Announcing $60M for investments in emerging and growth markets

We're excited to announce the close of $60 million in funding for investments in the best founders in emerging and growth markets around the world.

Orbit will invest in 60 companies across nearly 30 markets in 2025, aiming to drive sustainable growth and technological transformation in diverse industries. Many thanks to our founders, mentors, and investors for believing in our mission to digitalize traditional industries, and build a more sustainable future.??Read the full article >>

Portfolio News

Sharmeen Looi , co-founder of iMotorbike (Orbit 2022), shares her entrepreneurial journey and insights on leadership, emphasizing innovation and resilience in the motorbike industry. Read more >>

Fincart (Orbit 2024), a platform that helps e-commerce SMBs improve shipping and unlock working capital, announces it has closed its pre-seed funding round. Read more >>

Payd (Orbit 2024), a platform that enables employees to access part of their earned wages ahead of payday recently raised seed extension funding. Read more >>

ZOTH (Orbit 2023) and Metis enhance DeFi opportunities by integrating ZeusD, expanding decentralized finance options for users. Read more >>

The Binary Holdings (Orbit 2022), a Web3 distribution infrastructure, expands into Philippines and Indonesia's gaming market with the launch of BNRY Game Labs. Read more >>

An in-depth analysis by ResearchAndMarkets features 75+ KPIs in Kenya’s Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) market—dynamics, size, and forecast—with Lipa Later Group (Orbit 2022) highlighted as a key industry player. Read more >>

What We're Reading

Curiosity (HBR Emotional Intelligence Series)

Curiosity is one of the traits that everyone working with startups needs to be successful for continuous learning. Like many skills, curiosity is natural for children but as we grow, we get busy and forget to use it. This book shares a model to understand curiosity and specific practical applications for research, communication or management of "complicated" stakeholders.?

— Oscar Ramos , Managing General Partner

How the World Ran Out of Everything: Inside the Global Supply Chain by Peter S. Goodman.

Driven by the interests of meat monopolies, policy holders categorized slaughterhouse workers as “essential workers” during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Truck drivers are vulnerable to predatory lending practices. The degradation of labor creates unreliable supply chains. These may or may not be your opinions by the end of this book.?

— Minjia Wu , Partner

We're Hiring!

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