:quality(75)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/bloomberglinea/FLXSL24NXBDHFDJZS2G64F5C4E.jpeg "The 10 companies selected participate in the Somos Lucha program where they focus on improving their KPI's")
Miami — Today, 500 Global, previously known as 500 Startups, announced the 10 companies that make up their latest batch: Batch 14. The companies were selected out of 2,000 applicants from all over Spanish-speaking LatAm.
Each company selected got $60,000 from 500 Global, as well as the opportunity to enroll in their 16-week training program called “Somos Lucha,” where company founders were remotely, but alongside the investment team to improve their business.
Here are the companies selected:
Bendo (Mexico): Mobile app that allows anyone to become an online store owner by providing free access to inventory, logistics, and tech.
Bitacora (Mexico): App that creates automatic reports for desk-less workers.
Bonum Coaching (USA): The only digital platform for personalized coaching that unleashes the development of leaders and businesses in Latin America.
MisFans (Mexico): Platform that helps content creators build, grow, and monetize their community.
Mujer Financiera (Argentina): Finance education platform for women.
Picker (Ecuador): On-demand delivery gateway for eCommerce.
Sioma (Colombia): The first tech ecosystem for tropical agriculture.
Wisepath (Mexico): Work-communication tool that helps companies to manage projects and grow.
Wombo Academy (Argentina): Monetization platform for gaming content creators.
Worknmates (Argentina): B2B marketplace that helps companies implement hybrid or remote work efficiently.
500 Global used to have two batches per year, but recently increased it to three per year. To apply for their next batch, which starts in January 2022, please visit aplica.500.co
