TechCrunch

MARCH 2, 2022

He particularly was interested in speaking with Oak HC/FT because of its global presence and approach to bringing together its portfolio companies around tips and advice for founders. Now that we have positioned the brand and the company, getting interest from the other side is flattering, and helps to make things move faster.”.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Currently, Kuona operates in the United States, Mexico, Peru and Ecuador and just opened an office in Brazil. It counts on its list of 15 to 20 customers global entities like Coca-Cola and OXXO convenience stores. The company has doubled its revenue and customers for each of the past two years and is already profitable.

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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. Payment infrastructure has continued to be resilient despite a global venture slowdown and challenging macroenvironment, and Kushki is no exception. Europe, APAC and Brazil.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 21, 2021

“That’s why we’re excited to deepen our commitment to the team at Cornershop and to support their vision as they scale globally,” he added. The company expanded its operations to eight countries up and down the Americas, including Chile, Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Peru, the U.S. and Canada.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 5, 2021

But more and more, other regions in Latin America such as Chile are also attracting global investor interest. Why global investors are flocking to back Latin American startups. In September alone, Buk says it grew 7% in Chile, 20% in Colombia, and 23% in Peru month-over-month. . Today, the tool is used by 4,000 SMEs.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

I just had to take that chance." - Jensine Larsen Jensine Larsen is the Founder and CEO of World Pulse , a global media and communication network devoted to bringing women a global voice. Jensine Larsen: World Pulse is a global media enterprise fully devoted to bringing women a global voice.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2022

Despite social unrest in Chile at the end of 2019 and then the global pandemic in 2020 and 2021, Migrante saw some early traction as it began lending money, namely a marketplace that grew from zero to $30 million in annualized gross merchandise value, sales of over 700 units per month and a loan default rate of less than 1.5%.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 26, 2021

The company intends to expand into other countries where e-commerce is growing, including Colombia, Argentina, Chile and Peru. This is due mainly to delivery carriers being different in each country, meaning Skydropx has to start from the ground up.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 19, 2022

NovoPayment is a global BaaS startup based in Miami that has largely been focused on offering its API platform to customers in the Latin American market. Banking-as-a-service (BaaS) products like Synapse , Unit , and Bond have helped fuel the shift by allowing companies to quickly spin up new financial services using APIs.

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The Verge

APRIL 19, 2022

Right now, the company is testing a new feature in Chile, Costa Rica, and Peru where subscribers can add “sub accounts” for up to two people outside of their home at reduced prices. But it may not launch more broadly for some time, according to Peters. But it may not launch more broadly for some time, according to Peters.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 22, 2021

Over the past decade, direct-to-consumer has become one of the most important drivers of entrepreneurship globally,” he said. It also plans to expand into other markets such as Colombia, Chile and Peru over the next 18-24 months. For Accel partner Andrew Braccia, Nuvemshop has a clear first mover advantage.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 3, 2023

In recent years, there has been an explosion of global investor interest in Latin American startups. Geographically, Kaszek has been most active in Brazil and Mexico, and has also invested in teams based in Colombia, Chile, Argentina, Ecuador, Peru and Uruguay. billion in 2021, (up from $2 billion in 2018) according to LAVCA.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 7, 2021

The company says there are plans to launch Rumbo in Lima, Peru later this year. “The global food and e-commerce businesses, often operating in emerging markets, are quite reliant on mobility solutions. Devin de Vries (CEO WhereIsMyTransport). Image Credits: WhereIsMyTransport.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 8, 2022

Those customers include Rappi, Clara, Bancolombia, Adelantos, Mercado Libre, Didi, Homie and Global 66. The company has offices in Colombia, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Peru and San Francisco. Why global investors are flocking to back Latin American startups. Today, Truora has over 400 clients in nine countries across Latin America.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 29, 2010

We want to give people an opportunity to really develop, innovate, and preserve their own culture." -- Tom Aageson, co-founder, Global Center for Cultural Entrepreneurship A week, or so ago I interviewed my Dad, Tom Aageson, for a special Father's Day show on the Big Vision Podcast. I've posted an edited transcript of the interview below.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 13, 2021

billion by 2024, with the global pandemic driving demand for faster delivery, according to Statista. Garcia is also eyeing Colombia, Brazil, Peru and Chile for future expansion. Online food delivery sales in Latin America are projected to reach $9.8 billion valuation in a round led by T.

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TechCrunch

MAY 12, 2022

If there’s one area that has thus far felt insulated from the global venture downturn, it’s infrastructure. Existing backers Riverwood Capital, Viking Global Investors and Sunley House Capital also participated in the financing. The startup has raised $110 million in a growth funding round led by U.K.-based

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TechCrunch

MAY 24, 2022

To quote my colleague Anna Heim, digitizing freight forwarding is a global challenge because the sector still lacks transparency and efficiency. Today, the startup has 10 active offices in seven countries, including Mexico, Peru, Brazil and Panama. It has more than 500 employees.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 25, 2021

It opened campuses in Mexico and Peru, for example. Le Wagon raises $19M to build a global coding bootcamp. A number of students also accused the school of not giving them the education it had promised. Throughout this period, Holberton continued expanding, though. ” Holberton opens its software engineering school in Medellin.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 21, 2022

What is JOKR’s global footprint now, and what’s next for the company? Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Peru and Chile. In terms of looking into the warehouse distribution, we opened new warehouses and we closed other warehouses as we looked into what was the right location, what was the right proximity to different customers.

