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In the heart of the Panamanian jungle, a startup village grows

The Next Web

At the end of 2013, more than 100 entrepreneurs, artists, environmentalists, and yogis flew into Panama City’s chaotic metropolis, seeking an adventure, and a fun way to celebrate the New Year. After four days in the jungle, the group traveled back to Panama City to ring in the New Year. Photo by Nate Mook. Photo by Ramy Nassar.

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Founders Fund backs Vest, a startup out to give Latin Americans a bridge to investing in the US stock market

TechCrunch

Vest’s platform is live and its app is available for download on iOS and Android in all of Latin America except for Panama, and in the U.S. Because Vest is structured as a U.S. A wave of LatAm fintechs are laying down new global commerce rails. The startup currently offer users integration to local banking in the U.S.

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a16z, NFX back Latitud’s effort to become ‘the operating system for every venture-backed company in LatAm’

TechCrunch

The pandemic had just started, and while quarantining, the trio found themselves in the position — separately — of advising entrepreneurs who were trying to navigate the new normal amidst an increase in interest from global investors. Why global investors are flocking to back Latin American startups. Requarth said. “It

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Regulators appear to be growing increasingly wary of banks and fintech startups getting too cozy

TechCrunch

The company told me via email: “Syed — most recently the SVP and General Manager at Marquetta — will lead Fidel API’s go-to-market and operational activities to scale the business globally. Its first markets include Joshua Tree, California; Nashville, Tennessee; and Panama City, Florida.

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Elon Musk’s extensive ties to China, explained

Recode by Vox

Musk is also hardly unusual among major global tech CEOs in defending China. It is now Teslas largest factory, producing half of the companys cars globally last year. percent in 2024, a year in which the companys global sales fell for the first time. From a business perspective, this makes sense. Chinas man on the inside?

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