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Henry picks up cash to be a Lambda School for Latin America

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The company claims that there’s an estimated 1 million software engineering job openings in Latin America, but fewer than 100,000 professionals that have training suitable for those roles. Beyond technical training, Henry gives participants job coaching, resume workshops and up-skilling opportunities post-graduation. The Henry team.

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Argentina’s Digital House raises over $50M to help solve LatAm’s tech talent shortage

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Riverwood Capital, a Menlo Park-based private equity firm, and existing backer early-stage Argentina-based venture firm Kaszek also participated in the financing. Fifty percent of its business comes out of Brazil, 30% from Argentina and the remaining 20% in the rest of Latin America.

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Mexico’s Kavak drives away with $700M in new funding, doubling its valuation to $8.7B

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The startup currently has 40 logistic and reconditioning hubs in Mexico, Brazil and Argentina. That compares to more than 2,500 employees and 20 logistics and reconditioning hubs in Mexico and Argentina at the time of its last raise in April. Over the years, it has served “hundreds of thousands” of customers.

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As edtech evolves, LatAm reskilling platforms raise millions to bring outcomes into the mix

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Patiño said that 80% of their revenue comes from Argentina, and the capital resources will help them grow their 21,000 student base to other countries. Down the road, he could see Coderhouse offering more data on the long-term economic impact of how taking a course can impact job trajectory two to four years down the line.

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500 Startups unveils its Fall 2012 accelerator lineup: More international and more sh*t founders say

The Next Web

Startups in this class come from far and away, including Argentina, Austria, Australia, Brazil, Croatia, Denmark, India, Japan, Italy, Latvia & Estonia, Spain, and Taiwan. TradeBriefs: empowering Indian professionals through industry expertise and jobs. Translate Abroad: producer of a suite of simple translation apps.

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Elder tech company, Papa, raises $60M Led by Tiger Global

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“For example, maybe there’s a single mother with children who is trying to get a job – a Papa pal can help her out,” he added. I started Papa originally to help my grandfather – who we called Papa – who came from Argentina. The idea for Papa came from a personal need within the Parker family. “I

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Playvox scores $25M Series A and acquires Australian startup Agyle Time

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The company’s Workforce Optimization platform works as a layer on top of customer service center management tools like Zendesk and Salesforce Service Cloud, allowing management to monitor digital channels and give customer service agents feedback to help them do their jobs better.

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