Silicon Caribe is about the people, businesses, and trends driving the rise of Digital Caribbean.
Media
SiliconCaribe Blog focuses on startups and digital‑first businesses founded by Caribbean‑based and Caribbean‑born entrepreneurs, wherever they are in the world, with a deep lens on AI, fintech & remittance‑tech, cybersecurity, agritech, and climate tech.
Expect trends, insights, and data on the people, businesses, and shifts happening at the intersection of technology, business, and culture across the Caribbean and global Diaspora.
I’m Ingrid Riley. I started SiliconCaribe because I believed that our Caribbean’s innovation stories need to be written and amplified, and I wanted to share more nuanced analysis of the things I see and care about.
Today, this blog and weekly newsletter, SiliconCaribe Insider, is read by 30,000+ people and syndicated globally by Dow Jones to 90+ countries.
Welcome to Silicon Caribe. This is where you stay ahead of who and what’s shaping the future of Caribbean business and technology.
Events
Silicon Caribe produces events and experiences for Caribbean tech’s most remarkable entrepreneurs, creatives, CEOs, tech professionals, and investors – all designed to help them connect, share knowledge, collaborate, do business, and have fun.
We are the leading producer of Caribbean technology events, having done over 300+ events across 15 cities in the region and global diaspora, from Jamaica, Bahamas, to Trinidad and Tobago, New York, Miami, to Nairobi.
We’ve done Conferences. Meetups with Pitch Stages. Startup weekends. Hackathons. CoWorking Popups. Tech Happy Hours. Trend forums. Workshops. Invite-only Private Dinners.
Our signature events now are: Kingston BETA.- the Caribbean’s first and longest running tech and startup event series. Caribbean Tech Week. Future of Caribbean Money. Beyond the Beach Impact Investment Summit.
SiliconCaribe has consistently built spaces where knowledge is shared, people connect, talent is discovered, deals are made, and innovation thrives.
Community
SiliconCaribe creates online and in-person spaces where Caribbean and global diaspora entrepreneurs, creatives, CEOs, tech professionals, and investors meet with their peers, find co-founders, upskill, hire talent, connect to investors, get ecosystem support, be accepted into global accelerators, and get millions of dollars in investment deals.
SiliconCaribe was founded in 2007 as a passion project by Ingrid Riley.
“We’re in an era of unparalleled economic opportunity driven by technology. Anyone, anywhere, can use the Internet and other technologies, their creativity, and time to create something transformative. For the Caribbean and our global Diaspora, this is a unique chance to innovate, disrupt industries, influence culture, and build lasting wealth.
– Ingrid Riley
SiliconCaribe: The Mission is to amplify and future-proof Digital Caribbean.
Our Portfolio of Events
Flagship Event Series
Kingston BETA (2007 – Present)
The Caribbean’s first and longest-running tech event series and entrepreneur community that kick-started Jamaica’s startup ecosystem.
Kingston BETA House (2025 – Present)
A coworking pop-up experience that blends productivity with curated community.
Beyond the Beach: Caribbean Impact Investment Summit (2023 – Present)
A global convening connecting Caribbean innovators with U.S. and diaspora investors. Done in partnership with Entrepreneurs Across Borders.
Beyond the Beach Impact Tours (2023 – Present)
Immersive cultural and investment tours linking international investors to Caribbean entrepreneurs and creatives. Done in partnership with Entrepreneurs Across Borders.
Dinner with Rebels – Private Dinners (Launched in New York 2025)
Intimate, curated dinner salons bringing together unconventional thinkers, investors, and creators.
Caribbean Tech Week: February 2026
Pioneering Events & Milestones
2012 – 2013: The Caribbean Tech Entrepreneurship Conferences – Caribbean BETA
The first regional tech entrepreneurship conference series.
2012: Global Startup Showcase – Nairobi, Kenya
Traveling Startup Showcase – Fin4Ag, Nairobi, Kenya
Took Caribbean startups to the global stage at a major agri-finance conference.
First Caribbean startup showcase presented at an international conference in Africa.
2013: Jamaica’s First Startup Weekend (Second in the Caribbean)
Kickstarted Jamaica’s startup culture and practical innovation movement.
2013: First Caribbean-Wide Hackathon – AgriHack
Brought together innovators from six countries to develop agri-tech solutions.
2018: First Blockchain & Crypto Event in Jamaica
Introduced blockchain and digital currency discussions to the national stage.
2020: Digital Caribbean – Online Tech Conference
Pivoted globally during the pandemic to host this Caribbean virtual tech conference for over 200 attendees from 23 countries.
2021: Future of Caribbean Money (Fintech Conference)
Pioneered conversations on blockchain, crypto, and fintech trends, held across the Bahamas, Jamaica, and online.
SiliconCaribe: the movement and community that’s helping to Future-Proof the Caribbean Since 2007.
Impact
Through our events, communities, and connections, we have helped hundreds of founders hire talent, upskill, meet co-founders, and gain access to accelerators. Plus US $1M in deals for 6 entrepreneurs in the last 18 months through partnerships with Entrepreneurs Across Borders and Techstars – with startups now valued between US $3M and US $8M.
Our Iconic Event and Community.
Kingston BETA, the Caribbean’s first and longest-running tech event series and entrepreneurial community. Launched in 2007, Kingston BETA, now iconic in its impact and cultural influence, ignited Jamaica’s tech startup scene and expanded across the region, inspiring hundreds of founders, attracting investment, and building a powerful network of innovators.