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      • March 2025
      • Case

      Mobvoi's Path Through Market Challenges and Business Reinvention

      By: Paul A. Gompers and Shu Lin
      Founded in 2012, Mobvoi evolved through multiple transformations—from AI-driven voice technology to smart wearables and later AI-generated content. Backed by major investors, the company navigated shifts in strategy while facing two failed IPO attempts. As market... View Details
      Keywords: Business Startups; Entrepreneurship; AI and Machine Learning; Transformation; Initial Public Offering; Business Strategy; Technology Industry; China
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      Gompers, Paul A., and Shu Lin. "Mobvoi's Path Through Market Challenges and Business Reinvention." Harvard Business School Case 825-158, March 2025.
      • March 14, 2025
      • Editorial

      Harvard Students Should Ignore Calls to Boycott Israel Trek

      By: Jesse M. Fried, Paul A. Gompers, Scott Kominers and Mark C. Poznansky
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      Fried, Jesse M., Paul A. Gompers, Scott Kominers, and Mark C. Poznansky. "Harvard Students Should Ignore Calls to Boycott Israel Trek." Harvard Crimson (March 14, 2025).
      • November 2024
      • Case

      Grab Returns: Riding the SPAC-tacular Highway?

      By: Paul Gompers, Graham Blanks and Sachin Srivastava
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      Gompers, Paul, Graham Blanks, and Sachin Srivastava. "Grab Returns: Riding the SPAC-tacular Highway?" Harvard Business School Case 225-043, November 2024.
      • August 2024
      • Module Note

      EoTV: Module 4 - Legal and Regulatory Environment

      By: Paul Gompers
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      Gompers, Paul. "EoTV: Module 4 - Legal and Regulatory Environment." Harvard Business School Module Note 225-020, August 2024.
      • August 2024
      • Module Note

      EoTV: Module 5 - Cultural Factors and the Startup Ecosystem

      By: Paul Gompers
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      Gompers, Paul. "EoTV: Module 5 - Cultural Factors and the Startup Ecosystem." Harvard Business School Module Note 225-021, August 2024.
      • August 2024
      • Module Note

      EoTV: Module 3 - Sources of Financing

      By: Paul Gompers
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      Gompers, Paul. "EoTV: Module 3 - Sources of Financing." Harvard Business School Module Note 225-019, August 2024.
      • August 2024
      • Module Note

      EoTV: Module 1 - Industry Structure and the Macroeconomy

      By: Paul Gompers
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      Gompers, Paul. "EoTV: Module 1 - Industry Structure and the Macroeconomy." Harvard Business School Module Note 225-017, August 2024.
      • August 2024
      • Module Note

      EoTV: Module 2 - Availability and Access to Talent

      By: Paul Gompers
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      Gompers, Paul. "EoTV: Module 2 - Availability and Access to Talent." Harvard Business School Module Note 225-018, August 2024.
      • June 2024
      • Case

      Metub: Scaling Influence beyond Vietnam

      By: Paul A. Gompers and Shu Lin
      Founded in 2014, Metub was a leading video and talent network in Vietnam. It managed over 3,000 channels on YouTube and more than 3,000 content creators. To expand creators’ income opportunities across multiple platforms, Metub had diversified beyond its original... View Details
      Keywords: Intellectual Property; Business or Company Management; Brands and Branding; Competition; Diversification; Expansion; Recruitment; Entrepreneurship; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Viet Nam; Southeast Asia
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      Gompers, Paul A., and Shu Lin. "Metub: Scaling Influence beyond Vietnam." Harvard Business School Case 824-137, June 2024.
      • May 2024 (Revised March 2025)
      • Case

      MStudio and Djoli: Accelerating Startup Growth in Francophone Africa

      By: Paul A. Gompers, Pippa Tubman Armerding and Temitayo Lawal
      Djoli, a procurement platform, was one of the startups launched and supported by MStudio, a startup studio in Côte d'Ivoire, in 2023. After a year of operations, Djoli must look beyond MStudio, which had supported them financially and in kind in exchange for equity,... View Details
      Keywords: Business Startups; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Distribution Industry; Technology Industry; Africa; Côte d'Ivoire
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      Gompers, Paul A., Pippa Tubman Armerding, and Temitayo Lawal. "MStudio and Djoli: Accelerating Startup Growth in Francophone Africa." Harvard Business School Case 824-183, May 2024. (Revised March 2025.)
      • March 2024
      • Case

