South America
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2.0KChilean startup NotCompany looks to AI to disrupt the agro-industry
Entrepreneurs in Chile are turning to AI to shake up the way we eat. Since 2015, a Santiago-based startup named NotCompany –...
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2.2KSpotlight on Bolivia: Can Bolivia capitalise on its lithium resources?
In the Andean Altiplano, beneath the expansive white salt flats in southern Bolivia, lies one quarter of the world’s lithium reserves. Since 2010...
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1.6KAre Latin American startups really ready for across-the-board BYOD policies?
The policy that requires employees to bring their own digital devices to the office is already a popular company policy across many...
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1.7KArgentine tech startups continue to flourish in the face of economic crisis
As the Argentine economy plummets into one of the worst financial crises in the country’s history, its tech startup scene remains largely...
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1.5KMexico’s war on fake news turned to technology in recent election
Since the end of last year, the American President has tweeted the term ‘fake news’ upwards of 73 times. It’s a phenomenon...
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1.3KSmall and medium-sized Argentine businesses seek aid as the country’s economic crisis takes its toll
Last month, Argentina’s celebration of Micro, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Day prompted a formal request from the country’s Confederation of Medium-Sized Enterprises...
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1.1KIn Latin America, tech Startup revolutionises how parents find their next babysitter
In recent years Latin America has experienced a babysitter demand boom, owing to increasing numbers of women entering the workforce. With both parents...
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2.1KBrazil tech startups lead way in unprecedented levels of Latam VC investment
Startups in Latin America are seeing record levels of venture capital investment, which University of Sussex research fellow Carlota Perez puts down...
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2.0KTechCrunch announces global competition Startup Battlefield is now coming to Latin America
Startup Battlefield, the competition that sees 15 early-stage startups go head to head in an onstage pitch battle before a live audience...
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1.3KVale do Dendê: the Salvador accelerator putting young Afro-Brazilians “on the front line of the city’s development”
Salvador, Bahia, is unique within Brazil. Before the cities of Brasilia and Rio de Janeiro, it was the country’s first capital and...
