MENA
Reviving the Syrian startup scene
The next steps for Syria's tech scene.
Opinion
The Realistic Optimist's collection of opinion pieces from the global startup scene.
Opinion
Adapting VC to emerging markets
Tailoring a venture capital fund to the market's statistical realities.
Opinion
The RO's 2024 debrief
The 5 major themes from The Realistic Optimist's 2024 coverage.
FinTech
Nodem: liquidity for emerging market VCs
Alex Branton's new fund tackles EM VCs' liquidity clog.
Opinion
Sudanese founders face unfair sanctions
Blanket sanctions on Sudan have fallen. Yousif Yahya explains how big tech companies haven't updated their policies.
LATAM
LATAM founders are maturing
LATAM's founders are competing globally. That's thanks to their elders.
MENA
Explaining Swvl's revival
By Youssef Salem
Africa
On venture debt in Africa
By Mahmoud El-Zohairy
Europe
Ukraine's startup ecosystem, today
By Elena Mazhuha
Asia
Bangladesh needs a branding revamp
By Nirjhor Rahman
Europe
Angel investments in small ecosystems
By Igor Madzov
Opinion
The pertinence of VC secondaries
By Alexandre Covello