The Africa Free Trade Area (AFTA) was launched in January 2021 and is set to create a single market on the continent, similar to the European Union.  While there are many obstacles that need to be overcome for the AFTA to reach its full potential, logistics startups are positioning themselves to play a key role in it. 


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What We’ve Learned From Two African Startups Blazing a Trail in E-Logistics

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How the Rise of Instant Delivery Will Influence the Sharing Economy

Tina first dabbled in Web3 at the beginning of the pandemic. What really drew her attention to it was the hype and conversations that were happening in chat rooms, Twitter DMs and Clubhouse rooms, which reminded her of the internet culture that she had grown up with.

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Women in Web3: Designing the Future of DeFi

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Chinese Startups to Watch in 2022

When Nichole Bestman was researching alternative ways that she could bring her product to life, she stumbled upon Bubble, a visual, no-code development platform. 

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How This Startup is Leveling the Playing Field For Underrepresented Entrepreneurs

At their core, sports are inherently physical — you throw, you catch, you hit and you run. Those aspects are likely never to change, but other parts, such as officiating and training, are evolving with the times and becoming increasingly digital.

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Series B led by Andreessen Horowitz, Titan is making waves. 

In 2021, according to Pew Research, 41% of Americans under the age of 35 were invested in the stock market. Valued at $450 million and rising, Titan is looking to push that number upwards. 

The founders of Titan: Joe Percoco, Max Bernardy and Clayton Gardner.

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Founders File: Titan is Bringing Investing to a Younger Generation 

2021 was a great year for French startups. According to a report by Dealroom in partnership with La French Tech, venture capital investments in French startups have doubled in the past year alone, going from $5.8 billion (5.1 billion euros) to over $11.3 billion (10 billion euros) in 2021. In parallel, the combined enterprise value of French startups founded since 2000 was $204 billion (179 billion euros) in 2021, which is 17.7 times more than in 2010.

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10 French Startups to Watch in 2022

Eshita Nandini first heard about Bitcoin around 2018, but didn’t really spend much time learning about it until the beginning of 2020 when she, like the rest of the world, suddenly found herself with a lot of time at home at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Today, Nandini works as a Cryptoasset Analyst for Messari, a cryptocurrency analytics company on a mission to bring transparency to the crypto-economy. The Org spoke to Nandini to learn more about how she moved into the Web3 space.

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Women in Web3: How to Become a Cryptoasset Analyst 

While Tesla seems to get all the press, it isn't alone in creating innovative electric car solutions as a host of startups are also flooding the segment in an attempt to bring clean energy to the auto market.

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The EV Startups Chasing Down Tesla in 2022

Founder of failed blood-testing startup Theranos Elizabeth Holmes was found guilty of fraud on January 3rd. She was convicted on three counts of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and will be sentenced on September 26. The Org has compiled a list of investors who were duped millions of dollars through their investments in Theranos.

Theranos founder and former CEO Elizabeth Holmes and her lawyer leave the Robert F. Peckham Federal Building on January 3, 2022 in San Jose, California. A jury found Elizabeth Holmes guilty on three counts of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to defraud investors. (Photo by David Odisho/Getty Images).

Theranos founder and former CEO Elizabeth Holmes and her lawyer leave the Robert F. Peckham Federal Building on January 3, 2022 in San Jose, California. A jury found Elizabeth Holmes guilty on three counts of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to defraud investors. (Photo by David Odisho/Getty Images)

The People Who Invested in Theranos

Last year was a stellar year for Latin American startups, and 2022 is poised to continue the momentum. Venture capital investment in the region surpassed $14 billion in 2021, a threshold that just a couple of years ago seemed like a distant dream. The Org took a look at 2021’s nine newly minted unicorns in Latin America.

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Get To Know The Latin American Startups That Won Big in 2021

AI hosts are booming under China's live-streaming market. Live Streaming E-Commerce is a form of promoting and selling goods through live streams. Brands steam on their own social media channels, most often housed on China’s online shopping malls. 

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How AI Hosts are Changing the Future of China’s E-Commerce Market

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