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USA has its "Magnificent Sevent", #Latam has its "Triumphant Three". In Latam winners win bigger and for longer📈 And if you are a capital allocator, Latam VC funds disproportionately rank among the top quintile and quartile of funds globally🙀 Worth diving into Atlantico Latin America Digital Transformation Report 2024, the 5th year of its publication, to learn more about these 3️⃣, and much much more. "Latin America’s intensely digital population is at the forefront of adoption and usage of social platforms. Atop this legacy, new paradigms arise. Influencers are the new broadcasters. Online marketplaces the new shopping malls. WhatsApp the default platform for interaction. #AI has the potential to create, automate, and elevate communications, connections, decisions, and workflows. Pix’s ubiquity married with #OpenFinance innovation provokes founders’ creativity. These tectonic shifts are “everything, everywhere, all at once” and pave the way for the next generation of entrepreneurial triumph." #innovation #growthmindset #publicpolicy #digitalinclusion #financialinclusion #socialmobility #regulation #regulators #startups #vcfunding #venturecapital #privateequity #pe #em #emergingmarkets #brazil #argentina #mexico #colombia #chile #peru #TLFF2025

According to the prestigious EMEA Fast 500 ranking published last week by Deloitte, we are one of the fastest growing companies in the Europe – Middle East – Africa region 🎖 The determining criteria for the final ranking was the revenue growth rate over the last 3 years 📊 We managed to grow by 1,213%, which secured us the 141st position, which we are extremely proud of 🙂 "It is a pleasure for us to be able to position ourselves among innovative companies even in such an important region, which EMEA undoubtedly is. This is also helped by the increasing awareness of the benefits of our service, which we have been trying to establish not only in the Czech market for a long time. We believe that we are on the right path to further important milestones," says Konstantin Margaretis, CEO of Skladon. The final list included companies from 30 countries, operating in 9 different industries. Among the Czech companies we ranked 7th, many congratulations to FTMO, CityZen s.r.o., Woltair, Knihobot & Bookbot and Iteriat who ranked above us 👏 Full results and other competition details are here 👇 #fulfillment #logistics #award #fast500 #emea

📰WEBCON and MCI Capital in MIT Sloan Management Review Polska — one of the most recognized magazines for business and digital transformation leaders in Poland! In the article our CEO Radoslaw Putek and CBDO & SVP Lukasz Wrobel share the vision behind the #WEBCONBPS platform’s customer-driven development, the company’s story of international expansion, and the origins of its strategic collaboration with investor MCI Capital. ”WEBCON doesn't just offer a solution for today; we help our clients enter the digital age, equipping them with the agility and flexibility needed for the future”, comments Radoslaw Putek. Delve into the whole story 👇 #WEBCON #DigitalTransformation #LowCode #BusinessAutomation #Innovation 

For the founders and investors out there who are interested... Here’s what I’m investing in 🚀 I’ve spoken a lot about being a CVC investor and how to make it work, but I haven’t really shared much on what we actually invest in... so here it is! At Wayra UK, we’re investing in 🌐 Networks, 🔗 Connectivity, ☁️ Cloud, 🌱 Sustainability, and 🤖 AI/ML. In terms of stage, our sweet spot is Series A and pre-Series A. N.B.: If a company does not fall within this scope, we can be flexible if it’s the right financial opportunity and one we believe we can support through Telefónica. By focusing our investments in areas where we have a right to play, our goal is to create opportunities for startups to collaborate with Telefónica and merge legacy telecommunications with today’s innovative solutions. Our offer as an investor: There are two things we like to shout about as investors at Wayra and that is business development and our global footprint. Investment from us comes with a dedicated business development person whose whole job is to help you sell your product through enterprise and our global network. If there’s one thing we’ve learned as Telefónica’s CVC, it’s cracking enterprise sales and BD. You’ll get a dedicated BD person to scale your solution across Telefónica’s global hubs, build strategic plans, and act as an extension of your sales team to sell into corporates. We have a presence in 12 countries, and that’s a network our companies benefit from. In terms of other specifics: 💸 €100K - 5M tickets across Wayra’s investment vehicles 👥 A great team passionate about you and what we do 🌍 7 global hubs with a presence in 12 countries offering international scaling opportunities — If you’re new here, I’m Jake, an investor for Wayra (Telefónica’s CVC). If you have a business in these areas, or you know of businesses in these areas, DM me. Let’s chat! 💬

