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If you are wondering why, the answer is simple: Campinas is home to several world-class universities, such as Unicamp, which also encourage entrepreneurship. This favorable context has resulted in promising ventures, such as the crowdsourced Q&A platform Ledface and the traffic tracking app Wabbers. |
Since 2010, the city also has its own startup association, Campinas Startups (ACS), which organizes Startup Weekend Campinas. A few days ago, the local seed fund IVP also announced that it would invest up to R$2.5m (US$1.24m) in tech startups based in the state of São Paulo. |
It is no accident that we chose São Paulo as the destination for the first TNW Conference Latin America next August. As the research firm Fnbox reported, the GDP of the state of São Paulo is bigger than Argentina’s, Chile’s, Uruguay’s, Bolivia’s and Paraguay’s combined, despite the fact that it is less than 5% the size... |
In this context, São Paulo is arguably the place to be for startups keen to tap its huge local market or use it as a base to target Brazil in its entirety, while partnering with the vast number of local and foreign companies which have offices in this huge city. |
It is also the best location to raise money from its many investors and banks, as well as from foreign VC funds such as Sequoia and Flybridge, which tend to choose the city as their point of entry into Latin America. In addition, the city also hosts a vast number of networking events and hackathons, as well as several ... |
As a result, São Paulo has one of the busiest startup ecosystems of Latin America, and there are way to many promising startups to name them all – but you will definitely get a chance to meet them at TNW Conference. |
If you are a TED Talks fan, you may already be familiar with Curitiba, as the city’s clever and creative urban planning was the topic of a popular keynote by its former longtime mayor Jaime Lerner. Well known as Brazil’s most modern and sustainable city, Curitiba is also building a growing reputation when it comes to t... |
To name only a few, Curitiba-based startups include shopping comparison platform Mercafácil, wedding planner MeCasar and e-learning marketplace Ewiks. More importantly, these startups are part of an ecosystem – they can meet up at the local co-working space Aldeia Coworking, and also joined forces to create the local b... |
If you decide to go to Curitiba, you may also want to pay a visit to Florianópolis and Porto Alegre, two other Brazilian Southern cities with emerging and promising tech scenes. |
If there is one city in the world that has managed to grow on geeks’ minds over the last couple of years, it is Santiago, Chile. The main element responsible for this shift is called Start-Up Chile, the government-supported program which gives promising global startups a $40,000 grant to incubate their project in the c... |
While this has certainly helped to put Chile on the map all across the tech world, it has also greatly contributed to reinforcing its local startup scene. As a matter of fact, participants in Start-Up Chile are encouraged to give back to the country. For some, this means sharing ideas with locals, but others also took ... |
It is also important to mention that Start-Up Chile is only one of several initiatives to promote Silicon Valley-style entrepreneurship in the country. For instance, the team behind 500 Startups’ alumnus Welcu is also responsible for organizing Webprendedor’s conference, which we attended last October (see our report f... |
“Argentina has the most solid entrepreneurial ecosystem in the region,” Lemon’s CEO Wences Casares declared during NXTP Labs’ first Demo Day last March. While this could fuel local rivalries, it is true that Buenos Aires has a very solid tech scene – and NXTP Labs itself confirms this fact. |
As we reported, this accelerator is part of the Global Accelerator Network, and recently hosted its second Demo Day, which took place the same week as Wayra’s first Demo Day in Argentina and attracted high-profile local investors. |
In other words, NXTP Labs is a great venture with global ambitions that seeds very promising startups; yet, it is also important to keep in mind that it was only made possible by previous initiatives that helped transform Buenos Aires’ tech scene, such as Palermo Valley’s network and the city’s multiple co-working spac... |
On a final note, this list is obviously non-exhaustive. While cities such as Brasília, Panama City, Salvador and Mar del Plata didn’t make the cut yet, they have emerging ecosystems that we will definitely be following closely over the next few months. |
Feel other Latin American cities should be on the list? Tell us why in the comments! |
