Global Emerging Markets

Global Emerging Markets (GEM) is a private equity firm based in New York, established in 1991. The firm specializes in alternative investments focused on emerging markets worldwide, leveraging a collective experience of over a century among its partners. GEM manages a diverse array of investment vehicles that encompass various asset classes, including small to mid-cap management buyouts, private investments in public equities, and select venture investments. The firm has made investments in 305 companies across 65 countries, aiming to provide its investors with a diversified portfolio tailored to different operational controls, risk-adjusted returns, and liquidity profiles. Additionally, GEM has a presence in the U.S. private equity space through its affiliate fund, Kinderhook Industries, which focuses on mid-cap control buyouts.

Warren Baker III

Managing Director

Christopher Francis Brown

Founder

Olivier Corchia

Associate

Rick Joshi

Managing Director

Aude Planche

Partner

Stuart Sundlun

Managing Director

Peter de Svastich

Managing Director

Edward J. Tobin

Director

40 past transactions

Giga Carbon Neutrality

Private Equity Round in 2023
Giga Carbon Neutrality is a clean energy trucking and technology company that makes running clean, reliable vehicle fleets easy for industrial and commercial transportation companies.

LootMogul

Venture Round in 2022
LootMogul is an athlete-led sports metaverse web3 platform that uses blockchain games, meta stores for brands and players, and virtual homes and training facilities to provide in-real-life (IRL) prizes. The company's goal is to empower folks with the ability to earn and hold digital assets that can exist within or outside of any game. LootMogul was founded in 2020 by Raj Rajkotia and Kuntal Sampat.

Normax Biomed

Venture Round in 2022
Normax Biomed is an mRNA Vaccine research and development and manufacturing company that deliver mRNA Vaccines for infectious diseases to help support the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) for good health & well being.

Unizen

Venture Round in 2022
Unizen is a digital asset exchange platform that provides retail investors and global traders with free access to hybrid liquidity.

Bob Eco | Bobcoin

Initial Coin Offering in 2022
Bob Eco is a green technology company that allows individuals in developing countries to lease electric motorcycles to taxi people around. Bobcoin, an asset-backed coin, is the first instance in the world of cryptonization by a for-profit social enterprise. The innovative model of the Bobcoin Program offers the best of both worlds – it combines the flexibility and freedom of a distributed blockchain-based asset with tangible real-life businesses. The fundamentals of Bob Eco started in 2017, when the founders began providing small loans to individuals across emerging markets. The founders went on a mission with a far-reaching impact. The idea was simple—use asset finance, technology, and a customer-centric model to help informal sector entrepreneurs dramatically increase their economic trajectory, thereby creating over 200,000 jobs. Bob Eco started to build a long-term ecosystem for micro-entrepreneurs to grow and thrive as their partner, from financing to value-added services to new opportunities. The social impact Bob Eco has had and continues to have is massive. The benefits of access to low interest asset financing include: 1 - Enabling entrepreneurs to start or expand micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises. 2 - Savings help families build assets; they can finance school fees, improve homes (e.g., install power or running water), and achieve goals. Bob Eco observed that over 94.3% of all loan requests were used for taxi vehicle financing, and therein lies the problem. Considering that millions of motorcycle taxis operate in African countries, with some driving up to 16 hours a day, often covering hundreds of kilometers daily, Bob Eco was helping to move people out of extreme poverty by majorly threatening human and environmental health. Bob Eco actively promoted a significant source of carbon emissions—ubiquitous fuel-powered motorcycles—and this CO2 spewing was a considerable obstacle. Bob Eco decided that it could no longer pollute the environment in this way. The day Bob Eco stopped providing credit for CO2-spewing taxis was a good day for electric transportation in emerging markets. Bob Eco changed this concept to make all the motorcycle taxis electric and now offers its electric vehicles to local people on a lease-to-own basis, meaning that they can own the Bob electric motorcycle after a maximum term of 36 months. Training, life and medical insurance, and high-quality safety gear are all included, and Bob's staff actively support clients to reach their ownership goals. Bob Eco offers users the world's first mass-market electric vehicle that costs less to acquire, maintain, and operate than a fuel vehicle. On average, motorcycle taxi riders spend USD 4.40 daily on fuel and make an average daily profit of only USD 1.50, which they take home to their families. Bob riders save around USD 4.40 on fuel a day, which means they earn almost four times as much as a petrol motorcycle taxi. All the income from Bobcoin sales is invested into electric vehicles, making Bob Eco the first crypto company to use cryptocurrency to solve real-life problems with tangible, high-class, technological products.

Ecowatt Energy

Initial Coin Offering in 2022
EcoWatt is a next generation energy company, covering the whole energy chain from development, construction to operation and management of renewable energy plants and combining green energy with blockchain tokenization. The EcoWatt Token is the first Governance Token backed by income generating green assets and reforestation dedicated to increasing Token value and delivering social impact.

