AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoSMB Funding: Miami- and Latin America-focused Dapta raised $6 million to expand its AI sales agent for small businesses. The company says it serves more than 200,000 users, including financial, home-services and legal firms. Regional Innovation: Argentina- and Chile-based Giraffe Bio secured $6.4 million to develop lower-impact reagents for copper mining, and became the first Latin American company selected for Breakthrough Energy’s Fellows Program. Caribbean Growth: Outgoing Caribbean Export chair Lynette Holder says the agency attracted more than US$170 million in targeted investment for over 30 regional projects during her tenure, while building funding partnerships to help MSMEs scale. Business Climate: The World Bank projects 2.2% growth for Latin America and the Caribbean in 2026, while warning of an uneven recovery across Caribbean economies. Digital Payments: Mastercard warns that cyber fears could hold back SMEs even as digital payments expand.
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