WISE Latin America provides a cloud‑based platform that matches women founders of STEM startups in Latin America with vetted mentors, investors, and ecosystem partners using AI‑driven recommendations. The service includes a searchable directory, virtual entrepreneurship courses, event management tools, and analytics dashboards, all secured with enterprise‑grade encryption.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Women in STEM across Latin America encounter limited access to mentorship, capital, and market‑relevant resources, which hampers the formation and scaling of technology‑focused ventures. The fragmented regional ecosystem makes it difficult for female founders to locate relevant partners, training programs, and investment opportunities.
Solution
WISE Latin America operates a cloud‑based matchmaking platform that links women entrepreneurs with vetted mentors, investors, and ecosystem actors. Users can create detailed venture profiles, submit project proposals, and receive algorithm‑driven mentor and investor recommendations. The platform hosts a catalog of virtual courses—including a Coursera “Emprendiendo en STEM” track—to build business and technical competencies. An integrated events calendar and community forum enable real‑time networking and knowledge sharing. WISE also curates a searchable database of regional ecosystem stakeholders, segmented by country, sector, and role, to streamline partnership discovery. All interactions are secured with role‑based access controls and encrypted data storage, ensuring compliance with regional privacy standards.
Target Audience
Primary users are women entrepreneurs developing STEM‑based startups in Latin America, complemented by mentors and private or institutional investors seeking to support female‑led innovation.
Features
- Profile and project submission portal with structured metadata for automated matching
- AI‑enhanced recommendation engine that pairs founders with mentors and investors based on sector, stage, and skill gaps
- Integrated virtual learning hub offering accredited STEM entrepreneurship courses and certification tracking
- searchable ecosystem directory covering startups, accelerators, universities, and funding bodies across 10+ Latin American countries
- Event management module with live webinars, workshops, and in‑person meetups, synced to personal calendars
- Community discussion board with topic tagging, moderation tools, and private messaging
- Analytics dashboard for founders to monitor mentorship engagement, funding pipeline status, and KPI progress
- Enterprise‑grade security: TLS encryption, GDPR‑aligned data policies, and multi‑factor authentication