The first Kamay Code edition took place in Buenos Aires on March 29th and 30th, 2023. During the first day, the event held a series of panels and talks about the innovation ecosystem’s challenges and trends in an auditorium with over 500 attendees. Over 100 startups registered to participate, and only 20 were selected to take part in the pitching competition. 

The event brought together regional and international leaders as keynotes. Among these figures, YOUINVERSAL experts talked about Metaverse history. Meanwhile, ARCOR, Mercado Libre and Sancor Seguros Ventures corporates discussed how Corporate Venture Capital boosts business development to scale projects. Also, AWS experts explained the Amazon vision to synergize key elements like culture, mechanisms, architecture and organization. Figures like Pomelo’s founder and CEO reflected on the importance of a well-built structure to boost any regional fintech company.

The second day, 12 startups selected by the fund and the audience- after pitching their business idea in only 3 minutes –had the chance to participate in a Design Sprint experience with timed activities, which resulted in the first bases of a plan to develop a Proof of Concept (PoC) in the future. Four of them were chosen to develop their PoC and improve their tech solutions.