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The April Newsletter went out to our external audience, and it’s our best one yet!

There’s a lot packed into this issue, with mini stories that can be shared on their own. These BITEs help us build our authority as the #1 thought leader on entrepreneurship in emerging markets. The newsletter also provides great monthly content you can localize and use to amplify reach in your own markets.

➡️ Read the newsletter here: https://bit.ly/3GrZNDT

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✔️ Checklist

• [ ] Make sure you and your EX team reads the newsletter
• [ ] Share BITEs in a localized way. Think: why is this story relevant for your market?
• [ ] Encourage key stakeholders to subscribe to the monthly newsletter for latest on entrepreneurship in #elsewhere markets.

📸 Visuals

Find all BITEs here: AI Newsletter - April 2025 - Images

🗣️Main Provocation:

• The last wave of consumer technology concentrated power in just two markets — the US and China — shaping the world’s digital economy around their models, interests, and cultural norms.
• Now, as AI redefines industries globally, emerging markets have a chance to chart a different course.
• But to avoid repeating past mistakes, we must act intentionally: by expanding risk-tolerant capital, driving local corporate adoption of AI, and creating ecosystems where talent can thrive without leaving their home markets.
• The opportunity isn’t to mimic Silicon Valley or Beijing, but to build new, inclusive models of innovation that reflect local needs and unlock global impact.

➡️ Supporting Points

• AI innovation is happening everywhere, but capital is still concentrated in the US.
• EEs are building world-class AI companies elsewhere (e.g., InstaDeep in Tunisia, Kueski in Mexico, ElevenLabs in Poland).
• Corporate adoption and local investment are lagging outside the US, creating a cycle of missed opportunities and brain drain.
• Local ownership of AI (data, models, applications) is critical for compounding innovation and economic value at home.
• The next wave of AI innovation can come from anywhere, especially if we focus on unique, local data and market knowledge.
• Endeavor Catalyst’s AI portfolio from emerging markets has grown 2.5x in five years, showing the momentum is real.
• We must support risk-tolerant capital, push for local enterprise adoption, and create environments where talent stays and thrives.