• The Be Kind Tech Fund’s investment will support Polemix in its goal to build and scale the first Web3-based platform facilitating discussion of important causes
• The Be Kind Tech Fund also announced that Spanish venture capital firm Seaya and London-based entrepreneurial organization E2E have joined the Fund’s partner ecosystem 

SAN FRANCISCO – Jan. 31, 2023 - Globant (NYSE: GLOB), a digitally native company focused on reinventing businesses through innovative technology solutions, announced today that its Be Kind Tech Fund has invested $1 million in Polemix, the first platform to introduce Web3 technology to the world of ideas and opinions. The startup’s mission is to upgrade how people support and oppose opinion leaders, disrupting the echo chambers cultivated by traditional social media platforms.

The Polemix platform enables influential opinion leaders across subject matter areas (including human rights, freedom of speech, feminism, animal rights, populism, and more) to create short videos sharing their opinion on hot-button issues. Supporters can buy Proof of Support tokens (POSU) of the opinion leader’s idea, which can also provide benefits such as special access to the leader. Proceeds of the POSU sales can be used to fund the opinion leader’s work or support a foundation promoting the leader’s cause, but portions of the sales can also be used to reward users who disagree respectfully on the platform’s comment section. 

Polemix disrupts echo chambers by automatically showing fans different viewpoints on their leader’s opinion, and financially rewarding detractors who engage in smart and civilized debate. These kinds of interactions foster respect for opposing views and facilitate educated discussion of essential topics, while creating monetary benefits for opinion leaders and generating support for important causes.

“At a time when access to information and misinformation has become continuous and widespread, Polemix offers users a wide range of opinions on important topics, supported by reputable leaders and influencers,” said Guibert Englebienne, Globant Co-Founder and President for Globant X. “NFTs benefit artists, musicians, and other celebrities; however, most key opinion leaders today are not being compensated for sharing their opinions, educating audiences, and generating critical debates. Polemix offers a way to promote a respectful discussion encouraging users to consider both sides of an argument.”

“History happens when technology evolutions are harnessed to change behaviors. Today, Web3 is the new frontier of technology, and Polemix will leverage its innovations to change how people connect with the world’s most influential opinion leaders. Our platform will change how people support a leader’s ideas – instead of just liking a post, they can go further by owning and collecting those ideas, and be rewarded for their support. Polemix will also change how people oppose a leader’s ideas by creating financial incentives for respectful, intelligent replies,” said Ian Sielecki, Founder of Polemix. “For the opinion leaders themselves, it will be a game-changing tool to gather support for their work and channel the passion they generate into a new value proposition.” 

Iconic opinion leaders who will be creating tokens of their main ideas on the Polemix platform initially include: Cornel West, bestselling author of “Race Matters” and social justice icon; Steven Pinker, celebrity experimental psychologist and bestselling author of books about human progress; Kishore Mahbubani, former president of UN Security Council and author of “Has China Won?”; Peter Singer, animal rights activist and Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University; and Shashi Tharoor, prominent Indian politician and former under-Secretary General of the United Nations.

Polemix is now available upon sign-up for all users, and membership levels are available in two tiers: standard-tier makes you an official supporter of the cause and gives you passive access to exclusive Zoom calls with the leader; gold-tier makes you the unique digital sponsor to that idea, provides access to intimate calls and the right to speak, ask questions and actively interact with the leader during those calls.

The Fund also announced new partners joining its ecosystem, including Seaya, the leading European and Latin American venture capital fund behind unicorns such as Wallbox, Glovo, and Cabify, and E2E, an ecosystem of groundbreaking entrepreneurs, investors, corporates, and entrepreneurial non-execs. 

In 2021, Globant founded the Be Kind Tech Fund, the first and only corporate venture fund focused on supporting startups that seek to mitigate the misuse of technology. Since its launch, the Be Kind Tech Fund has invested in ping, a U.S.-based voice platform company that helps enterprises eliminate distracted driving, and established partnerships with The George Washington University and MIT Sandbox Innovation Fund, as well as investors including Riverwood Capital, IDB Lab, Nazca, and entrepreneurial organizations such as Endeavor, LAVCA, and Newlab. The Center for Humane Technology also joined the Fund as an advisor.

For more information about the Be Kind Tech Fund or to join the ecosystem, please visit www.bekindtechfund.com. For more information about Polemix, please visit www.polemix.io

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About Globant

We are a digitally native company that helps organizations reinvent themselves and unleash their potential. We are the place where innovation, design and engineering meet scale. 

