The Seedstars Latin America regional summit begins today, December 4, in Lima, Peru. Having been scouted out by the Seedstars Team, the 12 chosen startups from Latin America will now have the opportunity to participate in the Seedstars Growth Bootcamp, which starts today as part of the Summit. As part of the bootcamp, startups will receive
“I won’t repeat the exact words that came out of my mouth – but I can assure you that it was burning terribly“: When Alejandro Torres, then Ph.D. candidate in Mexico, cleaned up after a day in the laboratory and accidentally touched his eyes, he cried with surprise: By chance, he had managed to produce Capsaicinoids,
Ecuadorean Inty Grønneberg has been named Latin America’s inventor of the year by prestigous university MIT (Massacheussets Institute of Technology). Grønneberg, who is also half-Norwegian, won the accolade for his invention that promises to rid rivers and, by extension, oceans as well of plastic. Grønneberg is currently a PhD researcher at Imperial College’s Dyson School
A new drone startup has formed an AI engine so powerful that it can have anguished existential thoughts when soaring high above landscapes. Czech startup Nomore drew on their love of innovation and their inherent anxieties to form the first drone that overlooks extraordinary views from above yet harbours anxious, deeply-formed reflections about existence. What’s
Although they speak the same language as innovation giants Brazil and Portugal, the entrepreneurs of former Portuguese colonies have long since struggled to acquire funding, due to the developing nature of both their countries and startup ecosystems. Support for entrepreneurship in Lusophone Africa is notably lower than across the rest of the continent, which can
“I think over the next 5-10 years you’re going to see a lot of Silicon Valley VC money in Latin America, especially Brazil.” When Hans Tung of GGV Capital said this at Tech Crunch’s recent Startup Battlefield in Sao Paulo, few would have batted an eyelid, such is the confidence now in a growing Latin
The Puerto Rico’s Science, Technology and Research Trust (PRSTRT) has announced an investment of USD 225,000 through the follow-up fund parallel18 Ventures in four Puerto Rican and Latin American startups in return for stocks or convertible notes, as a match to private capital raised by the companies. The fund carries the name of accelerator parallel18
Real doctors, real problems. These are what Colombian startup 1DOC3 bring together by having doctors answering a host of common medical problems in Spanish. The free-of-charge service offers medical advice discreetly to those who may not otherwise be able to afford it or access quality medical care. The app sprang from founder Javier Cardona’s own
You’re out with some friends at the cinema, you’re at home watching Netflix with your significant other. The flick has you completely immersed. Suddenly, something very strange happens. One of the characters in the movie says the title of the film in a witty line of dialogue, or at a major plot point. You turn
OKCoin, one of the world’s largest digital asset exchanges, announced today the launch of its licensed cryptocurrency exchange platform in Argentina. This is its first venture into Latin America and according to the company, it’s the first of many such launches in the region. From today onwards, cryptocurrency traders in Argentina can deposit Argentine Peso