Glovo exits two Latin American markets and the Middle East
LatAm List – Glovo, a Spanish on-demand delivery app, recently announced four market exits including Turkey, Egypt, Uruguay,…
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…
Parallel 18’s Burea raises $2M
LatAm List – Burea is a Puerto Rican app that offers its users discounts on products as well…
Facebook and Parallel18 launch their accelerator program
LatAm List – Startup Hub Caribbean is a three-month accelerator program led by Facebook and Parallel18, a Puerto…
Morro Ventures Partners launches $20M early-stage VC fund for Puerto Rico
LatAm List – Morro Ventures Partners launched a $20M early-stage venture fund to support and fuel Puerto Rico’s…
Puerto Rican startup Brands Of raises US$1M from foreign and local investors
LatAm List – Brands Of is an e-commerce platform for small- and medium-sized businesses in Puerto Rico with…
Six Latin American startups presented at Y Combinator Summer 2018 Demo Day
Y Combinator‘s Summer 2018 Demo Day offered an opportunity for 132 startups to present their ideas in front…
Parallel 18 announces its fifth generation of startups
Since Sebastian Vidal helped found Parallel 18 in 2016, the Puerto Rican accelerator has supported 120 startups for…
BrainHi Becomes First Puerto Rican Startup in Y Combinator
BrainHi, a Puerto Rico and San Francisco based startup and Parallel 18 alumni company, became the first Puerto…