Startup accelerators helped spark Latin America’s tech boom

Five years ago, no startups from Latin America were participating in prestigious U.S. accelerators like 500 Startups or Y Combinator. In fact, no Latin American startup reached the renowned Silicon Valley accelerator, Y Combinator, until 2015, when Colombia’s Platzi was invited to join. It seemed that Latin America was not yet on anyone’s radar at …

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