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This Week in Venture Capital – Episode 4

Both Sides of the Table

Zong – mobile payments has been a very hot area over the past couple of years with the success and growth of both Boku and Zong. Boku and Zong focus mostly on mobile payments for virtual goods. It has proven a very successful strategy to get consumers to activate the payment on their mobile phone bill. VC Financings: 1.

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Miami: A hot spot for venture capitalists

David Teten

You might assume the event took place in Sao Paolo or Mexico City, but no, it was in Miami, and will be again in 2014. Another portfolio company of ff Venture Capital that targets this market is Voxy , a mobile app that creates an immersive experience in teaching English as a second language.

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STRAP TECHNOLOGIES ANNOUNCES GROUND BREAKING DEVICE TO AID THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED

Austin Startup

First Ever Wearable Device to Help Blind People Navigate Without a White Cane STRAP Technologies announced today, the creation of a hands-free device designed to be worn by the visually impaired to allow for more independence and mobility. STRAP is the world’s first total replacement of the white cane. including oncoming bumps, holes.

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5 Tips to Becoming a More Customer Centric Organization

Both Sides of the Table

m-Via does financial remittances using mobile phones for people from the US to Mexico. But Bill actually went himself to remote parts of Mexico to understand the “cash out&# component of remittance. I was impressed with their desire to truly understand the customer. Another great example is Bill Barhydt of m-Via.

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Accelerator Spotlight: Waivr

View from Seed

I was born and raised in Villahermosa, Tabasco, a small city by the Gulf of Mexico. We were working on CNB’s new mobile banking app. Get to know the founders. RH: Founders, please introduce yourselves. CN: Carolina, Co-Founder and CEO. I moved to LA for an internship after college and have been in LA for 10+ years.

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28 Entrepreneurs Explain The Future Trends They See in Their Industry

Hearpreneur

This concept has been taking off in such consumer-facing technology sectors as mobile app development and gaming. Mexico’s Creditjusto is also following suit having originated more than $70 million in loans the past year. Photo Credit: Harel Tayeb. Grab and GoJek are doing well in Asia, particularly in the southeast region.

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Divalicious Puts A Shopping Mall In Your Hand

YoungUpstarts

But if even those cannot satisfy you, you may want to look at Divalicious , a mobile application that aims to put a full shopping mall experience in your hand for shopping on-the-go. We took the application one step further than other mobile shopping applications,” says Andrew Weyrich, CEO, Weyrich Enterprises, which developed Divalicious.

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