Catalyst Fund receives $15M to support 30 fintech startups
LatAm List – Catalyst Fund, the Boston-based accelerator program, recently raised $15M from JP Morgan and UK Aid…
Rampa Ventures launches virtual accelerator to support tech startups across Latin America
LatAm List – Rampa Ventures recently announced the launch of its new virtual accelerator, called Hiperpropulsor, to support…
Escuela Del Sur #9, 2019: What Changed for TecnoLatino? We Finally Embraced Who We Are
2019 will be remembered in the history of the TecnoLatino as “The year of change.” 2019 was the…
Escuela del Sur #5 “Latin Founders: Brush Your Teeth, Wash Your Hair & Don’t Overthink Where to Form Your HoldCo”
A significant factor in success is choosing how to focus your time. So I often tell founders from…
La Escuela del Sur #4: “Venture Math” Don’t Take the Money and Run
Entrepreneurs and venture investors as a whole are an optimistic (and perhaps delusional) bunch and that is why…
10 Top Stats from LAVCA’s Inaugural Startup Survey
LatAm List – Today, LAVCA and Facebook released their first survey of Latin American startups, reviewing a sample…
Xiaomi is recruiting for possible Peru expansion
LatAm List – Xiaomi, a Chinese tech company that has been expanding throughout Latin America in recent years,…
Karün raises $2.82M from Swedish Blue AB
LatAm List – Swedish Blue AB recently led a $2.82M investment round in Chile’s Karün, a startup that…
Platzi will expand into Brazil and Spain in 2019
LatAm List – The Colombian online education platform will expand into the Brazilian and Spanish markets this year.…
Latin American tech and VC in 2019
This article was originally written by ALL VP‘s Federico Antoni. Selected excerpts have been copied below, so please see…