TechCrunch

OCTOBER 21, 2021

We want to become a part of everyone’s daily life and put the local economy in the hands of our users, while creating a way to earn in U.S The company launched this month in Peru and Chile. dollars for thousands of Yummers and drivers.”.

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TechCrunch

JULY 26, 2022

The Latin American startup market, once among the hottest in the world , is cooling. But its slowdown is far from uniform; some countries are surviving the downturn far better than others, data reveals.

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Recode by Vox

MARCH 8, 2025

2024 YR4 was discovered on December 27 of last year by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) a NASA-funded asteroid detection program with telescopes around the world at its station in Chile. Which was worrying, because early calculations suggested it had as much as a 3.1

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 17, 2021

We are brainstorming a new solution to a widespread challenge in many countries: How to develop a self-sustaining, independent local tech ecosystem. We propose that governments should systematically support funding for their diaspora founders, not just founders locally. have created or supported funds to invest in local VC managers.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 20, 2022

With this new funding, the company aims to invest in technology development, build operations in Brazil and Chile and launch some embedded finance products and services. million to put locals to work over their phones. “We Zubale, founded in Mexico City by two HBS grads, just raised $4.4

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 30, 2021

Investors should bring a local strategy that makes them an asset to Latin America’s startup ecosystem. There is a huge opportunity to do what local investors did in Brazil and Mexico years ago, and play a significant role in the next chapter of countries with blossoming markets like Colombia, Peru or Uruguay. investors remain shy.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 6, 2023

After a consultation, a plan will be established and information can be transferred to the cloud platform, adhering to local regulations. Depending on the size of the operation and local regulations a clinic can pay anywhere from $20 to $20,000 monthly. Image Credits: HealthAtom.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Only 19% of Latin American adults own a credit card, and 70% of credit cards in Brazil, Argentina and Chile can’t be used internationally. Local payment methods account for 68% of online sales, and, depending on the region and merchant networks, merchants must integrate dozens of payment service providers.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 7, 2022

Specifically, it enables LatAm businesses to a ccept payments globally and receive money in their local currency. Today, the startup operates in five countries: Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Colombia and Chile. At the same time, Kushki claims its infrastructure can help boost acceptance rates and reduce fraud. Europe, APAC and Brazil.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 22, 2021

It also plans to expand into other markets such as Colombia, Chile and Peru over the next 18-24 months. This requires an on the ground local knowledge to make it all work. Nuvemshop currently operates in Mexico, Brazil and Argentina. Separate markets require distinct knowledge.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 30, 2012

TechSoup Japan Disaster Relief Program Launches to Assist Local NGOs. CDI Chile's Plan to Restore Communications to Chilean NGOs. Update from CDI Chile's Mobile Telecentre and How You Can Help. Updates from TechSoup's Partner and Friends in Japan. Post Tornado, the Library Is Open in Joplin.

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The Verge

JULY 7, 2020

It’s Uber’s first major move into the competitive world of online grocery shopping since acquiring Cornershop , a leading online grocery provider in Chile, Mexico, Peru, Canada, Brazil, and Colombia. Cornershop was founded in 2015 in Santiago, Chile. Grocery delivery will be available through both Uber’s main app and its Uber Eats app.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 13, 2022

The startup also partners with “top local experts” to offer micro courses and live classes. The startup plans to use its new capital to enhance “its proprietary content” and add more than 2,000 new courses, continue to build out AI-based functionalities and launch in new locations such as Chile, Spain and other Spanish-speaking markets.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The remote-first fintech started in Argentina and has since launched operations and offices in Brazil and Mexico with plans to also expand to Chile and Colombia. Cards have an estimated payments volume of $900 billion per year, and yet 95% of these transactions are being processed by local incumbents, asserts Pomelo.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 2, 2021

He also wants to launch in additional cities in Brazil, Mexico, Colombia and Chile in Latin America and expand in the United States — more to come soon on that, Wenzel teased. Powered by local stores, JOKR joins the 15-min grocery race with a $170M Series A.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Ranging from the rapid adoption of sustainable technologies to the welcoming of a new local creator economy, we detail the surprising changes the pandemic has brought to consumer preferences, workplace dynamics, business models and the geopolitical influence on the fast-changing tech sector.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Thazhmon and Sherwin Gandhi founded Jeeves last year under the premise that startups have traditionally had to rely on financial infrastructure that is local and country-specific. Jeeves is currently beta testing in Brazil and Chile and Thazhmon expects that by year’s end, it will be live in all of North America and Europe.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 8, 2022

The company has offices in Colombia, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Peru and San Francisco. Wong also believed that it was logical that a regional/local provider would “be the first to understand the cultural differenc es and local issues, and tune a product to those needs.”.

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TechCrunch

JULY 21, 2022

In Treggo’s case, developing technology to make urban shipments in Argentina, Mexico and Chile easier and for merchants of any size can provide an Amazon-like service for their customers. Sixty-two percent of the sector is dominated by small and local last-mile providers,” he added.

