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Goparity, which has more than 30,000 users from more than 70 countries, says it plans to use the money to expand across Europe and North America and to create new financial products, reports Gizmodo.
The company, founded by Nuno Brito Jorge in 2014, says the funding will allow it to create a more diverse and diverse investment outlook, one that is more gender-equal and youth-friendly.
Among the projects on the site that have received funding from Goparity are a village in Kenya that has built a school for at-risk girls, as well as a village in Tanzania that has built a health center for at-risk children.
"Goparity is helping drive this change with its platform, and it's now ready to supercharge growth with this new investment," says the company's CEO.Selected Grant News Headlines
The People's Bank of China says it will start allowing people in China to use the country's new digital currency, the Digital Yuan, to buy goods and services starting next month, the BBC...more
When it comes to corporate social responsibility, India's government and public sector companies are at the top of the list.
But when it comes to companies of all sizes, they're at the bottom,...more
The world's biggest state investors are getting into the business of making positive social and environmental impact investments.
Singapore's Temasek Holdings, one of the world's largest state...more
"Our long-term vision is to see every dollar invested globally as a net positive for people and planet."
So says Niklas Adalberth, the founder of Norrsken Foundation, which operates Norrsken VC,...more
When it comes to giving back to the communities in which they operate, India's companies are in a race against time to up their game.
A new survey from Deloitte finds that just 28% of companies...more
Indian companies are spending more and more on philanthropic efforts.
A survey of 185 companies by accounting and consulting firm Deloitte found that 25% of them spend more than $100 million a...more
Indian companies are spending more and more time thinking about how to make a positive impact on the world around them, the Economic Times reports.
According to a survey of 185 companies by...more
During the Covid-19 virus, many businesses took a hard look at how they do business and realized they needed to do more to attract and retain top talent, Forbes reports.
According to a report...more
"We've noticed that there are a wide variety of investment opportunities that can truly be transformative for women's and children's health and have confirmed, time and time again, that without...more
Italian crowdfunding site Ener2Crowd has just launched a new service called FidoGreen, which it says is the first "sustainable finance platform for sustainable investments," Quartz...more
Three social enterprises were recognized at the 2013 President’s Challenge Social Enterprise Award for their major contributions to society. SATA CommHealth and Bliss Restaurant landed Social Enterprise of the Year titles, while Bettr Barista Coffee Academy bagged the award for Social Enterprise Start-up of the Year.