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Stay current on my research, ventures, and musings at substack.com/@lauranmontoya
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Excited to be at @iclr_conf in Rio 🇧🇷 representing @_LXAI! Grateful to @Google for hosting a Breakfast Social, creating a space for our community to connect, collaborate, and grow. Looking forward to great conversations, join us tomorrow morning! rsvp.withgoogle.com/events/l…
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We’re at ICLR in Rio! 🇧🇷✨ Calling all Latinx in AI (LXAI) members: Google is hosting a dedicated networking session this Friday just for us. Whether you’re looking to collab or just want to talk shop, we’d love to see you there! 🤝 Don’t miss your chance to participate! 🚀
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Applications for the LatinX in AI Workshop @ CVPR 2026 are officially OPEN! Ways to join: 📝 Submit an Extended Abstract 🎓 Apply for the Undergraduate Consortium 📅 Apply by March 31st! Details: buff.ly/WrEmHaD Apply: buff.ly/W8UMNC6
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Returning from @sxsw feeling energized. Highlight: hosting a conversation on Angel & Seed Investing Takeaways: • Global South founders are some of the most resilient builders • The ecosystem’s momentum is real (AI cross-border investors) #SXSW #Startups #VC #AI
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Honored to speak at #SALA2026 on a panel focused on #AI #Research Careers with @pcastr, David Fleet, Samy Bengio, Brayan Impatá and Jose Cordova-Garcia! These conversations are essential to the next generation of researchers! ​#SALA2026 #LatinAmerica @_LXAI
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A pleasure speaking at #SALA2026 on “Valuing AI Startups in Emerging Markets” exploring valuation and unique risks and opportunities #VCs and #founders face. Big thanks to my team for ensuring the @_LXAI community was represented. #AI #LatinAmerica #VC @accelimp
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Just landed for SXSW ✈️ Excited to host a conversation on Angel & Seed Investing in emerging markets. If you’re a #founder or #investor at #SXSW, come join us. #SXSW2026 #Startups #VC #AngelInvesting #AI #Deeptech @accelimpactvc @AccelerateAI @_LXAI
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¡Nos hace muy felices anunciar nuestra participación en la próxima edición de SALA 🚀🇪🇨! No te pierdas la keynote talk de Laura N Montoya, CSM nuestra Fundadora y Presidente: "Valuing AI Startups in Emerging Markets", el próximo martes 10 de marzo. ¡Te esperamos!
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Happy to share our new chapter, "Government AI Investment: Fostering Innovation, Collaboration, and Global Leadership" in the book Artificial Intelligence and Government. Co-authored by Abraham Ramos. link.springer.com/chapter/10… #AI #GovTech #Innovation #Investment @AccelerateAI

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The bullwhip effect is what happens when bad information compounds. #AI doesn’t remove uncertainty in #SupplyChain — it reduces signal distortion, shortens feedback loops, and improves coordination. New piece: AI Taming the Bullwhip 👉 open.substack.com/pub/lauran…

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I recently wrote about my experience serving as General Chair for the first @NeurIPSConf satellite in Mexico City, what worked, what we learned, and what it revealed about expanding access to #AI research globally. This was a meaningful experiment in how we convene as a field.
Expanding Global Access to AI Research at #NeurIPS2025 - A personal blog reflects on the launch of the first-ever NeurIPS satellite conference in Mexico City and the future of global collaboration in artificial intelligence. buff.ly/O4QaJLO #NeurIPS #AIResearch #AI #ML
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Congrats Abraham, thanks for presenting our research on investing in #AI Startups in Latin America on behalf of #LatinXinAI!
Abraham Ramos presented our research at the World Finance & Banking Symposium: a framework to evaluate #AI #startup investments in #LATAM. As the region’s AI ecosystem grows fast, risk-aware investing matters. Grateful for #LatinXinAI coauthor Laura N. Montoya’s mentorship!
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🚀 Big news at #NeurIPS2025 Mexico City! We hosted the first-ever @NeurIPSConf Startup Pitch Competition showcasing bold founders turning #ML breakthroughs into real-world impact: Congrats to the winners, Pluma – On-premise agents for industrial SMEs #AI #Startups #innovation
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Great start to the @NeurIPSConf in #MexicoCity this morning beginning with the joint affinity workshop highlighting #AI researchers from Latinx in AI @_LXAI and @WiMLworkshop and @QueerinAI #NeurIPS2025 #NeurIPSCDMX #ArtificialIntelligence #ML #EthicalAI #LXAI #WIML #QAI
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Thrilled to speak today at the @VamosVentures Founder Summit! Joining leaders from @GoogleX, @Microsoft, and @HesperianVC to discuss AI in Action. Let’s build boldly toward what’s next. 💡 #AI #Startups #VentureCapital #LatinxInAI #InnovationInAction
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Pitch your AI startup at NeurIPS 2025 in Mexico City! The application deadline is just a month away on October 15th. Learn more and apply now: neurips.cc/Conferences/2025/…

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NeurIPS 2025 financial assistance and volunteer applications are now open for both San Diego and Mexico City! The deadline for both applications is 1 Oct AoE. See neurips.cc/Conferences/2025/… for more details.

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Heading to #NeurIPS2025 in Mexico City? We’re looking for creative, fun, and community-building Socials! 🎉 Submit your proposal by Oct 1 AoE! Details see: neurips.cc/Conferences/2025/…

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If you’re excited about helping bring this world-class AI research conference to Latin America, we’d love to hear from you. Please fill out the form below, and we’ll be in touch shortly: lnkd.in/gCq66ptp #AI #LATAM #ArtificialIntelligence #CDMX #LatinXinAI @_LXAI
We're excited to announce a second physical location for NeurIPS 2025, in Mexico City. By expanding our physical locations, we hope to address concerns around skyrocketing attendance and difficulties in obtaining travel visas that some attendees have experienced in the past few years when only one location was available. Read more in our blog post: blog.neurips.cc/2025/07/16/n…
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