      Biomanufacturing Decentralization by Stämm

      By: Paul A. Gompers, Jenyfeer Martínez Buitrago and Mariana Cal
      In Buenos Aires, Argentina, cousins Llamazares and D’Alvia founded Stämm, a startup based on the idea of decentralizing biomanufacturing processes and downsizing biotech facilities. After raising its seed and series A rounds, and while finalizing its series B round in... View Details
      Keywords: Business Model; Business Startups; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Selection and Staffing; Technological Innovation; Science-Based Business; Business Strategy; Commercialization; Growth and Development Strategy; Product Launch; Research and Development; Biotechnology Industry; Latin America; South America; Argentina; Buenos Aires
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      Gompers, Paul A., Jenyfeer Martínez Buitrago, and Mariana Cal. "Biomanufacturing Decentralization by Stämm." Harvard Business School Case 824-190, March 2024.
      • March 2024 (Revised June 2024)
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      Kashat: Navigating the Uncertainties of the Egyptian Fintech Market

      By: Paul A. Gompers and Ahmed Dahawy
      Karim Nour, the founder of Kashat, an Egyptian nano-lending fintech company, is contemplating how to manage the growth of his startup. Over the summer of 2022, Kashat's loan disbursements had grown by nearly 40%, fueled by macroeconomic instability in Egypt. However,... View Details
      Keywords: Fintech; Business Model; Developing Countries and Economies; Acquisition; Business Exit or Shutdown; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Startups; Financing and Loans; Capital; Financial Services Industry; Banking Industry; Egypt
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      Gompers, Paul A., and Ahmed Dahawy. "Kashat: Navigating the Uncertainties of the Egyptian Fintech Market." Harvard Business School Case 824-055, March 2024. (Revised June 2024.)
      • March 2024 (Revised April 2025)
      • Case

      TELEXISTENCE Inc.

      By: Paul A. Gompers and Akiko Saito
      A case about a Japanese robotics startup aiming to enter the U.S. market with its robots that combine AI and human intervention to complete restocking tasks in retail stores. View Details
      Keywords: Business Startups; Entrepreneurship; Market Entry and Exit; Technology Adoption; Decisions; AI and Machine Learning; Retail Industry; Technology Industry; Japan; United States
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      Gompers, Paul A., and Akiko Saito. "TELEXISTENCE Inc." Harvard Business School Case 224-031, March 2024. (Revised April 2025.)
      • March 2024
      • Case

      Funderbeam: Teaming Up or Going Alone?

      By: Paul A. Gompers, Elena Corsi and Orna Dan
      Funderbeam, a global platform founded in Estonia to enable start-ups to run private syndications and secondaries while offering liquidity for private equity investors, was at a crossroads. Over its ten-year run, the company had expanded its services and areas of... View Details
      Keywords: Decision Making; Business Exit or Shutdown; Transition; Leading Change; Business or Company Management; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Financing and Loans; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Ownership Stake; Expansion; Business Startups; Venture Capital; Financial Services Industry; Estonia; Republic of Ireland; United Kingdom; Singapore
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      Gompers, Paul A., Elena Corsi, and Orna Dan. "Funderbeam: Teaming Up or Going Alone?" Harvard Business School Case 224-076, March 2024.
      • March 2024
      • Case

      Nomad: A License to Bank

      By: Paul A. Gompers and Pedro Levindo
      In late 2023, Lucas Vargas, CEO and co-founder of Nomad, a fintech that offered financial services in the United States for Brazilian residents, had to decide what to do to ensure the company’s continued expansion. Nomad launched its first product, a U.S. digital bank... View Details
      Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Startups; Customer Satisfaction; Decision Making; Entrepreneurship; Banks and Banking; Initial Public Offering; Global Strategy; Growth and Development Strategy; Brands and Branding; Marketing Strategy; Product Launch; Organizational Culture; Going Public; Ownership Stake; Innovation and Invention; Strategic Planning; Business and Government Relations; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Risk and Uncertainty; Business Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Corporate Strategy; Diversification; Expansion; Vertical Integration; Leadership; Law; Banking Industry; Technology Industry; Service Industry; Brazil; United States; North America; Latin America
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      Gompers, Paul A., and Pedro Levindo. "Nomad: A License to Bank." Harvard Business School Case 824-144, March 2024.
      • February 2024
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      Vespucci Partners: The New World of Venture Capital in Hungary

