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ASSEK backs the people behind Kenya’s startups
Kenya has incubators, accelerators and business coaches. ASSEK’s bet is that helping them work better together can reach further than another startup programme.
Costa Rica’s chamber of commerce learned to widen the circle
A business association born in 1915 now connects merchants, trains entrepreneurs and helps settle disputes. Its most revealing story is the fight over who gets a seat at the table.
SBI Consulting runs the business behind the startup
From a restaurant app’s finances to the programs that help founders find customers, the Portuguese consultancy works on the practical side of innovation.
Ralali.com - B2B Marketplace
Ralali.com is Indonesia's pioneering online B2B marketplace, founded in 2013 by Joseph Aditya to help micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) source products and grow. What began as a marketplace for industrial and MRO supplies has expanded into the Ralali Group B2B ecosystem - connecting more than 1.5 million users to suppliers across multiple industries and layering on financing, agent sales, go-to-market, calibration and waste-management services. The company has raised roughly $35-37M across six rounds through Series D and reports over US$850 million in cumulative transaction value.
GovData
GovData is a Warrington-based public sector procurement consultancy that helps UK businesses - especially SMEs - win and manage places on government frameworks and contracts. Its team of bid strategists finds the right frameworks, builds winning strategies, and manages bids from conception to submission across pillars including IT, professional services, people and buildings. GovData reports a 97% framework success rate and says it has helped clients access more than £120 billion in government contract value, drawing on over 30 years of combined experience working inside and alongside bodies such as Crown Commercial Service and NHS Shared Business Services.