PEOPLE & PROGRAMS
> Congrats to ARCAP 🇦🇷, AMEXCAP 🇲🇽, and ABVCAP 🇧🇷 for hosting highly successful annual meetings in Buenos Aires, Mexico City, and São Paulo in late May.
> 500 Startups selected 11 startups for its program in Mexico City, which includes US$60k in investment:
Mexico: AppHive, Baubap, Come Bien, DB Menos, Little Bookmates, Net Worth Consulting
Colombia: Tourbitz, Vico
Chile: AddShop, Etiner
Argentina: Slik
> #IMPACT Facebook and Puerto Rico accelerator parallel18 partnered to launch Startup Hub Caribbean, supporting Caribbean startups focused on social impact. Congrats to the first cohort:
Puerto Rico: Stageboom, Agrobeads, SharpFocusVR
Jamaica: Queritel, Hacker Hostel
Dominican Republic: Jompeame, EduPass, YoYo, Okus,TagShelf
> AWS partnered with Tec de Monterrey to support 500+ Mexican startups with up to US$10K in AWS credits.
> AWS also gave Colombian cloud telephony startup Bidda an innovation award for its WeKall product.
> Endeavor Miami launched a ScaleUp Acceleration Program. Details here.
> MIT is hosting the Inclusive Innovation Challenge in LatAm to award entrepreneurs using tech to drive economic opportunity for workers. Apply here.
> CAP Minería and Fundación Chile are looking for mining tech startups. Apply by June 9.
> Scotiabank joins Visa, IGNIA and others as a corporate partner of Startupbootcamp Fintech. Apply for the acceleration program in Mexico City by June 20.
> BlastU is hosting a 2-day festival on ecosystem and innovation in São Paulo, August 13-14. Details here.
> BayBrazil is hosting its 8th edition Conference in Menlo Park on August 22. More info here.
> LatinSF is accepting applications to join the Latin American Innovation Tour, September 9-13 in Colombia, Chile, and Argentina. Details here.
> 7 Tips for Women Pitching VCs: IDB Lab’s Susana Garcia Robles and WeXchange shared a relevant throwback from The Next Web.
> Cecilia Corral’s list of 35 Latina tech founders who raised more than US$1m in funding has grown to 100.
> Investors from MAYA Capital, Innova Capital, Positive Ventures, Wayra Brasil, Google, and others are offering free mentoring for female entrepreneurs through Female Force LATAM. XX entrepreneurs, sign up here for free mentoring and spread the word. #CHANGETHERATIO