• We have more than 26,500 employees and we are present in more than 20 countries working for companies like Google, Electronic Arts and Santander, among others.
• We were named a Worldwide Leader in CX Improvement Services by IDC MarketScape report.
• We were also featured as a business case study at Harvard, MIT, and Stanford.  
• We are a member of The Green Software Foundation (GSF) and the Cybersecurity Tech Accord.

For more information, visit www.globant.com. 

About Be Kind Tech Fund

Launched in 2021, the Be Kind Tech Fund is a $10 million USD corporate venture fund administered by Globant Ventures. The fund seeks to assist global startups looking for support in developing apps, products, and platforms that are focused on mitigating the negative effects of technology, such as online harassment and abuse, data privacy and security, AI bias, screen time abuse, and information bubbles and polarization.

If you are an entrepreneur or startup focused on mitigating the negative impacts of tech, or are interested in knowing more about the Be Kind Tech Fund, please visit www.bekindtechfund.com and join the revolution.
 

According to Brand Finance’s IT Services 25 2023 Report, Globant’s brand value grew more than 50% and it was also recognized as one of the 10 Strongest IT Services Brands worldwide

NEW YORK - January 27, 2023 - Globant (NYSE: GLOB), a digitally native company focused on reinventing businesses through innovative technology solutions, was recognized by Brand Finance as one of the fastest-growing IT Services Brands in its “IT Services 25 2023 Report.” As of January 2023 Globant is the 8th strongest IT brand globally gaining two raninking in strength this year compared to 2022.  

“We are thrilled to receive Brand Finance’s recognition as one of fastest-growing IT services brands in its 2023 report. This is a testament to the massive growth we have achieved in just one year, thanks to the hard work and dedication of each and every one of our Globers,” said Wanda Weigert, Chief Brand Officer at Globant. “We hope to continue expanding our brand’s vision and mission all over the world while generating a positive impact through the services we provide.”

Founded in 2003, today Globant has more than 26,500 employees (or “Globers”) and is present in more than 20 countries working for companies like Google, Rockwell Automation, Electronic Arts, and Santander, among others. In response to today’s business landscape where brands need to reinvent themselves constantly to adjust to the rapid changes in each industry, in 2022, Globant worked hard to increase its brand awareness by creating and implementing strategies to launch the brand at a global level and among audiences who were otherwise not aware of Globant’s work. Significant campaigns in 2022 included two advertising commercials, “Seek Reinvention” and “Reinventing Consultancy,” as well as a partnership with FIFA to sponsor their main competitions, including FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023.

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About Globant

We are a digitally native company that helps organizations reinvent themselves and unleash their potential. We are the place where innovation, design, and engineering meet at scale. 

• We have more than 26,500 employees and we are present in more than 20 countries working for companies like Google, Electronic Arts and Santander, among others.
• We were named a Worldwide Leader in CX Improvement Services by IDC MarketScape report.
• We were also featured as a business case study at Harvard, MIT, and Stanford.  
• We are a member of The Green Software Foundation (GSF) and the Cybersecurity Tech Accord.

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With Vertic, Globant will complement its digital offering globally; strengthen its experience on Healthcare & LifeSciences industries; and establish its first office in Copenhagen that will serve as a hub to expand into Nordic European countries

New York, USA– January 10, 2023. Globant (NYSE: GLOB), a digitally native company focused on reinventing businesses through innovative technology solutions, has acquired Vertic, a Copenhagen and New York based creative consultancy with a strong focus on life-sciences and other B2B disciplines. This acquisition will allow Globant to consolidate its global digital marketing network and start operations in Denmark from where it will offer services to companies based in the Nordic countries. 

Founded in 2002 in Denmark, Vertic designs digital experiences rooted in deep strategic understanding for blue-chip companies like Eli Lilly, Biogen, Roche, Hyland, Microsoft, and GE Healthcare. With a vast majority of its clients in the United States of America, Vertic houses talented marketing, digital, and technology professionals in Copenhagen and New York City offices. In 2022, Vertic was one of the 20 consultants globally listed in the 2022 Gartner Market Guide for Digital Agencies. 

“Technology and creativity are the key enablers to empower business reinvention, and if you add specific industry knowledge the outcomes are amazing. Vertic brings strong creative skills to Globant together with some impressive best practices in such a promising industry as Healthcare & LifeSciences that will definitely strengthen our offering”, said Martín Migoya, Co-Founder and CEO of Globant. 

