Innovadores Foundation

Innovadores Foundation founders John Caulfield and Miles Spencer with supporters Greg Matusky and Hollie and Jack Franke in Havana, Cuba (February, 2016)

The Innovadores Foundation is a non-profit company based in Greenwich, Connecticut.[1] Innovadores is best known for its exchange program, which brings Cuban students to the United States for six weeks to work and study at Grand Central Tech, a startup accelerator in Manhattan.[2] The foundation states that it supports coworking spaces in Havana, which provide internet access and mentorship to Cuban-run startups.[3]

The Innovadores Foundation was created in 2015 by Miles Spencer and John Caufield, the previous Chief of the U.S. Interests Section in Cuba.[4] Originally founded in 2001 as Kayak for a Cause and known briefly as the CAA Foundation,[4] Innovadores now works exclusively to promote STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) programs in Cuba.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Nicole Narea, "At A Manhattan Incubator, Cuban STEM Students Embrace Tech Startups", Forbes, July 31, 2015
  2. ↑ Kate Rogers, "Cuban interns tackle American entrepreneurship", CNBC, July 24, 2015
  3. 1 2 "Innovadores Foundaction company website", accessed March 16, 2016
  4. 1 2 Sara Ashley O'Brien, "Cuban interns get taste of NYC startups", CNN Money, July 31, 2015

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