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TechCrunch

JULY 1, 2021

In particular, the company will be focusing on acquiring new customers and product listings as well as expanding to other countries such as Mexico, Argentina, Colombia and Chile “through a combination of M&A and greenfield operations,” according to Dagnoni. So what exactly has driven so much growth for Mercado Bitcoin?

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TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2022

It entered the Peruvian market late last year after acquiring local e-grocer Freshmart and has since announced the opening of its first physical store in Lima to offer a hybrid grocery model. It now has more than 100,000 users in each of its markets, and Weder forecasts being in the millions by year end.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 11, 2010

Earlier this week , we told you about TechSoup partner CDI Chile 's plan to restore connectivity to Chilean NGOs. Today, the telecentre is in Lota , one of the poorest cities and Chile and one of the communities hit worst by the earthquake. Skype has made an in-kind donation, allowing CDI to let people make free Skype-to-phone calls.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Bold, according to Vélez, provides low-cost payment terminals that enable businesses to accept link payments and other local payment methods with no monthly point-of-sale fees. . It also plans to use the money to accelerate its geographic expansion into additional markets across Latin America, including Peru, Ecuador and Chile.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2021

The company will also expand its staff — at 33 people today — to over 100 by the end of next year as it begins looking for brands outside of Mexico in Chile, Colombia, Brazil and Argentina. Juan Gavito expects to use over 80% of the new capital on acquiring companies, with a plan of one per month.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 2, 2021

and is currently beta testing in Brazil and Chile. . Dileep Thazhmon and Sherwin Gandhi founded Jeeves last year under the premise that startups have traditionally had to rely on financial infrastructure that is local and country-specific.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Waze is also closing offices in countries like Malaysia, Singapore, Colombia, Chile, and Argentina, as it seeks to bring more focus in countries where its business is growing. We will continue servicing these countries via increased investments in Waze Local Starter, supported by our SMB teams in our main sales hubs.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 21, 2022

We have now become fully gross profit positive on a group level for our local business across all of our countries after 12 months of operations. Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Peru and Chile. What does this mean now for JOKR’s immediate future? For us, this is proof point No. 1 that the business model works.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

where most people have a cell phone plan through a major carrier, in Brazil — a country where the minimum wage is currently $1,100 reals per month (roughly $202 USD) — many people must buy calling cards at local shops to add credit to their phones, which allows them to avoid a monthly recurring bill. Unlike in the U.S.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2010

Ben Horin noted that TechSoup Global did not have a partner in Haiti, but they did in Chile. They also have an executive loan program where an employee can do a longer stint of volunteering for a local nonprofit as Tom Moran, Director of Customer and Partner Experience for Microsoft did for the United Way King County.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 2, 2022

Longer term, it is exploring the possibility of moving into other Latin American markets such as Colombia, Perú and Chile. Latin America’s slowing VC market hides local strength. With its new capital, Mudafy’s immediate priority is to expand to more cities in Mexico, a market it entered in 2020.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

In addition, Parallel18 released a talent app for freelancers, students and professionals to find and apply to work with local international startups. Giving local populations more opportunities to start small online businesses would stimulate new income streams to support their families and communities.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 13, 2010

We need to utilize these tools, to the best of our abilities, to engage and inform the public, because no matter how much federal, state and local officials do, we will only be successful if the public is brought in as part of the team."

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

During the past few years, InterConnection has also participated in supplying badly needed IT equipment to disaster stricken areas like Chile , Haiti and Pakistan , and Japan. Most of the computers that the organization works on are donated by local companies and residents. Suffice to say that they’re a leader in the U.S.

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TechCrunch

MAY 12, 2022

Outside of Brazil, it has operations in Mexico, Peru, Chile, Colombia, Argentina, Ecuador and the Dominican Republic. Dock plans to use its new capital to accelerate its product development roadmap and global expansion plans, as well as to do more hiring. Dock is now the biggest, most modern fintech partner available in Latin America.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Six days a week, Irene Castillo is in charge of bringing the flavors of the Mexican central state of Puebla to Brooklyn’s local hot spot, Jalapeño King. The boxes of vegetables that the city gave us lacked, for example, tortilla, chile, or cilantro that our community needs to cook.” Illustration by Claudia Chinyere Akole.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 17, 2023

It has been around since 2017, operating initially in Spain before expanding to Italy and several countries in Latin America (Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Brazil and Peru). Innovamat will be using the funding to expand its business. Most recently, it started its first K-5 pilots in the U.S., in New Jersey. .

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 29, 2022

.” Samira and Astro co-launched Astro as Austin Software in 2018 in an effort to overcome these roadblocks to recruiting developer talent in Latin America, specifically countries like Colombia, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay and Mexico. Samira — while declining to give Astro developers’ average salary compared to U.S.

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