• First Be Kind Tech Fund investment on its mission to support startups that mitigate the misuse of technology and create a kinder digital world
• ping technology lets commercial drivers hear messages out loud in 105 languages, making processes hands-free, reducing texting while driving, and helping improve overall driving habits
• Be Kind Tech Fund’s investment will help fund ping’s business development and expand availability worldwide

SAN FRANCISCO - July 27, 2022 - Globant (NYSE: GLOB), a digitally native company focused on reinventing businesses through innovative technology solutions, today announced that its Be Kind Tech Fund has invested in ping, a U.S.-based voice platform company that helps enterprises eliminate distracted driving by enabling commercial drivers to hear their smartphone messages and emails read out loud in more than 105 languages, creating a safer experience for drivers, passengers, and pedestrians. 

As the Be Kind Tech Fund’s first investment – alongside investments from other firms – the fund has helped ping raise a $5M joint seed round, which will enable the company to roll out its patented technology to hundreds of gig economy companies around the world. In addition to expanding ping’s reach, the Be Kind Tech Fund’s investment will enable the company to leverage Globant’s existing network globally. 

Founded in 2021, the Be Kind Tech Fund is the first and only corporate venture fund wholly focused on supporting startups that seek to mitigate the misuse of technology. Since its launch, the Be Kind Tech Fund has established partnerships with The George Washington University, 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. By establishing an ecosystem of like-minded organizations across influential sectors – from education to venture capital – the Be Kind Tech Fund is leading the creation of a new support system for mission-based technology startups. 

“ping is a perfect example of the type of startup that we had in mind when creating the Be Kind Tech Fund,” said Guibert Englebienne, Globant Co-Founder, President for Latam and Globant X. “We want to make sure that technology is harnessed for the benefit of society, and we admire ping’s innovative use of patented voice technology to help drivers get home safely – an increasing issue as the gig economy continues to grow exponentially. We look forward to helping ping meet its goals, providing its team with expert guidance from our ecosystem, and contributing to its success.” 

“Millions of gig economy drivers are put in danger every day by the constant notifications and alerts delivered to their smartphones across a variety of apps, which contribute to distracted driving and often lead to accidents,” said Garin Toren, CEO, ping. “Our goal is to keep drivers and passengers safe by eliminating distractions and helping them get home safely. The Be Kind Tech Fund’s mission to prevent the misapplication of technology is perfectly aligned with the purpose of our platform, making this support from the Fund and its ecosystem especially meaningful.”

According to the Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), distracted driving costs the economy $129 billion per year and 11 lives per day. To help mitigate this risk, ping developed a patented Drive Mode voice platform that can integrate directly into the apps of automakers, insurers, music services, podcast platforms, and fitness apps, as well as on-board telematics and commercial fleet management software. In addition, ping can be white-labeled to create branded apps for cities, insurers, and wireless carriers. Besides reading messages out loud, ping can also coach drivers to be safer by alerting them to hard braking and acceleration, excessive lane changing, speeding, and phone handling while driving. 

CameraMatics, a vehicle operations cloud platform, integrated ping’s voice technology to enhance safety and help commercial and fleet drivers avoid distractions that can cause accidents. "ping's technology unlocks a new phase of fleet safety with its proven ability to reduce distractions while still ensuring critical updates are communicated," said Mervyn O'Callaghan, CEO, CameraMatics. "With ping's integration into CameraMatics, we are now able to provide the most comprehensive safety solution on the market."
 
For more information about the Be Kind Tech Fund or to join the ecosystem, please visit www.bekindtechfund.com. For more information about ping, please visit www.pingloud.com. 

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About Globant

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

• We have more than 24,500 employees, and we are present in 19 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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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.

The metaverse has been a great topic of interest! Nicolas Avila participated with a commentary in an article published by this technology information website that talks about Wendy's opening its first virtual reality store.

Read the original content in Lifewire. 

In this interview, Martín Migoya talks about the acquisition, and our work in the metaverse, gaming, crypto, and AI, among other topics.

Read the original content in Bloomberg. 

Nicolás Ávila was featured in this article where he shared his thoughts on how the metaverse is evolving. 

Read the original content in TechTarget.

• The new Canada facility joins others in the US and Mexico and consolidates Globant’s presence in North America; the local team will expand service offerings to regional clients in retail and financial services, among other industries.
• The company will add 200 new tech jobs in the region over the next three years.
   

June 24, 2022 – Toronto, Canada – Globant (NYSE: GLOB), a digitally native company focused on reinventing business through innovative technology solutions, announced today its expansion into Canada with the opening of the company’s first office in Toronto. This new business hub consolidates the footprint of Globant in North America, where the company has seven offices in the US and four offices in Mexico. Globant is already present in 19 countries with more than 24,500 Globers. 

Globant’s strengthening of its footprint in North America will enable the company to work with more leading global companies to accelerate its digital transformation journeys. Over the next three years, the company plans to invest more than $20M USD in the country, as well as recruit 200 professionals in Toronto with backgrounds in the latest trends and technologies, including AI and machine learning, gaming, data analytics, blockchain, and business strategy, among others.

