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Mateo Salvatto

Mateo Nicolás Salvatto (born January 10, 1999)[1][2] is an Argentine technology entrepreneur specialized in robotics, founder of Asteroid Technologies[3] and creator of the app Háblalo,[4] which eases communication for people with speech and talk difficulties. It is used by 125,000 users in 55 countries.[5]

Mateo Nicolás Salvatto
Born (1999-01-10) January 10, 1999 (age 25)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
NationalityArgentina
EducationORT Argentina
Occupation(s)Entrepreneur and speaker
Known forCEO and founder of Asteroid Technologies
Notable workHáblalo app

He is co-author of the books La Batalla del Futuro: Algo en qué creer (The Battle of the Future: Something to believe in)[6] and País de Mierda: Ideas y Reflexiones sobre el Mejor País del Mundo (Country of Shit: Ideas and Reflections on the Best Country in the World).[7]

Career edit

Asteroid Technologies and Háblalo edit

Mateo Salvatto studied electronics in high school and became a Systems analyst at the ORT Technological Institute of Argentina.[1]

Salvatto developed the Háblalo app at the age of 18,[8] which assists people who suffer from communication difficulties, such as deafness, hearing loss, cerebral palsy, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, autism spectrum disorder, aphasias, among others.[2] Háblalo is free, it has around 125,000 users[5] in 55 countries,[9] and works in more than 50 languages.[1]

In 2018 Mateo Salvatto co-founded and became CEO of Asteroid Technologies,[10] a company that develops free technology for people in vulnerable situations and with disabilities.[11]

Since 2019 he serves as Head of Innovation at ORT Technical Schools of Argentina[12] and since 2020 he holds that same position at Nawaiam, a video game company.[13]

Other projects edit

Mateo Salvatto is also a speaker, having given lectures in cities of Argentina and other countries,[11] including TEDxRíodelaPlata,[14] the 11th Bali Democracy Forum in Indonesia,[15] the IDEA colloquium in Argentina,[16] the Yenching Social Innovation Forum in China[17] and the Global Conference on Educational Robotics in Oklahoma, United States,[18] among others.

In 2021 he joined as a columnist the radio show "Diego a la tarde", hosted by journalist Diego Leuco on Radio Mitre,[19] where he started his podcast "10 Minutos para Cambiar el Mundo (“10 Minutes to Change the World").[20] That same year he published, along with his brother Augusto Salvatto, the book La Batalla del Futuro: Algo en qué creer (The Battle of the Future: Something to believe in).[21] In 2023, both brothers published their second book, País de Mierda: Ideas y Reflexiones sobre el Mejor País del Mundo (Country of Shit: Ideas and Reflections on the Best Country in the World).[22]

Awards and honours edit

In 2016 he was nominated along with other entrepreneurs for the Entrepreneur of the Year award given by the United States embassy in Argentina.[8]

In 2018 he received the Humanitarian Innovator of the Year award from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)[23][24] and the Pekin University awarded him with the Best Social Innovator Worldwide award.[5] The National Congress of Argentina declared him "Outstanding Entrepreneur"[25] and Ernst & Young named him Social Entrepreneur of the Year.[26][27]

In 2019 he received the Premio Perfil a la Inteligencia in the Digital Innovation category[28] and was recognized as one of the Ten Outstanding Young People (TOYP) of Argentina by the Argentine Chamber of Commerce and Services (CAC) and the Junior Chamber International (JCI).[29]

In 2017 the Háblalo application won the national application competition organized by the National Communications Agency of Argentina (ENACOM) and Scholas Occurrentes.[30]

The Háblalo application was also distinguished by the Congress of Argentina[25] and the Legislature of the City of Buenos Aires, which declared it "of social interest".[31] It was also chosen as the Best Social Innovation in China[32][33] and it appeared in Google's documentary "IMakeApps".[34]

In 2020 Asteroid Technologies was recognized as one of the Top 100 Global Startups by the Global Entrepreneurship Network in Saudi Arabia,[35][36] after Háblalo represented Argentina in the Entrepreneurship World Cup (EWC).[37]

