Transformify

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Reaching out to new markets and opportunities requires skills, experience, and networks that are usually developed by those who have studied abroad. Post Brexit, many companies in the UK consider distributed teams overseas as an alternative to the shrinking talent pool and high recruitment costs in Britain. With a population of 11.4

Africa 75

Africa Benin Seychelles Nigeria 75

Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Based in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as well as Rwanda, GoTech is resolved to develop, design and implement solutions to help communities respond to fire. The idea is to create a network of devices, so communities can work together to snuff out a threat. GoTech is based in the DRC and Rwanda.

Rwanda 48

Rwanda Congo Africa South Africa 48

thebarefootvc

JULY 30, 2015

He was intrigued by what this distributed infrastructure could mean for his work in Burma. Now, almost ten years later, sub $25 smartphones are broadly available there, and mobile operators in the Burmese market are focused only on smartphone applications for the networks – not even SMS messaging.

Burma 40

Burma Rwanda United States SMS 40

thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 30, 2015

He was intrigued by what this distributed infrastructure could mean for his work in Burma. Now, almost ten years later, sub $25 smartphones are broadly available there, and mobile operators in the Burmese market are focused only on smartphone applications for the networks – not even SMS messaging.

Burma 40

Burma Rwanda United States SMS 40

thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 30, 2015

He was intrigued by what this distributed infrastructure could mean for his work in Burma. Now, almost ten years later, sub $25 smartphones are broadly available there, and mobile operators in the Burmese market are focused only on smartphone applications for the networks – not even SMS messaging.

Burma 40

Burma Rwanda United States SMS 40

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

So I think the most interesting aspect of this article is how just mind-blowing that distribution is. So it's the first time in my life that I pushed this to all my networks as hard as I could, and I was also very aggressive on the viral mechanics that I plugged into it. It's different networks mixing with each other and talking a lot.

South Korea 114

South Korea Silicon Valley Sweden Italy 114