Opinion
What emerging markets can learn from the West’s “unicorn factory”
By Mark Heynen
Timothy Motte
LATAM
LATAM has, can and will create global companies
By Bianca Martinelli and Patrick Arippol
Africa
Cashi: Sudan's fintech OS
By Nina Saeed
Opinion
The first unicorn is the hardest
By Adrian Garcia-Aranyos
Africa
Africa’s super app needs to be African
By Ammar Hmid
MENA
On Palestinian startups
By Laith Kassis
Asia
Gogoro: electrifying Asia's scooters
The Taiwan-bred company, which IPO’d last year, is rethinking Asia's EV paradigm.
Europe
Brainly: the Polish startup competing with edtech giants
From humble, bootstrapped Central European roots, Brainly is now a global competitor in the AI-edtech race.
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
Fawry: Egypt's first unicorn
A singularity amongst founders, Ashraf Sabry has arguably built one of Egypt’s most useful companies.
Africa
CAAFiSOM: Somaliland's first VC-backed startup
First-mover advantage has some upsides.