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TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2022

But Latin America stood out thanks to its comparatively high crypto adoption: According to Kim Grauer, head of research at Chainalysis, Latin America has consistently captured between 8% and 10% of global cryptocurrency activity. That’s why I invested in Buenbit, one of the largest exchanges in countries like Argentina and Peru.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

” Demand for Flink’s product is not only coming from Mexico, but from other Latin American countries such as Colombia, Chile, Peru and Argentina. The firm has also put money in other fintechs globally, such as France’s Lydia, London-based Monzo and WorldRemit, Galileo and Braintree/Venmo, among others.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 27, 2020

” The initial markets will be in Mexico, Costa Rica, Peru, South Africa, Kenya, Uganda and Vietnam, where Apeel’s tech will treat avocados, pineapples, asparagus and citrus fruits like lemons, limes and oranges. . “The value is not just in the longer-lasting produce, it’s in the market access for that longer-lasting produce.”

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 7, 2022

Meanwhile, Yaydoo has raised over $20 million from investors such as Base10 Partners, monashees, SB Opportunity Fund and Leap Global Partners. This will now be offered to 22 fintech companies across Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Colombia and Peru. Apple alum’s finance operations startup Bluecopa raises funds to expand globally.

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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). In short, globally, most countries are struggling to teach most of their young people basic math skills (a situation laid bare in ongoing OECD research ).

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TechNode

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The city used to be known for Chinese olives and white tea but is now the scene of 200,000 JETOUR cars rolling off the assembly lines each year, to be shipped around the world from Peru to South Africa. million cars sold annually in global markets by 2030.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

However, in markets like Africa, there are fewer concerns regarding the working conditions of riders, which undoubtedly appeals to what these global players fancy. Last year, the company pulled out of all the Latin American countries — Argentina, Ecuador, Peru, Panama, Costa Rica, Honduras, Guatemala and the Dominican Republic.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 4, 2012

I did a post a few weeks ago on youth programs in TechSoup Global's new Local Impact Map and decided I hadn’t covered this resource nearly enough. demonstrates what nonprofits, NGOs, and libraries around the world are doing with their TechSoup Global software donations to further their missions. Our Local Impact Map.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 5, 2013

According to Park Young-Woo of the United Nations Environment Program, the Asia-Pacific region now produces more than half of global e-waste. Four countries in Latin America now have e-waste laws or rules: Costa Rica, Colombia, Peru, and Brazil. This is true for most of Asia where the problem is becoming critical. Latin America.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 2, 2021

Since earning her Bachelor of Arts Degree from ASU, Sandoval served in the Peace Corps as a Community Economic Development Volunteer in northern Peru from 2016 – 2018. foreign policy.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

I imagined women or girls who received cards might keep them in a place in her home, in a drawer, or on a shelf that would always remind her that she is cared for, and that she is a part of a much larger global community. We are also planning a trip to Peru! What is the path that brought you to this work? We have come a long way!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 25, 2008

I love conversational keynotes and have ever since I first experienced them during the Global Voices London Summit 2005 and Blogher plenary session in 2005. What Happens When You Get What You Want: The Growing Blogosphere Angst with Sarah Lacy was the morning keynote. All in all. gnomedex is a must-attend conference.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2023

This can be accomplished through building local and global connections with multidisciplinary experts and impacted communities. We also help make global conferences accessible to more researchers around the world, for example, by funding 24 students this year to attend Deep Learning Indaba in Tunisia.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 1, 2017

That's why TechSoup supports a global network of tech trainers called NetSquared. In Peru, the group explored how Azure can help NGOs and in Tanzania , people learned about the concept of cloud productivity services. Each month, more than 70 groups hold free events in 24 countries.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 20, 2008

Martin Fisher: The problem we're trying to solve is global poverty. As long as we have massive global poverty, we really can't solve any of our other biggest problems because if you have people who are starving, they're going to do anything to stay alive. I applied for a Fulbright Fellowship to go back to Peru.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 15, 2008

CH: You know it is funny; it actually didn't start out as a women-centered initiative, but the more research I did about creating global training sites and free media enterprises in these developing countries, training women just makes the most sense. Our age ranges in all of our global training sites range from 19 to 56.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Tiger Global Management led the round, with existing investors GFC, Elevar Equity, Kevin Efrusy, David Velez, FJ Labs and H2O participating. Favo launched in Peru in 2020 and then Brazil. He added that Tiger Global has already helped put the company on the right path. Favo, a Brazilian social commerce platform, closed on $26.5

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