Emerging Markets

Google supports South African start-ups, SMMEs and NPOs to help economic recovery

Google for South Africa unpacked its support for startups, SMMEs and nonprofits in a bid to accelerate digital transformation and help South Africa’s economy…

Five areas will shape the global operating environment for business this year

The fallout of Covid-19 and its impact on economies around the world is still pushing many governments to the brink. Combined with Covid’s effect…

Sengalese logistics company, PAPS, raises $4.5M in Series A funding

Many global companies like Amazon, Alibaba and JD have built massive companies by leveraging strong logistics infrastructure. The biggest problem for many companies, especially…

Kenyan fintech secures $1M in seed funding, eyes expansion

Zanifu, the Kenyan fintech that enables access to working capital for Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) by providing short-term stock financing, has secured…

Accelerators helping women-led startups in emerging markets can win up to $25,000 in IFC ScaleX initiative

International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi) have launched a call for applications for the IFC ScaleX, a performance-based initiative that will…

Applications now open for health focused accelerator in Africa

The Making More Health (MMH) accelerator, organised by Ashoka, is currently in its fourth year and aims to unlock the potential for growth, impact,…

DeFi platform Goldfinch raises $25m to continue emerging market lending

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z crypto) led a $25 million funding round that will help Goldfinch continue to offer uncollateralised DeFi loans to businesses in emerging…

Here’s what we can learn from Malaysia’s sudden startup decline

While more Brazilians than ever are starting up new businesses, on the other side of the globe in Malaysia, the number of start-ups has…

A Day in the Life of: CiTi CEO Ian Merrington [Native Article]

The Cape Innovation and Technology Initiative (CiTi) is one of South Africa’s oldest initiatives dedicated to boost local innovation. Founded in 1998, CiTi has…

Two SA startups to battle it out in international pitch competition

South African companies Newtech Rail and Adfire Creative M3dia’s iMORPH3D app will compete in the international Get In The Ring finals in Colombia later…

What does India’s $1.5bn Action Plan really mean for startups?

Startups in India can expect a significant boost following the announcement by the country’s prime minister Narendra Modi of new support for the sector….

PM Modi unveils $1.5bn fund, tax cuts to fire up India’s startup space

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi this weekend unveiled a massive US$1.5-billion fund to support the country’s already fast-growing startup sector. Speaking at Startup India…

Taking African innovation global: Q&A with Aaron Fu from Nairobi’s Nest

“We’re seeing a lot of innovation born in Africa, servicing the world,” says Aaron Fu (pictured left), managing partner of the Hong Kong VC…

Innotribe Startup Challenge looks to Africa, Latin America for fintech innovation

Global provider of secure financial messaging, SWIFT has announced that its innovation arm, Innotribe Startup Challenge, will be expanding its focus to include emerging fintech…

Bitcoin exchange startup BitX secures funding from Asia’s Venturra Capital

Emerging market bitcoin exchange startup BitX has just announced an undisclosed round of funding from Southeast Asia’s Venturra Capital. Venturra Capital is a US$150-million…

SA’s website builder startup VIGO expands to Asia with Webnic partnership

South African startup VIGO, which is behind an easy-to-use website-building tool, is expanding its services to Asia. This comes after the tech company partnered…

Does positive sentiment towards entrepreneurship mean more startups? Not quite

Last week saw thousands of people take part in events around the world during Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW). But a growing positivity towards entrepreneurship…

20 startups from Asia that failed in 2015 and lessons learned

2015 was a hot year for some startups in Asia. Venture capital flowed into China, India and South Korea in previously unheard of amounts….

3 ways China’s position in Africa is good news for other foreign investors

Nothing good can come from Chinese investments in Africa — at least that’s what naysayers would have you believe. Critics suggest that China’s African…

Decentralised ledger platform Hyperledger wins SWIFT’s Innotribe Startup Challenge 2015

SWIFT’s Innotribe Startup Challenge 2015, which seeks to recognise some of the world’s top businesses in fintech, has finally concluded with a winner. US-based…

India poised to become world’s next startup nation

If India is to follow Israel and the US to become the world’s next great startup nation, it must do much more to vamp…

Capria launches global business accelerator for impact VCs

US-based venture capital firm Capria has launched a global accelerator programme for impact VCs. Yes, that’s a VC-cum-accelerator for VCs. Claiming to be the first…

India’s Zomato secures $60M cash injection to roll out exciting food services globally

Restaurant-discovery startup Zomato has raised a US$60-million round of funding from new investors Temasek Holdings, and existing investors Vy Capital. The capital injection will…

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