Energi Core

Venture Round in 2022
Energi Core is a next-generation Proof-of-Stake crypto currency that combines smart contracts, decentralized governance, and a self-funding Treasury. The power of a Treasury allows the project to fund not only development, but also support, operations, marketing, and defense departments. Tommy personally funded the initial development of the project himself, and this approach paid off. Throughout the recent bear market, the Energi project continued to grow and expand its team, while other projects were downsizing and cost-cutting.

KaJ Labs

Seed Round in 2022
KaJ Labs is a digital innovation firm that helps enterprises, brands, communities, and start-ups create mobile and web solutions. It seeks to create long-term relationships built on results. KaJ Labs values quality ideas over hierarchy. It is driven to create quality products that improve the lives of the world’s consumers, now and for generations to come. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

Zenith Chain

Seed Round in 2022
The Hybrid Smart Chain for Extensive Use

Instoried

Debt Financing in 2022
Instoried Research Labs Pvt. Ltd, founded in 2017 and based in Bengaluru, India, offers an artificial intelligence-driven tool designed to enhance the emotional impact of content on consumers. This augmented writing platform assists content marketers across various sectors, including e-commerce, news, and fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), by providing tailored recommendations for words and phrases that optimize emotional engagement. Instoried's tool delivers end-to-end solutions and includes a web application that supports multiple languages, enabling organizations to license the software for diverse user needs.

Millennial Brands

Private Equity Round in 2022
Millennial Brands is an emerging consumer player specializing in launching and developing the next generation of direct-to-consumer and digital brands.

Zigdao

Venture Round in 2022
Developer of an online crypto investment platform designed to make passive income accessible and sustainable. The company's platform offers a cryptocurrency trading bot that automates the trading using crypto signals together with the user's settings and rules and helps them find top-performing crypto traders and automates all of their trades, enabling clients to make the top trades by either copy-trading or receiving trade suggestions based on technical and fundamental analysis.

5ire

Series A in 2022
5ire operates a sustainability-focused blockchain platform that aims to transform the traditional for-profit economy into a more sustainable model. By integrating sustainability into its consensus mechanism, 5ire distinguishes itself from other Tier 1 smart contract platforms. The platform employs machine learning to monitor over 700 environmental, social, and governance (ESG) data sources in real-time, generating a Sustainability Score for its validators. This innovative approach features a hybrid consensus mechanism, combining nominated proof of stake with proof of benefit and donation, which ensures security, democratic participation, and equitable representation. Through its ecosystem, 5ire enables individuals and businesses to engage in sustainable economic practices, fostering an environment conducive to sustainable growth.

Spendwisor Inc

Debt Financing in 2022
Spendwisor a Fintech startup, is a fast-growing mobile payment startup that redefines the retail ecosystem through innovative business-to-customer marketing. Our solution is a retail industry-led mobile wallet and mobile POS (mPOS) with an integrated loyalty program. It transforms the retail ecosystem by providing an innovative digital platform that accepts mobile payments and rewards shoppers with points and cashback

Smartron

Private Equity Round in 2022
Smartron develops smart devices and Internet of things products for consumer and enterprise markets. The company focuses in various areas, including smart, sensor, robotics, artificial intelligence, and cloud and big data technologies to bring next generation smart devices, services, and care targeting consumer, enterprise, industrial, and infrastructure markets.

Hydro Wind Energy

Venture Round in 2021
Hydro Wind Energy is focused on becoming a leading sustainable energy provider, dedicated to addressing the environmental crisis through the development of zero carbon emission technologies. The company aims to deliver low-cost clean electricity and grid-scale energy storage solutions. Additionally, Hydro Wind Energy is engaged in creating handheld seawater desalination devices intended for humanitarian use and the marine sector, thereby enhancing access to essential resources. Through these initiatives, the company seeks to make a significant positive impact on the global environment, economy, and overall welfare of humanity.

Quercis Pharma

Private Equity Round in 2021
Quercis Pharma is a biopharmaceutical company that brings innovative and safe medicine to patients with orphan diseases. It is advancing a development pipeline of late-stage clinical studies that focus on the prevention of VTE in cancer patients. In addition, Quercis targets other diseases associated with thrombotic events, such as sickle cell disease (SCD), Ebola, and COVID-19. The Company’s lead drug candidate acts as an antithrombotic with a significantly lower risk of adverse events than existing treatments. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in Zug, Switzerland.

Nornir

Venture Round in 2021
Nornir is a smart city operator company from Steinkjer, Norway that provides an open end-to-end software infrastructure and wireless coverage for smart cities. The company's mission is to empower all software application developers by dramatically saving their time and costs. Nornir was founded in 2012.

