Aline Pezente, Co-founder of TrAIve Finance, will present on how she and her team built a fintech company that serves middle market farmers in Brazil. Pizza will be available.
Open Mic Africa @ MIT is an interactive speaker series featuring leaders from some of Africa's most innovative tech startups. Jake Bright, Techcrunch contributor, will be on campus to moderate a conversation with Marieme Diop, venture capital investor at Orange Digital Ventures. Venture capital and non-equity funding of African tech ventures has more than tripled over the …
Africa has hundreds of millions of unbanked and underbanked individuals, households, and MSMEs. Venture capital-backed startups are forging digital models to increase financial inclusion directly through mobile phones. These new services and business models are creating channels for traditional financial institutions to reach large segments of unbanked and underbanked consumers to offer better products. A …
Supply chain logistics are key to supporting growth, reform, and productivity in Africa's major economies and enabling SMEs and startups to scale. A number of venture capital-backed startups are focused specifically on opportunities in digitizing supply chain networks and logistics on the continent. Lori Systems is a logistics company reducing the cost of freight transportation …
Learn about the Legatum Center's Fellowship, Travel Grant, and Get Good Stuff Done programs for frontier market entrepreneurs. This event is open to all MIT students, faculty, and staff. Summer 2019 travel grantees will share their stories from India, the Philippines, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, and Peru. Light refreshments will be available. window.dojoRequire(, function(L) { L.start({"baseUrl":"mc.us5.list-manage.com","uuid":"0c8398b9e230494e88139437a","lid":"1d72e60a1c","uniqueMethods":true}) …
Have you wondered: “How do I know being a social entrepreneur is right for me? "How did others start their journeys?” Who better to answer these questions than those that are currently on this journey? Please attend this webinar if you want to find out more about life as a social entrepreneur. We are privileged …
Join us for stories of IAP adventures in venture building in Brazil, Nepal, Ghana, and Nigeria among other countries. Meet the Legatum Center staff and learn how you can get involved. Light snacks and refreshments will be available.