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Edtech Ubits raises funds to bet on employee education, Stanford co-invests

Contxto – Investing in education seems like a promising bet for venture capital (VC) funds as of late. But can...

August 4, 2020

0% human interaction; MUY opens its first contactless restaurant in Colombia

Contxto – Colombian MUY is taking the next step in bringing technology to the food and beverage industry. Last Wednesday,...

August 3, 2020

How Latam startups are saving local corner shops

Contxto – No neighborhood in Latin America is complete without at least one corner store. Or tienditas, as we call...

July 31, 2020

ImagineX enters Upward accelerator, raises US$300,000

Contxto – Upward hosts an accelerator program to promote agetechs and proptechs that are innovating our way of living and...

July 31, 2020

dataPlor closes US$4 million to index more small businesses in Latam

Contxto – Data is insightful. Data is necessary. But, not all data is accurate. So it’s best to have reliable...

July 30, 2020

Awake raises US$500K, travel industry isn’t dead for investors

Contxto – Who says travel startups are taboo for venture capitalists (VC) right now? Not Colombian Awake Travel, who recently...

July 29, 2020

Wayra passes on as accelerator… To be reborn as CVC fund in Latam

Contxto – Wayra in Spanish-speaking Latam is done. It’s over. Kaput. Absolutely and positively done… being an accelerator. And that’s...

July 27, 2020

Torre on its way to taking on LinkedIn after closing US$5 million seed round

Contxto — The right email arriving at the right time can make even the saddest person grin at their phone....

July 24, 2020

Rappi to launch (zero fee) platform for restaurants. But, is it really free?

Contxto – Colombian Rappi wants to take its relationship with restaurants to a new level. Yesterday (23), the startup announced...

July 23, 2020

Meet the 12 startups that will participate in Finance Forward Latin America 2020 Accelerator

Contxto – Today (23), Village Capital, alongside PayPal and the MetLife Foundation, announced the next group of fintech startups that...

July 23, 2020