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FI N D I N G S O LUTI O N S FO R ECO N O M I E S U N D ER LO CK D OW N With SMEs comprising an estimated 90% of businesses in Sub-Saharan Africa, COVID-19 hit merchants in the region hard. F LU T T E R WAV E , a Nigerian fintech company led by Endeavor Entrepreneurs Gbenga Agboola (right) & Ife Orioke, developed a new product to enable small businesses to create an online store at zero cost to them. Meanwhile, in Brazil, digital bank N E O N (below) accelerated the development of solutions such as deposits, investments, and online purchases, targeted toward the country's unbanked population. And in Vietnam, T R U S T I N G S O C I A L is enabling financial institutions to accurately assess the creditworthiness of overlooked individuals, democratizing access to loans and more. I NV E STI N G I N T H E FUT U R E O F FO O D As the world faces a rapidly changing climate, N O T CO (left), a Chilean food tech company that manufactures plant-based milk and meat replacements, is working to tackle one of the biggest polluters: animal agriculture. In the U.S., A P P H A R V E S T (center) is bringing sustainable agriculture — and jobs — back to Kentucky with the largest greenhouse in Appalachia; while in Kenya, T W I G A F O O D S (right) is using technology to connect farmers with vendors, allowing for food to be sourced and delivered across the country.