Technology has spread through many areas of society and agriculture is no exception. Also, considering that Latin America is a key player in the world’s food production, accounting for approximately 13% of agricultural production worldwide,…
Agriculture and disaster risk, space as an alternative?
Space technology has been of great importance for the technological revolutions that humanity has reached. With the technological developments that came with the arrival of the human being to the moon, we have been able…
Perspectives of R&D in the Agrifoodtech of Latin America
Research and Development is an important aspect of the Agrifood process. Here we detail more about the Agritech sector in Latin America, it’s challenges and what’s next for the region How are start-ups doing in…
‘New Space’ in human life
Giovanni Corredor is an Electronic Engineer with master’s studies in Engineering Management and Defense and National Security and worked in the military for 22+ years. He shares more about space affairs from his experience in the…
From the geo-spatial space down: From Colombia to Singapore
Angela Diaz Labrador (Business Developer and Sales Manager) of ST Engineering Geo-Insights, share more about her journey from Colombia to Singapore, and how she is looking to build business connections in Latin America from Singapore…
Latin America: global food production epicenter.
With each passing year, the world’s population increases. When we review the statistics provided by the United Nations, it is expected that in the next 30 years, the world’s population will increase by 2 billion…
What are the tech opportunities in Latin America?
Latin America is made up of 650 million inhabitants but the region has been slowly gaining pace to becoming a tech hub of the future. According to the latest study by EY, countries such as…
Malaysian Venture Capital Firm acquires Chile-based Yapo.cl
Malaysian Venture Capital Firm acquires Chile-based Yapo.cl Details: Frontier Digital Ventures acquired Chile-based Yapo for approximately US$19.5 million. Yapo.cl, founded in 2011 has up to 8 million users monthly Frontier will capitalize on the growing…
Shopee moves into the Mexican market, after Brazil
Shopee moves into the Mexican market, after Brazil Details: Shopee just opened its Brazil office after running a pilot program in the country Company has now expanded to Mexico Shopee will offer free shipping throughout…
Startups in Bogota attracted up to US$650 million worth of investments in 2020
Startups in Bogota attracted up to US$650 million worth of investments in 2020 Details: Startups based in Bogota attracted up to US$650 million worth of investments in 2020 Main beneficiaries were startups in Edtech, Healthtech…
Softbank to pour in US$1 billion into Latin American Tech Companies
Softbank to pour in US$1 billion into Latin American Tech Companies Details: Softbank is a Japanese conglomerate with a fund of US$ 5 billion The company has already invested $ 2.3 billion in companies like…
The Live Green Co Launches Plant-Based Ice Cream
The Live Green Co Launches Plant-Based Ice Cream Details: The Live Green Co, is a two year old Chilean startup launched by Priyanka Srinivas The company was part of Start-Up Chile‘s program The company retails…
Shopee makes its move into Latin America
Shopee makes its move into Latin America Details: Shopee is one of the largest e-commerce platforms in Southeast Asia The company launched a pilot initiative in 2019 in Brazil, but is now expanding The company…