UAE
1Trolley: digitizing MENA's retail
1Trolley is bringing MENA's retailers into the digital age.
E-commerce
Asia
DealCart: social commerce in Pakistan
Ammar Naveed is pioneering social commerce in Pakistan.
LATAM
QuickCart: Jamaica's superapp
Monique Powell is building the "Rappi for the Caribbean".
LATAM
Yummy: Venezuela's first superapp
Venezuela's economy has been isolated for a while. Vicente Zavarce is serving the resulting digitally-virgin verticals.
Asia
Zood: reviving the Silk Road
The Silk Road was global trade's nerve center. Laurent Sciboz explains how Zood is digitizing it.
Asia
GrowSari: Digitizing corner stores in the Philippines
Digitizing corner shops is a common playbook across emerging markets. Shiv Choudhury has raised $70M+ to execute it in the Philippines.
Europe
Liki24: building the EU's largest online pharmacy
The EU has created extraordinary trade linkages. Anton Avrynskyi is plugging into them.
Africa
Maad: B2B e-commerce in Senegal
By Jessica Long
Africa
Wasoko: digitizing Africa's corner shops
Banking on an expensive, asset-heavy approach, the Kenyan-based logistics startup isn't scared to spend to win a competitive market.
LATAM
Frubana: Betting $270M on LATAM's small restaurants
Colombian-founded Frubana is aiming for Nubank-grade impact but is targeting a different user persona.
MENA
Presto: Libya's most funded startup
Navigating what can only be described as a unique market, the 3-year-old tech company has its sight on igniting the Libyan startup ecosystem.