Emerging Markets

Hellofood is now Rocket Internet’s fastest expanding venture

From Chile to Vietnam and Poland to Kenya, online food delivery marketplace Hellofood also known as Foodpanda has spread to a massive forty countries…

InVenture raises $1.2-million to help serve emerging markets’ underbanked

InVenture is a credit score for anyone with a mobile phone. In order to expand its phone-based personal finance software, InSight, which generates financial…

Azimo closes $10m Series A fundraising deal to fuel emerging market expansion

Azimo, the clever UK-based FinTech startup that enables international money transfers through novel ways, has closed a US$10-million Series A funding round led by…

LaunchPad connects students to startup internships in Asia

Ever wanted an internship in Asia? Students and graduates from around the world now have access to information on the best internships offered by…

Asia Leaders Summit: 9 Southeast Asian startups with impressive traction

At the inaugural Asia Leaders Summit in Singapore, nine fundraising startups from Southeast Asia took the stage to present to a roomful of tech…

Bitcoin accepted here: 6 SA ecommerce stores using the cryptocurrency and why

You can buy many things using Bitcoin. The digital cryptocurrency has made headlines for its links to the deep dark web, notably the online…

Globevestor matches global-minded investors with emerging market startups

Emerging market startups, especially those at the pre-revenue mark, continue to find access to early-stage capital (US$150 000 to US$1.5-million) challenging. At the same…

Rocket Internet’s Foodpanda takes off in Hungary

Food delivery site Foodpanda seems to have scored a bit of a coup in Hungary. The Rocket Internet-owned service, which operates in 25 countries,…

YaSabe secures seed round funding from angel investors

There are over 52 million Hispanic or Latino Americans living across the United States. In 2011, it was deemed that Latin Americans made up…

500 Startups takes ‘Geeks on a Plane’ tour to exciting Southeast Asia

Asia’s startup scene is booming. A large contributor to this boom is Southeast Asia’s rise as an exciting region for tech startups due to…

Why Indonesia is a tech market that can’t be ignored

Indonesia is awesome. Its capital city of Jakarta is one of the biggest social media users in the world. And a McKinsey report believes…

Kenya’s M-Shwari crosses Ksh1 billion in mobile banking transactions a month

Recent estimates put adoption for M-Pesa, Kenya’s wildly successul mobile payment service for the unbanked, at 17 million users. The service that allows users…

500 startups sees Silicon Valley in Brazil

Startup accelerator 500 Startups is serious about growing its presence in emerging markets. According to the accelerator, “big things are happening” in the South…

VOX: the SMS-based banking service gaining ground in rural Indonesia

Founded by Joseph Gaol in 2008, VOX, which stands for Virtual Online Exchange, aims to help the rural population in Indonesia set up bank…

Can Zerofund, an unusual funding platform, save Greece’s economy?

Greece’s startup ecosystem is on the up with the launch of Zerofund: an inventive platform that is part social network and part funding/participation bridge…

Will the proposed US startup visa help the world connect with Silicon Valley?

The Obama administration is making a push for the ‘startup visa’ that will encourage foreign nationals with advanced tech degrees to stay in the…

Watch: 5 videos of killer emerging market health and wellness startups

UNESCO partner, Netexplo, is a future-facing initiative that helps businesses from France figure out how to cash in on tech innovation around the world….

Meet Tiki: the startup aspiring to be Vietnam’s answer to Amazon

Ask anyone in Vietnam who the popular online bookstores are in the country and chances are they will point you to Tiki.vn. The e-commerce startup…

Konza City: Kenya’s ‘Silicon Savannah’ will break ground in January 2013

The long wait appears to be over. Work on Kenya’s much-anticipated Konza Technology City is set to commence on 23 January. Investment banker John…

4 killer emerging market startups emerge from MEF innovation awards

MEF, the global community for mobile content and commerce, recently held a startup battle in Miami that saw North and Latin American companies go…

14 of India’s hottest mobile startups

India is taking its place as a growing technology powerhouse, with a number of mobile startups looking to make a name for themselves. During…

Oxygen Broadband’s Wi Fi hotspots aim to connect Nigeria and its entrepreneurs

Getting access to a fast and affordable internet connection in Nigeria is still problematic. To solve this, internet provider Oxygen Broadband is aiming to…

3 tips for entering the US market: From Russia, with love of startups

Culturally, socially and historically, Silicon Valley and Moscow are worlds (or at least 5800 miles) apart. But in a small pocket of Moscow, a…

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