This month, global product development company intive became the envy of many a starry-eyed startup. The European company, which co-creates software-based solutions for enterprise customers, announced it was setting up development teams in the US, and hiring software developers for its new offices in New York and Silicon Valley.
December 8-10, 2017 saw the second global StartUp Weekend event in Sao Paulo, Brazil, which was organized by Bruno Diniz and a number of other community leaders. Bruno was elected the President of the FinTech Committee for ABStartUps in November 2016 and named the #1 influencer of Fintech in Brazil in December 2016, who was interviewed before and after the
From 2014, when The Economist wrote the article, “The tragedy of Argentina: A century of decline” to today, with Argentina having the 3rd largest venture capital market for deals in Latam, Argentina has experienced a massive economic turnaround in just a few short years. This week’s Mody’s rating upgrade from B3 to B2 has added to the
For its new project “Preserving Maya Heritage,” Google ties up with the British Museum, using cutting-edge technology to show a collection of ancient Mayan artefacts, including the pre-Colombian version of Google’s smartwatch.
Weeshing, a growing startup with roots in Chile, has set to changing the concert-landscape and break up the monopolies that are hurting fans and events. Their platform has put true fans back in charge of music events by allowing individual fans to invest in the upcoming concerts of their favorite artists, and even share in
December 7th 2017 – Espacio, Latam.Tech’s media Incubator and parent company today announces it has acquired PortugalStartups.com, a media publication dedicated to startup and entrepreneurial news in Portugal. Through the acquisition, Espacio aims to promote the publication’s growth and give a voice to the Portuguese tech scene, much like Techli for the Midwest startup scene. PortugalStartups.com was founded in
“Entrepreneurs are among the most overlooked assets for community change in rural areas nationwide,” says Dr. Michael W-P Fortunato, professor, author, and director of the Center for Rural Studies at Sam Houston State University in Texas (US), in his article, “Rural Entrepreneurship Matters, but Why?”.
How will the future of humankind look, asks Torre Technologies CEO Alexander Torrenegra, when algorithms are capable of finding the best minds for every particular job, while simultaneously finding the best job for every particular mind?
The city of Buenos Aires, Argentina is calling upon entrepreneurs the world over to participate in its IncuBAte program with the aim of encouraging innovative startup growth.
In 2016, Ximena Adriazola Du-Pont joined the ranks of the 3% of startups worldwide that have a female CEO.