
Tech in Latin America: Google announcements, IBM partnerships and the best mergers
Despite being a short month, February brought its fair share of deals in Latin America’s tech scene, including quite a few acquisitions and funding rounds. Here’s the news you don’t want to miss: Big players Google made several announcements regarding its Latin American operations including opening applications for the second edition of its Launchpad accelerator program in Brazil, India and Indonesia. Google is currently supporting eight Brazilian startups as part of its pilot batch, and it will be ready to welcome new ones in June. The company also announced that its Social Impact Challenge would have a second edition, in which its philanthropic arm…
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