# Our first ever Impact Report is out! | Untapped Global - Canonical URL: https://wefunder.com/feed/151926 - Entity ID: wefunder:feed_item:151926 - Published at: 2022-01-11 16:08:20 UTC - Updated at: 2025-07-17 08:30:31 UTC ## Author Jim Chu ## Subject Untapped Global ## Content Hi everyone! My name is Lundie, I help lead Communications at Untapped and I’m thrilled to be writing an update today to announce the release of our inaugural The Nest: 2020 - 2021 Impact Report!While Untapped’s primary business model focuses on our Smart Asset Financing platform, we do have a second arm of the company that has helped us establish a presence in several emerging market tech ecosystems (namely across Africa). ‘The Nest,’ as we call it, encompasses our global investment network and online, in-person, and in-country event series that connects emerging market founders to investors around the world. More on how The Nest network got its name, and got started below…Do you remember where you were when the world shut down?Our founder, Jim, was locked down at home in San Francisco in April 2020 when he came up with the idea for our online pitch event, The Nest. While watching ABC’s ‘Shark Tank’ with his 11-year-old twin daughters, Jim asked himself what would happen if he put a few of the emerging market founders he’d invested in himself, on a Zoom call to pitch to some other investors in his Silicon Valley network. ‘The Nest’ was born.And it took off.[April 23, 2020 — the first ever episode of The Nest featuring Insectipro, Ilara Health, and MarketForce]What began as a way to connect international investors to emerging market entrepreneurs (from home), quickly became an exciting proof of concept. The Nest has seen 30+ weekly episodes featuring 60+ companies from across Africa and Southeast Asia, 2,000+ viewers worldwide, and $2M in investment commitments by the end of the year. It’s how I came across Untapped myself, and why I decided to join the team.For founders — The Nest leads not only to monetary investment, but also strategic partnerships, network building, and valuable experience articulating their business models to those far outside of their market.For investors — it's an introduction to the immense potential and investment opportunities in emerging markets. More than once, I have watched as investors from San Francisco, London, and Singapore have had their eyes literally opened to the exciting growth taking place in Nairobi, Lagos, and New Delhi. It’s knowledge I take for granted given the incredible founders I work with every single day, but our goal at Untapped is for the world to know them also![September 16, 2021 — The Nest featuring Playsense and Welo Health]You can read the full story about the origin of The Nest and its growth since here.Check out our 2021 Impact Report to learn more about the founders we’ve watched pitch, global angels we’ve featured, and partners we’ve worked with.Join us and The Nest network on our mission to connect more emerging market founders to global investors!Thanks for reading!