In 2019 a report showed New Zealand's universities produced more female founders of startups than any other country at 13.4 percent. So, who are some of the New Zealand women changing the narrative in tech, and how can we foster more women into the industry?  

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Women in Business: New Zealand’s Female Founders Are Carving Out New Ground

Zuhayeer Musa and Zaheer Mohiuddin co-founded Levels.fyi in 2017. We took a look at the career level and salary transparency startup bringing clarity to Silicon Valley job hunts.

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How Levels.fyi is Demystifying Silicon Valley Salaries

Boom Supersonic has named Bob Stohrer as its first-ever Chief Marketing Officer. The company also added NYU marketing professor and tech pundit Scott Galloway to its Advisory Council.

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Boom Supersonic Hires Virgin Mobile’s Marketing Chief For New Growth

The Org has identified 100 companies that are founded or led by people of color in the U.S. and the U.K. and the estimated amount of funding each of the companies have received. 

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100 Companies Founded and Led by People of Color

The Org spoke to the founders of two insurtech startups — Lami Technologies, which helps Africans access insurance through existing platforms such as banks and telecommunications companies, and Pineapple Insurance,  which uses a digital-first, design-led approach to provide insurance products for younger consumers in South Africa. 

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In Conversation with Two Startup Founders Closing the Massive Insurance Gap in Africa 

How much money LatAm unicorn Bitso's four million users trade in a single day on its platform.

The Org spoke with Daniel Vogel, co-founder and CEO of Bitso, about his story and how Bitso became the biggest crypto platform and exchange in Latin America. 

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The “Bitcoin Guy” Who’s Changing Latin America’s Financial Ecosystem

Showtime’s new TV series Super Pumped attempts to pull back the curtain on Travis Kalanick’s early days at Uber. But who were its actual first employees, and where are they now?

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The First Five Hires at Uber

The Org wanted to draw attention to the impact that Ukrainians have made in the tech community worldwide by highlighting some of the country’s most widely used technologies and growing startups.

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Meet the Tech Companies and Entrepreneurs From Ukraine 

The one through-line in Benjamin Gaignault's life — from his studies to the makings of his online driving school startup Ornikar — is his strong-headed spirit. The now-entrepreneur, who is “pretty lazy” by his own admission, was captivated by the idea of starting a company since he was in school. Years later, after meeting with future co-founder Alexandre Chartier, Gaignault founded his startup, Ornikar, in 2014. At the time, it was the first and only online driving school in France.

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From 0 to $76 Million in Annual Revenue: How French Startup Ornikar Made Online Driving School a Reality

The Org spoke with Colleen Tucker and identified some of the most important things to keep in mind when hiring for a high growth startup. 

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How to Hire at a High-Growth Startup, According to Bubble's Head of People

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

Over the past few years, as large tech companies begin to mature, we have seen that there has been a slow shift in leadership, with founders stepping down from the CEO role and making way for a new group of executives to take on the most senior position at their company. Learn more about non-founder CEOs and how they lead their respective companies. 

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Who are the Non-Founder CEOs in Tech?

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


Joone, a direct-to-consumer French startup founded in 2017 by CEO Carole Juge-Llewellyn, managed to shake the diaper market, valued at $822 million (729 million euros) in France, in a matter of just a few years. In an interview with The Org, founder and CEO Carole Juge-Llewellyn shared how her first unsuccessful venture led her to start Joone, and how her radical vision helped her create desire for everyday products.

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