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Where to Pitch your Startup in Mexico & LatAm This Fall

We’re about to enter the last quarter of the year, and still have some amazing opportunities ahead to pitch your startup, make powerful connections, and to get inspired.

This time, we are bringing you three events worth applying to and participating in order to grow your business in Mexico and Latin America:

HEINEKEN Green Challenge

If you’re running a Circular Economy startup, this challenge is for you. To create a socially and environmentally positive impact, as well as benefiting the reactivation of the economy, Heineken and INCmty are looking for the most disruptive solutions in Mexico.

The first-place winner will receive $500,000 MXN, second place $200,000 MXN, third place $100,00 MXN, and $50,000 MXN from fourth through tenth finalists. All finalists will also get tickets for INCmty 2020, and access to an acceleration program.

Don’t miss out on this opportunity! The application deadline is September 25th and the pitch competition will take place on November 5th.

FINNOSUMMIT Hour

This virtual event brings together Fintech and Insurtech innovators and ecosystem players, to discuss opportunities and challenges, discover disruptive solutions, and to shape the future of these industries in Latin America.

If your startup is dedicated to sustainable finance solutions, financial inclusion, loans to MSMEs or microinsurance, and have operations in Latin America; don’t miss the chance to pitch at the Finnosummit Hour, on September 24th. Apply now!

INCmty

To boost the entrepreneurial ecosystem in the region, the 8thedition of INCMty will take place from November 2nd-6th, in Monterrey, Mexico.

This is the biggest entrepreneurship and Startups festival in Latin America. The event brings together 200+ national and international speakers, networking opportunities, and looks for the most innovative startups in the region.

The INC- Accelerator competition offers early-stage startups the opportunity to pitch in front of investors and potential partners. The three startups that most impress the judges, will receive prizes and significant exposure. Don’t forget to apply before September 30th!

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