{"id":254448,"date":"2021-05-20T13:57:44","date_gmt":"2021-05-20T10:57:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/why-entrepreneurship-in-emerging-markets-matters\/"},"modified":"2021-05-20T13:57:44","modified_gmt":"2021-05-20T10:57:44","slug":"why-entrepreneurship-in-emerging-markets-matters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-entrepreneurship-in-emerging-markets-matters\/","title":{"rendered":"#Why entrepreneurship in emerging markets matters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Why entrepreneurship in emerging markets matters<\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img-cdn.tnwcdn.com\/image?fit=796%2C417&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn0.tnwcdn.com%2Fwp-content%2Fblogs.dir%2F1%2Ffiles%2F2021%2F05%2FEvent-banner.jpg&amp;signature=5264a669acb746a624d7e4f57b5bcde5\" \/><\/p>\n<div><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.seedstarsworld.com\/\">Seedstars World Competition,<\/a>\u00a0the biggest global event for startups from emerging markets, is now live! Watch it\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Grand Finale of the Seedstars World Competition 2020\/21 is here!\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Qgk9GX-7t_A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The tech entrepreneurship scene is largely dominated by Western startup stories, unicorns with unbelievable valuations and highly charismatic founders. What about the rest of the world? More than 85% of the world\u2019s population lives in so-called developing countries, or what we refer to as emerging markets. Emerging because they carry deep historical burdens that have, in the past, prevented them from competing on a global level with international powers. But they now have immense potential to lead the future of our planet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That\u2019s why this year TNW partnered up with Seedstars, a fully-remote startup investor and accelerator that has been running the largest startup competition in emerging markets since 2013. After a startup selection process with over 5,000 <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>licants, 90+ local competitions, 10+ ecosystem networking events, 20 regional selection events, and five regional finals, there are only five startups remaining to compete for the title of Seedstars Global Winner.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The winning startup will be awarded a prize of $500K in equity investment and join the investment portfolio of Seedstars International, currently comprising 67 high growth ventures from over 30 emerging markets.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe are extremely grateful to our partners and global community who supported the realization of the competition this year in spite of all the challenges and physical limitations. This is the first time the tour takes a completely online format, which demonstrates an incredible eagerness from entrepreneurs to roll-up their sleeves and get down to compete with thousands of other entrepreneurs from around the world,\u201d says Alis\u00e9e de Tonnac, co-CEO and co-founder of Seedstars.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s this eagerness and willingness to create a positive impact in their societies that motivates these entrepreneurs to keep on working in spite of the difficulties encountered in their regions. It\u2019s imperative that more attention, resources, and investments are dedicated to the next generations that have the power to shape our world\u2019s future.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This year\u2019s global finalists are: <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pegasi.io\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PEGASI<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from Venezuela, <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/imaninvest.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IMAN<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from Uzbekistan, <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/finology.com.my\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finology<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from Malaysia, <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/getladda.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ladda<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from Nigeria, and <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/fulfillmentbridge.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fulfillment Bridge<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from Tunisia.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Follow the event and find out who will come out on top. Along with the competition, you\u2019ll also get to see an expert panel discussion on how to keep up with an ever-changing labor market, and how we can help entrepreneurs and institutions upskill to prepare for the future of work.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This event is brought to you by Seedstars, along with their partners the <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.invest-vaud.ch\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Canton of VAUD<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, HEG-FR: The School Of Management Fribourg, Mada, and Presence Switzerland.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check out TNW\u2019s\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">write up on the finalists<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to learn more and cheer on your favorite startup!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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Watch it\u00a0here: The tech entrepreneurship scene is largely dominated by Western startup stories, unicorns with unbelievable valuations and highly charismatic founders. What about the rest of the world? 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