Latin America has been one of the world’s most affected regions by COVID-19 and the consequences of such drastic inequality have become more evident than ever.

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Rappi 

LatAm’s Top-Funded Companies of 2020

Oprah Winfrey is known for her long-running and much-beloved daytime talk show, but she became a billionaire through her acute business acumen. Here are the companies Oprah owns.

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Oprah Winfrey at the 29th Santa Barbara International Film Festival

What Companies Does Oprah Own?

Diego Maradona’s death was mourned all over the world, reminding us that football is more than just a sport. 

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Allianz Parque

Latin America’s Five Most Valuable Football Clubs 

Female entrepreneurship is flourishing in Latin America. In a region where women face high inequality, gender biases, and adversity, they are taking big risks and are daring to be part of a challenging, yet promising, startup ecosystem. 

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Casai Rental

Top 5 Female-Founded Startups to Watch in Latin America 

Mark Cuban is known as an outspoken businessman and investor. Since earning his initial fortune Cuban has stayed active, continuously searching for his next big venture but outside his investments what companies does he own?

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Mark Cuban at the 2017 Billboard Music Awards

What Companies Does Mark Cuban Own?

José Calderon is already one of the most successful serial entrepreneurs in Latin America at just 33 years old, having co-founded and led three of the most disruptive food-tech startups in the region: Domicilios.com, Merqueo, and currently RobinFood, perhaps his most ambitious venture yet. 

José Calderon

The Man Disrupting LatAm's Food Industry

In 2015, Latin America had around 387 fintech startups. Five years later, there are currently around 1,300.

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São Paulo

Five LatAm Fintechs Disrupting the Banking Industry

Celsia has 47,690 km of transmission networks, longer than earth’s equatorial circumference, and serves more than 1.2 million clients on a daily basis by relying on internal innovation and sustainability initiatives. 

Celsia Culture 1

How an Electric Culture Transformed this Colombian Energy Giant

In LatAm alone there are more than 750 B Corps, a movement first led by Sistema B in 2012. The initiative has become so powerful in the region that legislation has been changed in some countries like Colombia and Chile in order for companies to be legally constituted as a B Corp. 


B Corps

Five LatAm B Corps Using Business as a Force for Good

Historically, most of the startups that have gone through YC have been from North America, but this is changing. Participation of South American companies is increasing significantly.

Entrepreneurs