Featured News, Media and Insights
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Watch: Maha Gorton on the Women’s Pavilion Return to Work Programme
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Watch: Leena David on the Women’s Pavilion Return to Work Programme
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Watch: Medea Nocentini on Women’s Pavilion Return to Work Programme
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Watch: Highlights from Standard Chartered Women in Tech 2024 UAE Demo Day
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Watch: Highlights from the C3 Net Zero Catalyst Programme, in partnership with HSBC Demo Day
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Listen: Investing in Impact Startups Across the Middle East and Afria (Causeartist Podcast)
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Watch: MultChoice Africa Accelerator powered by C3 Docu-series (Season 1 and Season 2)
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Watch: Standard Chartered Women in Tech UAE 2025 Highlights
C3 Insights and News
For the past ten years, we've supported thousands of inspiring impact entrepreneurs, experts and astute investors.
This has given us a unique opportunity to understand how sustainable change-creating startups are built and grown, encapsulated on our insights page.
Delve into our latest updates, publications and news from people who move mountains!
Chefaa raises $5.25m to accelerate growth & fuel expansion into Saudi Arabia
Chefaa, a patient-centric pharmacy benefits platform, has secured $5.25 millions in a strategic leap from new and existing investors.
Midori raises $200,000 in pre-seed funding at COP28
Midori raises $200,000 in pre-seed funding at COP28 an angel investor and former investment director of venture capital firm Mint Capital.
10 C3 startups featured PwC’s Future 50
Ahead of COP28, we’re excited to share that ten of C3’s Alumni were featured in PwC’s Net Zero Future50.
MultiChoice-backed solar startup Wetility raises $48 million to expand solar energy product
Wetility, a South African startup which offers solar energy solutions for households and businesses, has raised R903 million (~$48 million) in debt and equity.
Zambia’s Lupiya raises $8.25m Series A round to grow neobanking business
Zambian neobank Lupiya has successfully secured US$8.25 million in Series A funding to scale operations in its home market and in new ones.
GITEX Impact: Advancing decarbonisation through digitalisation
Region’s largest event for sustainability tech innovation, ESG strategies and services, taking place on 16-20 October 2022.
Aligning impact and business models: The key ingredient for successful impact startups
The power of impact-driven businesses unfolds when they can effectively leverage business methods to solve daunting global challenges facing humanity.
Impact Investing in MENA: Opportunities and Challenges
We are thrilled to present C3's latest report, Impact Investing in MENA: Opportunities and Challenges. The report delves into the dynamic landscape of Impact Investing in the MENA region.
Shifting Mindsets: Growing A Culture Of Impact Investing In The MENA Region
As society grapples with escalating social and environmental challenges arising from human actions and natural phenomena, enterprises can now play a crucial role in addressing these issues.
The (serial) social entrepreneur journey
Yes, it’s hard, yes, it’s often boring, and yes, it’s absolutely necessary. If you call yourself an impact-driven entrepreneur, you must know your social impact outcomes.