LatAm Startups brings startups from Latin America to Toronto to help them scale globally. They offer acceleration programs to prepare startups for the North American market and help them incorporate in Canada. Their vision is to bring an increasing number of Latin American startups to Toronto each year, help more startups incorporate, and create an angel fund for Latin American startups.
2. W H AT W E D O ?
1
Bring market-ready startups from Latin
America to Toronto and scale them
globally
2
Accelerate startups with programs to
prepare their business for the North
American market
3
Incorporate their company in Canada
and launch
3. W H AT A R E W E L O O K I N G F O R ?
L ATA M H U B T O R O N T O
4. S TA R T U P S W E A C C E P T
I N T O O U R P R O G R A M S
1
Coachable teams with a global vision
2
Tech companies with a user or customer
data base
3
Financial stable companies ready to take
the next step to grow their business
globally
5. P R O G R A M S
Scaleup Bootcamp
Toronto
One or two weeks
program designed for
startups looking for market
validation
LATAM HUB Toronto
Three months program
designed for startups
looking for an effective
market entry to North
America
Scaleup Bootcamp NY
One week program
designed for startups
looking to increase sales in
the US market
6. TRACTION
2014
• First LatAm Startups Conf (Santiago, Chile)
• Supported by Ryerson and the DMZ
2015
• Second LatAm Startups Conf (Toronto, Canada)
• Supported by Government of Canada, City of Toronto, the DMZ at Ryerson
2016
• Incorporation of LatAm Startups as a non-profit
• Third LatAm Startups Conf (Mexico City, Mexico)
• Supported by Government of Canada and Government of Mexico
• MoU with DMZ and ProMexico
• +5 meetups in Canada
• +30 webinars
2017
• First and second generation of LatAm Startups in Toronto
• Fourth LatAm Startups Conf (Toronto, Canada)
• Supported by Government of Canada, Government of Mexico and
Government of Brazil
• Two Scaleup Bootcamps in Toronto
• MoU with Helix Seneca
• +10 meetups in Canada
• +30 webinars
7. TRACTION
2015
2016
2018
• MoU with City of Toronto
• Members of NACO (National Angel Capital Organization)
• Open sales office in NY
• Third and fourth generation of LatAm Startups in Toronto
• Fifth LatAm Startups Conf (Toronto, Canada)
• Supported by Government of Ontario, City of Toronto
Government of Mexico and Government of Brazil
• Three Scaleup Bootcamps in Toronto
• One Scaleup Bootcamp in NY
• +10 meetups in Canada
• +5 webinars
8. O U R V I S I O N
Year 1
• Bring 20 startups from Latin
America
• Have a group of qualified
mentors
• Incorporate at least 60% of the
startups going through the
programs
• Connect startups with
Incubators and Accelerators
across Ontario
Year 2
• Bring 30 startups from Latin
America
• Have entrepreneurs in
residence at LatAm Hub
Toronto
• Incorporate at least 65% of
the startups going through
the programs
• Create the first Angel Fund
for LatAm Startups
Year 3
• Bring 45 startups from
Latin America
• Have Latin American
and Canadian
corporations at LatAm
Hub Toronto
• Incorporate at least 70%
of the startups going
through the programs
9. PA R T N E R S I N N O R T H A M E R I C A
We’re members of
11. D I R E C T O R S O F L ATA M S TA R T U P S
Valerie Fox
Miryam Lazarte
Markus Schreyer Peter Elkis
Rafael Pinto
12. J O I N T H E M O V E M E N T
Headquaters Toronto
20 Camden St Suite 200
At Project Spaces
Toronto ON M5V 1V1
CANADA
Sales Office NY
601 West 26th Street, Suite
325 at Centre For Social
Innovation
New York, NY 10001
Contact us
Contact@LatAmStartups.org
