This Week in Caribbean Tech This Week in Caribbean Tech Podcast

In this episode, co-hosts Ingrid Riley, Founder of SiliconCaribe, and Daniel Smith, Ceo of Keepingly  along with guest pundit Bahamian Leroy Forbes Jr discuss:


How the FTX Scandal out of Bahamas and Crypto Culture and Business in  the Caribbean
Digital Remittances
The Caribbean Woman with the largest LinkedIn follower audience.
Events: Caribbean BUsinesses and the Metaverse Opportunity. Use our Code to get 10% off
Events: Future of Caribbean Money: Outlook. Trends. Startups coming up on Feb 1, 2023

In this Episode, co-hosts Ingrid Riley, Founder of SiliconCaribe and Daniel Smith, Ceo of Keepingly discuss, ask tough questions and manage a few bouts of laughter.

News

Amber CrowdFunding Platform

QuickCart Rides in Beta

 Online Farmer's Market

Caribbean Economics in the Metaverse

Will Elon Kill or Make Twitter Sing

In this Episode



Guest: We Interview Gregory Moore: VR, AR, and XR solutions pioneer. Founder of The Jamaica Esports Initiative and Caribbean eSports Federation Alliance  

. Windies Direct is further proof of a growing Caribbean Game Maker and eSports Industry.  

. Dominica enters an agreement with TRON to adopt blockchain technology.  

. SKN Robotics SCene Growing.  

. Generative AI startups have Investors salivating - why?



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Crypto Isle, Kanoo Pays, and Draper University just launched the Kanoo Innovation Hub in The Bahamas.
VC funding in Q3 down 52% YoY and 33% quarter-over-quarter Venture capital funding declined rapidly during the third quarter, down 52% YoY.
Trinidad’s Zed Labs A software development agency specializing in blockchain and mobile solutions, says they are going to their early adopter community and fans.
Bahamian digital payments company Island Pay flies over to Barbados to fish for fresh customers. And How many Caribbean Digital Wallets and Mobile Money Apps are there?
Entertainers slam Broadcasting Commission's music ban. Digital culture vs Mainstream Regulations.
Elon Musk’s Starlink gets the green light to become Jamaica’s third satellite broadband internet company.
The 15 American Brands present in the Caribbean now accept Crypto Payments, could that speed up adoption and legislation rollout here?
Ways Social Media Platforms Can Amplify Caribbean Voices by Joel Nomdarkham. Creators in the region face challenges in gaining access to monetization tools and features.
Events: Caribbean Startup Pocmi Having a Global Job Fair Week to address the global talent shortage starts is going on as we speak at pocmi.com

This Week's Episode: 

- While Jamaican Banks, EXIM Bank, DBJamaica fail Jamaican Startups and MSMEs… Stripe Atlas, Stripe Capital, and Shopify are helping them Win?  

- Here comes the disruptor. Elon Musk Satelite Broadband Internet company Starlink applies for a license to operate in Jamaica.   

-Uber and InDriver duking it out in the Jamaican Market again.  

- EduFocal borrows $200m from Mayberry Investments. But Why?  

- Two Caribbean Tech Events To Know More About

The Caribbean Island Hopping has begun. We're speaking to the top tech community leaders in the nations driving the development of our startup ecosystem.  We're speaking to the pioneers, then the newbies to the game. 

 This Week, we speak with Selwyn Cambridge, Founder, and CEO of Ten Habit in Bridgetown, Barbados. 13 years in the tech startup ecosystem development game. He talks about his Why, what's changed most with Caribbean Entrepreneurs, key challenges, Ten Habitat's programmes, business model, and his expectations for what's next. Then makes an exclusive reveal on the one thing they are working on right now.

CoHosts Ingrid Riley, Founder of SiliconCaribe, and Daniel Smith, Founder of Keepingly.



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