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Kate Ryder Bet on the Problem Nobody Budgeted For
A journalist learned to hear what institutions missed. Then she spent a decade turning those overlooked stories into Maven Clinic - and proving that an ignored category could become a global business.
NIC Karachi’s offer: build a business, keep your equity
At NED University, a publicly funded incubator gives founders room to experiment. Its next test is turning that support into businesses ready for customers, capital and life beyond the cohort.
HIEx Wants Health Startups to Escape the Pilot Trap
A good health invention can spend years waiting for a buyer. Geneva’s Health Innovation Exchange brings ministries, founders and investors together to help promising solutions reach the people they were built for.
The 98 Is Betting the Venture Gap Is a Market Mispricing
Women-led startups still receive a sliver of venture funding. The 98 treats that gap not as a charity brief, but as an investable inefficiency - then brings an operator network to the cap table.
Emmeline Ventures Is Betting the Next Big Market Is the One Women Already Live In
The early-stage firm sorts opportunity into three human needs - health, wealth, and safety - then backs women founders building the missing infrastructure around them.