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Seedstars has been at the forefront of the rapidly globalizing startup world for years. Their new endeavor has the potential to solve a lingering…

Jan 26

Diasporas are often touted as a silver bullet for startup ecosystems. The truth is more complicated than that.

Jan 19

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.

Jan 12

Faced with severe internal adversity, the Lebanese startup ecosystem has transcended into a multi-headed creature, spanning different continents.

Jan 5

December 2022

Western tech giants are seeking to emulate the super app trend that took emerging markets by storm.

Dec 21, 2022

Often constituting the only funding source in nascent startup ecosystems, foreign aid organizations' involvement in the startup world also comes with…

Dec 15, 2022

The Banco Central Do Brasil has had no problem disrupting the country's incumbent financial institutions in an effort to modernize the economy.

Dec 8, 2022

Blessed with a favorable demographic situation and bolstered by the pandemic, Indian EdTech startups went too fast, too far. They are now painfully…

Dec 1, 2022

November 2022

Built on a pragmatic yet ambitious vision, Paystack is now widely considered to be one of the most consequential African startup success stories of this…

Nov 24, 2022

The long-lasting trade relationship between both countries has strongly impacted the recent growth of the Mexican startup ecosystem.

Nov 17, 2022

Benefitting from a virtually unlimited influx of capital, sovereign wealth funds have quietly been ramping up their investments in startups worldwide.

Nov 10, 2022

Following the no-code ethos, founders around the world are leveraging WhatsApp's gargantuan user base to supercharge their startups.

Nov 3, 2022

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