“I have always believed that Vertic’s view of the future of digital marketing would not only resonate with our clients, but one day prove to our entire industry that Share of Life® thinking ensures brand and customer will work together toward a lasting future. I am truly excited about the synergies between Vertic and Globant as it is a company that not only represents a natural home for our work but has the global vision to support a new view of digital marketing’s ever expanding opportunities”, said Sebastian Jespersen, Co-founder and CEO of Vertic. 

Vertic's CEO and teams will remain at Globant to continue executing their strategic plans while ensuring an excellent service to their existing clients.

“We are thrilled to welcome Vertic to the Globant family. Their talented teams bring 20+ years of creativity and disruption experience together with an impressive drive toward quality. We are also excited about the possibilities of expanding our presence in Nordic European countries,” said Martin Umaran, Co-Founder of Globant and President of EMEA. 

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About Globant

We are a digitally native company that helps organizations reinvent themselves and unleash their potential. We are the place where innovation, design and engineering meet scale. 

• We have more than 26,500 employees and we are present in more than 20 countries working for companies like Google, Electronic Arts and Santander, among others.
• We were named a Worldwide Leader in CX Improvement Services by IDC MarketScape report.
• We were also featured as a business case study at Harvard, MIT, and Stanford.  

We are a member of The Green Software Foundation (GSF) and the Cybersecurity Tech Accord.
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This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The expectations related to the businesses of Globant and Vertic may differ from their actual results and consequently, you should not rely on these forward looking statements as predictions of future events. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “believe,” “may,” “will”, “estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “should,” “plan,” “expect,” “predict,” “potential,” or the negative of these terms or other similar expressions. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, expectations with respect to the anticipated benefits of this acquisition. These forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially from the expected results. Most of these factors are outside of the control of Globant and Vertic and are difficult to predict. Factors that may cause such differences include, but are not limited to: (1) the risk that disruption from the transaction materially and adversely affects Vertic’s business and operations; (2) Globant’s ability to recognize the anticipated benefits of this acquisition, (3) costs related to this acquisition, (4) Globant’s ability to successfully grow Vertic’s business; (5) potential adverse reactions or changes to business relationships resulting from the announcement and completion of this acquisition; (6) the ability of Globant to retain and hire key Vertic’s employees; (7) changes in applicable laws or regulations, (8) the demand for Vertic’s services together with the possibility that Vertic’s may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors; and (9) other factors discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” in our most recent Form 20-F filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and any other risk factors included in subsequent reports on Form 6-K. Because of these uncertainties, you should not make any investment decision based on these forward-looking statements. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements for any reason after the date of this press release whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
 

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SOURCE: The Green Software Foundation

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 13, 2022 - During the UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) meetings between Nov 6 – Nov 18, the Green Software Foundation (GSF) released new tools and resources providing organizations a coordinated three-step action plan to measure, learn and reduce their carbon emissions for the first time. The GSF also launched The State of Green Software Survey, the largest survey in green software ever to be conducted.

Software powers everything we do today—from our phones to our cars to our cities—so it's critical we recognize the role software and software practitioners can play in protecting our climate. Asim Hussain, Executive Director and Chairperson of the GSF states, "The concerted use of these resources allows technology leaders to decarbonize software at scale and achieve climate targets."

Measure: To measure emissions, organizations can now use the Software Carbon Intensity (SCI) Specification v.1.0, a standardized protocol to calculate the rate of carbon emissions for a software system. For example, calculating carbon per minute for a streaming application.

Learn: To address the changes necessary to decarbonize software, the free online Green Software Practitioner Course allows practitioners at any skill level to acquire the required knowledge and technical skills for decarbonizing software.

Reduce: To reduce the carbon emissions of their software, practitioners can implement several patterns from the Green Software Patterns Catalog, an online open-source database of green software patterns categorized by field of engineering, technology and domain.

The progress in green software made to date stems from the GSF's effort to facilitate collaborative action to identify and resolve critical barriers across knowledge and resourcing, while further improving standards of practice across applications to decarbonize software.

Until December 31, the GSF invites all software practitioners to take the survey for the upcoming State of Green Software Report (2023 release). Software practitioners at every level are encouraged to participate. No prior experience in sustainability or green software is required. 

A few of GSF's steering committee members share their thoughts on the latest developments in green software:
 

"Organizations need to put green software at the heart of their digital transformation. It's encouraging to see the substantial progress the Green Software Foundation is making, by bringing together leaders from across industries to provide the tools and resources needed to help companies make impactful advances in the decarbonization of software," said Sanjay Podder, Technology Sustainability Innovation lead at Accenture.
 

