Puerto Rico’s accelerator, Parallel18, partners with Google Developers Launchpad
LatAm List – Parallel18 is a government-funded accelerator in Puerto Rico that provides startups with $40K equity-free funding…
Puerto Rico’s Arecibo Observatory receives $19M from NASA to protect Earth from asteroids
LatAm List – The most sensitive and powerful planetary radar system in the world is located in northern…
Sixteen Latin American startups participated in Y Combinator’s 2019 Summer Batch
LatAm List – Last year, we reported on the six Latin American companies that presented at Y Combinator…
Startupbootcamp opens applications for third Mexico City Fintech Scale program
LatAm List – Startupbootcamp’s Fintech Scale program in Mexico City is a six-month accelerator for high-growth fintech startups…
USDA approves Argentine biotech Bioceresâ drought-resistant soybean
LatAm List – Argentinaâs biotech company Bioceres received the United States Department of Agricultureâs (USDA) approval for a…
Mexico doesnât have unicorns, but the startup ecosystem grows: Endeavor
LatAm List (Forbes Mexico) – Linda Rottenberg founded Endeavor, the high-impact entrepreneurship accelerator, twenty-two years agoâ long before…
ACE Startups is no longer an accelerator
LatAm List – ACE, originally founded in 2012 by Pedro Waengertner and Mike Ajnsztajn was one of the…
Brazil has 17 âsuperfintechâ startups
LatAm List – The demand for financial reform in Brazil is being met by an estimated 550 fintech…
Globant Ventures invests half a million dollars in three new startups
LatAm List – Globant Ventures, the investment arm of Argentinaâs Globant, expands its portfolio with three new tech…
WeWork Labs arrives in Mexico
LatAm List – WeWork, a coworking company from the US, recently launched WeWork Labs in Mexico, which is…