Sturgeon Capital: Frontier & Emerging Markets Investments

Featured Resources

FEATURED

The Investor Uzbekistan 2026

Read

FEATURED

Sturgeon Impact Report 2025

Read

FEATURED

Sturgeon Announces $25m Final Close of SEO II

Read

NEWS

Billz Announces Strategic Partnership with TBC Bank Group

Read

FEATURED

Capital Allocators Podcast: Venture Capital on the Emerging Frontier at Sturgeon Capital

Listen

FEATURED

The Generalist: Venture at the Frontier

5 Min Read

FEATURED

Robin Butler, Sturgeon Capital: Venture Capital Strategies in Emerging Markets

Play

All Resources

ALL

NEWS

PODCAST

SUBSTACK

NEWS

Sturgeon Capital Closes $25M SEO II as Kazakhstan's Alem Capital Anchors Emerging Asia Bet

Read

NEWS

Klipy raises $3.8m from Google, Sturgeon, Redswan, Silvercircle

Read

NEWS

Sturgeon team meet Uzbek President at Tashkent International Investment Forum

Read

NEWS

Chevron Direct Investment Fund invests $24m in construction of a plant in Atyrau

Read

PODCAST

Affluencers Episode 3 - Nazerke Kalidolda

Play

PODCAST

STEPPE AHEAD PODCAST - Nazerke Kalidolda on Leaving Google & Investing in Central Asia

Play

PODCAST

VC Wisdom Podcast with Robin Butler

Listen

SUBSTACK

Chevron Direct Investment Fund invests $23.5m in ferroalloy plant

Read

PODCAST

Understanding Central Asia's Startup Scene - AMA with Nazerke and Robin

Play

SUBSTACK

The Importance of Ideal Market Profile

Read

SUBSTACK

Why We Invested - Finmedia

Read

SUBSTACK

Agriculture as the Exception

Read

SUBSTACK

Why We Invested - PeopleForce

Read

PODCAST

VC Insights Robin & Nazerke Sturgeon Capital on Startup Opportunities in Central Asia’s $600B Market

Play

SUBSTACK

Why We Invested - BILLZ

Read

SUBSTACK

Key Sectors on the New Silk Road

Read

NEWS

Robin Butler on Sturgeon Capital’s investment strategy and startup selection

Read

PODCAST

The Path from Google to a Venture Fund | Nazerke Kalidolda x Outpeer

Listen

SUBSTACK

Why We Invested - Smartlane

Read

SUBSTACK

From Credit Lines to Capital Markets

Read

NEWS

Sturgeon Capital welcomes Evren Ucok as Senior Advisor to support growth across VC and PE strategies.

Download Press Release

SUBSTACK

Chevron Direct Investment Fund invests $10m in Bioperations

Read

NEWS

Sturgeon Capital Announces Second Close of SEO II

Download Press Release

NEWS

Sturgeon Impact Report 2024

Read

SUBSTACK

Why We Invested - Farel

Read

SUBSTACK

Tech IPOs in the GCC

Read

SUBSTACK

Why We Invested - Cargon

Read

NEWS

Chevron Direct Investment Fund invests $19m in Kazakh Renewables

Read

NEWS

Sturgeon announces first institutional close of its second fund, SEO II

Download Press Release

PODCAST

Kiyan Zandiyeh – Uzbekistan

Listen

PODCAST

Would Warren Buffett invest in venture capital? W/ Kiyan Zandiyeh

Listen

PODCAST

Kiyan Zandiyeh - The Art, Craft, and Science of Investing in the Frontier

Listen

PODCAST

State of Emerging Markets with Robin Butler, Partner at Sturgeon Capital

Play

PODCAST

Robin Butler - "Countries that we invest in are incredibly misunderstood"

Listen

PODCAST

Robin Butler (Sturgeon Capital) investing at the frontier from Pakistan to Uzbekistan, ecosystem maturity, liquidity and creating momentum

Listen

PODCAST

Exploring Venture Capital: Insights into Emerging Markets

Play

PODCAST

Saad Hassan - Venture Capital in Pakistan

Listen

SUBSTACK

Interviewing the YC-backed, ex-Platoon Commander who is building Stripe for ex-Soviet States

5 Min Read

SUBSTACK

Q&A with the CEO of a Flexport-backed logistics startup, unlocking supply chains across the Caucasus and Central Asia

5 Min Read

SUBSTACK

7 Questions with the Founder Building the Digital Operating System for Pakistan’s $14B+ Trucking Industry

Read

SUBSTACK

Building Bangladesh’s Largest Online Travel Agency and Migrant Worker Remittance Platform

Read

VENTURE CAPITAL

Women in Venture Research Report

Download Report

VENTURE CAPITAL

How VCs can beat currency depreciation

Read

SUBSTACK

Chevron Direct Investment Fund Allocates $41 Million to Two Kazakh Companies

Read

SUBSTACK

Impact Investing 101

Read

SUBSTACK

Where are Bangladesh’s digital consumers?

