Archive - The Realistic Optimist

Sudanese founders face unfair sanctions

By Yousif Yahya

Oct 3

September 2024

Zood: reviving the Silk Road

By Laurent Sciboz

Sep 26

Santimpay: Venmo for Ethiopia

By Tensaye Desalegn

Sep 19

LATAM founders are maturing

By Juan-Pablo Ortega

Sep 15

Platzi: scaling an edtech in LATAM

Sep 12

Paps: B2B logistics in Africa

Sep 5

August 2024

Cashea: BNPL in Venezuela

By Pedro Vallenilla

Aug 29

GrowSari: Digitizing corner stores in the Philippines

By Shiv Choudhury

Aug 22

Lemon: useful crypto in Argentina

By Maxi Raimondi

Aug 15

Liki24: building the EU's largest online pharmacy

By Anton Avrynskyi

Aug 8

Payze: Stripe for the former Soviet Union

By Giorgi Tsurtsumia

Aug 1

July 2024

Lendo: crowd-lending in Saudi Arabia

By Osama AlRaee

Jul 23

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