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News, highlights, and events throughout the Americas

eMerge Americas 2022 Global Startup Showcase Presented By Algorand Is Now Accepting Applications

The eMerge Americas 2022 Startup Showcase is presented by Algorand, which builds technology that accelerates the convergence between decentralized and traditional finance by enabling the simple creation of next-generation financial products, protocols, and exchange of value. Through a competitive application process, eMerge will select 100 startups to participate in a robust multi-week program, which will culminate in a grand finale pitch competition on April 18-19, 2022. Participants will have a chance to win over $400,000 in investments: $250,000 investment by Florida Funders, $120,000 investment by Panoramic Ventures, $50,000 investment by eMerge, and with additional prizes to be announced in coming weeks! The deadline to apply is February 28, 2022.

The Rise Of Crypto Mayors

The ballooning popularity of Bitcoin and other digital currencies has given rise to a strange new political breed: the crypto mayor. Eric Adams, New York’s new mayor, accepted his first paycheck in Bitcoin and another cryptocurrency, Ether. Francis Suarez, Miami’s mayor, headlines crypto conferences. Now even mayors of smaller towns are trying to incorporate crypto into municipal government, courting start-ups and experimenting with buzzy new technologies like nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, to raise money for public projects.

 

-Source: New York Times

VC Funding To Early-Stage Latinx-Founded Startups Has Stalled

Crunchbase data shows that while funding to Latinx founders has increased in dollar terms—from $1.7 billion in 2017 to $6.8 billion in 2021—that growth only slightly outpaced the overall increase in U.S. venture capital investments, leaving Latinx startup funding stuck stubbornly at around 2 percent of the overall startup investment pie. Meanwhile, the data shows early-stage funding, arguably the most critical phase, has stagnated almost completely in recent years.

 

- Source: Crunchbase News

ThriveDX Raises $100M To Train Workers For Digital Jobs Of The Future

ThriveDX aims to expand to new markets in the U.S., Europe and Asia after securing $100 million from Prytek, an investment company headquartered in Singapore. Coral Gables-based ThriveDX (formerly HackerU) is a digital skills bootcamp that partners with academic universities and businesses to train people for careers in technology. The company collaborates with institutions such as the University of Miami, New York University and the University of Michigan to train students for in-demand roles in cybersecurity, information security, digital marketing, software engineering and data science and analytics.

 

- Source: Miami Inno

Cuban Founders Build EdTech Startup To Give Back

When the founders of Miami-based EdTech startup EducUp left their native Cuba and came to the US, they brought a lot of things: grit, determination, and top technical chops, to say the very least. What didn’t they come with? English proficiency. But even a language barrier couldn’t prevent Carlos Raul, Yamel Barroso, and Yusnier Viera from establishing themselves in the US and achieving the American dream. Now, the Miami-based trio has joined forces to build EducUp, a freemium platform for learning everything from foreign languages to math, coding, and college prep.

 

-Source: Refresh Miami

Creating Equity In Miami For Women In Tech

February 3rd| The Women's Fund

 

Join The Women’s Fund in a powerful, actionable conversation on how we can lift women’s economic mobility while fomenting overall innovation by having a diverse and inclusive workforce; a representative ecosystem where creativity can flourish.

Pivot MIA

February 14-16th|Pivot

 

This February in Miami, the heat is on. Join Pivot’s Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway for a three-day event that captures the raw electricity of South Beach. It’s a new type of conference that will challenge convention, featuring the hottest names in fintech, media, education, entertainment, climate, and more. Use the code EMERGE30 to receive a 30% discount on your ticket.

Synapse Summit

February 17th| Synapse

 

Join the innovation movement on February 17th as we takeover Amalie Arena in Tampa, FL to Celebrate, Discover, & Engage everything the Florida innovation community has to offer! Prepare to make boundless connections in-person or virtually through the Synapse hybrid community feature for Florida’s 5th annual premiere innovation event!

2022 Endeavor Miami Programs

February 20th| Endeavor Miami

 

Endeavor Miami has opened applications to its 2022 Programs! Endeavor will be running their ScaleUp Program in spring and fall, and EndeavorLAB will feature four cohorts throughout the year. The first EndeavorLAB cohort will focus on assisting minority-led climate tech companies and is powered by Future of Cities and supported by SVB. The deadline to apply to the EndeavorLAB cohort is February 13th and the deadline to apply for the ScaleUp spring cohort is February 20th.

2022 Annual Global Startup Showcase

February 28th| eMerge Americas + Algorand

 

eMerge Americas will select 100 startups to participate in a robust multi-week program, which will culminate in a grand finale pitch competition. This competition will take place April 18-19, 2022, at the eMerge Americas global tech conference in front of leading venture capitalists, corporate enterprises, government officials, global media outlets and judges. Participants will have a chance to win over $400,000 in investments. Deadline to apply is February 28, 2022.

Code/Art Fest 2022

March 12th| Code/Art

 

Code/Art Fest is an annual gathering intended to celebrate the achievements of young female coders and to increase awareness of opportunities in computing fields. This one-of-a-kind conference is for students, parents, educators, artists, and anyone interested in the intersection of tech & art.

eMerge Americas  2222 Ponce de Leon Blvd  Miami  FL 

 

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