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Emerging Markets Accelerator & Fund·Seedstars

Seedstars

A Geneva-based organisation investing in and supporting founders across emerging markets.

Program Type
Emerging Markets Accelerator & Fund
Headquarters
Geneva, Switzerland
Focus
Emerging & Frontier Markets

Overview

Seedstars built its reputation on running startup competitions across dozens of emerging and frontier markets, reaching cities that international investors rarely visit.

That scouting network became the basis for investment funds and accelerator programmes focused on the same geographies.

Program Structure

  • Competitions and scouting events across many countries
  • Accelerator programmes for selected emerging market companies
  • Investment through affiliated funds
  • Programmes run in partnership with development organisations
  • Strong emphasis on markets outside the established hubs

What They Look For

  • Founders building in emerging or frontier markets
  • Solutions addressing large local problems in financial access, health, or commerce
  • Early revenue and evidence of local demand
  • Teams with genuine local market knowledge
  • Ambition to expand regionally
Notable Portfolio

Companies they've backed.

Portfolio companies operate across Africa, Latin America, Southeast Asia, and Central Asia, concentrated in fintech, commerce, and health.

Its scouting footprint gives it visibility into markets where very few international investors have any presence at all.

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