Occam's Razor

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

They use different technologies of course, and different distribution mechanisms. According to Pew, while cell phones are nearly ubiquitous around the world (95% China, 91% Chile, 82% Kenya), penetration of smartphones are still getting there (37% China, 39% Chile, 19% Kenya). You have to solve for all of them.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

A finalist in Payment and FinTech Technology category, Pawame is lighting up rural communities in Africa with clean, affordable and reliable solar home systems. Two is to reach up to 20,000 new households, including expanding into one, maybe two new markets outside Kenya. You are based in Nairobi, Kenya. The founders?—?Alex

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Sophia Perl of Wisdom

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Kenya is the most advanced for mobile payment. Nexpense - you streamline business expense processing, but how, what’s cool about the technology? Tags: Business Technology. CEO of Obopay has raised $200M in funding. A lot of entrepreneurs attended the event as evident by business cards with “Founder&# listed.

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thebarefootvc

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

We’ve come together because we believe in the potential of this technology to have a significant, positive social impact. I founded FuturePerfect Ventures earlier this year because I believe that technology’s potential for positive social impact is still in formative stages. Globally, there are 2.5

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NZ Entrepreneur

JANUARY 20, 2022

His every move and misstep dissected and castigated by the same media and investors who sang his praises when things were going well, one can only guess at the anguish, shame and embarrassment that led the young entrepreneur into – what appeared to me as an uninformed observer – self imposed exile, in Kenya.

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Sophia Perl of Wisdom

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Kenya is the most advanced for mobile payment. Nexpense – you streamline business expense processing, but how, what’s cool about the technology? For example, “I have over 10 years of software experience in this space, how do you plan to have a strong barrier to entry in this crowded space?&#.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 15, 2012

Silicon Valley is made up of solely one industry: technology, whereas countries in emerging markets have existing industries, around which entrepreneurs are innovating. Startups are aiming for a global, not local market. It was surprising many startups are aiming for a global, not local market. Many female entrepreneurs.

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thebarefootvc

JUNE 15, 2014

Since I wrote that post, millions more entrepreneurs have launched their businesses globally. Thanks to the Web and mobile connectivity, more and more people have access to online resources for education and information – the combination of on-the-ground expertise and this access to global information is creating a revolution.

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 25, 2011

Cleanvest spotlighted companies from all over the clean energy spectrum, while the rest of the 3 day event exhibited water related technology companies. Both Taiwan and Kenya have made agreements to exchange water technology and data revolving with Israel. There is a massive global shortage of fresh water.

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Feld Thoughts

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Amy went to Tanzania and Kenya in 2009 with TNC to increase capacity of TNC non-profit partners. Heather Tallis , TNC’s Global Managing Director and Lead Scientist for Strategy Innovation, generously participated in our August 2017 Anchor Point Fellowship in Global Leadership Conference.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 19, 2015

has transformed from a small information technology components firm into a comprehensive and full-service IT computer hardware and support solution provider, servicing over 20,000 clients across the country. Surfers alway want to know the waves conditions in real-time and they want to stay connected with their local and global community.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Or, like me, at least shake off the remains of your skewed perceptions of a region whose global leadership in many aspects of mobile technology will eventually become undeniable to the world at large. 30 minutes later I'm crossing a floor-mat welcoming me with "there's no place like 127.0.0.1." Nairobi photo by Brian Snelson.

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Campus Entrepreneurship

APRIL 6, 2012

At the fifth annual Clinton Global Initiative University meeting at George Washington University this past weekend, former President Clinton announced over nine hundred new projects that students and universities will undertake to improve the world.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

But we also value our broader, global community, and feel it’s important to make an impact there, as well. Luckily, great strides have been made in technology that is bringing access to clean water and toilets to areas. At crowdSPRING, we feel very fortunate to participate in such a vibrant community of talented creatives.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

But we also value our broader, global community, and feel it’s important to make an impact there, as well. Luckily, great strides have been made in technology that is bringing access to clean water and toilets to areas. At crowdSPRING, we feel very fortunate to participate in such a vibrant community of talented creatives.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

But we also value our broader, global community, and feel it’s important to make an impact there, as well. Luckily, great strides have been made in technology that is bringing access to clean water and toilets to areas. At crowdSPRING, we feel very fortunate to participate in such a vibrant community of talented creatives.

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thebarefootvc

MARCH 4, 2015

An application on top of the infrastructure that renders the complex technology behind it invisible — and only shows a seamless, magical customer experience. The company, run by veterans from the payments space, is building the world’s first global peer-to-peer teller network. Today Abra launched to the world.

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thebarefootvc

MARCH 4, 2015

An application on top of the infrastructure that renders the complex technology behind it invisible — and only shows a seamless, magical customer experience. The company, run by veterans from the payments space, is building the world’s first global peer-to-peer teller network. Today Abra launched to the world.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

A demonstration of Hemafuse at the launch event with Amref Health Africa in Kenya. The Forrest Four-Cast: February 20, 2020 Technology impacts all facets of human life, and sometimes it can save it. Carolyn Yarina , Co-Founder and CEO of Sisu Global Health. What is your top goal for Sisu Global for 2020?

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Hearpreneur

NOVEMBER 4, 2018

With modern technology and a plethora of resources at my disposable, the possibilities in front of me are endless and I am able to share my gifts and message with millions of people. As the co-founder of the Virtual Global Consultant (VGC) Group, I love the fact that we have created employment in underserved communities globally.

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thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 31, 2017

I was lucky – I was born to persevere and grew up with parents who told me I could do whatever I wanted to do (well, almost anything, I spent many nights crying as a 10 year old, upset that I was born in Kenya and could not run for President of the United States).

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 17, 2020

You have investors from the impact space, but also some straight from the technology industry. Eric Ries : What was it like for each of you personally, watching the pandemic kind of roll out and become this global phenomenon and having to deal with the loss of revenue, the need for urgent action? What were those first days like?

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infochachkie.com

DECEMBER 5, 2011

To illustrate the extent to which a company’s name is largely irrelevant to its ultimate success, let’s examine the genesis of six successful technology companies’ names. eBay – Derived from Founder Pierre Omidyar’s consulting company, Echo Bay Technology Group. Expertcity was a great name for that business.

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 3, 2023

Private equity firm Alta Semper Capital has provided a financing injection of twenty million dollars to the e-health business MyDawa, which is based in Kenya. MyDawa has entered into agreements and formed partnerships with a number of different clinic chains in Kenya, making it simpler for those clinic chains to expand their operations.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 27, 2017

More than a third of the global population has no access to traditional financial services. With more than one-third of the world’s population unbanked and more and more people using mobile phones, there is an outstanding opportunity for mobile payment technology to bring the financially omitted into the economic majority.

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Reid Hoffman

MAY 20, 2014

As high-tech investors, both of us obviously value high-impact, fast-growth companies that attract massive global user bases. improve its export economy at a time when its share of global economic output is falling. Globally, it’s far worse, with half the planet’s population living on less than $2 a day. Networks of Trust.

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