In 2023 Salvatto was recognized by the British organization One Young World as one of the global entrepreneurs of the year.[38]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "La tecnología como democracia del futuro". Revista G7 (in Spanish). 2020-11-11. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  2. ^ a b "Mateo Salvatto: el emprendedor argentino de 19 años que desarrolló la app Háblalo para personas con discapacidad". Infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  3. ^ "Mateo Salvatto, el 'CEO' de 21 años que busca ayudar al mundo desde Argentina". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 2020-11-11. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  4. ^ "Debuta en radio Mateo Salvatto, el emprendedor estrella de los jóvenes | Expediente Político" (in Spanish). 2021-02-11. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  5. ^ a b c "Mateo Salvatto: "Estoy ampliamente desilusionado con el liderazgo político de Argentina"". Perfil (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  6. ^ ""La batalla del futuro", un libro para dejar de temerle a la revolución de las máquinas". infobae (in European Spanish). 2021-06-27. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  7. ^ "Ni un "País de mierda" ni una sociedad sin futuro: por qué hay que cambiar la forma en la que hablamos de lo que somos". infobae (in European Spanish). 2023-07-17. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  8. ^ a b "El joven emprendedor Mateo Salvatto, campeón nacional e internacional en robótica, mañana en Trenque Lauquen". Infoecos (in Spanish). 2017-09-01. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  9. ^ "Mateo Salvatto: "Algunos políticos y sindicalistas creen que estamos en el siglo XX"". La Nación (in Spanish). ISSN 0325-0946. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  10. ^ UNCUYO, Prensa Institucional. "Mateo Salvatto en la entrega de los Premios FUNC 2020 a la innovación". UNCUYO (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  11. ^ a b "Mateo Salvatto: "Sin robótica en las escuelas no hay país que valga en el futuro"". www.laprensa.com.ar. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  12. ^ "Mateo Salvatto: ¿Quién es el joven que es tomado de ejemplo por muchos argentinos?". MdzOnline (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  13. ^ "Nawaiam amplia su equipo directivo y suma a Mateo Salvatto". Inversor Latam. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  14. ^ Maqueira, Enzo (2019-09-20). "Talento sub 21: el pibe de Caballito premiado en el MIT y China". Clarín (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  15. ^ "Bali Democracy Students Conference 2018 – Australia-Indonesia Youth Association". Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  16. ^ "Este joven de 20 años tiene la solución para que los argentinos se pongan "todos de acuerdo"". www.infotechnology.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  17. ^ "Yenching Social Innovation Forum 2018-Yenching Academy of Peking University". yenchingacademy.pku.edu.cn.
  18. ^ "Mateo Salvatto, el joven creador de la app "Háblalo", llevó sus conferencias a EEUU". www.ambito.com. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  19. ^ "Debuta en radio Mateo Salvatto, el emprendedor estrella de los jóvenes" (in Spanish). 2021-02-11. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  20. ^ "La cultura nerd encuentra su espacio en YouTube". MdzOnline (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  21. ^ "Augusto y Mateo Salvatto: "La Batalla del Futuro es con la tecnología y no contra ella"". Clarín (in Spanish). 2021-10-29. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  22. ^ "Hay que pasar el invierno: diez libros para ejecutivos congelados". LA NACION (in Spanish). 2023-09-05. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  23. ^ "El inspirador chico argentino que desarrolló una app para sordos y fue premiado en el MIT". Cristina Perez (in Spanish). 2019-09-06. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  24. ^ "Mateo Salvatto". Fundación Lo Que De Verdad Importa (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  25. ^ a b "DISTINGUEN AL CAMPEÓN INTERNACIONAL DE ROBÓTICA POR SU APORTE A LA TECNOLOGÍA INCLUSIVA". www.hcdn.gob.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  26. ^ Agency, Creativedog (2019-05-10). "EY Argentina otorgó el premio al emprendedor del año 2019". Revista Mercado (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  27. ^ "El conocimiento al servicio de ayudar – LA NACION". La Nación (in Spanish). ISSN 0325-0946. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  28. ^ "Salvatto: "Podemos llegar a Marte pero un sordo no puede hacer una denuncia en una comisaría"". Perfil (in Spanish). 2019-10-17. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  29. ^ "LA CAC Y JCI PREMIARON A LOS 10 JOVENES SOBRESALIENTES DEL PAIS". Cámara Argentina de Comercio y Servicios. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  30. ^ "Mateo Salvatto – Campus Party Uruguay" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  31. ^ "El software Háblalo, declarado de interés social". Legislatura de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires (in Spanish).
  32. ^ "«Háblalo»: sinónimo de tecnología bien aplicada | radiouniversidad.com.ar" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  33. ^ "MATEO SALVATTO". www.forbessummit.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  34. ^ "La historia del campeón del concurso de robots Mateo Salvatto | #IMakeApps".
  35. ^ "Asteroid Technologies, creadora de una app inclusiva: conocé a la empresa que irá al mundial de startups". iProUp (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  36. ^ "Mateo Salvatto: "Los desarrolladores son un segmento clave para la economía que se viene"". ITSitio (in European Spanish). 2020-10-29. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  37. ^ "La startup de Mateo Salvatto, creador de la app Háblalo, representará a la Argentina en el mundial de emprendedurismo". Infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  38. ^ "Introducing the Winners of the Entrepreneur of the Year 2023 supported by TFG Asset Management | One Young World". www.oneyoungworld.com. Retrieved 2023-10-20.

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