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The city state's ingenious management of its budget surplus turned it into one of the most potent forces in modern VC.
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Inventive in its business model, strategic in its acquisitions, and steadfast in its vision, mPharma has been upending the African healthcare system one…
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While still embryonic, the country's startup enthusiasts are expressing a real desire to learn and grow.
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Inspired by one of its Latin American lieutenants, the Japanese giant took the Latino startup world to a new dimension.
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February 2023

Battered by decades of conflict and pervasive reliance on oil, Iraqi founders are trying to break the status quo.
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By enabling anyone to invest in Africa's capital markets, Daba seeks to open up global flows of capital to the continent's innovators.
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The recent unicorn has leveraged its pragmatism, a rare trait in the crypto world, to make its way to the top.
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Wounds from the country's troubled past are healing but occasionally flare up. Bosnian startups are fighting to grow despite the ambient political…
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January 2023

Seedstars has been at the forefront of the rapidly globalizing startup world for years. Their new endeavor has the potential to solve a lingering…
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Diasporas are often touted as a silver bullet for startup ecosystems. The truth is more complicated than that.
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Chilean startup NotCo has its sights on more than building a new, niche vegan brand. It wants to take over the world, and make plant-based mainstream.
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Faced with severe internal adversity, the Lebanese startup ecosystem has transcended into a multi-headed creature, spanning different continents.
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