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AI startup Fligoo closes US$7.1 million to launch into Brazil

Contxto – Argentine-founded, San Fran-based, Fligoo is headed to Brazil to scale operations. The AI and big data startup recently...

September 30, 2020

SoftBank-backed Ualá makes international debut with Mexico

Contxto – For the first time ever, Ualá is scaling beyond its native Argentina. Rumors floated around last week that...

September 29, 2020

Amazon is scaling operations and services across Latin America

Contxto – E-commerce giant Amazon has been very busy in Latin America as of late.  Earlier this month, it announced...

September 21, 2020

Delivery Hero buys Glovo ops in Latin America for up to US$272 million

Contxto – Spanish food delivery platform Glovo is tapping out of many parts in search of profitability, including Latin America....

September 17, 2020

SoftBank to invest US$2 billion in Latin America in 2020

Contxto – Luis Moreno, the President of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) recently sat down with Marcelo Claure, CEO at...

September 11, 2020

Satellogic and Hypatia are making geospatial imagery more accesible for all

Contxto – In her time—when the Byzantine Empire was still around—Hypatia was known as a philosopher, mathematician, and astronomer. Murdered...

September 8, 2020

Latin America’s fintech scene is just getting started, says KoreFusion report

Contxto – Last Wednesday (26) KoreFusion, a San-Fran-based consulting firm specializing in all-things financials and payments published its 2020 Latam...

September 2, 2020

Fintech showdown: Banks’ upcoming Modo app versus Mercado Pago

Contxto – Not too long ago, a group of some of the largest banks in Argentina stated they would launch...

September 2, 2020

2/3 of employees don’t feel engaged. Slik snags US$390,000 to help HR improve

Contxto – It’s often touted that employee engagement is the secret sauce to a successful team and productive business. And...

August 31, 2020

A regional car retail beast is born! Mexico’s Kavak and Argentina’s Checkars merge

Contxto – Today (26), we witnessed the birth of Latin America’s largest used car retailer. In an announcement forwarded early...

August 26, 2020