The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Candela Mamajuana is an alcohol/spirits startup brand that is bringing the Dominican Republic’s native rum to the world. Alejandro: In 2016, I founded Candela after I was fascinated by this drink served to me at a hotel bar in the Dominican Republic.

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View from Seed

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

One in five prime working age American men has not worked in the last twelve months, and our labor force participation rate is down to 62.9%, the same levels as El Salvador the Dominican Republic. Any of those changes would require a wholesale revolution in the way we distribute and measure value and work. Exploring The Everyday is an interview series exploring interesting individuals or companies who are trying to make an impact on the lives of everyday people.

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VC Cafe

MARCH 20, 2011

These two deals are significant, and suggest that Facebook didn’t just buy an app - Snaptu is a mobile platform and a distribution channel for emerging markets with low smartphone penetration, where the users use their mobile phones as their main access device to the Internet. As of today, Snaptu has 30 million installs and is distributed on the app stores of Nokia (Ovi), Vodafone, Airtel, Blackberry, Sony Ericcson and Getjar, the largest independent application store.

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