The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) says it wants to deepen its ties to startups through work with accelerators and developing better measures of impact to tackle pressing social and environmental challenges.
Interview
January 13, 2022
As impact tech booms, the United Nations says it wants in on the action
UNDP is sending experts to work directly with startup founders accepted into the Norrsken Impact Accelerator
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