IDB looking for most innovative start-ups in Latin America and Caribbean

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WASHINGTON DC--The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has launched a competition to select start-ups from Latin America and the Caribbean that will participate in the “Demand Solutions: Ideas for Improving Lives in Cities” conference later this year.
 
As part of the two-day conference which begins on September 29 in Washington DC, selected start-ups will have access to a series of events, workshops, inspirational lectures and networking opportunities.
 
Additionally, over the course of two days, the start-ups will work with the Fly Garage model, an innovation incubator developed by Mondelez Internacional to be part of a social, collaborative and creative experiment for start-ups.
 
Applicants interested in participating in Demand Solutions must be between the ages of 18 and 35 and be founders or co-founders of start-ups that have been operational for at least six months up to three years.
The start-ups should be fostering innovations in cities in areas such as: Alternative Energy, Transportation and Logistics, Housing, Urban Farming and Gastronomy, Education, Big Data, Creative Industries, Art and Design, and Citizen Security.
 
Applications will be accepted up to July 1. Applicants must submit a video introducing themselves and explaining why they think their start-up should be picked, in two minutes or less.

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