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News, highlights, and events throughout the Americas

Mono Aims To Be ‘First Bankingless Bank’ For Latin America’s Small Businesses

After a frustrating experience opening a business bank account, Salomon Zarruk and Sebastian Ortiz co-founded Mono, meaning "monkey" in Spanish. Mono is a fintech company that provides corporate and business accounts for startups and is the "first bankingless bank" for startups and small businesses in Latin America. Unlike many financial competitors in the region, Mono provides financial services and fully digital bank accounts that can be opened in around 15 minutes. This "autopilot bank" automates several accounting services that are highly manual.

 

- Source: TechCrunch

Endeavor Miami's Claudia Duran On What Investors Look For In Startups

After living around the world Claudia Duran is now based in South Florida and supports entrepreneurs as the managing director of Endeavor Miami. Founded in 2013, the organization mentors and accelerates high-growth ventures in the tri-county region. It’s the first U.S. affiliate of Endeavor, a global nonprofit that has advised and helped scale more than 1,000 ventures worldwide. "Investors are going to get behind businesses that are doing something different, and have the ability to scale and achieve profit," Duran says. She also notes that entrepreneurs are looking for community in Miami and need space besides restaurants and happy hours to meet and network. 

 

-Source: South Florida Business Journal

Miami Startup Sells Watersports Apparel With a Side of Advocacy

Founded by Patrick Rynne, a former U.S. Olympic team sailor, the Miami-based brand, Waterlust, aims to raise awareness about threatened marine and freshwater environments through activewear with designs inspired by the sea. The apparel features loud, funky patterns inspired by ocean creatures and ecosystems. About 5% of sales are donated to research and protection efforts, such as expanding conservation areas or coral reef restoration programs. Rynne accepts that operating an apparel company comes with an environmental cost. "It took two years for the company to find a manufacturer willing to make baseball hats with 100% post-consumer recycled plastic for the snap and the bill," Rynne says.

 

-Source: Bloomberg

Techstars And J.P. Morgan Launch Third Founder Catalyst Program In Miami

Techstars, a global investment business that provides access to capital, one-on-one mentorship, and customized programming for early-stage entrepreneurs, and leading global financial services firm J.P. Morgan, open applications today for their next Techstars Founder Catalyst Program in Miami. This experience will provide up to 20 Miami-Dade women entrepreneurs - focusing on elevating Hispanic and Latina women - valuable startup education, mentorship, community, and access to the Techstars worldwide network of entrepreneurs, mentors, investors, and corporate partners. Miami based women and Hispanic and Latina women founders of early-stage companies are encouraged to apply through July 13th.

 

- Source: Techstars

StartUP FIU’s Crash Kitchen Team Named National Startup Competition Finalist

Inspired by family members who struggled to run traditional restaurants during the pandemic, four friends who hail from the same region in Vietnam and met as FIU students have created their version of a cloud kitchen network that produces food specifically for delivery, but with a distinctly Vietnamese flavor. The four students organized themselves into a company, and with the help of StartUP FIU, they were able to perfect their pitch and make a strong case to potential investors. After winning the campus-wide Hult Prize, the Crash Kitchen team is now in the Hult Prize’s Global Accelerator, a six-week-long program that helps develop the entrepreneurs for the final competition in New York this fall. 

 

-Source: Refresh Miami

Your Questions Answered: Everything You Want to Know About Qualified Small Business Stock

June 21st | McDermott Will + Emery

 

Learn about the latest developments regarding the benefits of QSBS, its key requirements and planning considerations for long-term impact. Discussion topics will include the ins and outs of QSBS; income, estate and gift tax planning; transfer of QSBS shares; and common QSBS misconceptions.

ITEXPO 2022

June 21st-24th | ITEXPO

 

ITEXPO and the collocated events that comprise the #techsupershow all feature educational sessions presented by industry-leading experts. The expo floor is filled with more than 200 companies demonstrating the latest innovations in a marketplace setting. 

You 3.0: The Evolution Of Business And Education In The Age Of AI

June 23rd | Miami Dade College

 

The AI Speaker Series presents Manuj Aggarwal, one of the leading AI experts globally. This session will provide historical context for how language and information have evolved and shaped our world, our society, and individuals. As each of us, society, and the world cross another plane into the era of pervasive Artificial Intelligence driven systems and services.

Black Future Weekend

June 24th-26th | Dream Corps TECH

 

Black Future Weekend is Dream Corps TECH’s annual conference to convene thought leaders, influencers, subject matter experts, and the community for an interactive experience to prepare the Black community for the technologically heightened future and how tech will affect key facets of life across all industries. 

Metaverse & DeFi: The Global Power Of Tech For Good

June 29th Deadline | Tech Florida Advocates

 

Join us for a welcoming conversation where Tech Florida Advocates's CoFounder, Luis Novella, and Global Tech Advocates Founder, Russ Shaw will be discussing the Metaverse, Crypto, and the power of Tech For Good. The event will be available in-person and online.

How To Create An Innovative Culture

June 30th | eMerge Americas + TD Bank

 

As the pace of change continues to accelerate, individuals and companies need to create a culture that innovates as part of their foundation. Join eMerge Americas and TD Bank virtually for this webinar where you will hear from technology and business leaders on the fundamentals to create an innovative culture that will meet your personal and/or business goals.

eMerge Americas  2222 Ponce de Leon Blvd  Miami  FL 

 

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