Alex Papas

Alex Papas
South America

NXTP Labs accelerating regional investment boom

Technology entrepreneurs in Latin America are enjoying a financing bonanza. In 2017, investment in venture capital within the tech sector reached $1 billion,

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South America

Spotlight on Bolivia: Evo Morales “re-engineers” lithium project in time for 2019 elections

Bolivia wants to become the Saudi Arabia of lithium. The government, led by President Evo Morales, has shelled out almost $500 million over

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South America Startups

Chilean 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 – or

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South America

Spotlight 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 Bolivia,

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South America

In 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 at

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