Uruguay Startup Scene
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] Uruguay’s nickname is the “Switzerland of Latin America”. It is indeed well known for being a financial tradeplace, as well as the safiest and less-corrupted country of all Latin America (together with Chile). A stable democracy, with a philosophy of financial deregulation, a culture of financial secrecy, which is friendly […]
The emergence of an incubator ecosystem in Uruguay
Is a business incubator the best way to help startups to cope with their day-to-day challenges? To help them grow and become sucess stories that will make other local entrepreneurs dream? This is a recurrent question in Latin America, where almost every single country has realized the need to become a hub for entrepreneurs, if […]
Moneero, the plumbers of the mobile payment system in Uruguay
We met the founders of Moneero, a mobile payment company, a while ago. They are currently working on a universal payment platform that reduces transaction costs dramatically, through internet and mobile phone, using new and open technologies like bitcoin and open transactions. Thanks to them, residents of Montevideo are already able to carry a whole […]
Meeting with the Uruguayan developer community at TechMeetUp Uruguay
One would not expect such a small country as Uruguay to be of interest when it comes to technology matters. We actually got proven it’s a start-up scene to look at very closely in the future after attending TechmeetUp, one of the main event of the local tech community, gathering most developers, hackers and tech […]
Brazil Startup Scene
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] Brazil is certainly the most attractive market in Latin America. It is the 5th most populous country with over 200 millions inhabitants, and the impressive economic growth of the last decade has brought it up to the 7th rank of the world largest economies, tickling France and the UK. Beside, […]
A review of Chile innovation policies
With the growing success of Start-Up Chile, the Chilean government’s program to attract world class entrepreneurs, everyone has an eye on what’s happening in this odd-shaped country at the end of the world. But Chile innovation policies go way beyond Start-Up Chile, which happens to be mainly a very successful communication of the government. Chile, […]
Chile Startup Scene
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] Start-Up Chile, the Chilean government’s program created in 2010 to attract innovative startups from all over the world, has put the country under the spotlight. It offers a most attractive package consisting of a USD 40,000 equity-free grant, plus a one-year visa, plus a 6 months-long mentoring. Start-Up Chile is […]
