OUR
JOURNEY

Over the past decade, Argentina has become one of the most dynamic crypto and tech ecosystems in the region.

In 2024, founders, builders, investors, and policy leaders converged around a shared conviction: Argentina has the potential to become a global hub for crypto. From that conviction, the first Pop-Up City was born.

Crecimiento was created to sustain and scale that momentum, empowering startups, strengthening infrastructure, and connecting talent, capital, and institutions.

What began as a crypto-native experiment quickly evolved into a long-term platform for Argentina's technological expansion. In less than two years, more than 15,000 people have participated in our programs.

AND SO THE JOURNEY BEGAN…

+15,000

People through our programs

+1,000

Startups in the ecosystem

+200

Startups accelerated

+220

Programs

+100

Partners

SEASON 1 BIRTH

Aleph, Ciudad de Crecimiento Buenos Aires, Argentina

Duration: 1 month

It all began as a pop-up city. For one month, international builders and the local crypto community shared a single space in Buenos Aires, working around one conviction: Argentina could become a global hub. That experience gave the movement its name, its method and its first community.

Milestone → The Crecimiento movement is born.

First Regulation Day → The largest public-private Web3 gathering in Argentina.

First startups in the ecosystem → 70 startups accelerated.

Community → +3,000 attendees in one month.

AUGUST 2024

SEASON 2 EXPANDING NETWORK

Aleph de Verano Buenos Aires, Argentina

The movement consolidated into a long-term structure. The year closed with Aleph de Verano: two weeks of summer programming, more than one hundred speakers, a new edition of the Aleph Hackathon, and the participation of Vitalik Buterin.

Key launch → Founder School opens its first cohort: free, global training for early-stage founders.

Aleph Hub → The cowork settles as the crypto and tech heart of the region, with regular programming and a community that shows up every week.

NOVEMBER — DECEMBER 2024

SEASON 3 MOMENTUM

Aleph March '25 Buenos Aires, Argentina

The ecosystem reconvened with startups at the center. Rayuela, the first startup competition, took 49 teams through six weeks of building toward a demo day in front of investors, while the third Regulation Day kept the regulatory conversation moving.

Key program → Rayuela closes with a Demo Day in front of investors. 49 startups accelerated through six weeks of building.

First AI Day → The start of regular programming around AI.

JANUARY — MARCH 2025

SEASON 4 BRING ARGENTINA ONCHAIN

Aleph Festival August — November, Buenos Aires, Argentina

The season ran from April to November under one flag: the Bring Argentina Onchain campaign, all of it pointing to Devconnect. Aleph Festival was the strongest bet for the ecosystem's startups: the Builder Funnel took teams from the Aleph Hackathon through acceleration to the Startup World Cup. Around it, the Hub moved 1,500 people a month, hosting more than 100 programs with partners and a series of technical summits.

Milestone → The world comes to see it: Devconnect lands in Buenos Aires with 15,000 people.

Aleph Hackathon → The largest hackathon in Latin America, with 1,300+ hackers.

Acceleration Season → Run alongside the Uniswap Foundation and Lisk.

Startup World Cup → Its first edition, with a Grand Finale at Devconnect.

Regulation Day → Its fourth edition, held within Devconnect.

APRIL — NOVEMBER 2025

2026 — TODAY

SEASON 5
NEW FRONTIERS

Crecimiento grew beyond crypto. The talent is there across every edge of tech, and the method that worked for one vertical now supports many: AI, biotech and frontier tech joined the map, driven by the same conviction. The season bets on federalizing the movement across Argentina and Latin America, and on placing AI at the center of programs and community.

The season opened with Aleph March '26 and a new permanent home at Workplace by IRSA. Next stop: Aleph Week, this August, with the Latam Digital Assets Conference and a new edition of the Aleph Hackathon.