This document discusses Seed Stars World, which has received over 2500 startup applications and hosted over 800 live pitches. It highlights emerging markets and technology hubs in Africa, growth in internet access and mobile phone/money adoption on the continent. It also notes increasing investment and innovation in Africa as well as challenges around regulations, experience, and standardization that still need to be addressed for further growth and success.

4. SEED STARS WORLD

5. 2500+
STARTUP APPLICATIONS
800+
LIVE PITCHES
55+
WINNERS

7. UNIQUE
OPPORTUNITY

8. THE WORLD AS
YOU SEE IT
$250 - $1,300
$1,301 - $3,500
GDP per capita
$3,500 - $7,800
$7,801 - $22,000
$22,000 – $117,000
Source: World Bank

9. THE WORLD AS
WE SEE IT
>80%
60% - 80%
% people with no internet
40% - 60%
<40%
Source: World Bank

10. AFRICA'S
TRUE SIZE
Source: Kai Krause

11. MOBILE PHONE
Source: E-education.psu.edu

12. MOBILE PHONE
Source: PEW Research

13. MOBILE MONEY
Source: gsma.com

14. THE SPEED OF
INNOVATION
Source: ITU

15. HOME TO
MAJOR TECH
HUBS
IHub, Nairobi

16. BUILD A
NATIONAL
TECH BRAND

17. THE DIASPORA
IS COMING
HOME

18. source: som.yale.edu
China 35th 29th
Indonesia 100th 87th
Nigeria 123rd 110th
Mexico 79th 66th
Vietnam 76th 71st
Turkey 74th 54th
CHANGE IN
GLOBAL
INNOVATION
RANKING FROM
2012 TO 2014
CHANGE IN
GLOBAL
INNOVATION
BETWEEN 2012-
2014

19. AFRICA =
HUSTLERS

21. INCREASE IN
INVESTMENT
ACROSS THE
BOARD
Source: VC4Africa

22. 2015 HAS
ALREADY SEEN
MEGA ROUNDS
$13 mio. $10 mio.
$1.2 mio.

23. ATTRACTING
INTERNATIONAL
INVESTORS

24. PROFESSIONALISM
OF THE LOCAL
PLAYERS (ex:
ABAN)

25. Source: VC4Africa
BUT GETTING
BEYOND F&F IS
STILL HARD

27. LACK OF
COMPETITION
OTHER ASSET
CLASSES
GOV. & TAX
REGULATIONS
LACK OF
EXPERIENCE
LACK OF
STANDARDIZATION

28. CULTURE
ENVIRONMENTOPPORTUNITY
SUCCESS
(the catalyst & output)
- Mindset
- Events & Networks
- Media
- Infrastructure quality
- Institutions’ efficiency
- Ease of doing business
- Talent
- Support
- Market
Source: seedstarsworld.com
SEEDSTARS
INDEX (SSI)

30. “People will remember this as the
year emerging markets take half
of the global GDP.”
Zhu Min

32. Minimum Viable Continent/Country

35. seedstarsworld.com