ABBOTT — Peni Abbott, 79, of Chico, died Sunday, Nov. 2, 2008, in Chico. Arrangements are under the direction of Newton-Bracewell Chico Funeral Home, 342-9003. |
BREITIGAM — Viola P. Breitigam, 79, of Oroville, died Friday, Oct. 31, 2008, in Oroville. Arrangements are under the direction of Scheer Memorial Chapel, 533-5255. |
BUELER — Sandra Bueler, 58, of Oroville, died Friday, Oct. 31, 2008, in Oroville. Arrangements are under the direction of Scheer Memorial Chapel, 533-5255. |
CADERETTE — Ronald Caderette, 61, of Chico, died Monday, Nov. 3, 2008, in Chico. Arrangements are under the direction of Newton-Bracewell Chico Funeral Home, 342-9003. |
CARRAHER — Dorothea E. Carraher, 94, of Magalia, died Sunday, Nov. 2, 2008, in Paradise. Arrangements are under the direction of Paradise Chapel of the Pines, 877-4991. |
FRANKS — Sharline Franks, 76, of Oroville, died Friday, Oct. 31, 2008, in Oroville. Arrangements are under the direction of Ramsey Funeral Home, 534-3877. |
HALL — Winton Hall, 86, of Chico, died Sunday, Nov. 2, 2008, in Chico. Arrangements are under the direction of Newton-Bracewell Chico Funeral Home, 342-9003. |
HERZBRUN — Richard Herzburn, 83, of Magalia, died Saturday, Nov. 1, 2008, in Paradise. Arrangements are under the direction of Paradise Chapel of the Pines, 877-4991. |
HETTINGER — Jack Allen Hettinger, 62, of Paradise, died Saturday, Nov. 1, 2008, in Paradise. Arrangements are under the direction of Rose Chapel Mortuary, 877-4923. |
HOOPER — Former Redding resident Carl Hooper, 92, of Redding, died Sunday, Nov. 2, 2008, in Redding. Arrangements are under the direction of Brusie Funeral Home, 342-5642. |
HOSSON — Donald W. Hosson, 50, of Berry Creek, died Saturday, Oct. 25, 2008, in Berry Creek. Arrangements are under the direction of Ramsey Funeral Home, 534-3877. No service is planned. |
JORGENSEN — Mary Helen Jorgensen, 96, of Orland, died Friday, Oct. 31, 2008, in Chico. Arrangements are under the direction of Rose Chapel Mortuary, 877-4923. |
MURR — Ronald Owen Murr, 73, of Durham, died Monday, Nov. 3, 2008, in Chico. Arrangements are under the direction of Neptune Society of Northern California, Chico Branch, 345-7200. |
Francis Fukuyama sits down with Cameron Munter to discuss his latest book. Listen here. |
Francis Fukuyama sits down with The World's Carol Hills to go over the identity politics of 2018. Listen here. |
Beijing enjoys a big megaphone in America even as it blocks U.S. media outlets, hinders independent scholars and limits U.S. |
"The way that the economy has developed over the past generation is actually gone contrary to a lot of the existing economic models. The Simon Kuznetz phenomenon says it's not just globalization, it's economic growth. As the country is modernizing, as it's growing economically, it does lead to an increase in inequality... |
Do we need a new understanding of national identity? |
CDDRL Mosbacher Director Francis Fukuyama says for BBC we need national identities that unite rather than divide us. Watch here. |
"Are democracy and capitalism compatible? Or, to put it differently: What made democracy and capitalism compatible for decades, even centuries, and what strains this relationship today? The end of the Cold War seemed to settle longstanding debates about the political and economic institutions best able to achieve freed... |
CDDRL director Francis Fukuyama believes America's increased political polarization can be traced back to a universal desire for recognition. His latest book, "Identity," digs into the factors that gave rise to President Trump, Brexit and even violent extremist groups. |
CDDRL Deputy Director Stephen Stedman is named a chair to the Stanford University Faculty Senate. Read more about his work, legacy, and aspirations here. |
"For the first time in American history, a U.S. congressional election was determined by “instant runoff,” using the system of ranked-choice voting that Maine had adopted in a 2016 voter initiative, and then reinstated (over the resistance of the state legislature and much of the state’s professional political class) i... |
"The election interference tactics originally deployed by Russia against the United States and Europe are now global. Hackers across the democratic world have exploited weaknesses in campaign email servers; probed electronic voting machines for vulnerabilities; set up troll farms to spread highly-partisan narratives; a... |
"I really do think that the upcoming election in November is one of the most important in American history." |
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Francis Fukuyma and Norman Eisen about what Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation means for the state of America. Listen here. |
