BPO Park Saas Platform Startup which seeks to tap the multi-billion dollar Global OUtsourcing market won Kingston BETA’s Startup Stage Competition at the last event on December 7th. The Startup which is led by Sheldon Duncombe, won the pitch competition out of a field of 15 entrants The panel of three judges gave Williams the…
I don’t know about anyone else but I’ve never gone to Amazon.com, had it detect my Kingston, Jamaica location, ask me if I want to have my stuff delivered to an address there, accept my Jamaican address, then asked me for my Passport or TRN so it can handle customs clearance fees, then when I…
We have a saying in Jamaica that says “When America coughs we catch a cold”, it should track them that us having a strong business relationship that runs across many industries and Caribbean people investing in US-based stocks, especially in the Tech, Consumer, and Financial sectors is nothing new. So this landmark approval of spot…
I was in The Bahamas last week to attend OasisOnChain a three-day summit on consumer crypto, culture, and co-creation. (This is why there was no newsletter last week). It was held at a Tech Coworking and Community Hub space Crypto Isle. I met a bunch of entrepreneurs, engineers, advocates, experts, Digital Asset Licensing Lawyers, and Investors there and…
Investor Math in Jamaica: “I’ll give you USD $10k for 30% of your startup.” I swear, I dunno if it’s ignorance or arrogance. Entrepreneurs are so frustrated by the state of the local investor market in Jamaica. They are disgusted as to why are we seeing $10K USD investment offers for 30% of your […]…
This article was the lead in the last SiliconCaribe Insider weekly newsletter that is your guide to who and what’s reshaping the Future of Caribbean Tech and Business. Get it first every Tuesday, Subscribe. Paramount Pictures Bob Marley: One Love Biopic is a great content marketing play that will boost Merchandise Sales and publishing catalog…
The picture above: Tracy-Ann Hyman, 4th from Left, along with members of the eCommerce Expert Panel: Franz Weathers, Michele Marius, Kadion Preston, and Orane Edwards. Artel, an Ai Powered Flood Planning App won the Startup Stage last week Wednesday, at Kingston BETA’s 17th-anniversary technology event. Led by Founder Tracy-Ann Hyman, ARTEL uses artificial intelligence-based (A.I.)…
I started writing this to be my TechTuesdays Twitter Thread but it came out a little big bigger. So go ahead and read this thread-style article and then holler at me on my twitter page. What was the Problem? Anyone who has had to take public transportation in Jamaica knows it’s shitty, especially for women…
Tickets to The next Kingston BETA event to be held on Wednesday, July 27th, 2022 in Kingston, Jamaica were sold out in less than 24hrs with a long waiting list. It’s the first event since Ingrid Riley, Founder of SiliconCaribe relaunched the 15-year-old iconic tech and startup community event series and handed over the curation…
We just launched a new audio podcast series called This Week in Caribbean Startups with Ingrid Riley, our Founder of SIliconCaribe. It’s a short, weekly narrative show about Caribbean Digital Rockstars and their sun-kissed innovations. In each episode, typically 10mins or less, Ingrid shares stories about all kinds of entrepreneurs who are future-proofing the Caribbean…
