Óscar Andrés Méndez is the architect from Bogotá’s Javeriana University who co-founded Conceptos Plásticos, a company that uses recycled plastic materials to form lego-style bricks which are then used to build houses. Founded in 2011, the project started off with an environmental concern, explained co-founder Méndez in an interview with W Radio. As the company developed,
Thanks to the recent launch of automated crypto trading startup Gimmer’s decentralised platform, it is now possible for anyone to get involved in the digital currency trade, regardless of their level of experience or knowledge. In 2016, São Paulo developer Persio Flexa saw an opportunity to create a cryptocurrency startup that was somewhat different from
Healthcare in the US is unquestionably a complex issue. Despite the president’s previous remarks, healthcare has been a complicated matter for many years, dividing the political spectrum and the American people. Given the complexity of this issue, it should come as no surprise that it will take the brightest of minds to find a solution.
Argentinian Startup DebMedia is hoping to put an end to the hours spent waiting to talk to a human being at a customer service centre. Latam.tech spoke to co-founder Juan Martín Balan about how something so frustrating can be improved with just a small injection of technology. “There are help centres in which customers have
Paraná’s Atlético PR and São Paulo’s Corinthians have become the first Brazilian football teams to sign partnerships with Hong Kong-based crypto startup Inoovi. The bitcoin startup has created digital currency ‘IVI’ tokens for specific use within football. “IVI is a simple and utility token,” explained Inoovi PR director Anthony Marie, who claims that they represent
Technology has long since been a part of the field of education, and now even more so in countries like Colombia. Thanks to an alliance between Microsoft and Medellín‘s Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, the HoloLens has become available for their students to use, implementing mixed reality into education. Microsoft’s HoloLens is the first self-contained holographic computer,
According to a 2017 report carried out by the PRODEM (Programme for Entrepreneurial Development), Colombia was found to have the highest numbers of human entrepreneur capital in Latin America. Those aged between 14 and 28 years represent the largest age bracket in Colombia’s workforce, and it is often this portion of the population who are
Silicon Valley: The HQ coveted by startups across the world. Where else would entrepreneurs be surrounded by the best, most cutting-edge technology, software, constant innovation, like-minded thinkers and, most importantly, investors? Nowadays, the answer does not have to be the United States. Or at least, not straight away. Although the highest and most concentrated levels
Media incubator Espacio has announced the launch of a new publication, DobleClic, which is a Spanish-language website designed to cover the biggest trends on the Internet and in the world of tech. With a central focus on Colombian tech, DobleClic will offer tech lovers and web surfers the best information from the tech world, closely following
Buenos Aires is widely purported to be one of the key hubs of startup activity in Latin America, and many of them are beginning to break out of Argentina, gaining traction – and international recognition – worldwide. Argentine fintech startup Increase uses Software as a Service to make finances simple and clear for businesses. Increasecard,