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¡Olé! LatAm startups seeking visas and funding encouraged to apply to this open call

The Spanish entrepreneurial ecosystem has long been established as one of the most attractive in Europe and is among the most promising worldwide. Paired with longstanding deep cultural ties to Latin America, Spain offers a gateway to Europe for Spanish-speaking countries in the Global South, the Caribbean, and North America.  This year, Spain placed fourth

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ISDI and UNICEF offer €400,000 in perks to five programs working to change the lives of children in Spain and Latin America

The past two years have been a tough time to be a kid. If you walked through a city park anywhere in the world in the latter months of 2020 and early 2021 you most likely saw this evidenced by the heartbreaking scene of playground equipment wrapped in caution tape, with advisory signs posted about

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What’s ailing edtech in Latin America? It might be the teachers rather than the curriculum

Latin America is the fourth largest market in the world for ed-tech but challenges remain which are keeping it from flourishing within the classroom. The Dominican Republic is a case in point where falling test scores have left the country one of the lowest-ranked countries in the world for the PISA assessment. But in this

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Biotech, Blockchain and Burning Spice: Why Mexican startups love jalapeños

“I won’t repeat the exact words that came out of my mouth – but I can assure you that it was burning terribly“: When Alejandro Torres, then Ph.D. candidate in Mexico, cleaned up after a day in the laboratory and accidentally touched his eyes, he cried with surprise: By chance, he had managed to produce Capsaicinoids,

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