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Nubank Ventures into E-commerce with Global Partners

While we have heard of e-commerce companies incorporating payment systems or creating their own ones, such as Mercado Libre, the...

November 25, 2021

Q&A | Supermarkets Had Not Evolved in More Than 40 Years: Alejandro Sisniega, Co-founder of Jüsto

After raising US$65 million last February, according to Crunchbase, Jüsto announced that they would begin to expand throughout Mexico into...

November 24, 2021

Nubank buys AI startup Olivia, its sixth acquisition in two years

The Brazilian neobank Nubank announced the acquisition of Olivia, an artificial intelligence (AI) startup that helps users plan their expenses,...

November 19, 2021

Brazilian Logtech Frete.com is the Latest Unicorn in LatAm

Road freight transport has just won a new ally: the Frete.com group, which becomes a new unicorn in LatAm

November 18, 2021

Zak, a SaaS company for restaurants, raises a $15 million Series A round

ZAK aims to unite fintech and SaaS and be a sub-acquirer for restaurants starting in Brazil and expanding in LATAM.

November 12, 2021

Q&A |”The potential of foodtech in LatAm is huge, but it needs more investment”; Enrico Robles, Endeavor

A few days ago, Endeavor and PepsiCo presented a report called “The FoodTech Landscape in Latin America“. As the document...

November 10, 2021

Nubank files to launch IPO on U.S. and Brazilian stock exchanges

Through its parent company, Nu Holdings, Nubank confidentially filed a F1 registration application with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)...

October 27, 2021

Brazilian insurtech Justos raises a $35M Series A

This new capital will be used to grow its staff and cover more territory. Justos, the Brazilian insurer collects series...

October 26, 2021

Pismo raises a $108M Series B from Softbank, Amazon, and Accel

The "TechFin" from Brazil has raised US $ 108M in a round lead by Softbank, it will seek to grow...

October 21, 2021

Monashees is raising $700M to invest in LatAm startups

Monashees, a Brazilian VC firm with global operations, is raising $700 million to invest in Latin American companies via two...

October 20, 2021