PEOPLE & PROGRAMS
> ABVCAP is hosting the annual Conferência Brasileira de Venture Capital in Florianópolis on August 12-13. Details here.
> BayBrazil hosts its annual conference on Aug. 22 in Silicon Valley, with speakers from DST, GGV, SoftBank, Qualcomm, and more. Tickets here.
> BlastU is hosting a 2-day festival on ecosystem and innovation in São Paulo, August 13-14. Details here.
> LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER: Polymath Ventures is organizing a Latin American Tech Expedition to China, September 2-8. Visit Beijing, Shanghai, and Hangzhou to connect entrepreneurs and investors with leading Chinese tech giants and top Chinese VC/PE funds to explore cross-border collaborations. 📧 Contact Ms. Yuan Li (yuan.li@polymathv.com), Director of China Initiative of Polymath Ventures, for more info. July 31 is the deadline to register.
> LatinSF is accepting applications to join the Latin American Innovation Tour, September 9-13 in Colombia, Chile, and Argentina. Details here.
> Save the date for the Peru Venture Capital Conference, hosted by COFIDE, Ministerio de Producción, Startup Perú, BID Lab, UTEC Ventures, ESAN on October 16-17 in Lima.
> Scotiabank is hosting the Latin America Innovation & Disruption Forum in Mexico City on November 12-13. Topics include retail, tech media & telecom, food & beverage, cannabis, and financials. Details here. 📧 Contact Marcela Villarreal (marcela.villarreal@scotiabank.com) to participate.
> The University of Cambridge is hosting its first Latin American Business Summit (LABS), a five-day event in Santiago, Chile Nov. 3-8. Details here.
> DEADLINE TO APPLY: Women entrepreneurs with tech-based and STEM startups are invited to apply to the WeXchange Pitch Competition. READ LAVCA’s interviews with past winners including Lab4U, Semka Biomedical Technologies, and Agruppa. Apply by July 31.
> Puerto Rican accelerator Parallel18 is accepting applications for its 7th cohort. Startups receive US$40k (equity-free) and up to US$75k in follow-on funding. Apply here.
> The LatAm New York Accelerator, powered by ERA Global, is accepting applications for its program to help for Latin American startups accelerate their US market-entry. Details here.
> Agtech startups are invited to apply to GROW, an agtech accelerator in Singapore organized by Agfunder and Australian accelerator Rocket Seeder. Apply for US$120k in funding by August 19.
> MIT announced the 2019 MIT Inclusive Innovation Challenge Regional Finalists, including Aflore, TiendaPago, {reprograma}, and Quantum Talent.
> Christine Chang of Startupbootcamp Scale FinTech says three startups from the accelerator’s current cohort launched operations in Mexico: Sonect, Ualet, and Mosabi.
> 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