"Global research commissioned by Avanade shows that 93% of companies are struggling to be sustainable and only 30% are currently taking advantage of green software principles to consume fewer resources. The new Software Carbon Intensity specification will greatly increase accessibility to the knowledge and technical skills required to apply green software principles, making it easier for organizations to reduce the carbon impact of their IT operations," said Chris Lloyd-Jones, Head of Open Technologies, Avanade.
 

"BCG X is a proud sponsor and steering committee member of the GSF, and we are excited to continue our active engagement in taking action against climate change. Our clients are becoming increasingly concerned with the carbon impact of their AI and software solutions, and we need tools and standards to measure and reduce their impact. Even internally, BCG is engaged in measuring and reducing our own software footprint as part of our global carbon strategy," said Matthew Kropp, Managing Director and Partner, Boston Consulting Group (BCG).
 

"At Globant, we understand technology's impact on the environment and share the responsibility to support projects oriented to making our products and software greener. We need to adopt a carbon-oriented mindset with a renewed design approach to sustain transitions and curb emissions in every action we take," said Santiago Fontanarrosa, VP of Technology at the Sustainable Business Studio at Globant.

"The Green Software Foundation is building out the toolbox for the software practitioner of the future," said Scott Chamberlin, Senior Director of Sustainability Software and Ecosystems, Intel Corporation.

"Publishing SCI v1.0 is a huge step since measuring is essential for reducing. At the same time, reduction efforts must be executed, and the tools released should help those actions. IT system emissions are non-negligible, and we will continue to work hard to reduce them," said Toru Shimogaki, Head of Green Innovation Office and Head of Advanced Computing Technology Center, NTT DATA.

"The Green Software Foundation initiatives announced today will improve the tech ecosystem for all by building a shared understanding and empowering technologists with best practices and standards to measure their sustainability performance. It's a great step forward on the start of a journey that is daunting in both how far we have to go, and how fast we have to get there," said Elise Zelechowski, Global Head of DEI, Sustainability, and Social Change, Thoughtworks.

"Being able to understand the carbon output of the applications we build is incredibly powerful. The tools developed by the GSF and its partners are paving the way to set a new standard in sustainable software, said Kim Chiu, Executive Director and Sustainable Technology Lead, UBS.

Please read our COP27 Book of News for more insight into the latest developments to decarbonize software.
 

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About the Green Software Foundation
The Green Software Foundation is a non-profit formed under the Linux Foundation with the mission to create a trusted ecosystem of people, standards, tooling, and best practices for building green software. Members of the Green Software Foundation represent a balanced mix of for profits, nonprofits and academia from around the globe and include a number of Fortune Global 500 firms. The Foundation operates by consensus. Four Working Groups — Standards, Trademark, Innovation and Community — currently oversee the ongoing projects of the Foundation.

About Globant

We are a digitally native company that helps organizations reinvent themselves and unleash their potential. We are the place where innovation, design and engineering meet scale. 

• We have more than 26,500 employees and we are present in more than 20 countries working for companies like Google, Electronic Arts and Santander, among others.
• We were named a Worldwide Leader in CX Improvement Services by IDC MarketScape report.
• We were also featured as a business case study at Harvard, MIT, and Stanford.  
• We are a member of The Green Software Foundation (GSF) and the Cybersecurity Tech Accord.

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The new joint venture will expand and accelerate the services and products currently offered by LaLiga Tech, leveraging Globant’s focus on the latest technologies and trends to transform sport and entertainment experiences around the globe 

Madrid,  September 28, 2022.-  Globant (NYSE: GLOB), a digitally native company focused on reinventing businesses through innovative technology solutions, and LaLiga, Spain’s top-flight football competition, announced today that they had reached an agreement to create a joint venture to establish a global technology company that will lead the reinvention of the sports and entertainment industry.

The partnership will leverage Globant’s track record in delivering business and industry transformation through technology and LaLiga’s unique expertise in developing leading global sports events while improving fans' experiences. 

Globant and LaLiga will work on expanding the products and services of LaLiga Tech, a central part of LaLiga since 2014, to create a unique offering for organizations looking to engage a new generation of fans around the world. The digital ecosystem of LaLiga Tech consists of products such as its OTT platform, Fantasy gaming, App and Web design, Mediacoach, and Content Protection antipiracy tools, as well as consultancy services for data analysis and global fan engagement. The new partnership with Globant will accelerate the technology roadmap, product and services evolution, and geographical expansion of this offering by leveraging Web 3.0, Metaverse, and Gaming, among many other rising technologies.  