FibroBiologics

Private Equity Round in 2021
Based in Houston, Texas, FibroBiologics is a regenerative medicine company developing an innovative solution for chronic disease treatment using fibroblast cells. Currently, FibroBiologics holds 150+ U.S. and International issued patents/patents pending across a variety of clinical pathways, including Disc Degeneration, Orthopedics, Multiple Sclerosis, and Cancer. FibroBiologics represents the next generation of medical advancement in cell therapy.

Captura Biopharma

Venture Round in 2021
Captura Biopharma is an biotechnology company engaged in the development and commercialization of heavy metal chelators useful in the treatment of internal radionuclide contamination and heavy metal poisoning. Its lead chelation candidate, C2E2, will be the world's first oral treatment indicated for internal radiation contamination and has been proven in efficacy studies to target select heavy metals, notably americium, plutonium, and lead. Heavy metal contamination, including exposure to transuranic elements, is on the rise.

HCS PHARMA

Venture Round in 2021
HCS Pharma is a biotechnology company focused on in vitro R&D, specializing in high content (HCA) and high throughput (HCS) cell imaging screening. HCS Pharma sells products based on BIOMIMESYS® technology, and develops its own 3D cellular models in its proprietary BIOMIMESYS® extracellular matrix. BIOMIMESYS® 3D culture technology faithfully reproduces the natural microenvironment of cells in 3D, to ensure more predictive results from in vitro studies, to reduce the time and cost of R&D, and animal testing in pharmaceutical, nutraceutical and cosmetic companies.

Cytocom

Post in 2021
Cytocom, Inc. a specialty biotech company, founded by patients, specializing in repurposing of drugs that deploys their patented therapies focused on the activation and rebalancing of the body’s immune system. Stimulating the body’s immune system remains one of the most promising approaches in the treatment of Cancers, HIV, Autoimmune Diseases, inflammatory conditions and other chronic infectious diseases.

Spendwisor Inc

Debt Financing in 2021
Spendwisor a Fintech startup, is a fast-growing mobile payment startup that redefines the retail ecosystem through innovative business-to-customer marketing. Our solution is a retail industry-led mobile wallet and mobile POS (mPOS) with an integrated loyalty program. It transforms the retail ecosystem by providing an innovative digital platform that accepts mobile payments and rewards shoppers with points and cashback

Spendwisor Inc

Private Equity Round in 2021
Spendwisor a Fintech startup, is a fast-growing mobile payment startup that redefines the retail ecosystem through innovative business-to-customer marketing. Our solution is a retail industry-led mobile wallet and mobile POS (mPOS) with an integrated loyalty program. It transforms the retail ecosystem by providing an innovative digital platform that accepts mobile payments and rewards shoppers with points and cashback

Gayam Motor Works

Private Equity Round in 2021
Gayam Motor Works designs, manufactures, and sells most advanced electric bikes and smart autos. Using hybrid and plug-in electric vehicles instead of conventional vehicles can help reduce reliance on imported petroleum and increase energy security. Electric vehicles (EVs) typically use less fuel than similar conventional vehicles, because they employ electric-drive technologies to boost efficiency. All EVs are capable of using off-board sources of electricity,

Novaremed AG

Private Equity Round in 2021
Novaremed AG develops of NRD.E1, an orally active New Chemical Entity (NCE) for the treatment of neuropathic pain. The company was founded in 2008 and is based in Basel, Switzerland.

Ensysce Biosciences

Venture Round in 2021
We’re a biotech company committed to stemming the prescription drug abuse epidemic. Our proprietary prodrug technologies: abuse resistant TAAP™ and overdose resistant MPAR™ are designed to improve the care of patients with chronic pain while reducing the human and economic costs associated with prescription drug abuse. In addition to working with all known prescription opioid drugs, our abuse-resistant drug technologies TAAP™ and MPAR™ have broad potential across a variety of other drugs with the possibility of abuse. For example, we currently have multiple TAAP™ products in the pipeline including one for ADHD.

Bioneb

Private Equity Round in 2020
Bioneb Pvt Limited specializes in developing ultrasonic vibrating mesh technology for drug delivery devices that facilitate the administration of medications through the pulmonary tract. The company provides a range of patented medical and non-medical formulations targeting various health issues, including diabetes, opioid addiction, migraine treatment, biologics, nicotine replacement therapy, alcohol addiction, and weight loss. Founded in 2013 and based in London, United Kingdom, Bioneb was previously known as Bioneb Limited until its name change in August 2018. In addition to its core focus on drug delivery technology, Bioneb also engages in direct-to-consumer genetic testing services in India.