Francis Fukuyama explains to the Commonwealth Club how our connection to personal identities has disconnected us from a base understanding of dignity. Listen here. |
Francis Fukuyama "I think he is the first truly racist President." |
52 Insights Magazine interviews Francis Fukuyama on the politics of identity, the end of the EU and Trump. Read here. |
FILE - Ethiopian migrants are seen in a make-shift camp near the western Yemeni town of Haradh in a March 21, 2012, photo. |
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) reports an extortion racket is flourishing in war-torn Yemen. The IOM says traffickers, armed groups and others are kidnapping vulnerable Ethiopian migrants on their way to Saudi Arabia and holding them for ransom. |
The IOM has helped nearly 3,500 Ethiopian migrants stranded by the conflict in Yemen return home. From extensive interviews with returnees, the IOM has pieced together a disturbing picture of traffickers preying upon vulnerable migrants en route to Saudi Arabia in search of work. |
IOM spokesman Joel Millman said some of the cases documented by aid workers are frightening. |
"There appears to be militia activity or armed traffickers swapping groups of men back and forth, and charging what look to be growing ransoms - anywhere from 2,000 to 4,500 Saudi riyals, which is around $600 to $1,000 U.S. per person. People being held, tortured and injured," he said. |
Millman said many of the Ethiopian migrants seeking assistance from the IOM have been wounded from airstrikes or shootings involving armed groups. In some cases, he said, the traffickers themselves resort to violence against the men they kidnap on their way to Saudi Arabia. |
Despite the dangerous war situation in the country, Millman told VOA impoverished migrants from the Horn of Africa continue to cross the strait into Yemen in hopes of finding work in Saudi Arabia. He said these people are easily victimized and vulnerable to being captured by traffickers, who hold them for ransom. |
“This pattern has repeated itself across Africa in the last 10 years, where vulnerable people become vulnerable to kidnapping by armed groups and then are forced to pay ransom even when it was not their intention to make that kind of journey. That appears to be happening in Yemen now,” he said. |
Millman said victims who do not come up with the money or are not ransomed by their families are subjected to torture, shootings and beatings. He says a number of migrants the IOM has repatriated have had to be treated for burns, gunshot wounds and broken bones. |
The idea of the open cloud has different meanings. There are open infrastructure groups that are working toward federating clouds at the infrastructure level. These are groups such as OpenStack and Cloudstack, two of the most well-known efforts to help companies build their own clouds. |
And then there are the hosting providers who serve the small business. Small businesses are not as much interested in building out their own clouds. But more so they want to use tools available in a SaaS environment with as little hassle as possible. |
On Tuesday, February 5 at 1:30 p.m. PST, I will co-host a Google Hangout live from the Parallels Summit with Krishnan Subramanian, founder of Rishidot Research. The topic: the drive to build open cloud marketplaces. You’re invited. |
Why are cloud marketplaces an issue particular to small businesses? |
Why not open-source the effort? |
What would make this better than the Amazon marketplace? |
Are there any other federated cloud marketplaces available? |
Our discussion will also cover the differences between open cloud efforts and why there are so many grassroots open-source cloud initiatives. |
Krish and I will be joined by executives from Parallels, Savvis Direct, McAfee and hosting service 1&1. |
Samsung has toyed with the idea of non-rigid screens in the past. A semi-famous demonstration of the flexible YOUM display showed us that a future of bending, folding or rollable screens may not be just a pipe dream, either. |
It seems Samsung is serious about the idea. |
A recent patent filing details ideas for a rollable, foldable and bendable smartphone technology. |
The first of these designs is the rollable phone. It looks a bit like a scroll, and could prove to be the ultimate compromise in screen size and portability. When rolled, the device forms a tube shape that could contain a relatively large screen without the bulk of, say, an iPhone 6s Plus. |
Samsung also notes within the patent that the flexible display could include an OLED or flexible LCD display that replaces glass with a clear plastic film. |
The second design features a sort of hinged tab that covers the screen when not in use, but nearly doubles the size of it when opened. |
The third design is probably the most perplexing. |
