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What can Bogotá learn from London’s post-war transformation?
As Colombia’s authorities focus on the domestic agenda, high quality, sustainable urban regeneration must sit close to the top of their priorities.
Online education platform Platzi showcases the best of Colombian entrepreneurial talent
Established in 2013, Platzi is the Colombian edtech startup that bootstrapped its way to success. Its live-streaming teaching courses that teach people the basics of working online now attract around 400,000 students, who each...
Big taxi companies Easy Taxi and Tappsi merged: Making it Easy
Easy Taxi and Tappsi users may have been surprised by a new combined ‘Easy-Tappsi’ app that popped up on their phones in recent months: the first visible signs that Colombia’s biggest cab companies had joined forces.
Bogotá’s emerging entrepreneurs all under one roof at EPICO
EPICO will play host to the emerging names in the startup community, held at the Cámara de Comercio de Bogotá.
How cryptocurrencies will change investment in Latin American startups
Over the past few years, cryptocurrencies have exploded in popularity, drumming up global interest from investors with their promise to disrupt a number of multi-billion dollar industries. But not all investors are so enthusiastic.
As...
TechCrunch Battlefield now open to Colombian startups
This November, TechCrunch will host its premiere startup competition for the first time in Latin America and will now be open to Colombian entrants too.
Startup Battlefield, an event in which leading early-stage startups compete for...
Entrepreneurship: Start-ups and set-backs
Entrepreneurship in Colombia is booming. As more and more people follow their entrepreneurial dreams, we take a look at some of the challenges they face.
Espacio Media Incubator announces the launch of Argentina Reports
Media incubator ESPACIO announces the launch of Argentina Reports, an up-and-coming English language news source for Argentina. The publication is syndicated via Google News and other platforms.
Argentina Reports was launched in February 2018 and...
Can Cali get caliente? Ecosystem building and entrepreneurship in Colombia’s third largest city
At El Lab coworking space, many are glued to the projector screen as Colombia come from 2 goals behind to win 3-2 against the French. It’s full-time in France and a series of clocks...
Colombian Banks give cryptocurrency exchanges the cold shoulder by sudden freezing of funds
One of South America's most reputable cryptocurrency trading platforms in South America has been blindsided by a decision by Colombian banks to freeze funds into the exchange.
Colombian banks Bancolombia, BBVA and Davivenda spontaneously decided...
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