The Puerto Rico’s Science, Technology and Research Trust (PRSTRT) has announced an investment of USD 225,000 through the follow-up fund parallel18 Ventures in four Puerto Rican and Latin American startups in return for stocks or convertible notes, as a match to private capital raised by the companies. The fund carries the name of accelerator parallel18
Real doctors, real problems. These are what Colombian startup 1DOC3 bring together by having doctors answering a host of common medical problems in Spanish. The free-of-charge service offers medical advice discreetly to those who may not otherwise be able to afford it or access quality medical care. The app sprang from founder Javier Cardona’s own
At the age of 24, Linda Castro was diagnosed with an autoimmune genetic disorder called Graves’ disease whilst studying gastronomy at university. Aside from physically preventing her from ever being able to work another full-time job again, the disease also meant that she systematically lost her memory from time to time, sometimes a few days
Electric scooter startup Bird has announced its expansion to the continent of Latin America. Launched in the US in 2017, the company has raised a total of US $415M in funding over five rounds and, in September 2018, reached its 10 millionth ride. With scooters already available across the US and in several European cities,
Bolsonaro’s recent victory in the 2018 Brazil election is still on everyone’s mind. It has created an environment of uncertainty for companies of all sizes across the country, and while the country’s elite and companies like Banco de Santander have benefited from the buzz around the controversial elections, others are a bit skeptical of what
In this series we look to the graduates of Founder Institute’s Bogotá program. Among the many accelerator programs in Colombia, Founder Institute Bogotá was originally brought to the country by Alan Colmenares in 2009. The program is back after a five year hiatus, under a new director Mads Schmidt Peterson. As recent news rolls in
In Miami, Spanish and English overlap. It’s the city where you can start off speaking English and then end with one of the various Venezuelan, Puerto Rican, Cuban or Colombian accents that call Miami home. So it’s of little surprise that Unbound’s latest innovation festival in Florida’s most iconic city would have Latin America running
Unfortunately, in Latin America and many other places around the world, robberies are a part of urban life. Moisés Salazar of Lima has been a victim of petty crime in the streets, which is what led him to create Reach. The application that markets itself as a kind of Waze for street crime alerts users through a
Abartys Health was a part of Parallel 18’s class of 2016 in Puerto Rico and is now carving out a space in the American health insurance market. Lauren Cascio spoke to LATAM.tech about the startup’s goals of stemming losses within the system. “Giving patients access to their own healthcare is what we want to do.”
Having existed for almost 30 years, the internet has become a tool that most users tend to take for granted. However, what would happen if, for example, a disability were to inhibit our ability to navigate the web? Linguoo CEO and co-founder Emanuel Ferrero believes this to be one of the biggest faults of humanity’s