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Posted: January 26th, 2016

By Omar Téllez

Omar Téllez is on the boards of Moovit (Sequoia Capital), Riffsy/GIF Keyboard (Menlo Ventures and Redpoint), and  Solomoto (Blumberg Capital).  Prior to that, he was the President of Moovit and part of the Synchronoss Technologies, Inc. senior executive team, which led to the best software IPO of 2006.

Historically, the technology sector in Latin American countries had progressed at a much slower rate than other regions in the world.  Recently, however, we have seen this trend change in some Latin American nations.  Omar Téllez, who has been involved in the development and expansion of numerous technology companies, explains the factors driving this technological growth and how businesses can take advantage of it. 

The Cipher Brief: How would you assess the growth in technology and innovation in Latin American countries? What factors have led to this change and what challenges will the industry face moving forward?

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