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Zeb Hastings

Emerging Markets VC & Startups: Softbank & LATAM: A Love Story

I’ve spent the last few months trekking around LATAM (currently in Bogotá, Colombia as I write this), continuing a journey I began before…

Sep 29, 2021

Emerging Markets VC & Startups: Softbank & LATAM: A Love Story

Sep 29, 2021

Zeb Hastings

Peru VC Interview — UTEC Ventures

Evelyn Gómez is the Program Manager for UTEC Ventures. We recently got together in Lima, Peru, to discuss the startup and venture capital…

Sep 1, 2021

Peru VC Interview — UTEC Ventures

Sep 1, 2021

Zeb Hastings

Emerging Markets VC & Startups: Emerging Market Mafias

Sure, the word has a negative connotation, but being part of a mafia is generally good for technology and startups. In startup land, a…

Aug 4, 2021

Emerging Markets VC & Startups: Emerging Market Mafias

Aug 4, 2021

Zeb Hastings

Emerging Markets VC & Startups: What Emerging Markets Can Learn from Singapore

Famed venture capitalist and author Brad Feld once mentioned in his book “Startup Communities” that it takes about twenty years for a…

May 12, 2021

Emerging Markets VC & Startups: What Emerging Markets Can Learn from Singapore

May 12, 2021

Zeb Hastings

Emerging Markets VC & Startups: The Search for Liquidity in LATAM

On a recent podcast I hosted with Cristobal Perdomo of Jaguar Ventures, we got on the topic of exit opportunities for startups in LATAM…

Apr 15, 2021

Emerging Markets VC & Startups: The Search for Liquidity in LATAM

Apr 15, 2021

Zeb Hastings

Emerging Markets VC & Startups: The Philippines Continuing Support for Local Startups

Last week, the Philippines government, specifically the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), announced a new USD 5M fund to support…

Mar 30, 2021

Emerging Markets VC & Startups: The Philippines Continuing Support for Local Startups

Mar 30, 2021

Zeb Hastings

Emerging Markets VC & Startups: The Sun is Setting for Africa’s Section 12J

In February, South Africa’s Treasury announced in its 2021 budget statement that it would not be renewing the country’s 12J investment tax…

Mar 16, 2021

Emerging Markets VC & Startups: The Sun is Setting for Africa’s Section 12J

Mar 16, 2021

Zeb Hastings

Emerging Markets VC & Startups: The Effects of a Coup D’état on Startup Funding

Earlier this month, the military in Myanmar staged a coup against the National League for Democracy (NLD) party. You can read more…

Feb 17, 2021

Emerging Markets VC & Startups: The Effects of a Coup D’état on Startup Funding

Feb 17, 2021

Zeb Hastings

Emerging Markets VC & Startups: MENA Startups Reach a New Funding Milestone

This month, MAGNiTT released a report covering the 2020 funding for the MENA (Middle East & North Africa) region. For context, MAGNiTT is…

Feb 2, 2021

Emerging Markets VC & Startups: MENA Startups Reach a New Funding Milestone

Feb 2, 2021

Zeb Hastings

Emerging Markets VC & Startups: Africa’s Internet Economy is Positioned for Growth

Last month, Google and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) released a joint report titled e-Conomy Africa 2020 focused on Africa’s…

Dec 16, 2020

Emerging Markets VC & Startups: Africa’s Internet Economy is Positioned for Growth

Dec 16, 2020

Zeb Hastings

Zeb Hastings

I travel the world and write about venture capital and startups. Follow along at my website: https://vagabond.vc

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