The timid but ambitious Iraqi startup scene
Battered by decades of conflict and pervasive reliance on oil, Iraqi founders are trying to break the status quo.
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Nodem: liquidity for emerging market VCs
Alex Branton's new fund tackles EM VCs' liquidity clog.
Cargon: Flexport for Central Asia
Flexport has revolutionized how companies ship goods. Niko Turabelidze is doing the same for his region.
Keyper: proptech in the UAE
You've heard of BNPL. Walid Shihabi is bringing that concept to the property rental space.
Yummy: Venezuela's first superapp
Venezuela's economy has been isolated for a while. Vicente Zavarce is serving the resulting digitally-virgin verticals.