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More than half of all soybeans planted in the world have genetics from Grupo Don Mario, a Buenos Aires-based company.

Ignacio Bartolome, who is now CEO of the company founded by his father, calls it a research company more akin to Google and Facebook.

Carol Schwartz, niece of Australian billionaire John Gandel, is focused on attracting women to venture capital - both investors and recipients.

Since she co-founded Scale Investors in 2013, the Melbourne-based female gas pedal has invested more than $20 million in 46 companies.

Petra Ferraz, after stints at Ambev, Whirlpool and XP, joined São Paulo-based banking platform Mercado Pago in 2022 and repositioned it as the official bank of online trading platform Mercado Livre.

By the end of the year, its user base had grown 27% to 64.8 million.

Sophia-based Internet of Things company Shelly is developing a customizable semiconductor for its smart home devices.

General Manager Dimitar Dimitrov is betting that these chips will improve device interaction and help triple the company's revenue in three years.

ChucaoTec, founded by three entrepreneurial entrepreneurs