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How Singapore became a global VC powerhouse
The city state's ingenious management of its budget surplus turned it into one of the most potent forces in modern VC.
Timothy Motte
Mar 23
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The Ghanaian startup shifting Africa's healthcare paradigm
Inventive in its business model, strategic in its acquisitions, and steadfast in its vision, mPharma has been upending the African healthcare system one…
Timothy Motte
Mar 16
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A peak into Cambodia's startup ecosystem
While still embryonic, the country's startup enthusiasts are expressing a real desire to learn and grow.
Timothy Motte
Mar 9
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SoftBank: LATAM's startup kingmaker?
Inspired by one of its Latin American lieutenants, the Japanese giant took the Latino startup world to a new dimension.
Timothy Motte
Mar 2
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February 2023
The timid but ambitious Iraqi startup scene
Battered by decades of conflict and pervasive reliance on oil, Iraqi founders are trying to break the status quo.
Timothy Motte
Feb 23
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Daba: The company building Africa's investment OS
By enabling anyone to invest in Africa's capital markets, Daba seeks to open up global flows of capital to the continent's innovators.
Timothy Motte
Feb 16
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How a French startup became the gold standard of crypto security
The recent unicorn has leveraged its pragmatism, a rare trait in the crypto world, to make its way to the top.
Timothy Motte
Feb 9
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The state of the Bosnian startup ecosystem
Wounds from the country's troubled past are healing but occasionally flare up. Bosnian startups are fighting to grow despite the ambient political…
Timothy Motte
Feb 2
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January 2023
Seedstars' masterplan to accelerate the first global generation of VCs
Seedstars has been at the forefront of the rapidly globalizing startup world for years. Their new endeavor has the potential to solve a lingering…
Timothy Motte
Jan 26
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The diaspora dilemma: lessons from GrowHome
Diasporas are often touted as a silver bullet for startup ecosystems. The truth is more complicated than that.
Timothy Motte
Jan 19
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Roger Federer, AI, and plant-based food: the singular story of Chile's first unicorn
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.
Timothy Motte
Jan 12
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The Lebanese startup ecosystem hasn't failed. It's just not solely in Lebanon anymore.
Faced with severe internal adversity, the Lebanese startup ecosystem has transcended into a multi-headed creature, spanning different continents.
Timothy Motte
Jan 5
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