| Date | Title | Description |
| 20.02.2020 | The rise of the winged pink unicorn | Claire Diaz-Ortiz Contributor
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Claire Diaz-Ortiz is an angel investor and bestselling author of nine books that have been published in more than a dozen countries. An early employee at Twitter, she was called “The Woman Who ... |
| 29.08.2019 | Accelerators seeking entrepreneurs in Latin America | They include Start-Up Chile, The Yield Lab Latin America and MassChallenge Mexico
For startups, there are numerous paths for getting their name out there. One way, which Vator has been covering recently, are startup competitions, but anothe... |
| 28.06.2019 | A Surprisingly Developed Agtech Ecosystem Flourishes in Central Mexico | Editor’s Note: Adrian Garcia-Casarrubias is director of the Kirchner Food Fellowship Mexico, a student-led impact investment program operated by the Kirchner Impact Foundation, one of the ‘returning’ arms of Kirchner Group the North America... |
| 04.10.2018 | Startup accelerators helped spark Latin America’s tech boom | Agustín Esperón Contributor
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Agustín Esperón is the co-founder and UX/art director at Wideo.
Five years ago, no startups from Latin America were participating in prestigious U.S. accelerators like 500 Startups or Y Combinato... |
| 25.09.2018 | As Ag Corporates Survey the Territory, Latin American Startups Have the High Ground | Latin America has burst onto the venture capital scene in the last year or so with a bang. Some of Silicon Valley’s biggest names are operating in the region now, with 25 new international investors entering the region in 2017, according to... |
| 27.07.2018 | In Argentina, venture capital surges even as the broader economy stutters | Even as the Argentine government was announcing the biggest slide in the country’s economic output in nearly a decade, technology investors in the nation’s capital are all gearing up for record fundraising years.
Three of the country’s bigg... |
| 23.07.2018 | The tech investment wave has reached Latin America | Gonzalo Costa Contributor
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Gonzalo Costa is co-founder and managing partner at NXTP Labs, an early-stage fund for tech companies in Latin America.
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| 12.07.2018 | Brazil Agtech Market Map: 338 Startups Innovating in Agricultural Powerhouse | Editor’s Note: Francisco Jardim is founding partner of Brazilian agtech venture capital firm SP Ventures. Working with Centro Universitário FEI, and with the help of his colleagues, Agtech Garage, Pulse, Usina, Esalqtec, and Agrihub, here J... |
| 02.03.2018 | Ag Industry Brief: Bowery Opening Second Farm, JUST Eyes Africa, Dan Barber Starts Selling Seeds, more | Dan Barber Launches Chef-Centric Seed Company
The latest initiative from a leader in the farm-to-table movement gets to the root of things – Dan Barber, chef at the restaurant Blue Hill announced his latest project: Row 7 Seed Co. The busin... |
| 20.12.2017 | Interview with Diego Fischer, co-founder and CEO of InstaCarro | How Latin American startups are on the rise and what companies are doing to capitalize in the area
Latin America is quickly becoming an area that is drawing the interest of both startups and venture capitalist. What started with VOX Capital... |
| 08.09.2017 | Copycats versus disruptors in Latin America | Francisco Coronel Contributor
Francisco Coronel is a founding partner at NXTP Labs, an early-stage fund for tech companies in Latin America.
When a company expands to Latin America, it requires a great deal of effort to adapt the language, ... |
| 21.06.2017 | Argentina’s government is wooing entrepreneurs with a new law | Marta Cruz Contributor
Marta Cruz is a co-founder and managing partner at NXTP Labs, an early-stage fund for tech companies in Latin America.
Despite years of economic uncertainties and the lack of a proper legal framework to help promising... |
| 14.05.2017 | How to find a job in one of Latin America’s tech hubs | I’ve lived in Santiago, Chile for six years, and in just this short time I’ve witnessed Latin America’s tech ecosystem grow by leaps and bounds. Programs like Start-Up Chile, 500 Startups: Latam, and NXTP Labs are seeding Latin America’s te... |
| 14.05.2017 | How to find a job in one of Latin America’s tech hubs | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
I’ve lived in Santiago, Chile for six years, and ... |
| 30.03.2017 | Agtech Funding Sheet: Latin American Startups, Ag Marketplaces, Bio-Inputs, Sensors, more | Arvegenix, an ag biotech company creating genetically improved field pennycress for oil, raised a $2.4 million venture round with a long list of investors, including some agtech-focused funders like agtech accelerator The Yield Lab, Cultivi... |
| 28.02.2017 | What Inter-American Development Bank’s MIF Looks for in a Latin American Agtech Investment | There is a small but growing agtech startup scene developing in Latin America. To learn more about it, the Rethink events team is putting on a dedicated Latin America workshop during its upcoming Rethink Ag & Food Innovation Week in San... |
| 19.10.2016 | IFC makes the first investments from its $30 million Startup Catalyst initiative | Jake Bright Contributor
Jake Bright is a writer and author in New York City. He is co-author of The Next Africa.
