Marko Dimitrijevic’s Volta Global Invests in Beauty Startup

In what MarketWatch calls "Volta Global's expanding e-commerce portfolio of innovative, direct-to-consumer digital brands," it was announced on April 7, 2017 that Volta Global, led by Marko Dimitrijevic, had made an investment in Context, a direct-to-consumer beauty startup. About the investment, Marko says: "Volta Global is proud to be providing growth capital and excited to be a part [...]

2021-08-04T13:49:42+00:00April 10th, 2017|Blog|Comments Off on Marko Dimitrijevic’s Volta Global Invests in Beauty Startup

Why Investors Should Pay Attention to Cyber-Security

A Growing Problem and Fast-Changing Technology Landscape Equals Opportunity for Savvy VCs A research study published in the Journal of the Association for Information Systems in 2016 found that, despite the real threats to businesses posed by cyber-security issues, people didn’t show a physical fear response to the proposed threats. Which explains why so many [...]

2017-06-19T15:35:45+00:00April 10th, 2017|Blog|Comments Off on Why Investors Should Pay Attention to Cyber-Security

Three Sets of Risks that All Frontier Investors Should Assess, and Re-assess

Frontier markets have great potential, but come with a unique set of risks. It should be abundantly clear that I believe frontier markets, if governed properly, will become emerging markets and, eventually, developed markets. This 2016 article in Forbes makes the case that frontier markets offer undiscovered gems to investors, as long as you are [...]

2017-06-19T15:35:45+00:00March 28th, 2017|Blog|Comments Off on Three Sets of Risks that All Frontier Investors Should Assess, and Re-assess

What the New “Ranking of Economies” Says About U.S. Entrepreneurship

Do you think it is easy to start a business in the USA? Many would say yes, but you may be surprised that the United States ranks only 51st in the recent Economy Rankings which were assembled by the World Bank. The rankings include the following categories: Economy Ease of Doing Business Rank Starting a Business Dealing with [...]

2017-03-14T18:15:03+00:00March 14th, 2017|Blog|Comments Off on What the New “Ranking of Economies” Says About U.S. Entrepreneurship

The Growing Promise of Emerging & Frontier Markets: Investors, Take Heed

Emerging markets is a buzzword that’s well-known in investment circles, but lesser known–to casual investors, especially–are frontier markets. However, as I argue in my book Frontier Investor: How to Prosper in the Next Emerging Markets, frontier markets are the new emerging markets, and many emerging markets are now closer to developed markets. Only a balance [...]

2017-06-19T15:35:45+00:00January 26th, 2017|Blog|Comments Off on The Growing Promise of Emerging & Frontier Markets: Investors, Take Heed

PR Newswire Features Volta Global & Cyber Security Company FHOOSH

The cutting-edge cyber security company FHOOSH recently secured $2 million in capital from Volta Global, as reported by PR Newswire in December, 2016. FHOOSH is the first company to pair high-speed data transmission with ultra-secure cyber security technology to help corporations, institutions, and government protect and power digital information. The unique software protects stored data [...]

2021-08-04T13:42:02+00:00January 25th, 2017|Blog|Comments Off on PR Newswire Features Volta Global & Cyber Security Company FHOOSH

Marko Dimitrijevic Featured in “Pakistan Beats India” Forbes article

In a recent interview with Forbes writer Panos Mourdoukoutas, weighs in on the post-9/11 repercussions of U.S. and Pakistan relations, as follows: “A unilateral default seemed almost inevitable,” writes Marko Dimitrijevic in Frontier Investor (New York: Columbia Business School, 2017). “However, the United States’ post-9/11 collaboration with the Musharraf government to fight terrorism provided an [...]

2017-06-19T15:35:45+00:00January 25th, 2017|Blog|Comments Off on Marko Dimitrijevic Featured in “Pakistan Beats India” Forbes article

Shake-A-Leg Miami and Volta Global Featured on ‘The Street’

Shake-A-Leg Miami, a nonprofit that uses the marine environment to enhance the health and education of disadvantaged and disabled youth, has partnered with Volta Global to launch Sea Worthy, "a new program designed to assist young adults with autism and other disabilities to develop skills that will enable them to become independent on the water [...]

2021-08-04T13:43:49+00:00January 25th, 2017|Blog|Comments Off on Shake-A-Leg Miami and Volta Global Featured on ‘The Street’

The Miami Herald Asks Marko Dimitrijevic About Mobile Tech Investment

A story by the Miami Herald, "Why mobile payment technology is leap-frogging in Latin America," features a Q& A with Marko Dimitrijevic, a recent investor in the mobile payment technology company YellowPepper, and the company's CEO and co-founder Serge Elkiner. The Miami-based company began my tapping into Latin America's mobile banking market, and is now experiencing [...]

2017-01-25T17:37:44+00:00January 25th, 2017|Blog|Comments Off on The Miami Herald Asks Marko Dimitrijevic About Mobile Tech Investment

Marko Dimitrijevic Featured on “Five Good Questions”

In the weekly series, Five Good Questions, Jake Taylor asks authors five good questions and publishes the interviews for his growing readership.  Jake's goal is to use new technologies (like the internet) to inspire people to read more books by interviewing authors of books that he has read and enjoyed. The most recent episode features Marko Dimitrijevic and [...]

2017-06-19T15:35:45+00:00January 24th, 2017|Blog, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Marko Dimitrijevic Featured on “Five Good Questions”