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¡¿Crowdfunding!? Una buena idea para un papá equivocado

Published by America Economia Hace algunos meses mi hijo, Juan Pablo, me informó que había co-fundado IDEA.ME. La conversación fue en inglés. Me dijo que IDEA.ME era “a crowdfunding company for Latin America”. Debo confesar que nunca había oído de “crowdfunding”. En todo caso no me gustó el sonido de la palabra. En el tecno-vocabulario + More

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GeekiBeach Episode 1 – Part 3 – Bedy Yang

“International Hunter and Gatherer” from 500 Startups Bedy Yang know what’s new in Latin America Startup Scene. The Brazilian “moleca” takes some time to talk to CVOX Group about the new trends in tech community + More

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How to close a $1m round with 500 Startups’ Dave McClure

Published by The Next Web Dave McClure has clarified in a comment how the deal negotiation actually happened: “We discussed terms via face2face mtgs and phone calls, then confirmed closing via SMS. not exactly revolutionary or all that unusual, except that our f2f meetings occurred after midnight in places like Paris & Munich over drinks + More

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Investidores em tecnologia viajam pela América Latina

Published by EXAME Miami – Um grupo formado por empreendedores no mundo da tecnologia e de investidores com capital para novas empresas com potencial de sucesso iniciaram nesta sexta-feira em Miami uma viagem que passará por vários países da América Latina + More

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Un grupo de emprendedores e inversores inicia gira conjunta por Latinoamérica

Published by EFE Miami (EE.UU.), 11 may (EFE).- Un grupo formado por emprendedores en el mundo de la tecnología y de inversores con capital para negocios de reciente creación iniciaron hoy en Miami una gira conjunta que les llevará por varios países de América Latina + More

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Geeks on a Plane: The power of the Latin American market

Published by Miami Herald Geeks on a Plane left Miami this morning with more than 40 startups from around the world, including several from South Florida. Those travelers include Brian Breslin of Infinimedia and Refresh Miami, Davide Di Cillo of Fifth Layer, Susan Amat of UM’s Launch Pad and Bill Hajjar of Senzari. They embark + More

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Pandora Competitor Senzari Raises $1 Million From 500 Startups & Angels To Fund Global Expansion

Miami-based streaming music startup Senzari, which aims to take on Pandora by targeting the markets Pandora misses (i.e., the rest of the world), has just closed an additional round of funding totaling $1 million. The round includes investors in both Miami and Silicon Valley, including, notably Dave McClure’s 500 Startups. The company had previously raised $2 + More

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YellowPepper Aims for Financial Inclusion

Published by Partnersinprepaid A privately-owned company, YellowPepper began life in 2004 providing value-added services for US cellphone users. This quickly evolved to the point where, in 2007, it decided to focus exclusively on supplying mobile financial services to both unbanked and banked consumers across Latin American and the Caribbean + More