Team KenyaCap were overwhelmed by Kenya's striking beauty and its people's warmth and personality. It was saddening therefore to watch as the nation faced waves of protests throughout the summer. These were primarily against the rising cost of living and proposed tax hikes. This unrest, born out of socio-economic challenges, disrupted daily life and, unfortunately,... Continue Reading →
Kenya, a country blessed with diverse landscapes and vibrant cultures, is gaining recognition not only for its awe-inspiring wildlife and natural beauty but also for its rapidly advancing Agritech ecosystem. Having recently embarked on a journey to this remarkable nation, the Kenyacap team had the privilege of immersing in Kenya’s ever-growing agricultural innovation landscape. During... Continue Reading →
“How can food businesses maintain a focus on sustainability while also scaling?” was our SSUP tour’s guiding question. We combined our pre-INSEAD professional journeys through the realms of purchasing, production, and sales, and our deep-rooted passion for sustainable ingredients and systems, to answer it in conversations with innovative Start-Up founders. In this blog post, we delve into the critical nexus of agriculture,... Continue Reading →
Over the course of our summer tour exploring the French foodtech and agtech ecosystem, we were impressed by the variety of approaches and solutions that the entrepreneurs we met are taking to confront the numerous challenges the world is facing in terms of food sustainability, hunger, climate change, biodiversity, environmental collapse, and more. Many of... Continue Reading →
Team AKA Digital kicked off the Summer Startup Program in June 2023 to explore the healthcare digitalization ecosystem regarding the prevention and treatment of obesity and diabetes in Saudi Arabia, to understand the startups’ position in the ecosystem, and how they contributed to preventing and treating these diseases. In our previous post, we offered a... Continue Reading →
Team AKA Digital kicked off the Summer Startup Program in June 2023 to explore the healthcare digitalization ecosystem regarding the prevention and treatment of obesity and diabetes in Saudi Arabia, to understand the startups’ position in the ecosystem, and how they contributed to preventing and treating these diseases. As we navigate this dynamic ecosystem, we've... Continue Reading →
Western Australia is headquarters to 650+ fast-growing companies (created after 2000). But few are female-founded and less than 10% of the funding gets channeled to them. We were curious to find out why the stats were so skewed - even in a place like Australia, which ranks very high on the gender equality metrics. We... Continue Reading →
Introduction As in any start-up ecosystem, female entrepreneurs in Western Australia face several challenges. Below we explore the challenges along the entrepreneurial journey, from choosing to become entrepreneurs to scaling up, as well as looking into the ecosystem as a whole and delving into some potential solutions. Choosing Entrepreneurship: Lack of role-models While a slow... Continue Reading →
Context and methodology Western Australia (WA) is headquarters to 650+ fast-growing companies (created after 2000). But Google searches revealed few are female-founded and less than 10% of the funding gets channeled to them. We were curious about why and knew that there was a massive missed opportunity. Especially because research shows that female-founded companies show... Continue Reading →
We, Brenda Xu and Abhyuday Bhartia: the Outback Oddities, weren't sure what to expect when we landed in beautiful Perth. Having both lived in Australia, we were generally used to the lifestyle, but we didn't know what we would learn about the innovators of Western Australia. We knew there was something brewing and were keen... Continue Reading →
INSEAD SUMMER STARTUP TOUR 