Our interviewee of the week is Miryam Lazarte.
Miryam Lazarte is the founder of LatAm Startups, a Toronto-based accelerator that brings startups from emerging markets to Canada and scales them globally. Under her leadership, LatAm Startups has become a designated organization for Canada's Startup Visa program and recently received over $3M dollars from the Federal Government in funding to support technology companies relocating in Canada.
Since 2017, LatAm Startups has worked alongside over 150 tech companies from around the world to obtain validation in North America and launch their businesses in the Canadian market.
Miryam tell us in this episode about how she started, the challenges for immigrant entrepreneurs and her advice for people starting up.