Opinion
The RO's 2024 debrief
The 5 major themes from RO's 2024 coverage.
Timothy Motte
LATAM
Noh: banking couples in Brazil
Ana Zucato is building a modern banking experience for couples in Brazil.
LATAM
QuickCart: Jamaica's superapp
Monique Powell is building the "Rappi for the Caribbean".
Fintech
Nodem: liquidity for emerging market VCs
Alex Branton's new fund tackles EM VCs' liquidity clog.
Logistics
Cargon: Flexport for Central Asia
Flexport has revolutionized how companies ship goods. Niko Turabelidze is doing the same for his region.
MENA
Keyper: proptech in the UAE
You've heard of BNPL. Walid Shihabi is bringing that concept to the property rental space.
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
Veda: B2B edtech in Nepal
Nepalese parents complained about their communications with their kids' schools. Nirdesh Dwa built a solution.
Asia
BusCaro: reinventing commuting in Pakistan
Airlift and Swvl failed at bus-hailing in Pakistan. Maha Shahzad thinks she can make it work.
MENA
Little Thinking Minds: Edtech in MENA
Faced with the lack of educational content for kids in Arabic, Rama Kayyali took matters into her own hands.
Opinion
Sudanese founders face unfair sanctions
Blanket sanctions on Sudan have fallen. Yousif Yahya explains how big tech companies haven't updated their policies.
Asia
Zood: reviving the Silk Road
The Silk Road was global trade's nerve center. Laurent Sciboz explains how Zood is digitizing it.