Seedstars

1. Term sheet

2. Summary

3. Diligence questions

Q. What geographic regions does Seedstars focus on?

A. Seedstars focuses on entrepreneurship in emerging and frontier markets across Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, Central-Eastern Europe, and Asia. The organization operates in over 90 countries with 15 offices globally.

Q. What are Seedstars' main services?

A. Seedstars' principal sectors of activity include entrepreneurship capacity building, impact investment, community and events execution, market insights, program management, innovation advisory, and talent development across all tech-enabled industries and emerging market geographies.

Q. Who does Seedstars work with?

A. Seedstars works with entrepreneurs, governments, development agencies, corporations, investors, mentors, and ambassadors. The organization has developed a vibrant community of 250,000 members around the world.

Q. What was Seedstars founded and how did it start?

A. Seedstars was founded in 2012 by Pierre-Alain Masson, Michael Weber, and Adrien. The founders, three entrepreneurs from Switzerland, connected over their passion for entrepreneurship and built companies from scratch. They launched the biggest pitching competition to discover the most promising early-stage high-growth ventures and build the largest entrepreneurial community in emerging and frontier markets.

Q. What investment funds does Seedstars manage?

A. Seedstars manages several investment funds including Seedstars International Ventures (an emerging markets seed fund with 80 companies in its portfolio), Seedstars Africa Ventures (focused on early-stage investments in Africa), Redwood Ventures, iThink VC, Trust Tech Fund, and the SECO Startup Fund.