The bendable smartphone illustration shows the device folding over itself at the top. Once closed, it features icons for quick actions, such as using WhatsApp, checking text messages, or as Patently Mobile pointed out, connecting an iPod. Your guess is as good as mine. |
It should be noted that these are merely patents and there’s a better than zero chance that they’ll never be touched. That’s said, it’s still cool to get a peak into just what Samsung is thinking the future of mobile devices looks like. |
ALLY McCOIST last night hit back at Scottish football’s doom-mongers and boldly promised Rangers will prevent total Euro wipeout. |
The Rangers boss knows questions are being asked about the standards in our game, with the Ibrox side, Celtic and Hearts staring Euro disaster in the face at the qualifying stages of the Europa League. |
Dundee United are already out of Europe, while Rangers face a tough time to overcome a 2-1 deficit from the first leg of the play-off in Maribor. |
Celtic travel to Sion after a 0-0 draw at Parkhead, and Hearts could be beaten by double figures after being given the runaround by Spurs in a 5-0 Tynecastle embarrassment. |
But McCoist is adamant that at least his club will be in Friday’s draw in Monaco for the group stages. |
He said: “I know there will be an inquest. Scottish football fans deserve to have their questions answered. |
“But, as Rangers manager, I think we will be in the next stage of the Europa League and hopefully that eases the pain some people are feeling right now. Rangers fans won’t be happy with us losing and, certainly, we are not. |
Rangers flopped in the Champions League against Malmo and threw away a 1-0 half-time lead in Slovenia. |
Scotland’s club co-efficient is slipping badly – Rangers have won just once in 21 European games since reaching the UEFA Cup Final in 2008 and unless that statistic is reversed they are facing no Euro action beyond August. |
McCoist reckons his team showed enough in Slovenia to suggest that their tie is still winnable. |
He added: “I think we will be in the group stages. |
“I can only really comment on Rangers and where I think we are in the Maribor tie. |
“In terms of overall, there was the issue of the early start to the SPL and the question: does it help our clubs in Europe? |
Gers new boys Carlos Bocanegra and Alejandro Bedoya were last night in Paris and Stockholm respectively trying to get their visas stamped and may be available to face Motherwell tomorrow. |
Davie Weir and Sasa Papac are crocked for the trip to Fir Park and Mo Edu is banned. |
Steven Whittaker returns after his Euro suspension. |
Stevie Naismith’s yellow card in Maribor means he suffers a one-game Euro ban and misses the return leg at Ibrox on Thursday. |
Aussie international Matt McKay has had his work permit application endorsed by the SFA and will begin his Ibrox career next week. |
Google didn’t place any winning bids in the 700 MHz spectrum auction, but it has set its sights on “white spaces,” or unregulated spectrum between digital channels known to the outside world as static. |
The search engine giant on Monday submitted a proposal to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that it claims should satisfy detractors like the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB). |
Google denied that the plans mean it is eyeing entry into the wireless market. |
“We do not intend to support opening up the white spaces just so Google can become a wireless carrier or build a wireless network,” Rick Whitt, Google’s Washington telecom and media counsel, said during a conference call with reporters. |
But what are they actually arguing over? |
At issue is the broadcaster shift from analog to digital signals in February 2009, which free up some open, unregulated spectrum between the digital channels, or white spaces. Companies like Google and Microsoft want to use for wireless broadband service, but broadcasters believe that allowing access to this spectrum c... |
Both sides have been battling back and forth over the last year, with NAB most recently lashing out at Microsoft for glitches in a prototype device submitted to the FCC. |
Google submitted a plan to the FCC in December that advocated a technology known as spectrum sensing, which scans spectrum for unused frequencies. NAB opposes the process. Google’s Monday plan, therefore, issues support for two additional technologies: a combination of geolocation services, designed to protect broadcas... |
NAB said Monday that it was reviewing Google’s plan. But don’t expect them to applaud Google’s efforts just yet. Google’s plans are largely based on a plan issued last fall by Motorola, and that wasn’t exactly greeted with open arms by NAB. |
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