ConnectAmericas is the first business-focused social network in the Americas. A free online platform, it is designed to help small and medium enterprises tap into and develop international markets and investment opportunities. Created by the IDB in March...
A lonely girl in Barbados needed to draw. It was an “urgency,” she says. Starting with one simple notebook, Sheena Rose would eventually turn her house into an art-filled exhibition space, attracting hundreds of visitors and international attention. That was only the...
In just a few years, Toronto has transformed into one of the fastest-growing fintech hubs in the world, according to a recent report from Toronto Finance International, researched and written by Accenture and McMillan LLP. Based on its findings, equity financing...
Ontario is no latecomer to the artificial intelligence age in Canada. In fact, decades ago, it was here that Geoffrey Hinton and a band of AI pioneers hunkered down in labs in Toronto and Waterloo, sustaining what has become today’s hottest discipline. Their...
SoftBank Group Corp.’s $1 billion bet on Rappi has made the delivery app one of the most valuable tech startups in Latin America, according to people with knowledge of the deal. Rappi, the Colombia-based company, is worth around $3.5 billion after the...