“We have experienced explosive growth in the United States over the last few years, with increased leadership presence across the country. Now, we believe it’s time for our company to expand to another key part of North America: Canada, and more specifically, Toronto,” said Fernando Matzkin, Chief Business Officer for North America at Globant. “Globant’s business is growing consistently alongside our portfolio of services and products. We want to be closer to actual and potential customers in order to understand the specific challenges and opportunities of their markets, and help them reinvent their businesses.”

“In partnership with Toronto Global, Globant is expanding its presence to Toronto, where the company will be able to benefit from the highly skilled technical talent, booming business ecosystem, and competitive economic advantages the region offers,” said John Tory, Mayor of the City of Toronto. “We are thrilled to welcome Globant’s globally-renowned, digital-first company to our city, and know the company will be a perfect fit for the diverse, innovative, and committed spirit of Toronto.”

“We are thrilled that Globant has chosen to invest in Canada. Today’s announcement is proof that investors continue to choose Canada for our diverse, highly-educated, and growing tech talent pool,” said Sara Wilshaw, Canada's Chief Trade Commissioner and Assistant Deputy Minister at Global Affairs. “As you may know, Toronto is one of the world’s leading tech hubs, with an investment rate among the highest globally. In recent years, it has attracted significant attention from international investors, accelerators, and startups. These investments create jobs and contribute to impactful economic growth. Welcome to Canada, Globant!”

“Our ability to help companies across industries reinvent themselves – from healthcare and financial services to travel and hospitality – starts with our talent,” said Nicolas Avila, Chief Technology Officer for North America at Globant. “We strive to find the most innovative, diverse, creative people to join our company, and we see our expansion and growth in Toronto as a strategic opportunity to do that, given the city’s impressive and extensive history of technical excellence.” 

Across the world, Globers are offered the unique capability to create their career path by selecting the projects they want to work on from Globant’s extensive portfolio of work with global brands. They are also provided access to continuous training and Globant’s flexible, agile, and diverse working environment. This year, Globant was certified as a “Great Place to Work” in every country to which it applied – including the United States, Uruguay, Argentina, Colombia, and India – and was particularly recognized for its commitment to diversity and inclusion. The company also won Comparably awards for Best Company Culture, Best Company for Women, Best Company for Diversity, Best Company Outlook, and Best Company for Perks & Benefits. 

This announcement aligns with the company’s attendance at Collision 2022 in Toronto this week, where Globant CEO and Founder Martin Migoya spoke on the “Why is blockchain important for business?” panel. 

For more information on career opportunities at Globant, please visit www.globant.com/careers. 

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

• We have more than 24,500 employees and we are present in 19 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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• MagnifAI leverages the power of artificial intelligence to improve and simplify quality assurance in complex visual testing scenarios
• This product allows businesses to decrease maintenance time, improve product quality, shorten the time to market, and reduce costs

SAN FRANCISCO — June 28, 2022 — Globant (NYSE: GLOB), a digitally native company focused on reinventing businesses through innovative technology solutions, today announced the launch of MagnifAI, an AI-powered test automation solution that leverages the power of artificial intelligence to improve and simplify quality assurance in complex visual testing scenarios. The tool helps businesses meet their customers' expectations for a visually perfect experience while improving quality, lowering costs, and reducing time-to-market.

The digital revolution continues to set new standards for product design. MagnifAI can be used in any industry that needs to perform product testing for quality assurance. It can scale across any software with an intuitive graphical user interface, such as streaming, content-heavy websites with visual artifacts, and most apps. For example, applied in the Gaming industry, MagnifAI can identify subtle differences – even those practically imperceptible by usual testing methodologies – between expected and generated content by automating the review of millions of visual assets. This is critically important in gaming, where one overlooked mistake can have a massive impact on the user experience. 

“Today, 94% of a product’s first impression is related to visual aspects. Digital products play a pivotal role in the way people interact with the world, and their adoption has shown exponential growth. Additionally, user experiences have become more immersive,” said Guibert Englebienne, Co-founder and President Globant X. “In this context, the goal of MagnifAI is to help users deliver a high-quality visual product that meets the needs of the most demanding customers. Simultaneously, it helps quality assurance teams reduce time-consuming and complex tasks while increasing their ability to focus on advancing the overall product experience.” 

“One of the biggest challenges in quality control is identifying differences between the expected and actual look and feel of a digital product. Spotting these differences is increasingly difficult at scale for humans. In addition, quality control is a time-consuming task, leading some to undervalue regression testing,” said Agustín Huerta, SVP of Studios at Globant and MagnifAI Managing Director. “In response, Globant is solving these challenges by leveraging the power of AI, as well as the company’s extensive knowledge of implementing testing automation strategies for clients across a large variety of industries.” 

MagnifAI was made to take visual testing to the next level. The power of artificial intelligence allows teams to focus on what really matters by inspiring them to test smarter, not harder. The new product joins the Globant X portfolio, which is an incubator of innovation that helps productize Globant's most transformative tech into platforms. Other Globant’s X platforms are Augoor, StarMeUp, Walmeric, and Globant Enterprise AI.

