – founded the Vienna-based start-up mySugr, a digital diabetes management tool that enables its users to monitor ...

Vienna, August 31, 2018 - Vienna has set itself the goal to create safe and inclusive public spaces – where nobody feels threatened and citizens of both sexes and all ages are invited to spend their time. This goal is in compliance with several of the UN ...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Aug. 28, 2018 - PRIME Coalition, a 501(c)(3) public charity funding tech start-ups that fight climate change, announced the closing of three new investments. The investee companies – Opus 12 in Berkeley, CA; Mallinda in Denver, CO; and Lilac Solutions in Oakland, CA ...

Washington, D.C. (August 27, 2018) - SEAF, the emerging market impact investing firm, has announced the launch of its proprietary Gender Equality Scorecard (“GES”), which will be a vital tool to support the promotion and achievement of women’s economic empowerment and gender equality in ...

Since its launch in 2013, China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) continues to present significant opportunities to promote economic cooperation and connectivity between countries, companies and people across the globe. As an international finance centre, a global super-connector of trade and investment, and a ...

August 23, 2018 - FMO is extending a convertible grant to Kenyan-based FinTech platform Lendable providing a ‘first loss’ backstop that is expected to unlock an additional USD 4.5 million from commercial investors. This will fund loans from Lendable’s alternative lender clients across Africa ...

August 23, Amman, Jordan – The Global Summit sixth biennial will be held in Amman, Jordan September 9-12 making it the first of the world-touring series to be held in the Middle East, with 2018 theme, “Beyond Borders: there is a solution”.

Launched in San Francisco ...

Women Business Owners More Confident About Revenue Prospects Compared to Last Year; See Long-Term Progress on Access to Capital While Acknowledging Current Challenges

Tuesday, August 28, 2018 - Women entrepreneurs are increasingly optimistic about the future and leading the digital transformation, according to the 2018 Bank ...

August 23, 2018 - MacArthur today announced more than $26 million in new grants and impact investments to support organizations applying community-driven solutions to foster economic opportunity and equity and to increase peace and safety in Chicago neighborhoods that have experienced disinvestment, segregation, and isolation.

“A ...