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Emerging Markets Startups

Updated July 2026

Companies in the emerging markets sector developing innovative solutions and technologies.

Explore 26 recently funded emerging markets companies with verified founder contact information and fundraising data.

Total Companies
26
Total Funding
$358.1M
Avg Funding
$14.3M
Global Reach
9
countries

Top Cities for Emerging Markets

Cuauhtémoc
London
San Francisco
Fremont
Oakland
Singapore

Recently Funded Companies

Export
Cuauhtémoc, Mexico

AI for Discrete and Hybrid Manufacturing

$2.3M raised
Sep 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Boost Technology is a distributor operating in a trillion dollar informal economy.

Sep 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

AI-powered predictive market intelligence platform that identifies emerging trends before they become mainstream.

$125K raised
Aug 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Fremont, United States

Harvesting provides an agriculture intelligence engine that will help bring speed, accuracy, and transparency.

$4.0M raised
Aug 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Oakland, United States

Seamless global trade payments orchestrated across multiple rails for African businesses

$2.5M raised
Aug 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Singapore, Singapore

Reach52 is a health platform connecting emerging communities to a marketplace of affordable health services, commodities & micro-insurance.

Jul 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Cambridge, United States

Cignifi uses mobile behavior data in emerging markets to deliver credit scores and marketing tools to telecom and financial companies.

$990K raised
Jul 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

RedCloud believe technology will universally change the way in which services are distributed & accessed by people in new digital economy.

$1.4M raised
Jun 2026

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Los Angeles, United States

Jia provides blockchain-based financing to businesses in emerging markets and delivers returns on real-world assets to investors.

$3.0M raised
May 2026

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Sorted Wallet lets you send digital dollars home, cash out to M-Pesa, pay bills, and buy airtime, all from one app that works on a $20 phone

$4.4M raised
May 2026

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Espoo, Finland

ZirooPay is a maker of a mobile card reader that allows small businesses to accept card payments anywhere they operate.

$11.4M raised
Apr 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Worms, Germany

We build intelligent ERP & automation tools with offline-first tech, digital payments and enterprise features for SMEs.

$380K raised
Apr 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Gothenburg, Sweden

Financing energy access through innovative ways of funding.

$2.1M raised
Mar 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Los Angeles, United States

Liquidstar makes Waypoints, or the 7/11 for Utility Services (Electricity, Water, and Internet) in Emerging Markets

$120K raised
Mar 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Santa Monica, United States

Tala is a digital financial services company that provides access to credit, payments, savings, and transfer services.

$150.0M raised
Mar 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Palo Alto, United States

EmTech is closing the digital skills gap in LatAm, by offering employability skills training programs and employment opportunities

$400K raised
Mar 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

Asaak is a fintech company that provides asset financing to mobility workers across emerging markets.

Feb 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Houston, United States

Provides Innovative Solutions to Global Safety Issues..

$350K raised
Feb 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Texas, United States

Building decentralized trade infrastructure for agriculture with AI & blockchain.

$250K raised
Jul 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Baar, Switzerland

GenVision Power develops, builds, and operates utility-scale solar and wind projects through a self-funded, full-lifecycle model.

$20.0M raised
Jul 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Chicago, United States

Simergent is developing an affordable home dialysis devices to address unmet patient needs and improve value-based care.

$7.8M raised
May 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

DKK Partners offers infrastructure for quick, secure access to currencies in both emerging and established markets bridging TradFi and DeFi

$3.7M raised
Sep 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

PayJoy is a financial service company that provides affordable smartphone financing to people in emerging markets.

$140.0M raised
Dec 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Manchester, United Kingdom

SteamaCo enables utilities to sell energy anywhere on the planet.

Nov 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

True visual AI for real-time identification & authentication at scale. Fingerprint patented bio-inspired Edge-to-Cloud Computer Vision.

$2.8M raised
Nov 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

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About the Emerging Markets Startup Ecosystem

The emerging markets sector is an active area of startup innovation and venture capital investment. Companies in this space are developing new technologies, platforms, and services that address evolving market needs and create new business opportunities.

Funding Trends in Emerging Markets

Emerging Markets companies raise capital across various funding stages, from early seed rounds to late-stage growth financing. Investor interest in this sector is driven by the size of the addressable market, the pace of technology adoption, and the potential for scalable business models.

Growth Outlook

The emerging markets sector is expected to continue evolving as technology advances, market dynamics shift, and new opportunities emerge. Companies that demonstrate strong product-market fit, efficient growth, and clear competitive advantages are well-positioned to attract continued investment.

Emerging Markets Funding Breakdown

Here is how funding is distributed among the 26 emerging markets companies tracked in the VCBacked database.

Average Funding
$14.3M
Total Funding Tracked
$358.1M
Countries Represented
9

Distribution by Funding Stage

Other25 companies

Top Cities for Emerging Markets

1.London
3 companies$5.1M
2.San Francisco
3 companies$143.0M
3.Los Angeles
2 companies$3.1M
4.Cuauhtémoc
1 companies$2.3M
5.Fremont
1 companies$4.0M

Related Industries

Companies in the emerging markets sector often overlap with or complement businesses in adjacent industries. Exploring related verticals can help you discover additional companies, identify partnership opportunities, and understand the broader competitive landscape.

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