AI startup classification in developing countries

Original Data Source:World Bank 2024 Digital Business Database (Zhu et al. 2022), based on data from Crunchbase, CB Insights, Pitchbook, and Bitter BridgeAccess date: 2025Data accessibility: Data is proprietary and cannot be shared publicly in the reproducibility package.The data contains name and description of a sample of 3,600 AI-related businesses in low- and middle-income countries.WDR 2026 team created the dataset using a large language model based on descriptions of 3,600 AI-related businesses in low- and middle-income countries, which shows the number of start-ups classified.