From smart cold chains to telemedicine: start-ups in the Global South are no longer just manufacturing products or providing services – they’re also building the necessary infrastructure. This profound transformation requires suitable funding models.

Some small start-ups eventually become international businesses: Yoselyn Malamud Kessler, CEO of the food group Virú, explains how the company became a major employer and why social and ecological responsibility remain at the heart of its business model.

Young, innovative firms don’t just have an impact on the economy – some also resolve social problems and step in when the state fails to deliver. For the most part, we hear virtually nothing about them. It’s time their stories were told.