The Rise of Unicorns in Emerging Markets

Abstract

The main contribution of this symposium panel is to understand the geographic and regional dynamics in which the unicorns of emerging countries had emerged and their relation to the local entrepreneurial ecosystems. The key characteristics of unicorns from emerging markets (industry, size, international exposure, etc) will be assessed. Additionaly, the panel will focus on the key differences between developed country unicorns and emerging markets one. The goal is to idenfity key features of unicorns from the latter, both in terms of innovation strategies, internationalization, funding, etc).