The Org spoke with the founders of Ampersand, BasiGo and Solar Taxi to learn more about opportunities surrounding Africa’s e-mobility market in the year ahead, and what it takes to scale a hardware-heavy startup. 

BasiGo is bringing electric buses to Kenya. (Image courtesy of BasiGo.)

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3 African E-Mobility Startups to Watch in 2023

Through partnerships with local indigenous groups, family-owned biotech enterprise AgriSea aims to boost sustainable farming – in New Zealand and abroad.

Tane Bradley (left) and CEO Clare Bradley. (Photo courtesy of AgriSea.)

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Can Seaweed Save the Planet? Meet the Indigenous-Led New Zealand Biotech Company Aiming to Do Just That

A college class project morphed into a business, and it has these superstar athletes set on disrupting the menstrual product space.  

Sequel's co-founders Amanda Calabrese (left) and Greta Meyer met as Stanford undergrads in 2018. (Images courtesy of Sequel)

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From Elite Athletes to Startup Founders: How Sports Empowered Two Femtech Entrepreneurs to Build a Better Tampon

Mexican startup Vinco is creating win-win situations for employers, employees and education institutions. The edtech provides continuous learning opportunities as a workplace benefit, fostering more engaged and fulfilled workers.

Vinco co-founders, from left to right: Sofia Sada, Lissy Giacoman and Miriam Fernandez.

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How Vinco is Helping Employers and Workers Win With Education Benefits

How one founder of an early 2000s telecommunications company leveraged strategic partnerships across Latin America to become one of the biggest communications platforms in the region.

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From Norway to LatAm: The Story of Communications Platform Aldeamo

These founders leverage their own social media as a direct channel to customers and more. 


Building a brand on social media can amp up your startup's growth potential. (Getty)

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How a Personal Brand Can Boost Your Startup, According to Content Creators-Turned-Entrepreneurs

The Org sat with SEON's co-founder to learn how it raised $5 million and built software that helps African security companies respond to emergencies more quickly — and even save lives.  

Seon co-founder and CEO Finn Plotz accepting a global impact award. (Image courtesy of Seon.)

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Meet SEON: a South African Securetech Startup with Global Ambitions 

Joe Gebbia, a co-founder of Airbnb, has announced his decision to step down from his leadership roles at the global hospitality platform.

Joe Gebbia

Airbnb Co-Founder Steps Away From Management

Alejandro Casas spotted the reconciliation opportunity for the Latin America market and pivoted his fashion ecommerce company into Simetrik, a no-code infrastructure that automates all the reconciliation processes for organizations.

Simetrik's founders: Santiago Gomez (co-founder, COO) and Alejandro Casas (co-founder, CEO)


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How Simetrik’s Founder Pivoted from Fashion Ecommerce to a No-code Infrastructure System for Transaction Reconciliation

The world's ongoing state of uncertainty has implications for the VC funding ecosystem in Latin America — and the rest of the world. 

Medellín, Colombia. Image by John Coletti for Getty Images.

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The 2022 Halfway Point: What LatAm’s VC Market Correction Means Amid the Global Slowdown

The Org speaks to people at startups who experienced the Great Recession about what it was like — and what a financial downturn taught them.

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How to Prepare for a Downturn, According to People Who Went Through the Great Recession

The Org has discovered the most compelling sales jobs open right now at 11 transparent and dynamic startups and tech companies. If you’re interested, you can apply for one of these sales jobs in just a few clicks.

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The 11 Coolest Startups and Tech Companies Hiring For Sales Roles Right Now

The Org sat down with Alexandra Procter to learn more about DigsConnect, a marketplace for student accommodation, established in South Africa and now scaling globally. 


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DigsConnect: An African Startup Harnessing The Power of Remote Work to Scale Globally 

Queer founders and diversity-focused venture capital funds are making significant strides for the benefit of the LGBTQ+ community. Meet seven startups uplifting the LGBTQ+ community. 

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