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Smartlane: logistics & financing for Pakistan's e-commerce merchants
Jan 22, 2026
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Temtem: digitizing Algeria's retail sector
Dec 9, 2025
13 min read
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Xepelin: raising $300M to finance LATAM's SMEs
Nov 25, 2025
10 min read
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Prima: revitalizing Mexico's manufacturing industry
Nov 18, 2025
10 min read
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BoraBond: opening African government bonds to the diaspora
Oct 28, 2025
10 min read
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Finflow: an AI-CFO for Central Asian SMEs
Sep 30, 2025
11 min read
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Gigmile: vehicle financing for African gig workers
Sep 18, 2025
12 min read
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z.systems: modernizing Morocco's traditional retailers
Aug 14, 2025
9 min read
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Datacultr: helping banks build credit scores
Jul 29, 2025
8 min read
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Beeorder: food-delivery in Syria
Jul 23, 2025
13 min read
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Safepay: Pakistan's Stripe
Jul 17, 2025
12 min read
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Zest: digitizing private transactions in MENA
Jul 10, 2025
10 min read
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