YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 27, 2017

While many Indians are unbanked, mobile phone adoption is on the rise. India has about 200 million mobile subscribers and is adding 5 million new users monthly. What are mobile payments? Mobile payment technology removes the need for direct access to a bank or credit union.

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thebarefootvc

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

At the Clinton Global Initiative last September, Pierre Omidyar, co-founder of eBay, announced a commitment from his philanthrocapitalist firm to invest millions of dollars in mobile applications and services, with a focus on developing markets globally. eBay is likely the most efficient “accelerator” to have existed to date.

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thebarefootvc

MAY 13, 2015

I burst into tears and demanded to be taken back to the comfort of our suburban home in New Jersey (I can’t even imagine my exhausted parents’ dread of the upcoming month of travel with that attitude in tow). Through mobile access to information and creation, people far from Silicon Valley now can be active participants in the world economy.

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thebarefootvc

MAY 13, 2015

I burst into tears and demanded to be taken back to the comfort of our suburban home in New Jersey (I can’t even imagine my exhausted parents’ dread of the upcoming month of travel with that attitude in tow). Through mobile access to information and creation, people far from Silicon Valley now can be active participants in the world economy.

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