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Rappi Does Everything, Including Creating New Founders

It all started in Bogotá, Colombia, more than five years ago, when Felipe Villamarín, Sebastián Mejía and Simón Borrero created...

March 10, 2022

Canela Media Raises US$32 Million and Goes after Audience in LatAm

The offer of streaming platforms seems to continue to increase, and it’s not only Netflix that is creating more content...

March 3, 2022

Mezubo Raises US$5.5 Million to Start Expansion in Latin America

The Colombian fintech Mezubo raised a US$5.5 million seed round led by Brazilian VC fund Canary and Mexico’s DILA Capital. ...

February 22, 2022

The Latin American Companies That Belong to Y Combinator’s W22 batch

26 companies from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Mexico, Panama and Peru were selected for the accelerator's winter batch.

February 16, 2022

H20 Capital Launches US$50 Million Fund; Majority of Capital Will Go to Companies in Latam

H20 Capital Innovation (or H Twenty) announced its second investment fund: US$50 million. This will be used to inject seed...

February 14, 2022

Movii Receives New US$17 Million Investment Led by Jack Dorsey

Square, the U.S. fintech founded by Jack Dorsey, led a US$17 million investment in the financial services company Movii. The...

February 9, 2022

The Complete List of Latin American Unicorns [2022]

Contxto – According to a report by CBInsights, US$14.8 billion in VC was poured into the region during 2021; up 174%...

February 7, 2022

Melonn Raises US$20 Million in Round Led by QED Investors

Melonn is a startup that provides software and logistics services to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in e-commerce. It has...

February 4, 2022

Colombian Startup Hippo.Build Enters Y Combinator

Colombian startup Hippo.Build has announced its admission to the renowned accelerator Y Combinator (YC) in the select group for winter...

February 4, 2022

Ualá Arrives in Colombia with an Investment of US$80 Million

In August 2021, Ualá had its most recent fundraise: a Series D for US$350 million. Then it came to Mexico,...

January 28, 2022