Colombia’s most successful tech entrepreneurs will meet next week in Miami for the fifth annual Business Matchmaking Forum, taking place from 30-31 October. The event, called ‘Colombia: Bring it On’, hopes to connect over 120 entrepreneurs with buyers and investors and is organised by government trade bureau ProColombia alongside Unbound Miami Innovation Festival, a celebration
Valued at US $360 billion this year and expected to grow to $558 billion by 2019, the global space tech industry is becoming an increasingly attractive market to buy into, particularly in Brazil. According to industry experts, space in Brazil is currently in the throes of an innovation boom, with capabilities greater than ever, as
After having waded into contract law and being the basis of cryptocurrency, blockchain is now about to invade your local supermarket. Courtesy of Nutchain, India’s newest blockchain-based peanut company, the technology will now be used for the wholesale manufacture and export of peanuts. A relatively new entrant into the space, the launch of Nutchain this
Medellín is no stranger to reinvention – after all, the city has gone from being dubbed as “the most dangerous city on earth” to the “Silicon Valley of South America” in less than three decades. That evolution is showing no signs of slowing thanks to an ever-expanding startup scene. Entrepreneurship has grown to become an
Media Incubator ESPACIO has announced the official launch of Aztec Reports after having acquired the news outlet in July 2018. The newly launched Aztec Reports is an English-language news publication run by an organisation of international journalists. Their mission is to deliver the most important and up-to-date information about Mexico and provide a truthful source
2017 was the year for AirBnB in Latin America. Not only did the flat-sharing platform become the website of choice for young travellers across the continent, it started to make inroads into more adventurous locations like Cuba and Bolivia as well. Unlike cities across Europe, however, the company decided to play nicer and get local
Entrepreneurship in Colombia has become a major driver for sustainability, job creation, and a digital transformation. Through this, the country has emerged as a leader in entrepreneurial development in the region, fostering the creation of platforms and enterprises that boost growth initiatives. Smart Capital is a platform that was created by Ruta N and Capitalia
Fledgling startup Redeemy is the solitary Colombian representative at A-tech conference in Aruba at the end of this month. The company will now have a chance to pitch to investors in the island to grow their company beyond their three-person crew in Bogotá. As with the other startups chosen, Redeemy has its ambition in improving
Latin American Leadership Academy (LALA), an educational NGO on a mission to develop the regions new generation of young ethical and innovative leaders, today announces that applications are open for their six bootcamps across Latin America. The week long immersive bootcamps will be held between December this year and February 2019 in Colombia, Ecuador, Argentina