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

• We have more than 24,500 employees, and we are present in 19 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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• New Globant survey reveals that while 73% of respondents feel the metaverse is accessible to them, only 26% have experienced it
• The Sentinel Report is a Globant initiative to inspire companies to keep reinventing, providing insights on market trends and industry behavior worldwide.

SAN FRANCISCO - June 13, 2022 – Globant (NYSE: GLOB), a digitally native company focused on reinventing businesses through innovative technology solutions, published its new Sentinel Report: “How the metaverse is transcending digital limits and reinventing our place in the physical world.” The publication dives into metaverse history, explores trends that are changing the future, discusses the ripple effects of a cross-functional metaverse, and presents new data from a Globant survey.

“While in its early stages, the metaverse is challenging organizations to get their businesses ready for this new world,” said Diego Tártara, Chief Technology Officer at Globant. “At the same time, as they bring their business to this new reality, their users are still learning to embrace this new era. Globant has the ability to support organizations to succeed in their digital transformation.”

This Sentinel Report shows how the metaverse is impacting organizations and industries, from healthcare and retail to manufacturing and finance. The report predicts that the metaverse will tear down physical and digital barriers by extending companies’ virtual presence and maximizing engagement with clients and employees. It will also transform how people identify themselves in relation to the new digital culture, economy and e-commerce system.

The Report also includes some key insights from an original Globant research: 

• While 73% of respondents feel the metaverse is accessible to them, only 26.5% have participated in a metaverse experience
• 75% do not believe the metaverse addresses only a younger generation
• 69% believe the metaverse plays a crucial role in remote work

"The metaverse is the next evolution of our social interactions,” said Matías Rodríguez, VP of Technology of Globant's Metaverse Studio. “Many brands have already been exploring the space and creating innovative experiences. Still, we understand that companies need a holistic view of their existence within the metaverse to succeed.”

For more information on the Sentinel Report and to download the full version of How the metaverse is transcending digital limits and reinventing our place in the physical world, click here.

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About the Survey
The 2022 Metaverse Survey was produced by Globant and  was conducted between April 18-25, 2022. The online survey represents 834 members from our database of technology professionals from around the globe: South America, North America, Europe, Asia, and Africa.
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About Globant
We are a digitally native company that helps organizations reinvent themselves to create a way forward and unleash their potential. We are the place where innovation, design, and engineering meet scale. 

• We have more than 24,500 employees, and we are present in 19 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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Globant partnered with Magic Leap to accelerate enterprise adoption of Augmented Reality technology on a large scale. 

Read the original content in XR Today.

In this exclusive interview, Martín Migoya talks about trending cutting-edge technologies such as AI, blockchain and metaverse, and much more.

Read the original content in Forbes. 

• More than 7,000 technology enthusiasts, artists and entrepreneurs from around the world have already registered for the free live streaming of the event that will take place this Wednesday, June 1 in Mexico City.
• Tech N' Fest 2022 offers an incredible agenda of talks, debates and activities on Gaming, Metaverse, AI, Sustainability, Art and Music.
• Registration to attend the physical or online event is open technfest.globant.com

MEXICO CITY - May 26, 2022 – Globant (NYSE: GLOB), a digitally native company focused on reinventing businesses through innovative technology solutions, invites tech enthusiasts, artists, and entrepreneurs to participate in Tech N’ Fest 2022, a unique virtual and physical event that combines the best of creativity and technology in one place. Tech N’ Fest’s first edition this year will take place on June 1 in Mexico City and it will have its online version simultaneously so people from all over the world can join. The next edition will be held in Medellin, Colombia.

The festival will have different panels and talks, such as “The Creative Side of The Code,” with Tiburcio de la Carcova, CEO of Augoor; “Web 3.0, Smart Payments and Crypto” with Marcela Zetina Manrique, Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer at Open Pay Mexico; “The Technologies That Are Building the Metaverse,” with Luiz Enriquez, CEO of Cultura Colectiva, Paulina Arreola, Product Partnership of META and Nelly Ortiz, Business Hacker Director at Globant; and “Generative Art and NFTs for Creatives” with Pablo Stanley, Artist, Designer and Founder of Robotos NFTs.

The event will have the special participation of Ophelia Pastrana, Techie Influencer, Feminist and LGBT+ as host, and attendees will be able to enjoy demos, a League of Legends Showmatch, and networking moment at the "Globar."

Guibert Englebienne, Co-founder and President for Latam and Globant X, who will have a talk during the event, expressed: “Technology is constantly reinventing the limits of creativity, giving way to a more collaborative, sustainable, and agile future. The Tech N' Fest is a perfect synthesis of the disruptions that are happening in all industries, and also a unique space to reconnect with the tech community, and learn from great specialists in Blockchain, Crypto, Gaming, Metaverse, IA, Sustainability, NFT's and Music”.

Click here to learn more about the event and register for Tech N’ Fest.

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About Globant

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

• We have more than 24,500 employees, and we are present in 19 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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