Startup Battlefield, the competition that sees 15 early-stage startups go head to head in an onstage pitch battle before a live audience and expert judging panel, has announced that this year it will be coming to Latin America. The contest, which will take place at São Paulo’s Tomie Ohtake Institute on November 8, offers the
Salvador, Bahia, is unique within Brazil. Before the cities of Brasilia and Rio de Janeiro, it was the country’s first capital and the home of the first Portuguese settlers back in the 16th century. For around 300 years, Salvador served as the hub of the Brazilian slave trade, marking its culture, identity and demographics in
Golfers are one step closer to having a virtual caddie assist their swing on the fareway or putt on the green after Microsoft announced their latest findings with golf performance tracking startup Arccos. The joint project between the startup and Microsoft’s Commercial Software Engineering division has been hard at work since April to “create a semantic
Media incubator ESPACIO announces the launch of Tech in DC, an online magazine covering innovation, policy, and economics in the US Capital. The publication is syndicated via Google News and other platforms. Tech in DC is led by Patrick Quinn, a Maryland native who was formerly the managing editor of First Stage Investor and Energy
Affordable ethical fashion startup Anastasia combines founder and entrepreneur Maria del Mar Jaramillo‘s two passions in life: social impact and design. Tired of the throw-away nature of today’s ‘fast fashion’ industry, Jaramillo decided to take matters into her own hands and create a brand that used unwanted fabric straps to make bags and other garments.
Óscar Andrés Méndez is the architect from Bogotá’s Javeriana University who co-founded Conceptos Plásticos, a company that uses recycled plastic materials to form lego-style bricks which are then used to build houses. Founded in 2011, the project started off with an environmental concern, explained co-founder Méndez in an interview with W Radio. As the company developed,
Thanks to the recent launch of automated crypto trading startup Gimmer’s decentralised platform, it is now possible for anyone to get involved in the digital currency trade, regardless of their level of experience or knowledge. In 2016, São Paulo developer Persio Flexa saw an opportunity to create a cryptocurrency startup that was somewhat different from
Healthcare in the US is unquestionably a complex issue. Despite the president’s previous remarks, healthcare has been a complicated matter for many years, dividing the political spectrum and the American people. Given the complexity of this issue, it should come as no surprise that it will take the brightest of minds to find a solution.
Argentinian Startup DebMedia is hoping to put an end to the hours spent waiting to talk to a human being at a customer service centre. Latam.tech spoke to co-founder Juan Martín Balan about how something so frustrating can be improved with just a small injection of technology. “There are help centres in which customers have
Paraná’s Atlético PR and São Paulo’s Corinthians have become the first Brazilian football teams to sign partnerships with Hong Kong-based crypto startup Inoovi. The bitcoin startup has created digital currency ‘IVI’ tokens for specific use within football. “IVI is a simple and utility token,” explained Inoovi PR director Anthony Marie, who claims that they represent