Launching today, Friends of Hyper Protect draws upon our tried and tested virtual curriculum and peer learning methods and better leverages Abaca and our mentor and investor network. Meet the companies in the first class of Friends of Hyper Protect.

Data security and privacy are central to almost every industry and person in our increasingly digital world. This is especially true for healthcare where data is highly sensitive and regulated.

The IBM Hyper Protect Accelerator 2020, a multiyear global coalition between Village Capital and IBM, closed out the second and third cohort’s of data-driven entrepreneurs helping their clients protect, manage, and leverage data to transform access to finance, healthcare, and other critical digital services. 

Cutting through the noise to clearly understand why investors keep saying “no” can be challenging. And let’s be honest, no one enjoys being rejected – especially when you don’t know the real reason.

Entender por qué los inversionistas continúan diciéndote que “no” puede ser realmente difícil. Además, seamos honestos, a nadie le gusta ser rechazado, menos aún, sin conocer la razón real.

Abaca forced Sandra’s team to have an honest talk, both as a team and as individuals, about the stages of their startup. The first – of many – evaluations they did following the framework, instantly demonstrated that they were more advanced where they thought they were less developed, and vice versa.

Entender por qué los inversionistas continúan diciéndote que “no” puede ser realmente difícil. Además, seamos honestos, a nadie le gusta ser rechazado, menos aún, sin conocer la razón real.

Various Latin American startups have recently become unicorns, while others have raised considerably large rounds of capital. But how do startups get to the point where they are able to raise capital? And more importantly, should all of them do so?

Entender por qué los inversionistas continúan diciéndote que “no” puede ser realmente difícil. Además, seamos honestos, a nadie le gusta ser rechazado, menos aún, sin conocer la razón real.

With all the work that goes into establishing a startup, developing a marketing strategy may not be at the top of a founder’s to-do list. Understandably, it can be daunting to equally prioritize all the different aspects required to launch a successful business. This is why it's important to have the right team, and community of like-minded entrepreneurs to develop the right expertise for your business.

To date, Finance Forward has supported more than 90 ventures from over 20 countries with over 2,400 hours of direct mentorship, and engagement from 100 MetLife team members, and, in the process, given away more than $600,000 in grants.