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Just one day after the board of directors of Medellín utility EPM resigned in protest, Medellín technology incubator Ruta N’s entire board of directors, citing a lack of confidence in Quintero’s stewardship.

Bogotá firm ADDI has raised $15 million USD in venture capital to grow ADDI’s business in Colombia and to expand to new Latin American markets. Addi provides consumer point of sale financing for retail purchases as an alternative to credit cards.

Fedex has announced that 10 deserving SMEs may compete to share a total of $66,767 USD worth of prize money based on innovative ideas.

Viva Air today issued a challenge to find solutions that incentivize passengers to return the airways. The winning proposal will win a $10,000 USD prize, provided by Viva Air and its external innovation collaborators.

Finance Colombia's Loren Moss talks with Duleesha Kulasooriya, executive director of Deloitte's Center For The Edge on how disruptive transformation can benefit developing economies...but the right strategy is the key to success.

Rebus, a Colombian event and ticketing platform launched in 2017 and led by co-founder Juliana Villalba Torres, has raised $415,000 in seed funding from several angel investors, including Angel Ventures, Magma Partners, Enlaces, Quake Capital, Avalancha Ventures and several...

Case number 4:2019cv07415 filed in the Northern District of California names Jorge Uribe, Jose David Mendoza, Mauricio Paba Serje and Jose David Mendoza Macanaz as plaintiffs against Rappi, Inc., RAPPI S.A.S. and Simon Borrero Posada.

Global emerging market startup accelerator Seedstars has named its nine most promising startups from Latin Amercia in front of over 200 guests at Medellin’s Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana (UPB). These nine early stage companies will represent the region at the Seedstars...

Last week Accenture (NYSE: ACN) opened its first NanoLab in Ruta-N in Medellín. The NanoLab will immerse local Accenture customers in the latest emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, extended reality, quantum computing, robotics, cybersecurity, blockchain,...

Bogotá-based real estate company Habi today announced that it has closed a $5.5 million pre-seed round led by Tiger Global Management, with participation by investors Homebrew and Zigg. Reshape Holdings, FJ Labs, Supernode Ventures and other investors. According to its website,...