Marcelo Claure and Shu Nyatta launch $500M growth equity fund with LatAm focus
By Nancy Dahlberg Making a significant bet on Latin American startup prowess, Marcelo Claure and Shu Nyatta announced the launch of their inaugural fund for Bicycle…
SoftBank committed to invest $100M in Miami startups. It’s now at $250M – and counting
At this milestone, SoftBank’s Shu Nyatta shares his thoughts on Miami as a startup, as a global city in the making, and more In January,…
Amid rapid growth, Aprende Institute raises $22M to dominate skills training market in Spanish-speaking world
Aprende Institute, the fast-growing online professional training platform serving the Latin American and US Hispanic markets and led by CEO Martin Cla…
SoftBank commits another $3B to Latin America’s tech boom
‘We expect that 2022 will be the biggest IPO year in Latin America’s history. Now is the time for us to double down on our…
SoftBank teams with FIU, MDC, UM to upskill future startup operators
Problem: How can we fill the tech talent pipeline with highly trained startup operators and at the same time fight brain drain? SoftBank Group and…
5 things to know in #MiamiTech: South Florida startups draw $2.27B in venture capital in 2020, eMerge coming back next year, and more
1 $2.27B in VC went to South Florida startups in 2020; $4.1B went to LatAm region A decade ago, the Miami-Fort Lauderdale metro area drew…