The ESPACIO Media Incubator announced that its native advertising service, Originals Plus, will offer a special 25% discount for any startups taking part in an accelerator program. The sponsored content packages start at as low as US $199 per month. Originals Plus offers high quality, low-cost native advertising for startups. As part of the Originals
We’ve all been there. We took the taxi home, made small talk with the driver, made sure to tip extra out of courtesy, and then watched as the blood drains from his face when we slammed the door violently shut. Reckless door slamming (or ‘RDS’ as it is called among thought leaders in this vertical)
If you ever had a dream of taking your business to the shores of South America, Puerto Rico-based accelerator Parallel 18 is looking for international startups with a vision to expand its business to the United States and Latin America. Applications for Parallel 18’s (P18) sixth generation are open until October 15th. The Puerto Rico-based accelerator is
Although in its early stages, artificial intelligence is one of Latin America’s most important up-and-coming tech markets and continues to make news headlines, whether it be for economic or social reasons. In fact, research by Accenture suggests that AI could be the solution to the region’s long term low economic productivity and problems. The management
Colombia Startup 2018 is now underway having announced the final eighteen startups for their summit this November. The finalists were chosen from 300 startups that applied and will be offered the chance to present their innovative ideas before investors in the hope of scaling them to new heights. The startups run through the gamut of
Based in Bogotá, Polymath Ventures builds companies from scratch that caters to the middle class in emerging markets. LATAM.tech talks to founder Wenyi Cai about building a company that builds companies. Latin America has challenges almost as numerous as it does salsa bars. With much of the continent still very much reliant on a parallel
Latin America will be at the forefront of fintech next year with Peru and Colombia tipped to host the first continental editions of one of the world’s most revered financial sector conferences. Finnovating will bring their global event Unconference to Latin America for the first time following strong interest from startups and banks alike. The
Recently voted the 4th most attractive Brazilian startup to work for by LinkedIn, Docket is the online platform that allows for fast and affordable document registrations. As a business, its three main aims are to facilitate finding, managing and analysing documents. Having received acceleration from Google Launchpad, the three-person team that started out in 2016
Is the belief that professional and personal lives should be kept separate outdated? Startups across Latin America are working to prove so. For years, research has suggested that employees who did not establish a clear boundary between their work and home lives were less likely to be able to relax and switch off in their
In this series we look to the graduates of Founder Institute’s Bogota program. Among the many accelerator programs in Colombia, Founder Institute Bogotá was originally brought to the country by Alan Colmenares in 2009. The program is back after a five year hiatus, under new director Mads Schmidt Peterson. “I am proud to present the