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Leapfrogging into the Future

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And furthermore, why shouldn’t the transactions be cross-border and interoperable, and not dependent on a specific mobile operator? Now, almost ten years later, sub $25 smartphones are broadly available there, and mobile operators in the Burmese market are focused only on smartphone applications for the networks – not even SMS messaging.

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Leapfrogging into the Future

thebarefootvc

And furthermore, why shouldn’t the transactions be cross-border and interoperable, and not dependent on a specific mobile operator? Now, almost ten years later, sub $25 smartphones are broadly available there, and mobile operators in the Burmese market are focused only on smartphone applications for the networks – not even SMS messaging.

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Leapfrogging into the Future

thebarefootvc

And furthermore, why shouldn’t the transactions be cross-border and interoperable, and not dependent on a specific mobile operator? Now, almost ten years later, sub $25 smartphones are broadly available there, and mobile operators in the Burmese market are focused only on smartphone applications for the networks – not even SMS messaging.

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Heart of Smartness: A Tech Accelerator for Africa

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Heart of Smartness: A Tech Accelerator for Africa

ReadWriteStart

Alliy is managing partner of the Savannah Fund , a $10 million fund that will soon begin investing in technology startups in East Africa, including Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya. Operating as an accelerator, starting in September it will recruit two classes of five startups per year.

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Heart of Smartness: A Tech Accelerator for Africa

ReadWriteStart

Alliy is managing partner of the Savannah Fund , a $10 million fund that will soon begin investing in technology startups in East Africa, including Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya. Operating as an accelerator, starting in September it will recruit two classes of five startups per year.

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