Looking at its historic incumbents, insurance might not appear the most exciting industry to launch a new business in. But that didn't scare Luko co-founders Raphaël Vullierme and Benoît Bourdel, quite the contrary. Exhilarated by the opportunity to redefine the insurance landscape, starting with home insurance, the two entrepreneurs have a bold vision when it comes to their startup journey: to make people's homes safer and greener. 


 Luko co-founders Raphaël Vullierme and Benoît Bourdel. Image courtesy of Luko.


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How Two French Entrepreneurs Brought Home Insurance Into the 21st Century

In recent years, and notably during the COVID-19 pandemic, digital technology has vastly transformed traditional classrooms, making education more accessible, engaging and individualized for students, while reducing time and distance limitations. The Org has compiled a list of emerging startups that are making their mark in the education technology space.

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50 Emerging Ed-Tech Companies to Watch in 2021

The Org spoke to Desmond Koney, Co-founder of Complete Farmer, about the journey to creating a scalable agritech solution that is helping farmers in Ghana and Togo access global value chains using the company’s technology.

Complete Farmer is working on a scalable agritech solution for farmers in Ghana and Togo. Image courtesy of Complete Farmer.

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How Complete Farmer is Revolutionizing Access to Global Markets for Smallholder Farmers in Africa

As the pandemic halted live-action productions, postponing the release of hundreds of movies and television shows including The Batman, the Spiderman sequel and Grey’s Anatomy, the animation industry -- despite facing its own challenges -- saw recognition and success. 

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Industries That Boomed During the Pandemic: Animation

The Org spoke with Felipe Santamaria, Cofounder of Netherlands-based accelerator-VC Rockstart Latin America, to learn about startup trends in the region, and accelerators’ role in the current boom.

Felipe Santamaria (right) and Rune Theill, CEO Rockstart worldwide (left). Image courtesy of Rockstart.

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How To Be a Rock Star in LatAm’s Startup Ecosystem

Taking action on the climate crisis is increasingly becoming a priority for all sectors across the economy, and as climate tech startups proliferate to address the crisis, investors too are jumping on board to tackle the issue. The Org spoke to some of the country’s growing climate tech companies on why it’s more important than ever to innovate in the space.

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Investors Are Rushing to Fund a Greener Future in Britain

As COVID-19 restrictions started easing earlier this year, the reopening of restaurants and bars placed massive strains on supply chains all across the United States. With a seamless supply chain being absolutely essential to business success and customer satisfaction, companies like Vive Organic who had well-thought-out supply chain management strategies have ultimately emerged as winners. 

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How Vive Organic Built a Pandemic Proof Supply Chain

In the first half of 2021, there were a total of 1,767 publicly reported data breaches, exposing 18.8 billion records.  In dollars, cybercrime in 2021 has so far caused damages totaling a whopping $6 trillion globally. In fact, if cybercrime were a nation, it would have the third-largest economy in the world, trailing only behind the US and China.

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Industries That Boomed During the Pandemic: Security

At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in December 2019, online teaching was the last resort for teachers and students in China. But with the model becoming the “new normal” and classrooms going virtual, China’s EdTech market is soaring with high demands.

In China, the edtech market is picking up speed. Image courtesy of Shutterstock.

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How China’s Edtech Market is Booming in the ‘Stay At Home’ Era

As remote work becomes more widespread, remote access technology is now on a mission to shape the future of our home offices. The Org has identified seven growing tech companies that are influencing the remote-work space.


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Seven Companies Shaping the Future of Remote Work

Colombia is experiencing a real estate boom. The country has seen a historic number of new home sales between January and July 2021, representing a 59% increase on the same period in 2020. The Org had the opportunity to speak with Sebastian Noguera, Co-founder and President of proptech company Habi to learn more about its mission to transform real estate in LatAm.


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Habi Has Raised $100 Million Towards Its Mission to Transform Real Estate in LatAm

As we shift towards a society where people expect instant gratification in all aspects of their lives, quick commerce has proved to be a significant market for potential growth. The Org looks into the 10-minute grocery delivery space that has attracted over $14 billion in funding. 


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10-Min Grocery Delivery Services Picking Up Venture Capitalists for the Ride

Global payments platform Klarna recently announced that it had reached a record of 20 million US customers, doubling in size since June last year. The Org delves into the org chart of the flexible payments provider and looks into the careers of the executive team that leads Klarna.


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Klarna Has Reached 20 Million U.S Customers, Who's Behind The Global Fintech Company?

Born in the streets of Bogotá to a homeless mother who gave him up to an orphanage for a chance at a more promising future, York has been consciously -- and unconsciously -- trying out his luck his entire life. The Org had the opportunity to catch up with York and learn about his background and the timely decisions that led him to become an entrepreneur in one of the hottest investment markets in the world, Latin America.


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