Read

SUBSTACK

Exits in emerging markets

Read

SUBSTACK

My time as a Sturgeon intern – Part III

Read

SUBSTACK

My time as a Sturgeon intern – Part II

Read

SUBSTACK

My time as a Sturgeon intern – Part I

Read

NEWS

Lado Gurgenidze joining Sturgeon Capital as a FinTech Venture Partner

Download Press Release

NEWS

Sturgeon Impact Report 2023

Download Press Release

VENTURE CAPITAL

Financial Inclusion Research Report

Download Report

SUBSTACK

How big really is 250m people?

Read

NEWS

Sturgeon Capital launch new incubator Swift Launch to solve the talent gap and shortage of investable startups in Central Asia

Read

SUBSTACK

Processes Before People

Read

SUBSTACK

The $100m ARR Club – Part III: Software-as-a-Service

Read

SUBSTACK

The $100m ARR Club – Part II: Fintech’s

Read

SUBSTACK

The $100m ARR Club – Part I: Marketplaces

Read

SUBSTACK

Founder vs. Business Model Paradox

Read

PODCAST

Ivy Podcast: State of Emerging Markets

Listen

VENTURE CAPITAL

Paklaunch: Investing in the frontier markets

Play

PODCAST

Frontier Markets Podcast: The Art, Craft, and Science of Investing in the Frontier

Listen

NEWS

Sturgeon Impact Report 2022

Download Press Release

NEWS

UzOman invests in ZOOD, a leading digital lending platform in Uzbekistan

Read

SUBSTACK

How startups can raise money in emerging markets today

Read

SUBSTACK

“Emerging” Emerging Markets Venture Capital

Read

SUBSTACK

Primer: Key drivers of success for digital lenders in emerging markets

Read

SUBSTACK

Sturgeon Capital: Powering the Digital Transition In Emerging Markets

Read

VENTURE CAPITAL

A year on from Russia’s invasion, Ukrainian startups show astounding resilience

Read

NEWS

Mastercard and ZoodPay join forces to launch first virtual installment card across EEMEA

Read

VENTURE CAPITAL

She Loves Tech Global Conference 2022

Play

PODCAST

Investing at the frontier from Pakistan to Uzbekistan

Listen

SUBSTACK

Why technology is the right investment strategy for Bangladesh

Read

VENTURE CAPITAL

Tech Sheck Podcast: Backing Companies In Emerging Markets

Play

SUBSTACK

Why exposure to the digitalisation of large truly nascent ecosystems deserves a spot in an institutional VC program

Read

SUBSTACK

Company Deep Dives - Zoodpay

Read

SUBSTACK

Sturgeon's FinTech thesis

Read

SUBSTACK

The relationship between a founder and investor

Read

SUBSTACK

Thoughts On The Market

Read

PODCAST

You can be a VC investor with Kiyan Zandiyeh – The Investors Podcast Network

Listen

PODCAST

Distilling Venture Capital Podcast with Sturgeon Capital’s Alex Branton

Listen

PODCAST

Startup Founders Podcast with Sturgeon Capital’s Robin Butler

Listen

PODCAST

The Pakistani startup ecosystem: DeepDive with Omar Abedin & Sturgeon Capital’s Robin Butler

Listen

Sturgeon Capital Ltd is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, FRN 554051. Company number 07421440. Registered in England and Wales.

Legal and Regulatory Information

Privacy Notice

Terms & Conditions

Cookies Policy

Sturgeon Capital Ltd is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, FRN 554051. Company number 07421440. Registered in England and Wales.

Legal and Regulatory Information

Privacy Notice

Terms & Conditions

Cookies Policy

Sturgeon Capital Ltd is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, FRN 554051. Company number 07421440. Registered in England and Wales.

Legal and Regulatory Information

Privacy Notice

Terms & Conditions

Cookies Policy

Sturgeon Capital Ltd is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, FRN 554051. Company number 07421440. Registered in England and Wales.