In the bustling, hectic and at times overwhelming city of São Paulo, motorbikes are often just about the only form of efficient and fast transport. The ‘motoboy’ community is vast, with services ranging from your weekly supermarket shop, to just about any commodity you can think of available for home delivery. However, given the informal
Established in 2013, Platzi is the Colombian ed tech startup that bootstrapped its way to success. Its live streaming teaching courses that teach people the basics of working online now attract around 400,000 students, who each sign up to either yearly or monthly plans. Having realised the plethora of content available free of charge via
Mexico’s northern border city of Tijuana has the potential to become the next ‘Silicon Valley,’ claim local tech specialists. The statement, quoted in Mexican publication Uniradio Informa comes alongside a number of claims which herald both the city’s proximity to the actual Silicon Valley and the US border, good proficiency of English, continuing NAFTA talks and an
On Friday Uber revealed plans to invest 250 million reals ($64 million) over the next five years to develop a new technology center in São Paulo. The center – set to open by the end of 2018 – will provide space for 150 tech specialists to work on improving safety for both passengers and drivers.
Mexico’s northern border city of Tijuana has the potential to become the next ‘Silicon Valley,’ claim local tech specialists. The statement, quoted in Mexican publication Uniradio Informa comes alongside a number of claims which herald both the city’s proximity to the actual Silicon Valley and the US border, good proficiency of English, continuing NAFTA talks and an
Founded in Buenos Aires in 2003, software development company Globant specialises in “the creation of digital journeys.” The company has now expanded its delivery centres to a total of 12 countries across the globe, spanning the US, Europe and Latin America. The proud winner of many international awards from organisations such as Endeavour, Global Services,
Last month Mendoza became the first Argentinean province to allow the presence of Uber as a transport service. The provincial senate voted in favour of adopting a new transport law (Ley de Movilidad), which for the first time grants ride-hailing apps in Argentina the right to operate under specific regulations. Those regulations will require Uber
Inoovi is the Brazilian crypto startup hoping their IVI tokens can link football fans and cryptocurrency. The startup identifies football fans as the effective ‘investors’ of the sport: buying merchandise, tickets to matches and in turn generating billions in sales per year, keeping the game alive. Similarly, cryptocurrency investors are what help sustain the digital
For a long time, Peru has been building momentum as a major startup hub in Latin America. From TechCrunch to The Next Web, Peru has been making headlines with its continued startup success. The countries most recent successes include the news that a Peruvian entrepreneur won a major innovation competition at MIT, in addition to the
Amazon’s smart virtual assistant Alexa is making its way to Mexico and is also learning Mexican Spanish along the way. It is the first Spanish-speaking country that will receive a localised voice that caters specifically for Mexican users, prior to the technology’s release in the country expected later this year. According to Amazon’s developer blog,