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The State of the Sector: On Productive Partnerships and Leveraging Unique Resources toward a Global Climate Transition
Factor[e] Ventures | Jul 06, 2023
“If we want to reach SDG 7, in Africa alone, you need around $69B. That...
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Thinking Outside the Ice-box: The Opportunity to Combat Food Waste in Sub-Saharan Africa with a Single Point of Dehydration
Factor[e] Ventures | Apr 26, 2023
Cold chain infrastructure for agricultural produce still has a long way to go in...
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The State of the Sector: On Gender and Water Access in Africa
Factor[e] Ventures | Dec 05, 2022
"In emerging markets like Sub-Saharan Africa, where over 60% of the population are smallholder farmers,...
Report
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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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,...
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Making The Connection: 1.3 Billion People Without Power
| Oct 10, 2014
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SparkMeter Team Testing at Factor[e] Ventures HQ
| Oct 06, 2014
Factor[e] Ventures was happy to host the SparkMeter team and pitch in on an intense...
Lightning Hybrids Shipping Pilot System to India
| Sep 10, 2014
Lightning Hybrids is preparing a pilot system for shipment to India over the next few...