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News, highlights, and events throughout the Americas
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NFTs Are Coming To Instagram
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A group of non-fungible token (or NFT) creators and collectors will soon be able to display their tokens on Instagram. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg confirmed in a post last week that the company is testing NFTs on the platform, with “similar functionality” coming soon to Facebook. Instagram head Adam Mosseri said in a video last Monday that a small group of US users will have the ability to display NFTs on their feed, stories, and in messages. NFT details are displayed in a similar way to tagged profiles and products and are named “digital collectibles.” Clicking on the tag will display details like the name of the creator and owner.
- The Verge
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Wayru Spearheads Strategy To Bring Internet To Underserved Communities
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South Florida-based web3 telecommunications startup Wayru has raised a $1.96M seed round at an $18M pre-money valuation. The round was led by blockchain VC firm Borderless Capital with participation from 16 other global investors. Wayru’s goal is to bring internet access to underserved communities in developing communities. They are building a blockchain-based, decentralized network of providers to service the 65% of homes in developing nations that currently lack internet connectivity. Chedraui, an architect by trade who has spent upwards of a decade in the telecom sector, has been working on the issue of internet connectivity for years. He calls Wayru the “network of networks,” creating the infrastructure to then enable others to develop a mesh of internet access points in rural communities.
- Refresh Miami
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Colombian Proptech Habi Reaches Unicorn Status With $200M Raise
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Habi, a Bogota-based proptech, has closed on $200 million in a Series C funding round co-led by Homebrew and SoftBank Latin America Fund. The startup did not reveal its exact valuation, saying only it had reached unicorn status — meaning that it is now valued at more than $1 billion. The raise follows a year of strong growth, according to the company, which saw its revenue increase by “well over 20x” in 2021. With this latest raise, Habi says it has become the second unicorn in Colombia and the only LatAm unicorn with a female founder and CEO, according to Crunchbase. It also claims that it is now the first proptech unicorn in Spanish-speaking LatAm. Brazil — where the population speaks Portuguese — is home to more than one proptech unicorn, including QuintoAndar and Loft.
-Source: TechCrunch
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MLB Partners With Sorare On An NFT-Based Fantasy Game
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Major League Baseball, along with the MLB Players Association, is entering into a multiyear deal with Sorare, the Paris-based NFT fantasy sports company. Their MLB game, which involves collecting and trading blockchain-backed cards of players, will launch later this summer. Since its 2018 debut, Sorare (pronounced “so rare”) has gained popularity in Europe for its soccer-based games, which allow players to buy, sell, and trade NFT player cards. Sorare now covers 247 global football clubs, including Real Madrid, Liverpool Football Club, and Juventus, and has signed on the leagues Germany’s Bundesliga, La Liga in Spain, France’s Ligue 1, and Major League Soccer.
- Source: Fast Company
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Ava Sets Example For Universal Live Captioning, Raises $10M
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When we last checked in with AI-powered captioning service Ava, they had just raised a seed round and it was six months into a pandemic that would reshape how we all work together. Eighteen months later they have investors banging on their door following huge growth, and aim to keep showing the tech industry how deaf and hard of hearing people ought to be included in the hybrid workplace. The company’s tools provide instant captions for any voice the user hears, whether that’s in a video call, on a Tiktok video or out with friends. (There are different apps and capabilities for each platform, naturally, but they all work together.)
-Source: TechCrunch
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Miami Climate Action's Monthly Happy Hour
May 12th| Miami Climate Action
There's never been a greater opportunity for Miami to lead efforts on taking on climate change than now. Between Aspen Ideas Climate, Premios Verdes, EndeavorLAB Clean & Climate Tech, Seaworthy Collective, Ziome, and many more local stakeholders new and old, it's a great opportunity for us all to come together to connect, collaborate, and co-create a resilient and regenerative future for Miami, together. Join our monthly happy hour to network local leaders and organizations, share asks and offers, and learn more about how anyone can help drive impact towards solving climate change.
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Connect: Blockchain + Web3
May 12th| Publicize
Connect: Blockchain & Web3 is a pitch competition designed to bring together leading members of the media with startups focused on innovation for the Blockchain & Web3 industries. At Connect: Blockchain & Web3, six startups will pitch their ventures to a panel of Media Judges and receive valuable feedback about their companies before the panel selects a winner.
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FIU Cybersecurity Leadership & Strategy Professional Certificate
Begins May 17th| FIU
This online program will assess the most critical cyber threats facing the public and private sectors in the 21st century and demonstrate the best practices and strategies for preventing and managing cybersecurity in the public and private sectors.
English promo code: clsemerge-eng
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Activate x Wormhole Hackathon
May 18th| Activate + Wormhole
Activate x Wormhole is the first multi-chain hackathon bringing together leading blockchain ecosystems for a week of learning, building, and exploring web 3. Apply to attend Activate x Wormhole to access ecosystem days, mentorship, and bootcamps; project tracks & bounties focused on cross-chain and impact ideas; collaboration with different kinds of builders, from engineers to designers; and a new network in web 3.
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eMerge Americas x Ironhack Diversity in Tech Fund
Application Closes May 19th| Ironhack + eMerge Americas
eMerge Americas partners with Ironhack to offer $200,000 in scholarships to increase diversity in tech. Study Web Development, Data Analysis, or UX/UI Design and boost your career in the ever growing tech world. With the eMerge Americas x Ironhack Diversity in Tech Fund, we’ll award applicants from underrepresented communities who successfully pass the selection process.
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Tuition-Free Bootcamps
May 23rd| BrainStation Miami
To support the growth of the Miami tech community, BrainStation is offering tuition-free bootcamps in Web Development and UX Design starting May 23! BrainStation has offered these bootcamps for more than a decade across multiple cities, with more than 90% of graduates finding work at Microsoft, Google, Shopify, REEF, and Royal Caribbean, among others. 20 seats in each bootcamp will be awarded on a competitive basis.
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Web3 Lunch + Learn
May 26th| JNF + TIE Council
The NFT auction opened on April 27, 2022, and will close following a free virtual event on May 26, 2022, where Jewish National Fund-USA’s Miami Real Estate Division and the South Florida-Israel Tech Innovation Entrepreneurship (TIE) Council, will host a panel of technology experts discussing Web3, the name technologists have given to the next iteration of the Internet built using decentralized blockchain technology. Event attendees will learn about cryptocurrency, NFTs, the metaverse, and blockchain.
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Employment + Neurodiversity Training
May 26th| University of Miami - Nova Southeastern University
The training will provide an overview of Autism Spectrum Disorder and related disabilities, highlighting the many positive impacts of neurodiversity in the workplace and the specific skill sets and strengths that these individuals bring to your company or startup. Businesses will be introduced to strategies on how to recruit, interview, employ, support, and sustain a neurodiverse workplace — and reap the benefits of this untapped talent.
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Connect: Environmental Sustainability
May 31st| Publicize
Connect: Environmental Sustainability, is a pitch competition designed to bring together leading members of the media with startups focused on Sustainability innovation. At Connect: Environmental Sustainability, six innovative startups will pitch their ventures to a panel of Media Judges and receive valuable feedback about their companies before the panel selects a winner.
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NAU Fest
June 10th-22nd| JA Americas
NAU Fest is a full-week virtual event created by JA in collaboration with Latin-American young adults, seeking to reconnect 50,000 underserved youth from 26 countries of the Americas with their future and the future of work. Our goal is to foster learning, inspiration, innovation and promote social inclusion and diversity of thought. NAU Fest is scheduled from June 10 to 22, 2022.
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