Globant Buys Nextive, Acquires U.S. Mobile and Social Media Talent
August 4th, 2011
Globant CEO Martin Migoya welcomes the firm's growth, fueled partly by the creative tech approach of CTO Guibert Englebienne (at left).
By Dennis Barker
Well-known nearshore trailblazer Globant revealed parts of an ambitious, globally expansive growth strategy this week with the acquisition of a small and savvy mobile software developer in Silicon Valley. The acquisition, taken on face value, shows Globant is doing what very few Latin America-borne IT players have done in recent years: land onshore in the US, make an acquisition or two, and create US jobs in the process. (Outsourcing bashers, explain how such companies hurt the US economy.)
The Globant Plan: Keep Doing What We’re Doing, and Hit Nasdaq in Two Years
February 15th, 2011Exclusive interview with Globant CEO Martin Migoya
By Tarun George
One of Latin America’s IT stars, Globant has proved that it can take Nearshore sourcing successfully to Silicon Valley. But what is the plan in coming years? We spoke with CEO Martín Migoya to find out. He tells us how Globant is differentiating itself in software development, and discusses his plans for acquisitions and public offerings. Read on for more.
What are the key areas of innovation in tech services that your customers are looking for in 2011?
Migoya: They’re mainly looking for innovation around mobile applications, and around gaming technology. Those are the areas where we’re seeing massive movement , such as firms expanding the use of gaming technology into other areas like training, etc.
But the area that we’re seeing the most innovation happening these days is in social applications connected with the main social networks, and how those can be replicated efficiently without a massive amount of development effort. Corporations want applications that allow them to access that world, in order to target their customers in a more efficient and specific way – this is the big thing that’s bringing social networks into the news these days.
Globant Lands on Gartner’s Cool Vendor Listing
May 6th, 2010BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, May 5 /PRNewswire/ — Globant, leader in the creation of innovative software products that appeal to global audiences, today announced that it has been included in the list of “Cool Vendors” in the Cool Vendors in Business Process Services 2010(1) report by Gartner, Inc.
As described in the report, “Cool vendors in business process services are focused on developing high-impact offerings.” Gartner´s report includes four examples of vendors that are making the most of new technologies, business concepts and service delivery models.
“We consider our inclusion in the Cool Vendor report by Gartner confirmation of the quality of our work,” stated Martin Migoya, Globant CEO and co-founder. “We are extremely proud of the accomplishments that the team is achieving, offering engineering and innovation in every software product we build. We aim to keep on delivering the best for our customers.”
Gartner analysts specializing in IT services and business process services …
Exclusive: Globant CEO on Saying No to India Inc., Dev Studios and the Argentina Angle
November 16th, 2009By Kirk Laughlin, NSAM Editorial Director
Quick: Name a Latin American software dev firm that will land on NASDAQ within two years, boasting strong revenue and a world-beating reputation for building slick online social networking apps?
Answer: Try Argentina’s Globant, a classic Latin American success story that has so much upside that India Inc. (major India-based global services firms) has already tried to scoop it up.
Nearshore Americas sat down with Martin Migoya, the energetic chief executive of Globant and one of four founders of the company, recently in New York City, to talk about the firm’s big ambitions to become one of the world’s premiere offshore software development players.
