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Why are so many founders in Central Asia building companies with one foot out the door? In this provocative piece by Shamil Ibragimov, Beyond the Hype: Rethinking Innovation Ecosystems in Central Asia, Ibragimov challenges the dominant startup narrative in emerging markets. Rather than fueling br...

From corporate-unicorn partnerships to the power of local trust, here how our Entrepreneur-In-Residence Andrea Kates outlines the real-world imperatives facing entrepreneurs, scaleups, and executives alike. The blog previews upcoming topics in the series, including AI in emerging economies, infrastr...

Nearly 300 MIT alumnae gathered in Boston for the 2025 MIT Women’s Conference.

During the period between 2010 and 2019, something a bit counterintuitive happened in U.S. economic inequality trends. During that time, personal earnings inequality decreased in the U.S. for the first time in a number of decades. But, in the same period, household income inequality continued to gro...

In the second blog of her two-part series, Dr. Nadia Shalaby explores how cutting-edge microbial technology could revolutionize agriculture across Africa. Building on research from MIT’s Furst Lab, she introduces “Mighty Microbes”—bioengineered, antioxidant-coated organisms that survive extreme cond...

The Center officially kicked off our multi-year collaboration with the Government of Botswana, marked by a series of exciting events including the first Foundry Fellow Reunion in Africa, the start of our 12-week early-stage entrepreneurship program with over 31 startups and the preparations for exci...

Miranda “MJ” Jamieson is Senior Director, Global Marketing—Robotics at Johnson & Johnson MedTech and a member of the MIT Executive MBA Class of 2025.  

Faculty presented the latest insights from their work in corporate leadership, precision medicine, climate policy, personal finance, and deep tech during MIT Sloan Reunion 2025.

This summer, Lexi Chu joined our team in Botswana for the launch of our early-stage entrepreneurship bootcamp hosted at the Botswana Digital & Innovation Hub (BDIH). Tasked with capturing video and content from the three-day program, Lexi connected with over 30 early-stage founders, listening, docum...

Yurui (Rui) Tong, MBAn ’21, reflects on her educational and professional journey through a personal lens of self-discovery and curiosity.