Kingston Beta - the hub of Jamaica’s Tech Scene and Startup Community since 2007. A Community of Digital Rockstars. Founded and Led by @IngridRiley

Jamaica | Caribbean
Joined February 2010
Just 3 weeks after our first call for events, Caribbean Tech Week 2027 has surpassed Year 1: nearly 20 events + 3 new countries! Connecting Caribbean tech, founders, investors, and innovators across the region and diaspora. And we're just getting started! 🚀 #CaribbeanTechWeek
76
🌍 CARIBBEAN INNOVATION HAS NO BORDERS. Our talent is global. Our ambition is limitless. Caribbean Tech Week 2027 is connecting people, ideas, and opportunities across borders. Feb 28–Mar 6, 2027 Host an event. Become a partner. 🔗 CaribbeanTechWeek.com #CaribbeanTechWee #CTW2027
51
Caribbean Tech Week- A global Caribbean technology and innovation platform. #CaribbeanTechWeek
1
1
52
Universal Cart 🛒 is rolling out in the U.S across Google Search and the Gemini app. It’s giving everyone an intelligent shopping cart and a new hub for shopping on Google. Shopping rarely happens in one sitting. Universal Cart puts you in control: it helps you save items you love from multiple retailers across the web, make sure you never miss a deal, and enjoy effortless checkout powered by UCP.
20
26
16
299
17,624
It's time to catch up and meet up! We're doing a Kingston BETA pop-up meetup with @thejtda in two weeks. For fresh connections, the best conversations, and a community of Digital Rockstars. Join us! Wednesday, October 28th, 2026. 6:30 pm- 9:30 pm, AC HOTEL Poolside Bar. HOSTS -Ingrid Riley, Founder of SiliconCaribe and Kingston BETA -Raquel Seville, President of JTDA and CEO of Dataffluent See you there!!
61
"You win at life by doing hard things enough times that you become the person who does hard things." - Mark Manson
76
Kingston BETA retweeted
NaRRA jobs. Gwaan go look a work!
27
181
26
324
38,974
Being called delusional is part of the price of achieving outsized success. You cannot become an outlier if you allow other people to define your maximum elevation. One day they will say that they always believed in you even though they doubted you the whole time. You are responsible for staying motivated. No one owes you anything.
2
19
558
Kingston BETA retweeted
ICTP 421: Social media bans, digital literacy versus digital natives, and balancing technology use and social development bit.ly/3W7gYSJ #podcast #ICT #Caribbean #youth #socialmedia #digitalliteracy
1
1
34
Part of the reason debt repayment is so high as a % for low-income countries is because multilaterals repeatedly forced them to borrow at high interest rates while cutting investment in things that would grow their economies, like education, healthcare and local industry. The film “Life and Debt” offers a great breakdown of how that was done to Jamaica.
Money spent on interest is money that can't go to public investment, social spending, or support during downturns. In low-income countries, interest payments today consume over 15% of tax revenues. Read more in the latest Fiscal Monitor blog: imf.org/en/blogs/articles/20…
9
13
401
We Did It in 2026. Now We're Going Bigger! Year one of Caribbean Tech Week taught me something I’ve believed for 19 years: when you give Caribbean people a reason to gather, they show up. In February 2026, we launched Caribbean Tech Week with a 40-day run-up. No big budget. No guarantees. Just a simple idea to test: one week, many cities, one connected digital Caribbean. Here’s what our community built in that first week: → 14 events → 10 cities across the Caribbean and the diaspora → 35+ speakers → 500,000+ reach Founders, investors, developers, creators, companies, organisations, policymakers and students came together from Kingston to Port of Spain, Curaçao to Newark, St. Lucia to South Florida, in person and online. None of it happens without our hosts and partners. Thank you to Kingston BETA, Orbtronics, The Worx, RevUp Caribbean, Mscale, =SPACE, Founder Institute Caribbean, Haitians in Tech, Islandpreneur, Jersey Tech + Innovation, JTDA, Kolektivo and every organisation that put their name on the line in year one. Now we’re going bigger. Caribbean Tech Week 2027 runs February 28 – March 6, with more cities, more events and more ways to connect the global Caribbean innovation economy. If you’re a founder, company, creator, community, university, investor, or government that wants to put your city on the map, submissions are open. And if your brand wants to stand behind the rise of the digital Caribbean, let’s talk about partnership. 👉 caribbeantechweek.com #CaribbeanTechWeek #CTW2027 #CaribbeanTech #DigitalCaribbean #Startups #Innovation #Diaspora
1
81
CARIBBEAN TECH WEEK IS BACK! One Week. Many Cities. One Connected Digital Caribbean. February 28 – March 6, 2027. After a first proof-of-concept year that brought together 14 events across 10 cities, with 35+ speakers and a reach of 500,000+, we're coming back for year two. And we're building something bigger. Caribbean Tech Week is a global, multi-city gathering connecting the founders, creators, investors, business leaders, companies, and communities shaping what's next in Caribbean technology, business, and digital culture. From the Caribbean to our Diaspora hubs around the world, we're bringing people together to discover ideas, share knowledge, build partnerships, do business, and unlock new opportunities. And here's the thing: you can help build it. 🌎 Bring an event to your city. 🎤 Share your expertise as a speaker. 🤝 Partner with us to activate a city, theme, or region. 🚀 Be part of a connected global Caribbean innovation economy. The official website is live. Applications and expressions of interest are open. We already have NY, Miami, Jamaica, and Trinidad & Tobago applications rolling in. Explore how to get involved: make year two extraordinary. A SiliconCaribe Event #CaribbeanTechWeek #CTW2027 #CaribbeanTech #DigitalCaribbean #SiliconCaribe
1
86
"If you're not embarrassed by the first version of your product, you've launched too late." - Reid Hoffman, Founder of LinkedIn I can relate. The first version of the Caribbean Tech Week site was well... less than ideal. 🤣😂 But we met the Oct 1 launch deadline, which has led to applications rolling in from London, NY, JA, Trinidad, and sponsors engaging. That said, we're really happy with the latest version of the site. Have a look CaribbeanTechWeek.com Onward we go! #CTW2027
52
Happy to announce the new Caribbean Tech Week site is LIVE. ⚡ We’re now open to more hosts, partners + collaborators across the Caribbean and our global diaspora. Caribbean Tech Week Feb 28–Mar 6, 2027 One week. Many cities. One connected Caribbean innovation ecosystem. Come Build with us! CaribbeanTechWeek.com #CaribbeanTechWeek
1
1
70
Kingston BETA retweeted
NEW RELEASE! ICTP 419: 2026 Expert Insight update on cyber threats and security in the Caribbean, with David Gittens bit.ly/4dLm1OJ #podcast
2
4
45
UPDATE New website + Official Call for Event Hosts, Sponsors & Partners opening this week! Caribbean Tech Week (CTW) is a global, multi-city week connecting the Caribbean and its diaspora through technology, innovation, business, and digital culture. Bringing together the entrepreneurs, innovators, creators, companies, investors, and communities shaping what’s next. One Week. Many Cities. One Digital Caribbean. Feb 28 – March 6, 2027 Produced by SiliconCaribe
2
2
148