Ecosystem Accelerator Insights

Ecosystem Accelerator Insights

As part of our work in fostering partnerships between innovative start-ups and mobile network operators, we conduct a variety of research and publish all of our insights for your use. We’ve gathered our most significant learnings here to ensure that you have access to the information you need.

Our start-ups portfolio

Start-ups portfolio

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One year into Round 2:  Updates from the Ecosystem Accelerator Innovation Fund

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Six months into Round 2: Updates from the Ecosystem Accelerator Innovation Fund

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One year into Round 1: Updates from the Ecosystem Accelerator Innovation Fund

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Six months into Round 1: Updates from the Ecosystem Accelerator Innovation Fund

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Flagship reports

Ecosystem Accelerator Compass: Insights on Start-Ups and Mobile in Emerging Markets, Issue 7

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Ecosystem Accelerator Compass: Insights on Start-Ups and Mobile in Emerging Markets, Issue 6

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Ecosystem Accelerator Compass: Insights on Start-Ups and Mobile in Emerging Markets, Issue 5

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Start-ups and Mobile in Emerging Markets: Issue 4, Winter 2018

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Start-ups and Mobile in Emerging Markets: Issue 3, Summer 2018

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Start-ups and Mobile in Emerging Markets: Issue 2, Spring 2018

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Start-ups and Mobile in Emerging Markets: Issue 1, Autumn 2017

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APIs: A bridge between mobile operators and start-ups in emerging markets

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Corporate venture capital: An opportunity for mobile operators and start-ups in emerging markets

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Building Synergies: How Mobile Operators and Start-ups Can Partner for Impact in Emerging Markets

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Opening Doors: A Start-Up’s Guide to Working With Mobile Operators in Emerging Markets

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Start-up case studies

AgroCenta (Ghana)

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Biscate (Mozambique)

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Coliba (Côte d’Ivoire)

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eFishery (Indonesia)

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Eneza Education (Côte d’Ivoire)

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Ensibuuko (Uganda)

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Esewa (Nepal)

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Farmcrowdy (Nigeria)

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Field Buzz (Bangladesh)

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GiftedMom (Cameroon)

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Greenovator (Myanmar)

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Jamii (Tanzania)

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Joonaak (Cambodia)

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Kargo (Myanmar)

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Kea Medicals (Benin)

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LipaMobile (Uganda)

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Lynk (Kenya)

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MaTontine (Senegal)

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Musanga Logistics (Zambia)

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oDoc (Sri Lanka)

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Optimetriks (Africa)

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PrepClass (Nigeria)

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Qlue (Indonesia)

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Raye7 (Egypt)

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Ruangguru (Indonesia)

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Sehat Kahani (Pakistan)

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SudPay (Senegal)

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Twiga Foods (Kenya)

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Start-ups using mobile to achieve the SDGs

Reaching further with low tech

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EdTech start-ups tackling the SDGs

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Start-ups using mobile money to tackle the SDGs

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Start-ups using USSD to tackle SDGs

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Agritech start-ups tackling the SDGs

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Country-level start-up ecosystems

Ethiopia start-up ecosystem
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Samoa start-up ecosystem
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Côte d’Ivoire start-up ecosystem
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Papua New Guinea start-up ecosystem
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Tunisia start-up ecosystem
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Egypt start-up ecosystem
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Myanmar start-up ecosystem
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Zambia start-up ecosystem

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Senegal start-up ecosystem

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Ghana start-up ecosystem

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Morocco start-up ecosystem

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Mozambique start-up ecosystem

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Nigeria start-up ecosystem

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Pakistan start-up ecosystem

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Sri Lanka start-up ecosystem

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Vietnam start-up ecosystem

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Other insights

618 active tech hubs: The backbone of Africa’s tech ecosystem

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Propelling Women in Tech across emerging markets: Our reflections on female entrepreneurship

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Africa: a look at the 442 active tech hubs of the continent

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Asia Pacific: a look at the 565 active tech hubs of the region’s emerging economies

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1000 Tech Hubs are Powering Ecosystems in Asia Pacific and Africa

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Ecosystem Accelerator Innovation Fund Round 3: Findings from the top Africa start-ups applications

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Ecosystem Accelerator Innovation Fund Round 3: Findings from the top Asia Pacific start-ups applications

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Ecosystem Accelerator Innovation Fund Round 3: Findings from the top 200 start-up applications

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Ecosystem Accelerator Innovation Fund Round 2: insights from African start-ups’ applications

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Ecosystem Accelerator Innovation Fund Round 2: Insights from Asia Pacific start-ups’ applications

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Ecosystem Accelerator Innovation Fund Round 2: Findings from the Top 100 Pitches

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Ecosystem Accelerator Innovation Fund Round 1: Some Findings from the Top 100 Pitches

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