NuView Life Sciences

Venture Round in 2020
NuView Life Sciences is a biotechnology company based in Park City, Utah focused on precision cancer diagnostics and therapeutics improving patient outcomes and reducing healthcare costs. NuView Life Sciences has a strong mission – to change the way many types of cancer are diagnosed and treated using precision medicine technology. Diagnosing and treating cancer with a targeted, specific approach to the disease will help to increase positive patient outcomes while also driving down costs incurred by patients, healthcare providers, and third-party insurance payers. NuView Life Sciences is an inventive, cutting-edge biotechnology company working to change the way cancer is currently diagnosed and treated. This positioning is dependent on attention to NuView Life Sciences’s platform technology, NV-VPAC1TM , and its action in the body.

LAVA International

Venture Round in 2020
Lava International Limited produces and sells Android based smartphones, tablets and tablets, touch phones, premium bar phones, and feature-rich budget phones. Its sales and service distribution network comprises CFAs, distributors, e-commerce sites, retailers, and service centers. The company was founded in 2009 and is based in Noida, India with additional offices in Mumbai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, and abroad. It has a testing set-up in China, and a research and development setup in India. The company also operates in Nepal and the Middle East through distributors and retailers.

DWC 3.0

Post in 2017
A listed company at Euronext Access Market in Paris.

Gaming Corp

Venture Round in 2017
Gaming Corps started in December 2012 in Uppsala, Sweden by Nicklas Dunham and Jens Larsson former executives at Starbreeze Studios who together successfully produced and launched Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay and Robin Flodin founder of Zeal Studios. Merging their teams into the present studio called Gaming Corps. Gaming Corps is a complete studio aiming for all the major gaming platforms no matter if it’s an AAA development for the hardcore audience or a social game implemented on Facebook.

Relief Therapeutics

Series A in 2016
Relief Therapeutics is a drug development company headquartered in Switzerland, established in 2013. It specializes in the research, development, and commercialization of biopharmaceutical products, particularly peptides and proteins of natural or engineered origin. The company primarily focuses on addressing diabetic complications and respiratory diseases, as well as rare genetic and metabolic disorders. Relief Therapeutics has a pipeline that includes various drug candidates, such as RLF-TD011 and RLF-100, which are in different stages of development. Additionally, the company offers commercial products, including Cambia, Setofilm, Voltadol, and Voltfast. The majority of its revenue comes from European markets.

WISeKey

Venture Round in 2016
WISeKey is a global cybersecurity company that specializes in digital identity management and secure authentication. Based in Switzerland, the company deploys large-scale digital identity ecosystems using its patented cryptographic Root of Trust (RoT), which ensures secure identification in both physical and virtual environments, catering to the Internet of Things, Blockchain, and Artificial Intelligence sectors. WISeKey's integrated Vertical Trusted Platform combines hardware and software solutions, including proprietary technologies like RoT and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), to help clients manage their digital identities and communications seamlessly. As the proliferation of internet-based devices increases, WISeKey addresses the associated cybersecurity challenges by providing comprehensive solutions that protect digital footprints and adapt to evolving security needs. The company’s offerings include managed PKI services and specialized semiconductor chips, which form the core of its cybersecurity Software as a Service (SaaS) business model.

YuuZoo Corporation

Post in 2015
YuuZoo Corporation operates as a technology company that develops and manages a diverse platform integrating social networking, e-commerce, and gaming. Founded in 2017 and based in Mueang Phuket, Thailand, the company has established a significant presence with offices in France, China, Nigeria, Thailand, and Singapore. YuuZoo's platform features a range of in-house developed products that are tailored to local markets, offering hundreds of vertical social networks, mobile games, streaming video, logistics, and electronic payment services. The company leverages a global network of franchisees and marketing partners to deliver its services across Asia, Africa, and Europe, reaching a combined population exceeding 4 billion.

Intertainment Media

Post in 2010
Intertainment Media Inc. is a Rich Media Applications leader, focused on delivering leading edge technology and marketing solutions enabling clients to power enhanced branding, loyalty initiatives and consumer engagement.
Northcore Technologies Inc. develops and sells asset lifecycle management solutions. Its products include Dyn@mic Buyer, an online sourcing solution that automates tendering activities; ProcureMate, a Web-based business-to-business e-procurement solution, which allows users to select goods for purchase from a Web-based catalog and issue purchase orders to their suppliers; WorkMate, an asset management solution that provides integrated capabilities for asset maintenance, asset tracking, materials management, and procurement functionality for oil and gas, process industries, and utilities sectors; and Dyn@mic Seller, an online sales solution that helps customers in the disposition of surplus assets and equipment. The company also offers consulting, customization and implementation, application development, training, maintenance and support, and hosting services. Its software products and services allow customers to source, buy, track, manage, and sell assets, primarily in asset-intensive industries. Northcore Technologies Inc. was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.