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African fintech startup Chipper Cash raises $30M backed by Jeff Bezos
Nigeria’s Autochek raises ... |
| 16.10.2016 | A Look into Chile’s innovative startup government | Conrad Egusa Contributor
Conrad Egusa is the CEO of Publicize.
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| 09.10.2016 | VCs should give Latin America another look | Latin American startups are moving into the spotlight, and in the last six months, there have been big funding stories in the region, including Brazilian fintech startup Nubank, which raised $50 million, and on-demand food delivery service ... |
| 25.08.2016 | A Complete Guide to Startup Resources in Agriculture and Food Technology Innovation | Editor’s Note: Today, AgFunder, AgThentic, and Ag Innovation Development (AgIDG) Group release a new report entitled: A Guide to Startup Resources in Agriculture and Food Technology. The report details the 77 startup resources available to ... |
| 10.07.2016 | What Steve Case’s ‘third wave’ means for global startups | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
As startups begin to tap into relatively untouche... |
| 10.07.2016 | What Steve Case’s ‘third wave’ means for global startups | As startups begin to tap into relatively untouched areas of the economy, legendary entrepreneur and cofounder of AOL, Steve Case, has released a book titled, The Third Wave: An Entrepreneur’s Vision of the Future. The book describes the new... |
| 07.06.2016 | NXTP Labs Launches First Latin American Agtech Accelerator | NXTP Labs, one of the most active early stage investment funds in Latin America, is launching the region’s first agtech accelerator.
Agtech startups in Latin America have been few and far between with just $4.1 million raised by eight start... |
| 14.05.2016 | What startups are saying about raising cash in Latin America | Gonzalo Costa Contributor
Gonzalo Costa is co-founder and managing partner at NXTP Labs, an early-stage fund for tech companies in Latin America.
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| 19.08.2015 | Daily funding roundup - August 19, 2015 | Kik raised $50M; SpotHero pulled $20M; Thrive Bioscience closed a $4M
If you thought unicorn fever was coming to an end, I'm sorry to break it to you, but it's still out there. There have been 18 new billion companies in the first half of t... |
| 17.11.2014 | Trocafone cierra una ronda de $1,1M, acuden Quasar Ventures, Wayra y NXTP Labs | 17/11/2014
TROCAFONE CIERRA UNA RONDA DE $1,1 MILLONES, ACUDEN QUASAR VENTURES, WAYRA Y NXTP LABS.
Trocafone, la startup dedicada a la compra de móviles usados, ha cerrado una ronda de $1,1 millones a la que han acudido las entidades de c... |
| 29.08.2014 | 6 Damn Good Reasons to Startup in Buenos Aires | Che, it's true, Buenos Aires is a great place to startup!
Given the city's low cost of living, high quality of technology talent, as well as being an excellent location choice for foreigners to live, Buenos Aires (also known as BA) is attra... |
| 04.07.2014 | Wideo, Interview with Agu De Marco | Buenos Aires, Argentina-based Wideo has raised $460K from investors including: 500 Startups, NXTPLabs, and South Ventures (read our news here). CEO Agu De Marco joined us and answered our questions about the platform the team and the result... |
| 01.07.2014 | Wideo Raises $460K in Funding | Wideo, a Buenos Aires, Argentina-based provider of a tool that allows anyone to create an animated video, raised $460k in funding.
Backers included 500 Startups, NXTPLabs and South Ventures.
The company intends to use the funds to innovate ... |
| 27.06.2014 | Posto7 Raises $925K In Seed Round Funding | Miami-based startup Posto7 has raised $925K via convertible notes from NXTP Labs and other investors in New York City, San Francisco, Brazil and Miami. This announcement comes as Posto7 finishes NXTP Labs' accelerator program in Buenos Aire... |
| 13.09.2013 | Latin American startups and Chilecon Valley: The beginning of a boom | Ariel Arrieta is cofounder of NXTP Labs, which hosted the LatAm Invades Silicon Valley this week in Mountain View.
Back in December 2012, Google announced plans to open a $150 million data center in Chile, noting, “As Internet usage in Lati... |
| 13.09.2013 | Latin American startups and Chilecon Valley: The beginning of a boom | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Ariel Arrieta is cofounder of NXTP Labs, which ho... |
| 14.09.2012 | Startup Alley At Disrupt SF — Argentina Shows Off Its Startup Scene | Argentina’s tech startups scene continues to bloom and we saw that at TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco.
Despite a still nascent VC scene, there’s plenty of talent, some key universities and a growing number of success stories.
Three Melo... |
| - | NXTP Ventures leads US$1.5M Investment in Retailapp | NXTP Ventures led a US$1.5m investment in RetailApp, a Miami-based retail analytics platform, with participation from Indicator Capital, Alpha4 Ventures, and others. |
