LATAM
The Brazilian stock market's battle to retain its startups
Competing with the US's finger-licking valuations and liquidity, Brazil's bourse is doing what it can to get the country's tech champions to list locally.
Timothy Motte
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.
MENA
Yassir and the pioneering of the Algerian startup ecosystem
Algerian-bred, Silicon Valley-trained Nourredine Tayebi is seeking to create the largest African tech company ever by replicating a well-known model.
Africa
What does Instadeep's exit actually mean for the African startup ecosystem?
The Tunisian-bred, London-based AI startup was recently acquired for $682M. What are the tangible implications of such a move?
Opinion
On the need for critical startup journalism
The complexities of the globalized startup ecosystem require more than just "news".
Asia
How Singapore became a global VC powerhouse
The city state's ingenious management of its budget surplus turned it into one of the most potent forces in modern VC.
LATAM
Is SoftBank LATAM's startup kingmaker?
Inspired by one of its Latin American lieutenants, the Japanese giant took the Latino startup world to a new dimension.
Africa
Daba: The company building Africa's investment OS
By enabling anyone to invest in Africa's capital markets, Daba seeks to open up global flows of capital to the continent's innovators.
Europe
Ledger: the gold standard of crypto security
The recent unicorn has leveraged its pragmatism, a rare trait in the crypto world, to make its way to the top.
Opinion
The diaspora dilemma
Diasporas are often touted as a silver bullet for startup ecosystems. The truth is more complicated than that.
LATAM
NotCo: the singular story of Chile's first unicorn
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.
MENA
The Lebanese startup ecosystem hasn't failed. It's just not solely in Lebanon anymore.
Faced with severe internal adversity, the Lebanese startup ecosystem has transcended into a multi-headed creature, spanning different continents.