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What do the results look like today?🤝 More than doubled our number of operating partners to 25 in a dozen countries💵 Signed deals to finance over $10M in assets, ranging from cars and motorcycles to water systems and solar-powered refrigerators🔥 Quadrupled the number of entrepreneurs we empower with over 4,...","published_at":"2022-03-23T06:26:20Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/153867"},{"id":153182,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:153182","type":"FeedItem::Update","title":"Ask Us Anything! Thursday, March 3rd at 9am PT / Noon ET","preview":"We're hosting an open Q\u0026A session so that current and prospective investors can Ask Us Anything.\u0026nbsp; A few of the team will be on with Jim Chu, the CEO and all questions are welcome in an open zoom format.\u0026nbsp; Register and join us on this link.","published_at":"2022-02-28T22:04:44Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/153182"},{"id":152989,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:152989","type":"FeedItem::Update","title":"Why I created Untapped","preview":"I often get asked “why did you start Untapped?\"I created Untapped specifically to address the problems I saw in Haiti’s aid and development effort in the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake. To do that, we had to overcome a major hurdle we discovered as we tried to grow our water purification business: the capital to grow our company wasn’t available simply because of where we were operating...Read more about my background, how my work in Haiti over ten years ago led to building Untapped Global,...","published_at":"2022-02-24T10:27:56Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/152989"},{"id":152797,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:152797","type":"FeedItem::Update","title":"Our first newsletter of 2022: \"Bringing DeFi to Emerging Markets with Untapped\"","preview":"Every month, we send a newsletter out to our global community of investors and entrepreneurs with some Untapped updates by the numbers, upcoming events, and random musings about African tech ecosystem trends and current events.In this month's edition, I share some thoughts on DeFi, updates on our e-Mobility partnerships, and a photo from our leadership retreat to Paris. Read it now\u0026nbsp;HERE!Subscribe for future newsletter updates HERE, and if you haven't already - join our community round now!","published_at":"2022-02-17T09:20:45Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/152797"},{"id":152593,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:152593","type":"FeedItem::Update","title":"Meet the Untapped Global team!","preview":"Click to meet the incredible humans at Untapped 🤗\u0026nbsp;! A diverse \u0026 talented team spread across Africa, Europe, the US and Latin America, connected by our combined expertise, passion, energy and experience for democratizing investment in emerging markets.And - we've officially crossed $250k in funding 🎉!\u0026nbsp;Join us on our mission.","published_at":"2022-02-09T13:04:19Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/152593"},{"id":152443,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:152443","type":"FeedItem::Update","title":"Untapped Seeking Startups Podcast","preview":"Kudos to Maxim Davis for asking such insightful, probing questions about Untapped Global.\u0026nbsp;I hate listening to myself but I actually enjoyed this podcast about why we created Untapped and how we got here.\u0026nbsp;Check out the podcast here.","published_at":"2022-02-02T17:44:00Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/152443"},{"id":152407,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:152407","type":"FeedItem::Update","title":"Untapped Global Partners with Africa Chamber of Digital Commerce to Accelerate Socio-economic Development in Emerging Markets","preview":"Minneapolis, MN \u0026 San Francisco, CA — Jan. 27, 2022\u0026nbsp;— Africa Chamber of Digital Commerce (ACOFDC) and the investment power house Untapped Global are pleased to announce they have entered into a global strategic partnership for the ACOFDC Investment Deal Hub at the ACOFDC Summit ’22 at USA Pavilion / Expo 2020 Dubai. This partnership brings together Untapped’s smart financing models and Investment expertise with ACOFDC’s world class-driven initiatives and network to accelerate socio-econo...","published_at":"2022-02-01T18:36:16Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/152407"},{"id":152241,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:152241","type":"FeedItem::Update","title":"We have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to change how financing gets done!","preview":"“Don’t underestimate the power of data. In the next ten years, we will see a revolutionary shift in how we do financing.” 📈I had the privilege of speaking about inclusive finance for emerging markets on the WebSummit stage this past November. You can catch the full talk here!Through our Smart Asset Financing™ investment model, we are pioneering a new way to profitably and impactfully invest in emerging markets such as those in Africa and Latin America. Our vision is to reshape how financing i...","published_at":"2022-01-25T15:15:01Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/152241"},{"id":152096,"entity_id":"wefunder:feed_item:152096","type":"FeedItem::Update","title":"A Nigerian fintech Founder and a Silicon Valley investor get into a Tesla… Watch what happens next!","preview":"On the first ever episode of Untapped Global #Careoke 🚗, Paga CEO Tayo Oviosu meets our Founder, Jim, in person for the first time in San Francisco.Find out more about our Operating Partner and African fintech giant Paga’s growth story, how Untapped's Smart Asset Financing is helping them scale, and how to spot a #girldad from a mile away 😁.Interested in investing in some of Africa’s fastest growing startups, like Paga? Your investment in Untapped helps them scale to reach millions! 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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 ...","published_at":"2022-01-11T16:08:20Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/feed/151926"}],"provenance":{"source":"wefunder_public_investor_profile","as_of":"2026-06-11T09:59:22Z","claims":{"follower_count":{"source":"InvestorProfile#followers_count","last_verified_at":"2023-09-25T20:41:30Z","as_of":"2026-06-11T09:59:22Z","confidence":"high"}}},"updated_at":"2023-09-25T20:41:30Z"}}}