Since Cuba and the United States began the process of thawing their icy Cold War-era relations, highly educated Cubans tech-industry pioneers have cautiously planting their stakes on their country’s future relations with the United States. Former U.S. President Barack Obama’s efforts to promote private-sector engagement, along with a series of reforms in Cuba that allows small businesses to operate, has made it easier for Cuba’s tech-startup economy, though many challenges still remain.