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Rackspace is headed to Mexico. Local media outlet Addictware reports that the San Antonio-based open cloud company has announced its expansion into the...
Tablets are gaining in momentum in Latin America, but not as much as originally thought. Consumers, while enjoying the devices, still lean on PCs.
TOTVS Ventures has made its first investment outside of Brazil, leading GoodData’s US$22 million Series D round.
Anpei, the Brazilian association dedicated to research and development in innovative businesses, will host its eighth annual conference on technological...
This week, Brazil’s education community will gather for the 20th edition of Educar, a four-day event featuring the latest products and services for schools and...
Brazilian development bank BNDES is upping the ante in its technology and telecommunications financing.Luciano Coutinho, who heads the organization, revealed a...
Latin America’s economy will grow in 2013, but perhaps not as much as expected. The United Nations revised its growth forecast for the region last week...
According to Anatel, there are now 264 million mobile phone users in Brazil. This represents a 38% increase from February and the addition 1.01 mobile...
In a struggling world economy, entrepreneurs are more important now than ever in building businesses and creating jobs. And when taking a look at Endeavor’s...
Preparations for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil are in full swing. When it comes to 4G technology, however, it looks like efforts are going to fall short.
TOTVS is a central protagonist of the Latin American tech ecosystem. Named one of the top 50 technology companies in Latin America in 2012, the Brazilian...
2013, the year of the tablet? It may not be such a stretch. If 2012 trends continue, 2013 stands to be an explosive year for such devices – especially in...
In 2009, Netflix hosted an open competition in search of a collaborative filtering algorithm to predict user ratings for films. Dubbed the Netflix Prize, the...
Brazilian venture capital fund Pitanga has made its first investment. The organization has invested in I.Systems, a software company dedicated to systems...
Quasar Ventures has initiated operations. Built by former Officenet executives Andy Freire, Santiago Bilinkis and Pablo Simon Casarino, the company will...
Aceleratech has opened the call for its second class of startups. The São Paulo accelerator is on the lookout for a new set of companies to join its ranks...
Brasilia was abuzz with startup fever over the weekend with a new edition of Startup Weekend. For 54 hours, teams worked together to build new products and...
Thanks to a new acquisition, Brazilian software licensing company Compusoftware has 100 new clients on its hands. According to several Brazilian news outlets...
This week, Pernambuco’s Porto Digital launched its urban mobility initiative, Porto Leve, in Recife. Implementing a system of bicycles for rent throughout the...
Having recognized the opportunity represented by Brazil’s growing mortgage market, Marcelo Prata launched Canal do Crédito in 2009. In 2008, middle-class...
The 46th Endeavor Selection Panel has been taking place in Miami since Monday, as the organization seeks out its next generation of Endeavor Entrepreneurs...
Jesús Martínez Larralde has worked on the concept of EnviaFlores since 2001, starting out at a time in which e-commerce in Mexico was virtually non-existent...
Amazon is in Brazil. The world’s leading online retailer officially launched in the home of its namesake at midnight last night. Initially, the Amazon catalog...
The holiday season is upon us, and with it, the question of gifting. And while it is a lovely gesture, it isn’t always the easiest process for the giver or for...
Rumblings of investments for Emprego Ligado began in September, when the Brazil-based startup revealed that it had secured deals with several local and global...
The weekend project of three tech-minded foodies, Comidistas help clients bring gourmet meals home. Each month, it ships customers a box containing recipes one...
Microsoft will build a new technology center in Rio de Janeiro as part of a US$100 million investment to expand its reach in Brazil and Latin America as a...
With just eight weeks left of 2012, everybody’s hoping to close out the year with a bang. And for those with budding startups, what better way to head into...
The mobile payment sector is faced with a prime opportunity in Latin America, especially in Brazil, where the market is taking off at the speed of lightning...
