Established in 2013, Platzi is the Colombian ed tech startup that bootstrapped its way to success. Its live streaming teaching courses that teach people the basics of working online now attract around 400,000 students, who each sign up to either yearly or monthly plans. Having realised the plethora of content available free of charge via
Mexico’s northern border city of Tijuana has the potential to become the next ‘Silicon Valley,’ claim local tech specialists. The statement, quoted in Mexican publication Uniradio Informa comes alongside a number of claims which herald both the city’s proximity to the actual Silicon Valley and the US border, good proficiency of English, continuing NAFTA talks and an
On Friday Uber revealed plans to invest 250 million reals ($64 million) over the next five years to develop a new technology center in São Paulo. The center – set to open by the end of 2018 – will provide space for 150 tech specialists to work on improving safety for both passengers and drivers.
Founded in Buenos Aires in 2003, software development company Globant specialises in “the creation of digital journeys.” The company has now expanded its delivery centres to a total of 12 countries across the globe, spanning the US, Europe and Latin America. The proud winner of many international awards from organisations such as Endeavour, Global Services,
Last month Mendoza became the first Argentinean province to allow the presence of Uber as a transport service. The provincial senate voted in favour of adopting a new transport law (Ley de Movilidad), which for the first time grants ride-hailing apps in Argentina the right to operate under specific regulations. Those regulations will require Uber
Inoovi is the Brazilian crypto startup hoping their IVI tokens can link football fans and cryptocurrency. The startup identifies football fans as the effective ‘investors’ of the sport: buying merchandise, tickets to matches and in turn generating billions in sales per year, keeping the game alive. Similarly, cryptocurrency investors are what help sustain the digital
For a long time, Peru has been building momentum as a major startup hub in Latin America. From TechCrunch to The Next Web, Peru has been making headlines with its continued startup success. The countries most recent successes include the news that a Peruvian entrepreneur won a major innovation competition at MIT, in addition to the
A new collaboration to offer debit card payment for music streaming platform Spotify Brazil has seen Brazilian fintech startup EBANX join forces with payment services company Worldline. Previously, the music streaming service’s premium subscription was limited to those in the country who had a credit card or used the boleto bancário. This is a traditional
Technology entrepreneurs in Latin America are enjoying a financing bonanza. In 2017, investment in venture capital within the tech sector reached $1 billion, double the amount of 2016, according to data from the Latin American Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (LAVCA). This trend is set to continue as international and regional investors continue to
Bolivia wants to become the Saudi Arabia of lithium. The government, led by President Evo Morales, has shelled out almost $500 million over the past 10 years with the aim of developing an internationally competitive lithium industry and profiting from the country’s vast reserves of the metal – estimated at one quarter of all lithium supplies