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Latin America VC Stabilizes, Bridge49 Transforms US-Mexico Nearshoring, Laminar Boosts LLM Development, Meddi Aims for 1M Patients in 2024
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Venture capital investment stabilizes in Latin America amidst a global slowdown.
Bridge49 Launches: A Tech Alliance to Transform US-Mexico Nearshoring
Laminar is a developer platform capable of shipping LLM agents 10x faster.
Meddi, the medical platform aims to surpass one million patients in 2024.
Venture capital investment stabilizes in Latin America amidst a global slowdown
In 2023, venture capital investment in Latin America returned to pre-pandemic levels with $4 billion invested, reflecting a consolidation period after peaking at $16 billion in 2021. Brazil led the region in investment, followed by Mexico, with the fintech sector receiving the highest investment volume. Key trends include a reduction in mega-rounds, a focus on seed-stage startups, and longer timelines for deal closures. The focus on profitability and operational sustainability has increased due to uncertain future funding. Emerging sectors such as cleantech and AI show promising growth, indicating a potential shift in investment focus despite financial uncertainties.
Source: BBVA Spark
Bridge49 Launches: A Tech Alliance to Transform US-Mexico Nearshoring
The US-Mexico Foundation and the American Chamber/Mexico have launched Bridge49: The Nearshoring Tech Alliance, uniting six leading B2B tech companies to innovate in logistics, procurement, supply chain tech, finance, and manufacturing. This initiative addresses the increasing need for technological solutions in the booming US-Mexico trade lane, which saw trade volumes exceed $799 billion in 2023 and a notable shift with U.S. imports from Mexico surpassing those from China. Bridge49 aims to drive thought leadership, market solutions, and tighter private-public sector collaboration to enhance nearshoring operations and capitalize on North America's economic potential.
Source: Yahoo Finance
Laminar is a developer platform capable of shipping LLM agents 10x faster
Laminar is a developer platform designed to accelerate the creation of reliable LLM applications by combining orchestration, evaluations, data, and observability, making development 10x faster. Founded by ex-engineers from Palantir, Amazon, and Bloomberg, Laminar addresses the challenges of maintaining robust software around stochastic LLMs by offering a GUI for dynamic graph-based application building, an open-source package for abstraction-free code generation, and advanced evaluation and data infrastructure. This platform simplifies the development process, reduces infrastructure burdens, and enhances observability, allowing AI developers to focus on innovation.
Get started for free at lmnr.ai.
Source: Y Combinator
Meddi, the medical platform aims to surpass one million patients in 2024
Meddi is a medical technology platform targeting the corporate sector, having impacted 600,000 people across Latin America so far. In 2024, it aims to reach 1.5 million patients in the region. Founded by Dr. Pablo Emmanuel Aguirre Zavala, Meddi seeks to make healthcare affordable, accessible, and optimal, revolutionizing its delivery. The platform's growth is driven by major Mexican corporations like Bimbo, Alsea, and Tajín, which also want to provide fast and secure wellness management software that complies with Mexican regulations and offers ROI reports. Meddi features patient referrals, prepaid consultations, and a free base proposal through a collaboration with the Mexican Hospital Consortium (CMH), GNP Seguros, and Medikit, alongside a dynamic fee schedule.
Source: DPL News
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