How much money LatAm unicorn Bitso's four million users trade in a single day on its platform.

The Org spoke with Daniel Vogel, co-founder and CEO of Bitso, about his story and how Bitso became the biggest crypto platform and exchange in Latin America. 

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The “Bitcoin Guy” Who’s Changing Latin America’s Financial Ecosystem

The tech world is no stranger to accelerators and the benefits they can provide for startups that are looking to redefine their idea and scale and raise venture capital. Why not extrapolate the accelerator model to nonprofits and bet on a better world?

This is exactly what IBM set out to build. In February the company launched the IBM Sustainability Accelerator, supporting nonprofit and governmental organizations globally that serve communities especially vulnerable to environmental threats.

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How IBM is Paving a Path Forward for Non-Profits

The Org looks into the up-and-coming startups to keep an eye out for in 2022.

Enzo Cavalie, founder of Startupeable, a platform for everything related to startups. Image courtesy of Startupeable.

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What’s Coming in 2022 for Latin America’s Startup Ecosystem

Radavero is now the Country Manager for Argentina at Tiendanube, one of the latest regional unicorns with a valuation of more than $3 billion, and was previously one of the leaders behind the expansion of Despegar and Acámica (sold in 2021 to Digital House) throughout LatAm. In an interview with Radavero, The Org had the chance to pick his brain on how to grow and scale a startup in Latin America. 

Franco Radavero, Country Manager at Tiendanube. Image Courtesy of Tiendanube.

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How to Scale a Startup: Insights From a LatAm Startup Operator

The Org spoke with Novoa, CEO and co-founder of Favik, who shared a little bit of his entrepreneurship story, and told us all about how he ended up being a pioneer in the content creator economy. 

Felipe Novoa, CEO of Favik. Image courtesy of Favik.

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Meet LatAm’s Newest Creator Economy Pioneer

The Org looked into Latin America’s leading growth marketing agencies to better understand what strategies they leverage to help brands get noticed. 

Manuela Villegas, Si Señor Agencia Founder & CEO. Image courtesy of Si Señor Agencia.

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The Social Opportunity

Despite female-led ventures being 63% less likely to receive VC funding, the number of sole female-led startups that received funding between 2016 and 2021 increased by 72% compared with the period from 2011 to 2015; the funding amount raised increased fourfold. The Org spoke with Valentina Giraldo, a Colombian entrepreneur who owns LAVALENTINA, one of the most recognized digital creative agencies in Latin America. Her story is the reflection of what women are capable of. 

Valentina Giraldo, founder and CEO of LAVALENTINA. Image courtesy of LAVALENTINA.

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It’s Time for Women to Take Over LatAm’s Entrepreneurship Ecosystem

Buy Now, Pay Later or BNPL is having a moment across the world. In Latin America in particular, fintechs and established banks are betting on the payment method synonymous with online shopping to acquire more customers and offer much-needed payment alternatives to a region that stands out for its unbanked population. The Org rounded up a list of companies building strategic partnerships in the region to capitalize on the BNPL boom. 

LuegopaGo's Co-founders Martin Pelaez and Emilio Villegas. The duo started a credit-based purchases startup in February 2021.

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Startups Are Banking on a Credit Boom in LatAm

If we said there was a company with a fantastic culture that helped organizations grow and its favorite color was orange, which company comes to mind? We’re talking about HubSpot.


Camilo Clavijo, Hubspot’s Senior Sales Director and Country Manager Latam. Image courtesy of Hubspot.

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How Hubspot Is Earning LatAm’s HEART

The Org speaks with Martin Schrimpff, co-founder of Kocomo, a company that is making owning a vacation home a more pleasant experience. 

Kocomo Founders. Image courtesy of Komoco. 

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Colombian Entrepreneur Martin Schrimpff Is Making The Dream of Vacation Home Ownership a Reality Via Kocomo

The Org spoke with Felipe Santamaria, Cofounder of Netherlands-based accelerator-VC Rockstart Latin America, to learn about startup trends in the region, and accelerators’ role in the current boom.

Felipe Santamaria (right) and Rune Theill, CEO Rockstart worldwide (left). Image courtesy of Rockstart.

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How To Be a Rock Star in LatAm’s Startup Ecosystem

Colombia is experiencing a real estate boom. The country has seen a historic number of new home sales between January and July 2021, representing a 59% increase on the same period in 2020. The Org had the opportunity to speak with Sebastian Noguera, Co-founder and President of proptech company Habi to learn more about its mission to transform real estate in LatAm.


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Habi Has Raised $100 Million Towards Its Mission to Transform Real Estate in LatAm

Born in the streets of Bogotá to a homeless mother who gave him up to an orphanage for a chance at a more promising future, York has been consciously -- and unconsciously -- trying out his luck his entire life. The Org had the opportunity to catch up with York and learn about his background and the timely decisions that led him to become an entrepreneur in one of the hottest investment markets in the world, Latin America.


Brian York. Image courtesy of Brian York.

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Entrepreneur Brian York Was Born to Go the Distance in the Startup World

Besides aiming to become profitable startups, bootcamps are also solving major global problems. Worldwide, the demand for tech talent is outpacing an already limited supply. These widely available bootcamps are designed with industry needs in mind and mostly attract individuals looking to make a career change or learn new skills. The Org spoke to bootcamp founders across Latin America to find out their unique approaches in bridging the tech talent gap.


Closing LatAm's digital talent gap. Photo courtesy of Laboratoria. 

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