PEOPLE & PROGRAMS
> LAVCA President Cate Ambrose is moderating a discussion on investment opportunities in Latin America with Qualcomm Ventures, Angel Ventures Mexico, Innova Capital Fund, and Clip at the IFC 4th Annual Emerging Markets Venture Forum on October 4th.
> Finnosummit Miami is Oct. 4-5. LAVCA members and network have access to a 20% discount using code LAVCA20.
> Smart Capital is Oct. 22-23 in Medellin. Details here.
> Corporación Ventures is hosting the Latin American Ventures Summit on Oct. 30-31 in Cartagena, Colombia. Access the agenda.
> SAVE THE DATE for WeXchange, a forum to connect high-growth entrepreneurs with mentors and investors, November 6-7 in Lima, Peru.
> SAVE THE DATE for Scotiabank’s first LatAm Ecommerce and Technology Forum on November 6 in Mexico City to connect its investment clients with leading FOs, VCs and startups in Mexico and across the region. Email Marcela Villarreal (marcela.villarreal@scotiabank.com) to request an invitation.
> Join the NVCA for their first conference on Emerging Technology Meets National Security, Nov. 14 in Washington D.C.
> Puerto Rican accelerator Parallel18 is accepting applications for its sixth cohort. Apply by Oct. 15 for a US$40k grant and five months on the island.
> Globant Ventures and the British Embassy’s Department of International Trade launched the Latin America Createch Competition to support creative technology entrepreneurs in Digital Media, Animation, Gaming, and Immersive Technologies. Entrepreneurs from Colombia, Mexico, Chile, Brazil, and Argentina can apply here to receive a trip to the UK to participate in London Tech Week and Createch and receive advising services.
> Summit Series, an American organization that hosts a series of hyper-exclusive entrepreneur/innovator gatherings, is extending fellowships for entrepreneurs in emerging markets who are working on innovation in Impact and Mobility/Transportation. Apply here.
> Brazilian BPO CMTech launched an acceleration program for startups innovating around smart cities, IoT, smart energy, logistics/delivery, service desk and field service, and chatbots.
> Google Launchpad accepted eight startups for its next program in São Paulo: EasyCrédito, Fhinck, Idwall, Looqbox, Marmotex, N2B, Nagro, and TerraMagna.
> Itali Pedroni Collini joins 500 Startups as Director of Operations for Brazil.
> Monica Simó Black, former Partner at Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, joined The Venture City as a Partner.
> Facebook promoted Mauren Lau as the company’s new Head of Latin America.