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The anticipation has peaked, and we are thrilled to announce the winners of our latest Unlocking Impact pitch competition! 🙌 These visionary projects embody the essence of innovation and impact that we strive to nurture and celebrate at Circle. 🥇 @Ensuroproject: For developing a decentralized insurance provider supporting smallholder farmers, they will receive 100,000 USDC, mentorship from Circle's @ddisparte, and collaboration opportunities with @devex. 🌟 Kura: For revolutionizing cross-border payments, they will receive technical mentorship with @airtminc and Circle, along with collaboration opportunities with @devex. 🌟 @liquidstar_io: For establishing innovative renewable energy generating waypoints, they will receive mentorship from Circle and collaboration opportunities with @devex. 🌟 @zerolabsx: For transforming renewable energy certificates (RECs), they will receive mentorship from the Institute of International Finance (@IIF). A heartfelt thank you to our host for the convening @IIF, our esteemed judges: Dante A. Disparte and Andrew Gallucci from Circle, Hannah Anderson, and Raymond Aycock from @IIF, Nicole Valentine from the @MilkenInstitute, Lisa Claire Nestor from @airtminc, Raj Kumar from @devex, and Ani Popiashvili from the @WorldBank, our moderator: @Mercinatd, and @CarlyMcCormick for steering the third edition of Unlocking Impact. Stay tuned for updates on our upcoming pitch competitions. 👀

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