The tenth edition of the INCmty festival, the most relevant meeting space for entrepreneurship in Mexico and Latin America, is ready to start from November 15 to 17. The Tecnológico de Monterrey platform has distinguished itself by connecting Mexico and Latin America with organizations, institutions, NGOs and disruptive personalities, positioning itself as one of the most recognized festivals in the region.
To trigger high-impact investment, this edition will feature different activities within the framework of the Founders & Investors Summit, in which national and international funds, venture capital funds, corporate ventures, family offices, angel investors, as well as founders of seed stage and series A startups. During the days of the festival there will be conferences, workshops, round tables, among others, where the latest trends in financing will be discussed, and will promote the mobilization of impact investments through Sustainable Growth , Impact Research and Financial Inclusion.
“We are very excited to have the opportunity to be the meeting point between entrepreneurs and investors so that they can exchange experiences, knowledge and possible associations,” said Josué Delgado, director of INCmty. “These spaces for coexistence will be key to facilitating the creation of networks of connections to strengthen the entire entrepreneurial ecosystem.”
The Investment Expo: Startup & Business Trade Show
During the INCmty festival there will be a special event focused especially on promoting the relationship between founders, investors and corporations to generate economic value in the community. There will be a “Hall of fame“, led by founders of national and international startups, to the main Venture Capital firms, investment funds and high-impact economic agents such as Latin American companies and unicorns.
In this event there will be high-impact networking activities so that entrepreneurs can link up and form their networks of contacts; launches of startups so that they can make their next funding announcements known; investment announcements to trigger conversations, networking and promote the mobilization of capital; and spaces to share knowledge and innovations.
Promising startups and unicorns, brought together in this unique event
Some of the Latin American companies classified as unicorns and startups with great potential will also meet as part of the INCmty festival agenda as well as the Founders & Investors Summit to share their experiences and failures, how they have gotten to where they are and what’s next for them. next years. Some of these companies are:
- orchata: The Mexican startup that offers immediate home deliveries of products from stores and supermarkets, and to begin its expansion, raised $4 million dollars in an initial round in which Y Combinator, JAM Fund, FJ Labs, Venture Friends, Ivesto and Foundation stood out as investors Capital.
- Calii: Mexican startup that connects fruit and vegetable growers directly with households, restaurants, and retailers. This startup in conjunction with Dalus Capital Fund II, an international Venture Capital fund focused on founders who create market-leading companies and generate positive change through technology, lead an investment of US $22.5 million.
- SparkCognition: The world leader in artificial intelligence technology for industrial applications, SparkCognition, has had Series C and D investment rounds. Dalus Capital participated as a partner of March Capital, announcing in 2019 the closing of a $100 million Series C round .
- Autolab: Latin America’s leading auto parts and repair platform, has raised $6.5 million in a Seed+ round of equity and debt led by Bullpen Capital, with the participation of Proeza Ventures, VU Venture Partners, 10X Capital, Western Tech Investments , and Polymath Ventures.
- nowports: considered the first LogiTech unicorn in Latin America, with a valuation of 1.1 billion dollars with the milestone of reaching Series C led by the SoftBank Latin America Fund, which has also supported Latin American unicorns such as Bitso, Incode and Kavak.
- Betterfly: Considered the first Latin American social unicorn, Betterfly recently raised $125 million in a series C investment round, being valued at $1 billion.
Rockstars of entrepreneurship at INCmty
For this year, INCmty 2022 will bring together more than 200 speakers with great recognition in their respective fields, highlighting:
- James Clear, author of the New York Times bestseller Atomic Habits, focused on training people for long-lasting habits, decision-making, and continuous improvement.
- Alejandro Preinfalk, a leading expert engineer in leading digital transformation in different industries such as automotive, food and beverage, pharmaceutical, metals, aerospace, among others and President and CEO of Siemens Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean.
- Penny Locaso, the world’s first Happiness Hacker on a mission to teach 10 million people, by 2025, to intentionally adapt to be happy in the future.
- Simon Mainwaring, Founder, CEO of We First, a creative consultancy that builds purposeful brands, and writer of the book We First: How Brands and Consumers Use Social Media to Build a Better Worldwhich was named in the top 10 business books on Amazon.
INCmty celebrates 10 years ofe work to strengthen the entrepreneurial ecosystem in the region. In this event there will be more than 200 moments and activities to Innovate, Develop Connections and Create Opportunities.
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