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📣 Solve problems today that will appear tomorrow - say Radoslaw Putek and Lukasz Wrobel from WEBCON (MCI Capital portfolio company) in an article published in MIT Sloan Management Review Polska. 👉 Webcon is a company whose beginnings do not resemble the history of typical garage start-ups. It was created not based on the idea of its founders, but as a result of specific customer needs. The innovative platform, based on low-code technology👩💻, changes the approach of companies to the digitization of their businesses 💻. 👉 MCI plans to actively support the development of Webcon, and the main goal of our involvement is to develop and implement a common go-to-market strategy, focused on expansion outside Poland 🇵🇱🌍. Although Webcon already generates approximately 25% of its revenues outside our country, MCI intends to systematize and intensify sales processes on foreign markets, especially in Germany 🇩🇪 - writes Michal Gorecki, senior investment partner at MCI, in a comment to the article. 📕 More in the attached text 👇.

Back in 2020, when we at BOARDIO started offering turnkey services for companies in need of advisors, our very first client was a Finnish company seeking Finnish board members. Today, as I look at the three most recent searches on Boardio, companies are seeking advisors from Colombia, Spain, and Southeast Asia. We have grown from being a local Nordic service provider to a truly global platform connecting growth companies with skilled advisors, location independently. Three key points have enabled this: 1) Global high-quality advisor base: As of today, we have 7,174 advisors from 110 countries on Boardio. More importantly, our advisors are, on average, experienced professionals with several years of experience and extensive networks. 2) Turnkey service delivery: A high number of advisors could be a burden if finding the most suitable ones becomes too difficult. Not to worry. Our turnkey delivery process, with AI-assisted matching and manual verification, guarantees finding the top 10-20 advisors in just a few weeks. All this without any risk, with a success fee service charge. 3) Country managers in all key markets: No amount of AI or code can completely replace the human touch in the people business. Our country managers are our regional business owners who manage clients in their region. Today, we have over 20 country managers on all continents (well, not yet in Antarctica). Their local business expertise and networks are fundamental in gaining access to local clients. What's next? Speeding up the growth and increasing volumes. Providing advisors with more and more opportunities to work with companies. Offering companies even better-suited advisors in a shorter time. If you wish to be part of this growth as a country manager, partner, lead provider, a company in need of advisors, or as an advisor, please get in touch. Image: Boardio country managers as of today (three new ones not yet announced). #Advisors #Mentors #BoardMember #BoardofDirectors #boardiosuccess

There has been a significant increase in the number of #Chicago businesses that have decided to expand or relocate their operations to Ireland. More than 50 companies from diverse industries have made this strategic move, including G2, Abbott, Horizon, Aon, ITW, Molex, and ActiveCampaign. "Many U.S. companies in Ireland focus on software and other products that can be transmitted digitally without having to get into imports and exports. Still, life sciences companies are the biggest players in Irish American commerce" - Paul Veale, Director Midwest & South USA, IDA Ireland. You can read more here: https://lnkd.in/ev--q9fV #InvestInIreland #InvestInExtraordinary

Continuing with the highlights from our 2024 Annual Report, here's a look at the work completed on Aotearoa's international tech story, See Tomorrow First - a shared industry and government initiative designed to supercharge the growth of the tech sector by raising awareness for our country's tech capabilities in key offshore markets. As part of this project, New Zealand Trade and Enterprise conducted extensive B2B research with 1700 tech decision makers in the US, UK, Singapore and Australia. What did they discover? 🤔 2/3rds of tech decision makers use country of origin to benchmark things like trust and tech capability when making purchase decisions. Check out the highlights from the cross-agency team's work to: 🇳🇿 Unite NZ's tech sector behind this national story and message to increase our collective impact 🌎 Share stories from NZ's incredible tech companies with the world We're working hard to keep the momentum going on this initiative, because we know it'll push the door open a little wider for the next generation of NZ companies taking their tech to the world. Thanks to New Zealand Trade and Enterprise and New Zealand Story Group for their partnership on this project. #seetomorrowfirst Graeme Muller Courteney Peters Laura Chamberlain Jordan Gunn Kathryn Thomas David Downs Richard Cotman Amy Knightley Sam Taylor Nicky Toresen

The Nordic countries-Norway, Denmark, Finland and Sweden have risen to the forefront in the global software market, outpacing their 3 percent market share to become significant net exporters. The region is currently Europe's fastest-growing software funding hub, attracting significant investor interest, with annual revenues expected to reach $44 billion in 2022, expanding at an astonishing 16 percent annually. High rates of digital adoption, a robust talent pool, readily available capital, encouraging regional businesses, and advantageous social policies are some of the main drivers of this success. Notwithstanding obstacles like the need for greater gender diversity and changing business models, the current successes of the Nordic software sector point to a bright future for continued innovation and expansion.