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Exosphere: Renovating Innovation, Renewing Startup Culture

4 Dec, 2014 Mekhala Chaubal "Open Innovation", "Social Innovation", Chile, Featured, Global Innovation Series, Incubator, Innovation, Other Emerging Nations, Philosophies of Innovation, Startup Culture 0

Exosphere is an innovation hub with a difference. Skinner Layne, Founder and Chairman of the Chile-based “learning and problem-solving community”, explains the philosophy that guides Exosphere, provides some excellent advice on navigating the startup scene, and …

MEST (Meltwater): Training and Financing Tech Entrepreneurs

16 Oct, 2014 Tracy Ayodele Africa, Ghana, Global Innovation, Global Innovation Series, Incubator, Innovation, Investments, Mobile, Software, Start-up, Technology, Technology Hub 0

Neal Hansch, Managing Director at MEST, openly chatted with us about the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST), the nonprofit CSR arm of the Meltwater Group, a software as a service (SaaS) company founded …

L5 Lab: Investing in Africa’s Future ⎜IPEye

13 Oct, 2014 Tracy Ayodele "Social Innovation", Africa, Featured, Global Innovation, Global Innovation Series, Innovation, Investments, Nigeria, Start-up, Technology, Venture capitalists 0

Lagos-based venture capital firm L5 Lab is investing in Africa’s future, and it’s doing so through a series of investments in businesses operating in Africa. Its approach is manifold, as L5 Lab engages in …

PCBI Russia: Regional Innovation & Motivation for Businesses

9 Oct, 2014 Mekhala Chaubal Featured, Global Innovation Series, Incubator, Innovation, Intellectual Property Rights, IP education, Russia 0

We caught up with Rinat Shamsiev, Director at the Perm City Business Incubator (PCBI Russia), an innovation hub geared towards inspiring local entrepreneurs in Russia’s Perm region. Rinat provided us with insights on innovation, …

Abdoul Aziz Sy, program manager at CTIC Dakar, candidly spoke to IPEye about the incubator, which empowers entrepreneurs in the area of IT and mobile services. CTIC Dakar works with high potential, high-impact entrepreneurs, …