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Argentina’s economic turnaround has bred two startup programs in Buenos Aires

From 2014, when The Economist wrote the article, “The tragedy of Argentina: A century of decline” to today, with Argentina having the 3rd largest venture capital market for deals in Latam, Argentina has experienced a massive economic turnaround in just a few short years. This week’s Mody’s rating upgrade from B3 to B2 has added to the

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Central America and Caribbean Mexico Startups

Google offers a glimpse back to the first smartwatch, invented by the Mayans

For its new project “Preserving Maya Heritage,” Google ties up with the British Museum, using cutting-edge technology to show a collection of ancient Mayan artefacts, including the pre-Colombian version of Google’s smartwatch.

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South America Startups

Chilean startup Weeshing uses crowdfunding to empower concert fans and improve events

Weeshing, a growing startup with roots in Chile, has set to changing the concert-landscape and break up the monopolies that are hurting fans and events. Their platform has put true fans back in charge of music events by allowing individual fans to invest in the upcoming concerts of their favorite artists, and even share in

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South America Startups

Decentralizing startups for rural entrepreneurship ecosystems in Latin America

“Entrepreneurs are among the most overlooked assets for community change in rural areas nationwide,” says Dr. Michael W-P Fortunato, professor, author, and director of the Center for Rural Studies at Sam Houston State University in Texas (US), in his article, “Rural Entrepreneurship Matters, but Why?”.

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South America Startups

IncuBAte calls on startups worldwide to come thrive in Buenos Aires

The city of Buenos Aires, Argentina is calling upon entrepreneurs the world over to participate in its IncuBAte program with the aim of encouraging innovative startup growth.

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South America Startups

Award-winning Peruvian startup hopes to help to eliminate food waste by increasing shelf-life with natural product

In 2016, Ximena Adriazola Du-Pont joined the ranks of the 3% of startups worldwide that have a female CEO.

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PuenteLabs and IDB partner to help LATAM innovators make the leap to Silicon Valley

Not every startup gets a chance to pitch on Shark Tank and earn the education and investment available from those famous mentor-entrepreneurs.

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How a local startup community is driving nationwide entrepreneurship in Argentina

In Buenos Aires, a seed of change has turned the raw talent of the city into a well-oiled engine for economic development in LatAm.

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South America Startups

‘Don’t forget you are not the only country innovating’: Innovation Land 2017 Medellin, Colombia

Innovation Land 2017 in Medellin, Colombia comes to a close but not before three days of stellar presentations from some of the world’s most innovative minds in entrepreneurship.

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South America

Heroes Fest brings Europe’s entrepreneurial spirit to Colombia

From November 29-December 1, Heroes Fest 2017 will bring together thousands of entrepreneurs, investors, researchers and executives in the Colombian capital.

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