--- title: "Seedstars the documentary" url: https://seedstars.com/content-hub/life/documentary/ --- SEEDSTARS THE DOCUMENTARY # EMERGING MARKET ENTREPRENEURS [WATCH THE STORY __](https://seedstars.com/content-hub/life/documentary/#watch) [![logo](https://sswebsite-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/images/seedstarsthedocumentarylogowebsite_1.original.png)](/) ## The story ### The story: details In 2019, we set off on a journey with Alima and Peter, founders of Cowtribe, an African startup selected amongst hundreds to participate in the Seedstars Summit 2019. From their home place in Ghana to the pitching competition in Lausanne, Switzerland, we followed their footsteps to capture their path as entrepreneurs and actors of change in their community. ## #Seedstarsthedocumentary Giving a voice to the game changers of the developing world ## Discover more stories [ LATIN AMERICA • FOOD & BEVERAGES Eat Cloud: The Startup that Leverages Technology to Minimize Food Waste and Reduce Hunger in Colombia EatCloud is a startup that reduces food waste and fights against hunger, generating social, economic, and environmental impact __ ](https://www.seedstars.com/content-hub/life/eat-cloud-startup-leverages-technology-minimize-food-waste-and-reduce-hunger-colombia/) [ GLOBAL • FINANCIAL SERVICES How to Raise $1.2m in Funding (Mesfix Case) As Mesfix raised its latest round of $1.2million, Seedstars wanted to get back in touch with Felipe Tascon, co-founder and CEO of Mesfix, and get the inside scoop! __ ](https://www.seedstars.com/content-hub/life/how-raise-12m-funding-mesfix-case/) [ AFRICA • FINANCIAL SERVICES How One Platform Helps African Artists Pave Their Way to Success Recently, Chidi’s startup Publiseer, a digital publishing platform for African authors and artists, has become one of the winners of the Migration Entrepreneurship Prize by the Human Security Division (Switzerland). __ ](https://www.seedstars.com/content-hub/life/how-one-platform-helps-african-artists-pave-their-way-success/) [ LATIN AMERICA • TECHNOLOGY Spotlight on Fabian: Creating New Opportunities for Business in Paraguay As far as he remembers himself, Fabian Biedermann, CEO of MOMO, was always inseparable with computers. __ ](https://www.seedstars.com/content-hub/life/spotlight-fabian-creating-new-opportunities-business-paraguay/) [ AFRICA • FINANCIAL SERVICES Spotlight on Geraldine: Leveraging Technology to Connect Informal Markets with Consumers Meet Geraldine Geraldo, CEO of Roque Online, a solution that connects informal markets with consumers in Angola. __ ](https://www.seedstars.com/content-hub/life/spotlight-geraldine-leveraging-technology-connect-informal-markets-consumers/) [ LATIN AMERICA • FINANCIAL SERVICES Spotlight on Amarilis: Empowering Local Businesses in the Dominican Republic to Embrace the Digital Amarilis has chosen to study economics as she believes it’s an efficient way to impact millions of lives. __ ](https://www.seedstars.com/content-hub/life/spotlight-amarilis-empowering-local-businesses-dominican-republic-embrace-digital/) [ AFRICA • OTHER Spotlight on Anderson: Making Waste Work for Economy of Angola His love for nature defined Anderson’s career path. Today, he is a founder and CEO of an innovative startup dealing with waste problems called Menos Lixo. __ ](https://www.seedstars.com/content-hub/life/spotlight-anderson-making-waste-work-economy-angola/) [ AFRICA • TECHNOLOGY eCampus: Using the Power of AI in Employee Training to Eliminate Poverty in Africa In 2020, one more great startup joined the Seedstars community – eCampus – as the winner of the Migration Entrepreneurship Prize by the Human Security Division (Switzerland). __ ](https://www.seedstars.com/content-hub/life/ecampus-using-power-ai-employee-training-eliminate-poverty-africa/) [ AFRICA • INVESTMENT What’s Your Why: Salum Awadh What kind of startups, Salum, CEO of SSC Capital from Tanzania, is looking as an investor and entrepreneur? __ ](https://www.seedstars.com/content-hub/life/whats-your-why-salum-awadh/) [ LATIN AMERICA • TECHNOLOGY Three Continents, One Data-Driven eCommerce Startup and a Baby | Ann Pichestapong In this episode, we meet Ann, founder and CEO of DataCue, who not only launched her own company but did it with her husband as her co-founder whilst travelling across Central and South America for their honeymoon! __ ](https://www.seedstars.com/content-hub/life/three-continents-one-data-driven-ecommerce-startup-and-baby-ann-pichestapong/) [ CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE • TECHNOLOGY Spotlight on Dimash: Teaching Next Generations to Code Dinmukhamed Junussov (Dimash) from Nur-Sultan __ ](https://www.seedstars.com/content-hub/life/spotlight-dimash-teaching-next-generations-code/) [ AFRICA • HR How Giraffe is Using Mobile Technology to Fight Unemployment in South Africa We continue our alumni story series with an interview with Anish Shivdasani, CEO of Giraffe, a fully-automated digital recruitment solution that gives medium-skilled job seekers access to opportunities for free, and enables businesses to recruit high __ ](https://www.seedstars.com/content-hub/life/how-giraffe-using-mobile-technology-fight-unemployment-south-africa/) [ AFRICA • SUPPLY CHAIN Vaccination Done On Time: How CowTribe Is Helping To Boost Ghanaian Economy CowTribe started with a simple conversation in a car when Peter offered Alima a lift one day. Strangers a few minutes before, they already knew that this acquaintance was not a coincidence and would grow into something bigger. __ ](https://www.seedstars.com/content-hub/life/vaccination-done-time-how-cowtribe-helping-boost-ghanaian-economy/) [ ASIA • HEALTHCARE CMED Health and Their Way to Making Bangladeshi Nation Healthier This time, we had a talk with our alumni in the healthcare industry – CMED Health, a Bangladeshi startup that is focusing on preventive healthcare. __ ](https://www.seedstars.com/content-hub/life/cmed-health-and-their-way-making-bangladeshi-nation-healthier/) [ GLOBAL • REAL ESTATE Making Bolivia Your Home: How Soon-To-Be-Unicorn UltraGrupo is Shaping Bolivian Real Estate UltraGrupo has just secured $520,000 in second-round funding and is going to scale its products to other markets __ ](https://www.seedstars.com/content-hub/life/making-bolivia-your-home-how-soon-be-unicorn-ultragrupo-shaping-bolivian-real-estate/) [ AFRICA • GOVERNMENT Spotlight on Neema: Personal Lawyer in Your Pocket Sheria Kiganjani was created to give people access to various legal services and information via their mobile phones __ ](https://www.seedstars.com/content-hub/life/spotlight-neema-personal-lawyer-your-pocket/) [ GLOBAL • FINANCIAL SERVICES What’s Your Why: Gwendolyn Regina With 14 years under her belt as an entrepreneur and a media and technology expert, Gwendolyn Regina has found an interest in exploring the question “What is a good question?”. __ ](https://www.seedstars.com/content-hub/life/whats-your-why-gwendolyn-regina/) [ ASIA • EDUCATION & CONSULTING Spotlight on Htet: Helping People Gain Skills to Succeed on Global Market How to solve the global human capital crisis? Where to start? We met someone who knows the answer – Htet Thiri Shwe, CEO and Founder of MYEO. __ ](https://www.seedstars.com/content-hub/life/spotlight-htet-helping-people-gain-skills-succeed-global-market/) [ LATIN AMERICA • FINANCIAL SERVICES What’s Your Why: Sergio Contreras Sergio Contreras, CEO & Founder of inteliBPO, wants to break a common stereotype in Latin America. __ ](https://www.seedstars.com/content-hub/life/whats-your-why-sergio-contreras/) [ AFRICA • HEALTHCARE Spotlight on Gilbert: ‘Engineering’ Apparel to Save Lives Gilbert Abel, CEO of Noobites, is on a mission to solve the problem of mosquito-borne diseases by engineering clothing capable of repelling mosquitoes. __ ](https://www.seedstars.com/content-hub/life/spotlight-on-gilbert-engineering-apparel-to-save-lives/) [ GLOBAL • ADVERTISING & MARKETING What’s Your Why: Espree Devora Meet Espree Devora, founder of WeAreLATech, who was the keynote speaker at the Seedstars Summit CEE and hear her answers. __ ](https://www.seedstars.com/content-hub/life/whats-your-why-espree-devora/) [ CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE • ADVERTISING & MARKETING What’s Your Why: Vincent Tresno Meet Vincent Tresno, founder and a growth hacking advisor at Tresno Digital (Switzerland) who shares his vision of entrepreneurship and gives us examples of his favourite tools to strategize over the business growth. __ ](https://www.seedstars.com/content-hub/life/whats-your-why-vincent-tresno/) [ CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE • TRAVEL & TOURISM What’s Your Why: Zolko Batmunkh Why did Zolko choose the path of an entrepreneur? What makes him move forward? Get the answer in our next ‘What’s Your Why’ episode with the founder of IHotel (Mongolia) Zolko Batmunkh. __ ](https://www.seedstars.com/content-hub/life/whats-your-why-zolko-batmunkh/) [ ASIA • MOBILITY What’s Your Why: Marcus Tran AN VUI is creating an impact as the first technological company in Vietnam that features a comprehensive software system for the passenger transport. We caught up with Marcus Tran, CEO of AN VUI, to examine his whys. __ ](https://www.seedstars.com/content-hub/life/whats-your-why-marcus-tran/) ## The documentary is proudly supported by ### The documentary is proudly supported by: details [ ![lastminutecom](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/lastminutecomdocumentary.max-594x300.jpg) ](https://www.lastminute.com/) ## Featured on ### Featured on: details [ ![France 24](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/france24-doc.max-594x300.jpg) ](https://www.france24.com/) [ ![Techcabal](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/techcabal-doc.max-594x300.jpg) ](https://techcabal.com/) [ ![Themenatech](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/menatech-doc.max-594x300.jpg) ](https://www.themenatech.com/) [ ![Jumpstartmag](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/jumstart-doc.max-594x300.jpg) ](https://www.jumpstartmag.com/) ![](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/seedstars-star.max-150x150.png) Seedstars Seedstars is a Swiss-based group with the mission to impact people’s lives in emerging markets through technology and entrepreneurship. 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