Chipsafer from Uruguay takes home $30,000 IDB prize

December 15, 2014

This past week in Washington, DC the Inter-American Development Bank brought together the most innovative and game changing Latin American startups to pitch their companies. Victoria Alonsopérez an electronics engineer and communications professional from Uruguay took home the grand prize as the Most Innovative startup of Latin America & Carribean with a prize of $30,000 USD for her startup Chipsafer.

Chipsafer allows farmers to track and detect early anomalies in cattle behavior in real time. Here is a list of the other participants: Technology Innovation with biggest impact: Sokotext (Colombia) - Allows micro businesses to create virtual groups via cell phones to purchase and sell at wholesale prices. Livox (Brasil) - Is an app for tablets that facilitates communcation. Most creative startup: plataforma saude (Brasil) - A social impact platform that allows users to monitor 15 of the most common chronic sicknesses (non contagious) with results in about 20 minutes Best presentation: Acámica (Argentina) - A learning platform that gives students not only traditional education but also what they will need in the future to obtain a job. Best possibilities for expansion: Digital Partners (Guatemala) - Games that preserve cultural sites and promotes financial literacy Criptext (Panamá) - Secured email service for large companies. Performance with a Purpose: Acuacare (Colombia) - Creator of low cost housing for rural areas that include water treatment that use worms to clean the water. If you have a startup that needs our attention please let us know. What did you think of these?