Facebook’s first innovation center opens in Brazil
On October 2, Facebook launched its first-ever global innovation center — and chose the city of Sao Paulo, Brazil as its home.
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LatAm entrepreneurs enjoy outstanding regional mobility
- by Daniel Sanchez
- October 5, 2017
Latin American entrepreneurs are enjoying new freedom to network in the region following certain key developments which have facilitated mobility in neighboring areas and overseas.
South America
Loyalty programs drive Brazilian business revenues
- by Omar Elorfaly
- October 4, 2017
According to the Brazilian Association of Companies in the Loyalty Market (ABEMF), registrations into Brazilian loyalty programs reached 89.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2016, showing a 17% increase in comparison with the same period of the prior year. The study was conducted on Brazil’s top six loyalty program companies: Dotz, Grupo LTM, Multiplus,
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Young entrepreneurship prodigy shares wins and fails
- by Daniel Sanchez
- October 3, 2017
To become a booming tech hub, a city needs figures that inspire and shape their surrounding entrepreneurial ecosystem, growing along with it. Medellin, one of the top-growing epicenters of business disruption in Latin America, is no exception. One of such personalities is Carlos Alvarez, a young Colombian entrepreneur with a passion for global business. Only
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Thanks to Tienda Nube, the future of Latin American ecommerce looks bright
- by Jess Rapp
- October 2, 2017
Tienda Nube, an Argentinian startup, has raised US $7 million to make it easier for small and medium-sized companies to participate in e-commerce opportunities in Latin America.
South America
Peru invests in promoting innovative tech for natural resource dependency
- by Nicolas Waddell
- October 2, 2017
The Peruvian Ministry of Production announces the start of the Reto Bio, a program that will look to make the most of the country’s natural resources and promote innovative projects and businesses through technological and commercial development.
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Agrotech startup seeds are being planted in Brazil
- by Jess Rapp
- October 2, 2017
As the world’s second largest food exporter following the US, Brazil has begun relying on agrotech startups and innovation to create smarter and efficient farming to keep up with the rising demands.
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Paraguayan Keapo turns online shopping into a social activity
- by Omar Elorfaly
- September 28, 2017
Established in 2012, Keapo is a Paraguayan app that seeks to revolutionize online buying and selling over the internet by integrating the powers of social media platforms – like Facebook and Twitter. It connects users through their interests, by grouping sellers and buyers. Since its introduction, the app has gained a ton of praise from
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5 resources boosting the Peruvian startup ecosystem
- by Jess Rapp
- September 28, 2017
Peru has been on a bit of an innovation kick as of late. Although the country remains traditionally focused on mining, the Peruvian government is now on a mission to increase investment in innovation by 10x over the next decade. And the goal? To support high-impact Peruvian startups, in order to create more quality jobs
South America
5 resources boosting the Bolivian startup ecosystem
- by Tim Hinchliffe
- September 28, 2017
Sluggish internet, government policies, little access to credit cards and online payment systems, accompanied by the perceptions of foreign investors have all combined to stifle the Bolivian startup scene, even as new businesses have flourished across each of this landlocked country’s five borders.