“Globant’s vision is to reinvent industries and organizations while offering amazing experiences for end users. After working for two decades with some of the most beloved brands in the world, we are pleased to join forces with such an important organization as LaLiga and build a unique and truly global offering to support the digital transformation of key players in the sports and entertainment arena," said Martín Migoya, Co-founder and CEO of Globant. 

“LaLiga Tech was created to help sports and entertainment accelerate their digital transformation, and the surge in demand we have seen shows that this remains a core priority for the industry. Partnering with Globant will allow us to continue this growth at a global scale while creating the most immersive and valuable technologies for our clients. Globant's expertise in business transformation, combined with our long-standing experience of how to grow sports competitions through technology, creates a unique and exciting proposition for the market”, added Óscar Mayo, executive director of LaLiga.
 
Martin Migoya and Oscar Mayo will be delivering a keynote presentation at 6.05 pm CET today at World Football Summit (Seville, Spain). Watch it live in the link below: 
 

• Spanish channel, video and audio: https://youtu.be/QK-NcZkYQqs  
• English channel, only audio: https://webapp.olyusei.com/events/85694a7d-5b48-4738-9a60-7fa3bafa9387/categories/?code=wfs&pin=2022 

 
Closing of this transaction is subject to regulatory approval and customary closing conditions.

About Globant

We are a digitally native company that helps organizations reinvent themselves and unleash their potential. We are the place where innovation, design and engineering meet scale. 

• We have more than 25,900 employees and we are present in 20 countries working for companies like Google, Electronic Arts and Santander, among others.
• We were named a Worldwide Leader in CX Improvement Services by IDC MarketScape report.
• We were also featured as a business case study at Harvard, MIT, and Stanford.  
• We are a member of The Green Software Foundation (GSF) and the Cybersecurity Tech Accord.

About LaLiga 

LaLiga is a global, innovative and socially responsible organisation which is a leader in the leisure and entertainment sector. It is a private sports association composed of the 20 public limited sports companies (SADs) and clubs of LaLiga Santander and the 22 of LaLiga SmartBank, and is responsible for organising professional football competitions in Spain. LaLiga is the football competition with the most social media followers in the world, with over 158 million followers across 17 platforms in 20 different languages. With its headquarters in Madrid (Spain), it is present in 41 countries through eleven offices and 44 delegates. The organisation carries out its social work through its Foundation and was the world's first professional football league to establish a league for intellectually challenged footballers: LaLiga Genuine Santander.

About LaLiga Tech

LaLiga Tech is a provider of specialised technologies for the global sports and entertainment sector, helping customers reach the next stage of their digital transformation. It offers a single interconnected data ecosystem providing modular solutions for global fan engagement, competition management and content enhancement, including real-time data integration and content protection. LaLiga Tech solutions have formed a central part of LaLiga since 2014 and are now used by a wide range of global clients.

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The expectations related to the businesses of Globant, La Liga and the joint venture (“Joint Venture”) may differ from their actual results and consequently, you should not rely on these forward looking statements as predictions of future events. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “believe,” “may,” “will”, “estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “should,” “plan,” “expect,” “predict,” “potential,” or the negative of these terms or other similar expressions. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, expectations with respect to the anticipated benefits of the proposed transaction. These forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially from the expected results. Most of these factors are outside of the control of Globant, La Liga or the Joint Venture and are difficult to predict. Factors that may cause such differences include, but are not limited to: (1) the ability of the parties to complete the proposed transaction; (2) the risk that the conditions to the closing of the transaction are not satisfied in a timely manner or at all, (3) the risk that disruption from the transaction materially and adversely affects Globant, La Liga or the Joint Venture’s business and operations; (4) restrictions during the pendency of the transaction that impact Globant, La Liga or the Joint Venture’s ability to pursue certain business opportunities or other strategic transactions; (5) Globant or La Liga’s ability to recognize the anticipated benefits of the proposed transaction, (6) costs related to the proposed transaction, (7) Globant, La Liga or the Joint Venture’s ability to successfully grow the joint business; (8) potential adverse reactions or changes to business relationships resulting from the announcement, pendency or completion of the proposed transaction; (9) the ability of Globant, La Liga or the Joint Venture to retain and hire key employees; (10) changes in applicable laws or regulations, (11) the demand for Globant, La Liga or the Joint Venture’s services together with the possibility that Globant, La Liga or the Joint Venture may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors; and (12) other factors discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” in our most recent Form 20-F filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and any other risk factors included in subsequent reports on Form 6-K. Because of these uncertainties, you should not make any investment decision based on these forward-looking statements. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements for any reason after the date of this press release whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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