Listen to the story of Meenah Tariq and Omar Parvez Khan from Metric. Metric is a fin-tech startup, offering a B2B SaaS product focused on the SME segment in emerging markets. Accountants are expensive for most MSMEs and even if they do have an accountant doing their book keeping, they don't know what the numbers mean. Enter Metric- the world's most founder-friendly financial analytics app. They provide services like tracking metrics, producing reports, benchmarking against sectors, and AI for advisory. In short, Metric is the CFO for small businesses. At publication of this episode ..read more

Listen to the story of Suraya Abdul Rashid and Chee Hoe Chor from Qarbotech. Qarbotech has created a bio-compatible solution that helps improve crop yield by 30-60%, all while being 100% natural and without causing harm to the crops or soil as compared to the chemical fertilizers used by farmers today. Their solution solves for the effect of climate change on agriculture such as increased heat and longer monsoons which cause a 30-40% decrease in crop production. At publication of this episode, Qarbotech is actively raising funds. Angel investor Hataikan Kamolsirisakul (Kam) joins the Inve ..read more

Listen to the story of Joanna Morris and Kevin Wernli from Matilda Health. Living life with chronic and painful conditions can be confusing, isolating, and expensive, but Matilda Health from Australia is on a mission to change that. Matilda is a mind-body gym membership for chronic and painful conditions. The first condition they are tackling is endometriosis. By providing symptom tracking, evidence-based modules, community, and expert-led classes, they aim to provide scalable holistic care to the 190M people who suffer from endometriosis globally. At publication of this episode, Matilda Healt ..read more

Listen to the story of Rafael Masters and Ella Trinh from Vulcan Augmetics. Vulcan Augmetics is creating a system that uses advanced technology to connect devices and people. With smart sensors and deep learning, they aim to give doctors better information to help patients and allow everyday users to control gadgets using their body signals. At publication of this episode, Vulcan is actively raising funds. Angel investors Chi Nguyen and Aninditta Savitry join the Investor Talk at the end of this podcast. Hosted by Hester Spiegel and Maaike Doyer, founders of Epic Angels ..read more

Listen to the story of Maha Shahzad from BusCaro. BusCaro solves for access to safe, affordable, and reliable commute, fuelling social enablement in the process. They are building a sustainable mobility solution that leverages technology to connect commuters and organizations with transporters. They partner up with organizations/institutions to provide their employees/students with safe and reliable daily commute.  At publication of this episode, BusCaro is actively raising funds. Angel investor Kaiying Chi joins the Investor Talk at the end of this podcast. Hosted by Hester Spiegel and M ..read more

Listen to the story of how Zubair Junjunia at the age of 16 started Znotes because of witnessing educational inequality firsthand. Today Znotes has transformed into a global student movement that has reached over 4 million learners in 190+ countries. Znotes, an award-winning social-impact startup, is on a mission to end educational inequality for young people everywhere by leveraging community-led content creation and peer learning to level the playing field for high-stakes, end-of-school exams. At the publication of this episode, Znotes is actively raising funds. Znotes advisor Beatrice Cernu ..read more

Listen to the story of Aditi Sholapurkar from SALT. SALT is targeting the single largest untapped customer base of 140M+ women in India by building users' confidence, and providing them mutual fund portfolios, digital gold, and pass book services, all powered by their 'Money Personality Test.' By sorting customers into categories like 'Cautious Cabbage,' SALT simplifies financial decisions and actions for their users. At publication of this episode, SALT is actively raising funds. Angel investor Tasneen Padiath joins the Investor Talk at the end of this podcast. Hosted by Hester Spiegel and Ma ..read more

Listen to the story of Rosina Mazumder and Yawar Mehboob from Arogga. Their success so far is truly impressive, 10M+ medicines delivered, 17% average monthly growth, 74x revenue since launch, and on track for $8M ARR by the end of 2023. Arogga is dedicated to tackling the challenges faced by the healthcare system in Bangladesh today - unregulated, small, poorly stocked pharmacies where 20% of the medicines available are counterfeit. By providing 100% genuine, convenient, and cheaper medicines, Arogga is Bangladesh's number 1 online pharmacy. They are building the healthcare ecosystem in Bangla ..read more

Listen to the story of Jes Wolfe and Michon Vanderpoel from Rebel Girls. They are bridging the confidence gap in young girls through storytelling of extraordinary women throughout history, geography, and expertise. With a growing community of 23 million girls spanning more than 100 countries, they hope to reach 50 million by 2025!  Rebel Girls is more than a publishing house; it's a vast omni-channel universe that has expanded into new verticals (audio, entertainment etc). With 10M books sold in 50 languages across 110 countries, 22M podcasts downloads in 6 languages, many notable partner ..read more

Listen to the story of Madhavi from SpaceBasic. Headquartered in India, SpaceBasic digitizes the student campus housing and cafeteria experience. Whether it’s fixing a light-bulb faster or helping the cafeteria plan ahead for students’ meals- SpaceBasic does it all. With 5x cost savings and 8x faster operations, they have already onboarded 57 universities in India on their platform, and they have their first customers secured in South East Asia for further expansion. Listen to why their customers keep on renewing their contracts with them every year. At publication of this episode, SpaceBasic ..read more