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Big entrepreneurial ideas can come from a simple taxi ride

This week we had our Morning Coffee with Endeavor, an Argentina-born entrepreneurial support network with a strong presence across Latin America. For...

February 6, 2020

SoftBank and Correlation One launch AI & data science training program for Latam

Contxto – If you’ve ever been interested in learning more about artificial intelligence (AI) and data science, SoftBank’s latest project in...

February 5, 2020

Despegar acquires Best Day Mexico for US$136 million

Contxto – It was clear Despegar—an Argentinian price-comparison travel company—was in love with this North American country, but now it...

January 31, 2020

Design thinking platform, MURAL, gets US$23 million in Series A

Contxto – MURAL—a web interface solution partially from Argentina (more on that later)—has announced that it has secured US$23 million...

January 29, 2020

Argentina’s government is honing in on fintechs

Contxto – The government in Buenos Aires is pulling in the reins for fintechs in Argentina. Specifically, it’s instructed these...

January 21, 2020

El gobierno de Argentina se está centrando en las fintechs

Contxto – El gobierno en Buenos Aires está tirando las riendas de las fintechs en Argentina. Específicamente, dio instrucción de...

January 21, 2020

Peru’s Ojo Vial app crowdsources infractions for naughty drivers

Contxto – It has been a good start of the week for eye-based tech enthusiasts.  In Las Vegas, the show...

January 20, 2020

La app Ojo Vial de Perú delata a malos conductores mediante el crowdsourcing

Contxto – Hoy ha sido un buen inicio de semana para los entusiastas de la tecnología ocular. En Las Vegas,...

January 20, 2020

Argentine ride-hailing Sara LT arrives to Colombia

Contxto – Here’s a gutsy move for you: bringing a ride-hailing app into Colombia on the eve of Uber’s January...

January 20, 2020

Latam has two more satellites in space, courtesy of Argentina’s Satellogic

Contxto – Today two additional twinkles were added to the night sky thanks to Argentinian spacetech startup, Satellogic. Their names...

January 16, 2020