Full Course Name: Investor Breakfast Series: Investment & Expansion in Latin America
Latin America is fast on its way to becoming a major world market. This land of opportunity represents significant prospects for growth and is hungry for new business.
The conditions for entrepreneurs have improved dramatically and Latin American governments have been investing in the technology industry and education. This has resulted in a number of thriving tech scenes with a wealth of IT talent across the region.
With over 640 million people and an approximately $6 trillion GDP, the region has been able to nurture the growth of a new breed of unicorns. Moreover, VC investments are anticipated to reach US$2.5Bn in 2018 (up from US$1.1Bn in 2017 and US$ 600m in 2016). Not only that, internet and mobile internet user growth is now outpacing the US.
In this talk we'll be discussing the emerging opportunities of expansion and investment in this region.