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By harnessing solar power and the water vapor in the atmosphere, Cody Friesen of Source Global hopes to turn drinking water into an unlimited resource for the entire planet.

Startup accelerator MassChallenge Mexico takes a distinctive, equity-free approach to helping new ventures get off the ground. Camila Lecaros talks about the keys to its success and the trends shaping the growing entrepreneurial ecosystem across Latin America.

As one of the leading Black VCs, Base10 cofounder Ade Ajao has a unique perspective that could help lead to more opportunities for minority and other underrepresented founders.

The era of ever-rising valuations and near-limitless funding may be over, but venture investors like Gautam Nadella remain optimistic about the long-term potential of digital transformation and innovation.

Why is it so hard for successful scale-ups to maintain their rapid pace of growth? New McKinsey research identifies principles to help guide founders and leaders through the critical trade-offs and decisions that mark this pivotal period in their development.

With VC funding flowing less freely than it recently did, founders need to do an even better job selling their start-up vision to prospective investors. Here are some keys to achieving investor pitch excellence.

Despite being the world’s fourth most populous country, Indonesia has traditionally had a very small number of retail investors. Fintech unicorn Ajaib is out to change that, and so far its bet appears to be paying off.

With a family background in construction, Versatile co-founder Meirav Oren is bringing the power of AI to the job site.

It’s no secret that plant-based foods and alternative meats have been soaring in popularity in recent years. On today’s McKinsey on Startups podcast, we learn more about this dynamic entrepreneurial sector in a guest episode from The Venture, the podcast on business building from Leap by McKinsey. Earlier this year, McKinsey’s Andrew Roth spoke to Eat Just CEO and cofounder Josh Tetrick. Founded in 2011, Eat Just has been a pioneer in the sector, producing eggs using mung beans and cultivated meat made from animal cells. Tetrick talks about his ambitions to transform conventional meat production, his understanding of consumer preferences and purchasing behavior, and getting the timing—and technology—right to reach scale. See www.mckinsey.com/privacy-policy for privacy information

Mike Packer of QED Investors talks about the VC firm’s data-driven approach to fintech investing, the growing opportunities in Latin America and other emerging markets, the state of embedded finance, and what it means to fight the tyranny of .8 to the powe

Across Latin America, millions of micro-merchants still use pen and paper to track their business. Treinta thinks its super app can bring them into the digital age.

Despite all the recent advances in modern medicine, the drug discovery process is still typically a long, costly, and often unsuccessful undertaking. David Berry of Valo Health thinks a data-driven, AI approach can remedy much of that.