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Sumer Raises US$2M 4 Months After Launching

As e-commerce keeps growing in the region, more companies looking to cater to small businesses’ online stores are emerging. One...

December 23, 2021

Colombian Fintech Addi Raises US$200M For Its Expansion In Mexico

Addi, a company that provides the opportunity to “buy now pay later” (BNPL) in monthly installments, has raised a round...

December 23, 2021

From Founders To Investors: How Entrepreneurs Are Now Financing The Ecosystem

It is no secret that the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Latin America has grown considerably during the year 2021. Just in...

December 21, 2021

Valiu, Key to Venezuelan Remittances, Announces Its Closure

Through a statement shared on their social networks in early December, the Colombian-Venezuelan company Valiu announced that they will stop...

December 13, 2021

JOKR Becomes a Unicorn After Its Series B Raise

JOKR, a fast-growing delivery company, has gained unicorn status following their most recent capital raise. The company received US$260 million...

December 3, 2021

Finaktiva Acquires Libera to Build a Challenger Bank for SMEs in LatAm

Four months ago, Finaktiva said it would seek to become a Neobank (or challenger bank) focused on providing various financial...

November 23, 2021

Regional acquisitions begin consolidation phase in LatAm

The ecosystem of VCs and startups in LatAm have been constantly growing for a decade. This has shown the beginning...

November 12, 2021

Rappi is in plans to become a public company, according to cofounder

Rappi Inc. is preparing to go public next year on what would be one of the highest-profile US lists for...

November 4, 2021

Melonn, an e-commerce partner for SMEs, raises a $4.5M seed round

Melonn helps through its wineries and its own technology to grow e-commerce in Latin America with the mission of growing...

November 3, 2021

Trii now allows Colombians to trade global shares on its app

Good news for people in Colombia who don’t want to open accounts with brokers: Trii has now enabled the option...

October 28, 2021