I'm launching Emerging with my former colleagues & good friends at @Inventure because we believe (paraphrasing Fred Wilson) that the next big whitespace for VC/innovation is in the developing world. But we know how hard it is to keep up with the rapid pace of innovation & technology in markets that jumped straight to mobile (everywhere!), create national identities for a billion people in a matter of months (India) & transact >50% of their GDP from phone to phone (Kenya). And for many who grew up worlds away from places like Nairobi, Lagos & Hyderabad, it’s a challenge to even catch up in the first place.
Emerging is our humble/sincere attempt to help. For our first issue, we're sending out something of a crash course/starter kit on emerging market tech. We hope you join. And enjoy :)
More background here: https://medium.com/the-upside-of...
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