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Seedstars Index

Discover comprehensive, data-driven insights on 75+ entrepreneurial ecosystems in emerging markets and shape your own strategy to support their development.

As the only startup ecosystem index in the world focusing on Emerging Markets, the Seedstars Index measures the quality, potential, and maturity of startup ecosystems, facilitating relevant interventions from various stakeholders.

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How To Grow A Startup Using A Referral Program

GLOBAL •

How To Grow A Startup Using A Referral Program

Referral programs are one of the most cost-effective ways for a startup to grow. Imagine turning every new customer into another one!

Dec. 14, 2023
10 Years Report

GLOBAL • OTHER

10 Years Report

Dive into the pages to explore our mission, inspiring stories from our entrepreneurs, and our vision for the future. The journey continues.

Oct. 03, 2023
Breaking Down AI Start: An In-depth Look at Our Key Modules

GLOBAL • TECHNOLOGY

Breaking Down AI Start: An In-depth Look at Our Key Modules

Today, we shed light on the cornerstone of AI Start - its four fundamental modules: Team, Traction and Financial, Product and Market, and Impact.

Aug. 28, 2023
Understanding AI's Role in Investment Analysis

GLOBAL • TECHNOLOGY

Understanding AI's Role in Investment Analysis

In this blog post, we dive deeper into AI Start's role and potential by interviewing the team behind it.

Jul. 05, 2023
AI Start: Exploring the Intersection of AI and Early-Stage Investment

GLOBAL • TECHNOLOGY

AI Start: Exploring the Intersection of AI and Early-Stage Investment

AI Start's innovative approach to startup investments. Harnessing AI for predictive insights, it aims to reshape decision-making in early-stage venture capital.

Jun. 28, 2023
Impact Report 2022

GLOBAL • OTHER

Impact Report 2022

Seedstars Impact Report 2022: Boosting ventures in emerging markets through Seedstars Programs, Academy, & Capital, driving change for 250K+ changemakers.

Jun. 01, 2023
Seedstars Programs 2021

GLOBAL • OTHER

Over 760 Ventures Impacted Through 41 Programs

The objective of Seedstars Programs is to implement high-quality capacity-building programs for entrepreneurs in emerging markets and support them along their startup journey.

Aug. 18, 2022
Quality Education

GLOBAL • OTHER

How Access to Quality Education can Affect Startup Success in Emerging Markets

Seedstars conducted a research on 248 founders who started 110 companies in emerging markets that achieved exits through acquisition in the last ten years.

Nov. 01, 2021
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GLOBAL • OTHER

The Benefits of Developing Women Entrepreneurship

With this report, Seedstars aims to encourage other organizations to develop support ecosystems and invest in women entrepreneurship.

Feb. 24, 2021
Seedstars Index

GLOBAL • ECOSYSTEM ENABLER

New Seedstars Index: Efficient Tool for Data-Driven Decision Making

The Seedstars Index (SSI) has been fully reworked for the 2020 edition with the aim of achieving a higher quality predictive indicator for the success of an entrepreneurial ecosystem. Why SSI is a powerful tool for data-driven decision making:

Apr. 22, 2020
Kazahstan and the Future Generation of Tech Talents

CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE • EDUCATION & CONSULTING

Born to Code: How Kazakhstan is Growing the Future Generation of Tech Talents

Kazakhstan is emerging at the forefront of innovation at the global level. From start-ups to government backing, opportunities for the nation and its citizens are springing up everywhere.

Jan. 06, 2020
EdTech in Ivory Coast

AFRICA • EDUCATION & CONSULTING

TRECC and Seedstars Unveil a Report on the State of EdTech in Ivory Coast

The future of work seems to be very different from what we see now, and if we don’t change the way we teach and learn, in a couple of decades, we might end up in intellectual resources crisis.

Jul. 09, 2019
Peru Tech Innovation

LATIN AMERICA • OTHER

Peru’s 2019 Tech Innovation and Entrepreneur Landscape

Peru is a great country for entrepreneurs, considered by the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) as one of the fastest growing Latin American ecosystems.

Jun. 21, 2019
Tech Ecosystem

AFRICA • ECOSYSTEM ENABLER

Understanding the Tech Ecosystem in Francophone Africa

Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal, and Guinea, with their young and rapidly growing populations, are among the fastest growing economies in Africa.

Jun. 19, 2019
Bitcoin Mining

LATIN AMERICA • FINANCIAL SERVICES

Paraguay: Bitcoin Mining, a Multinational Technology Company and a $130M Digital Agenda Plan

“Paraguay is a perfect beta tester” is what we heard a lot of times during our first trip to this country. Looking at Latin America, Paraguay is today one of those terres inconnues (‘unknown lands’ in English) in terms of tech and high impact communi

Mar. 22, 2019
EdTech Landscape

GLOBAL • EDUCATION & CONSULTING

A Look at the EdTech Landscape: The World’s Biggest Opportunity

Edtech is set to change that. Many predict it to be the biggest and most profitable digitized sector the world has ever known.

Feb. 19, 2019
CleanTech Industry

GLOBAL • ENERGY & NATURAL RESOURCES

The Rise and Future of the Cleantech Industry

The world’s natural resources are near the brink of depletion. This is not a gloomy overstatement – the consequences of our current development model are undeniable.

Feb. 19, 2019
Feeding the World and Beyond

GLOBAL • AGRICULTURE

The Rise of AgriTech: Feeding the World and Beyond

The question of how to meet the world’s food needs in a sustainable way is becoming more pressing as the agricultural industry struggles to address a number of challenges.

Feb. 19, 2019
LATAM Startup

LATIN AMERICA • INVESTMENT

Chile — the Leading LATAM Startup Ecosystem

Known for its numerous breathtaking landscapes, wineries, and abundance of copper, Chile is a country that has so much more to offer.

Feb. 14, 2019
Overview of a Nanscent Ecosystem

LATIN AMERICA • ECOSYSTEM ENABLER

Guatemala’s Startup Eruption: Overview of a Nascent Ecosystem

The 6th edition of our Seedstars World tour in Latam ended on the 7th of November, and we could not have hoped for a better last stop than the new country added to our startup ecosystem map, Guatemala.

Jan. 03, 2019
Can it Become an Asian Tiger?

ASIA • URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Bangladesh: Can it Become an Asian Tiger?

Most people associate Bangladesh with ready-made garments (RMG). But, I got to know its capital Dhaka as a bustling city and met fascinating people who are highly motivated to change their country.

Sep. 03, 2018
FinTech Mexican Case

LATIN AMERICA • FINANCIAL SERVICES

Fintech Regulations - The Mexican Case

This article is the result of a fintech workshop that gathered 15 Mexican financial players & experts on May 17th, in Mexico City.

Jun. 01, 2018
Wntrepreneurial revolution

MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA • ECOSYSTEM ENABLER

MENA: a region on the brink of an entrepreneurial revolution

The Middle East and North Africa are undergoing a rapid political and socioeconomic transformation.

Mar. 14, 2018
EdTech revolution

GLOBAL • EDUCATION & CONSULTING

The EdTech revolution: who is the trigger?

Thanks to Christian Rollmann, Finance & Entrepreneurship graduate and Tech enthusiast, for providing these insights about the EdTech industry.

Feb. 21, 2018

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