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Offering a white-labeled lending service in emerging markets, Mines raises $13 million

Emerging markets credit startup Mines.io has closed a $13 million Series A round led by The Rise Fund, the global impact fund formed by private equity giant TPG, and 10 others, including Velocity Capi

No cobalt, no Tesla?

The battery industry uses 42 percent of global cobalt production, critical for Lithium-ion cells. Much of the world’s supply of cobalt comes out of Africa. Chinese players recently bought controllin

The Mine Kafon: A Low-Cost, Wind-Powered Minefield Clearing Device Hits Kickstarter

We brought you a video back at the end of November that showed off Massoud Hassani's mine-clearing device, the Mine Kafon, based on a wind-powered child's toy. Now, the Afghan industrial designer has

De-Mining In Post-Conflict Territory? There's An App For That

<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/deminer.jpg" />A handful of Ivy League researchers recently came up with a solution to post-conflict landmine location that employs none