Espacio Incubator, owner of LATAM.tech, today announces it has acquired Peru Reports, the leading English news publication in Peru. Through the acquisition, Espacio aims to promote the publication’s growth and to project a voice for Peru to the wider international community. The publication is focused on in-depth coverage of news, economics & politics in Peru to readers
Ride-sharing competition is heating up in Latin America as a major purchase in Brazil should shake up the playing field against Uber. Brazilian startup 99, a ride-hailing app considered a major rival of Uber in Latin America, was recently bought out by Chinese ride-sharing platform Didi Chuxing, which has already pushed Uber out of its
This was the 5th installment of the conference in a bid to make cryptocurrency and blockchain mainstream within Colombia. The event was packed with expert speakers along with Colombian government officials. Latin American countries have, in general, not seen bitcoin with the same suspicion as other developing nations around the world (we’re looking at you
Education activist Malala Yousafzai has partnered with Apple to help educate thousands of under-privileged girls across Latin America and India. The plan is aimed at doubling funding for secondary-school programs for 1 lakh girls in regions with poor records for allowing young women equal access to education. The financial support that Apple has offered will
The hustle on the Colombian coast is front and center wherever you go from an arepa de huevo on the beach to chocolates on the bus and the Carvajalino sisters are no exception. Raised amongst the ochre coloured houses of Barranquilla and Cartagena.
Espacio incubator today announces their newest Spanish language project, Mi Dinero, a publication dedicated to covering cryptocurrencies, blockchain technologies, and the Fintech world. The project began to take root mid-2017, in response to the lack of up-to-date, accessible and informative industry news for the emerging topics in Latin America. The publication team is made up of
An increasing number of companies gather in Latin America. The competition to attract, engage and retain highly skilled individuals is becoming stronger by the day. Cielo, a Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) company that operates in 12 Latin-American countries, didn’t want to miss the train. It made a ‘significant’ investment in Brazil-rooted talent acquisition technology company Talentify.
Today, January 18th, Latam.Tech’s media incubator and parent company, Espacio Incubator, announces it has acquired Novobrief.com, a media publication dedicated to startup and entrepreneurial news in Spain. Through the acquisition, Espacio aims to promote the publication’s growth and to give a voice to Spain’s tech scene.
In the age of hyper-connectivity, you don’t have to be in Palo Alto to develop the next world-changing algorithm. In an era of digital inclusion, where information and powerful technologies once available only to huge organizations become more accessible everyday, and no-name startups burst on the scene to compete with industry giants, the little guys
Many North American companies consider Latin America as a region with high-performance software developing teams, able to compete with any region in the world in terms of best practices, quality and performance. Though there are also still some challenges.