      By: Paul A. Gompers, Tonia Labruyere and Emilie Billaud
      Julia Sohajda was the young, female founding partner of the Hungarian VC firm Vespucci Partners, which focused on investing at seed stage into Hungarian deep tech startups and prepare them for a launch in the U.S market. Vespucci's first fund had largely been comprised... View Details
      Keywords: Venture Capital; Business Startups; Investment Funds; Financing and Loans; Entrepreneurship; Financial Services Industry; Hungary; United States
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      Gompers, Paul A., Tonia Labruyere, and Emilie Billaud. "Vespucci Partners: The New World of Venture Capital in Hungary." Harvard Business School Case 824-138, February 2024.
      • February 2024 (Revised April 2024)
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      Finberg: Corporate Venture Capital in Türkiye

      By: Paul A. Gompers and Namrata Arora
      In December 2021, Murat Özyeğin, Chairman of Fiba Holding, along with Ömer Mert and İhsan Elgin, engaged in discussions about the future of United Payment, a fintech company in which Finberg, a subsidiary of Fibabanka, held a 20% stake. Finberg, established in 2018 as... View Details
      Keywords: Corporate Venture Capital; Technology; Return On Investment; Venture Capital; Investment; Strategy; Technological Innovation; Competition; Valuation; Acquisition; Business Startups; Information Technology Industry; Banking Industry; Middle East; North Africa; Turkey; Ukraine; Romania; Poland
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      Gompers, Paul A., and Namrata Arora. "Finberg: Corporate Venture Capital in Türkiye." Harvard Business School Case 824-175, February 2024. (Revised April 2024.)
      • February 2024 (Revised July 2024)
      • Case

      Taffi: Entrepreneurship in Saudi Arabia

      By: Paul A. Gompers and Fares Khrais
      Taffi was a tech-enabled fashion styling startup founded by Shahad Geoffrey in Saudi Arabia in 2020. Within three years of operating, Geoffrey had pivoted the business multiple times. In 2023, Geoffrey was attempting the business’s most ambitious pivot yet, shifting... View Details
      Keywords: Business Startups; Disruption; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Investment; Growth and Development Strategy; Business Strategy; AI and Machine Learning; Fashion Industry; Technology Industry; Saudi Arabia; Arabian Peninsula
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      Gompers, Paul A., and Fares Khrais. "Taffi: Entrepreneurship in Saudi Arabia." Harvard Business School Case 224-052, February 2024. (Revised July 2024.)
      • February 2024
      • Case

      Tony Elumelu Foundation: Democratizing Luck Across Africa

      By: Paul A. Gompers and Samir Saxena
      Founded in 2010, The Tony Elumelu Foundation is Africa’s leading philanthropy working to support entrepreneurs in Africa with access to seed capital, business management training, mentorship, and access to networks. Through a $100 million commitment by its founder,... View Details
      Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Innovation Leadership; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Mission and Purpose; Education Industry; Nigeria; Africa
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      Gompers, Paul A., and Samir Saxena. "Tony Elumelu Foundation: Democratizing Luck Across Africa." Harvard Business School Case 224-055, February 2024.
      • February 2024 (Revised July 2024)
      • Case

      Korea Venture Investment Corporation

      By: Paul A. Gompers and Billy Chan
      Financial service sector Korea Venture Investment Corporation (KVIC) is the venture capital arm of the Korean government with a founding mission to build a domestic startup ecosystem that would be as competitive as Silicon Valley. KVIC manages a basket of... View Details
      Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Society; Investment; Venture Capital; Mission and Purpose; State Ownership; Financial Services Industry; Asia; South Korea
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      Gompers, Paul A., and Billy Chan. "Korea Venture Investment Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 224-022, February 2024. (Revised July 2024.)
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