The State of the Sector: On Gender and Water Access in Africa
| Dec 05, 2022
"In emerging markets like Sub-Saharan Africa, where over 60% of the population are smallholder farmers,...
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We should be crying over spilled milk: Innovative food preservation technologies and smart business models urgently need to scale to meet challenges in Africa.
Factor[e] Ventures | Sep 23, 2022
This article was originally published on Medium. Approximately ⅓ of the food produced in the...
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Integrated Utilities: An Opportunity to Tackle Large-Scale Urban Poverty in Africa
Factor[e] Ventures | Sep 22, 2022
In this report, Factor[e] details our exploration of the economic viability of integrating utilities into...
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Can Mobile Storage Expand Energy Access in Rural Africa?
Factor[e] Ventures | Sep 22, 2022
This report details a recent study conducted by Factor[e], in partnership with Mobile Power and...
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Looking for Sanitation Innovation? Urine Luck!
| Feb 15, 2018
Today, 2.4 billion people around the world lack access to improved sanitation services and over...
A Simple Machine Changes Lives of Farmers in Rural Maharashtra!
| Oct 09, 2017
By: Atreya Pal “Ten years ago, I could not even believe that I would be an...
Waste-to-Value Pilot for Livelihood Improvement in Gujarat
| Oct 09, 2017
Waste-to-Value Pilot for Livelihood Improvement in Gujarat in Partnership with Tata Trusts and Factor[e] Ventures...
The Problem with Productive Use Appliances
| Oct 09, 2017
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Factor[e] Ventures and Crofarm Announces Partnership!
| Sep 27, 2017
Factor[e] Ventures is excited to announce our first Indian investment with agriculture technology firm, Crofarm....
Preserving Produce: Factor[e] Presents ColdHubs
| Sep 13, 2016
Factor[e] Ventures welcomes another promising company to its portfolio. ColdHubs founder Nnaemeka Ikegwuonu’s foray into...
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Redavia Achieves Financial Milestone
| Sep 13, 2016
Efforts to bring low-cost energy to some of Africa’s poorest countries just got a major...
SparkMeter Ups Impact Potential Through Mobile Money Integration
| Sep 13, 2016
Factor[e] portfolio company, SparkMeter, offers a metering solution to energy providers in underserved markets. We welcomed...
No Wasted Opportunities: Factor[e] Presents Sistema Biobolsa
| Sep 13, 2016
Factor[e] Ventures is excited to announce investment in a new portfolio company. Meet Alexander Eaton...
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Rural electrification: Time to get messy?
| Sep 13, 2016
The story goes that Franklin D Roosevelt first took an interest in rural electrification while...
Factor[e] Hosts New Portfolio Companies For Venture Bootcamp
| Mar 08, 2016
FACTOR[e] recently welcomed our two new portfolio companies ColdHubs and Sistema Biobolsa to Fort Collins for our venture bootcamp,...
Factor[e] Sponsors the 2015 Northeast Regional USA Engineers Without Borders Conference
| Nov 13, 2015
FACTOR[e]’s Graduate Assistant, Tom Decker recently co-coordinated his alma mater’s Engineers Without Borders (EWB) USA...
Jason Prapas discusses investing in social technology ventures at the MIT Tata Center Symposium
| Oct 06, 2015
I had the pleasure of participating in the MIT Tata Center Symposium last week. This...
Factor[e] Presents at the BASE Forum International Conference in Mexico City
| Jun 14, 2015
FACTOR[e]’s Jason Prapas and Rahul Barua recently had the opportunity to attend and present at...
Factor[e]’s Jason Prapas presents at the 2nd Annual BoP Global Network Summit in Burlington, Vermont
| Jun 10, 2015
FACTOR[e]’s Chief Technology Officer, Jason Prapas attended the 2nd Annual BoP Global Network Summit in...
Factor[e] and MIT Launch the Factor[e] Energy for Development Prize
| Jun 09, 2015
The MIT Clean Energy Prize (CEP) is the largest student-oriented energy competition in the nation,...