Startup Digest - Emerging Economies - Women are Emerging - March 9th

Emerging Economies March 09, 2018 The world celebrated International women's day on 8th March. And Startups are one place the women are coming up in life better in many emerging economies. So we have put some focus on emerging economies and women; have captured a cross spectrum of conversations by a woman VC from Africa; some Asian Startup women leaders of influence; how startup ecosystems are helping some  to work from their comforts of home in India and some SA and Estonia ecosystem news! It starts with the women leaders and ends with women empowerment! Enjoy your Digest and share if you think we have done a good job.  And hey, International Women's Day. Everyday. Cheers. Startup Digest Emerging Economies is curated by: Rajesh Johnny - New Economies Emerging. Contact Rajesh Johnny at rajesh.johnny@startupdigestmail.com Anurag Maloo - Regional Manager (India, South & Central Asia) Contact Anurag Maloo at anurag.maloo@startupdigestmail.com Meet Us in Your City! Techstars Hits the Road Techstars is searching for the best startups in the world. We’re hitting the road to visit startup communities and meet your team. Join us to meet Techstars alumni, managing directors, program managers, mentors, and community leaders to learn more about entrepreneurship. This is your chance to connect with the Techstars team and learn about the exciting new programs we are kicking off in 2018. From Singapore To Myanmar, These Women Are Leading Groundbreaking Startups In Southeast Asia Casey Hynes - Forbes Middle East There are many successful and laudable entrepreneurs in these countries. But in honor of International Women's Day, I decided to revisit some of the women entrepreneurs I've featured here, each of whom is doing groundbreaking work in this part of the world. SA startups need more angel investors TOM JACKSON Co-founder @DisruptAfrica - Disrupt Africa "While South Africa compares favourably to other emerging markets, we have some catching up to do in comparison to American, European and certain Asian ecosystems. The potential is undoubtedly present, but we need more local understanding and commitment to creating a globally-comparable sector, particularly in the angel investor arena which a key catalyst elsewhere." Superangel is a new pre-seed and seed fund out of Estonia with company builder ambitions Steve O'Hear - Oath Tech Network/TechCrunch  "Superangel", the new fund is targeting a final closing of €20 million but has already raised €12 million. Women-owned tech startups make waves in Saudi Arabia Adelle Geronimo - CPI Media King Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology (KACST)'s Badir Program has announced that the number of women's businesses incubated by the programme grew by 144 percent in 2017. Meet the Investor: Nichole Yembra, GreenHouse Capital TOM JACKSON Co-founder @DisruptAfrica - DisruptAfrica Nigerian VC firm GreenHouse Capital is planning to further leverage the initial coin offering (ICO) market as an alternative channel for accessing capital in 2018. How Start-ups Are Empowering Indian Women to Work From Home Sanchita Dash - Entrepreneur Entrepreneur India spoke to a few experts from the industry about how start-ups are enabling women to work from home. Manage Subscription Submit Event Submit Resource View in Browser You are receiving this email because you believe that the best startup articles and videos are made by active members of the startup community. Techstars Startup Digest, © 2009-2018 by Techstars Central LLC. All rights reserved. Techstars Startup Digest is a registered trademark of Techstars Central, LLC. Privacy Policy | Terms of Use.

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