Features 16 December 2025 Big bets and broken unicorns: Tiger Global’s rise and reckoning The fast-money pandemic era helped build billion-dollar startups around the world — then brought many down just as quickly. Will the AI boom be a repeat? By Issie Lapowsky
Global Tech Downturn 8 May 2023 Once darlings of investors, Africa’s B2B e-commerce startups are struggling to survive By Damilare Dosunmu
Global Tech’s Very Bad Year 16 March 2023 Beyond the Valley: Nine companies hit hard by the global tech crash By Rest of World Staff
Global Tech Downturn 15 March 2023 How the global startup economy is reacting to SVB’s crash Entrepreneurs and investors in India, Mexico, Morocco, Singapore, and China are worried about the fallout of the crisis on the funding and regulatory environment. By Nilesh Christopher, David I. Adeleke, Ee Ming Toh, Daniela Dib, José Luis Peñarredonda and Viola Zhou
Global Tech’s Very Bad Year 15 March 2023 Nigeria’s tech workers got used to good salaries and high demand. Then came the crash Laid-off employees are scrambling to adjust their lifestyles as funding crunches hit the already struggling economy. By Ope Adetayo
Global Tech’s Very Bad Year 14 March 2023 60 days to find a job or leave the country Amid mass layoffs, tech workers in the U.S. on H-1B visas are scrambling to find new roles. By Varsha Bansal
Global Tech Downturn 14 March 2023 Investors told Latin American startups to bank with SVB. Then it collapsed Why founders from emerging markets were advised to seek safety at Silicon Valley Bank. By Daniela Dib and José Luis Peñarredonda
Global Tech’s Very Bad Year 13 March 2023 Tech’s very bad year, in numbers Reduced investment and large-scale layoffs have created dark times for tech globally. By Issie Lapowsky and Erin Wong
