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RobinFood all-in with data-driven food services after US$18M investment

Contxto – RobinFood, parent company of Colombian foodtech brand MUY, has landed US$18 million of debt financing from Miami-based MGM...

October 12, 2020

Rappi seeks to improve cash solutions and reconciliations with help from SafetyPay

Contxto – Just after wrapping up a funding round that exceeded US$300 million, the Colombian delivery unicorn, Rappi, has now...

October 8, 2020

MUY tags US$18M to scale cloud kitchens and restaurants in Mexico

Contxto – MUY is hungry for growth. The startup closed US$15 million almost a year ago, launched into Mexico, and...

October 5, 2020

Vozy closes US$800K to scale voice AI services into Mexico and Peru

Contxto – Automated (dull) voice responses are becoming a thing of the past in customer service. With voice AI technology,...

October 1, 2020

Advent raises US$2 billion for seventh private equity fund for Latin America

Contxto – Last Tuesday (29) private equity firm Advent International announced it raised US$2 billion for its fund for Latin...

October 1, 2020

Mobility startups in Colombia are pushing for more electric vehicles

Contxto – Mobility is one of the biggest challenges within the Latin American region. Before the Covid-19 outbreak, in Bogotá...

September 30, 2020

Nubank is laying the groundwork to conquer (hearts) in Colombia

Contxto – Entrepreneurs David Vélez, Cristina Junqueira, and Edward Wible launched fintech Nubank in Brazil in 2013. But it’s only...

September 28, 2020

Flapz to launch private flights marketplace in Chile and Mexico

Contxto – Private jet marketplace Flapz wants to spread its wings into new countries.  Five entrepreneurs launched the startup in...

September 28, 2020

Ayenda sees recovery in hotel bookings as lockdowns relax in Colombia

Contxto – When hospitality startup Ayenda Hoteles closed US$8.7 million last October, it never imagined (nor did we) just how...

September 25, 2020

Rappi raises over US$300 million

Contxto – It’s official: Rappi is raising big funds. We’d previously reported that the Colombian unicorn had rallied US$155.8 million...

September 24, 2020