It is the only award aimed at scale-ups in Latin America who want to expand to the UK and Europe.
Applications are now open for the LatAm Edge Awards 2019, the only award for innovative Brazilian and Latin American scale-ups wishing to operate in the UK and European markets.
Interested companies can apply through the website. https://www.latamedge.com/ and check the necessary conditions to compete for the award, which is in its 4th edition — the command of the English language is mandatory.
Scale-ups from the smart cities, health, manufacturing, fintech, entertainment, agritech, games and creative tech sectors, with revenues or investments of more than US$ 1 million, are invited to participate — more than 160 companies from 29 countries have registered for the last year.
The £100,000 prize includes a free one-year office in London, as well as coaching, business development, legal assistance, accounting, digital marketing and PR services. The services are provided free of charge by a network formed by eight partner companies in London, in addition to the set of commercial support and support from the Latin American Chambers of Commerce in London.
"One of the great values of this award is to allow the winner to arrive in a market as competitive as London and the United Kingdom or even Europe, with a professional support network that will do everything to help the company tread a successful path in the new In my opinion, this is worth more than any financial contribution because the network of contacts is immense", comments Sandra Sinicco, co-founder of Latam Tech UK, the company responsible for the award.
Applications for the 2019 LatAm Edge Awards close on April 20, and the announcement of the 6 finalist scale-ups will be on April 30.
The 6 finalists will receive a free mentoring service from an English professional who specializes in preparing global companies for 3-minute pitches during the 2019 Latam Edge Award ceremony to be held in London on June 12. Ten English judges will choose the winner.
The winners of the past editions of the LatAm Edge Awards were the Mexican Biomitech (2018), for biological solutions to reduce atmospheric contaminants; the Brazilian Round Pegs (2017), a digital consulting company, and the Chilean TOC Biometrics, specialized in facial recognition and super-secure digital signatures.
Pedro Donati, CEO of Brazilian Round Pegs, comments on his participation in the LatAm Edge Awards 2017: “Arriving in London as a winner was an incredible experience, because we had the encouragement and support of several mentors. We were very happy for the opportunity to set up our business in a country with a true global business mindset.”
The award is supported by Deloitte, one of the largest tax consulting and business development companies; the British government's Department for International Trade; softex; SendPulse, one of the most effective platforms for sending SMS, Web Push and emails via SMTP, and F6S, one of the smartest platforms for monitoring and managing startup data.
In addition to them, the award also has the support of Mind the Gap, Bleab, New Option, Sterna, Canning House, Bictia, Mexican Chamber of Commerce, Colombian Chamber of Commerce, Argentina Chamber of Commerce, Tech London Advocates Latam, Tech Bogotá Advocates , Sapovalova Coaching, Eydos Digital, Brand Image, as well as the Latin American public relations agencies of the LatamPR network: GrupoCASA in Brazil, BMR in Chile, Communication Consulting in Guatemala, Innovate in Colombia and Smartcom (Venezuela and Panama).
Interested companies can apply through the website. https://www.latamedge.com/ and check the necessary conditions to compete for the award, which is in its 4th edition — the command of the English language is mandatory.
Scale-ups from the smart cities, health, manufacturing, fintech, entertainment, agritech, games and creative tech sectors, with revenues or investments of more than US$ 1 million, are invited to participate — more than 160 companies from 29 countries have registered for the last year.
The £100,000 prize includes a free one-year office in London, as well as coaching, business development, legal assistance, accounting, digital marketing and PR services. The services are provided free of charge by a network formed by eight partner companies in London, in addition to the set of commercial support and support from the Latin American Chambers of Commerce in London.
"One of the great values of this award is to allow the winner to arrive in a market as competitive as London and the United Kingdom or even Europe, with a professional support network that will do everything to help the company tread a successful path in the new In my opinion, this is worth more than any financial contribution because the network of contacts is immense", comments Sandra Sinicco, co-founder of Latam Tech UK, the company responsible for the award.
Applications for the 2019 LatAm Edge Awards close on April 20, and the announcement of the 6 finalist scale-ups will be on April 30.
The 6 finalists will receive a free mentoring service from an English professional who specializes in preparing global companies for 3-minute pitches during the 2019 Latam Edge Award ceremony to be held in London on June 12. Ten English judges will choose the winner.
The winners of the past editions of the LatAm Edge Awards were the Mexican Biomitech (2018), for biological solutions to reduce atmospheric contaminants; the Brazilian Round Pegs (2017), a digital consulting company, and the Chilean TOC Biometrics, specialized in facial recognition and super-secure digital signatures.
Pedro Donati, CEO of Brazilian Round Pegs, comments on his participation in the LatAm Edge Awards 2017: “Arriving in London as a winner was an incredible experience, because we had the encouragement and support of several mentors. We were very happy for the opportunity to set up our business in a country with a true global business mindset.”
The award is supported by Deloitte, one of the largest tax consulting and business development companies; the British government's Department for International Trade; softex; SendPulse, one of the most effective platforms for sending SMS, Web Push and emails via SMTP, and F6S, one of the smartest platforms for monitoring and managing startup data.
In addition to them, the award also has the support of Mind the Gap, Bleab, New Option, Sterna, Canning House, Bictia, Mexican Chamber of Commerce, Colombian Chamber of Commerce, Argentina Chamber of Commerce, Tech London Advocates Latam, Tech Bogotá Advocates , Sapovalova Coaching, Eydos Digital, Brand Image, as well as the Latin American public relations agencies of the LatamPR network: GrupoCASA in Brazil, BMR in Chile, Communication Consulting in Guatemala, Innovate in Colombia and Smartcom (Venezuela and Panama).
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