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Alude offers a free real estate platform and it just raised US$3.3M with big-name VCs

Contxto – Get this: proptech Alude was launched in Brazil in 2019 and its team currently consists of nine people...

September 30, 2020

FreteBras raises US$17M to make freight more eco-friendly

Contxto – FreteBras recently snagged funds to lighten the load freight puts on our environment. The Brazilian startup and its...

September 30, 2020

VTEX raises US$225M to become unicorn and speed up global scaling

Contxto – The second unicorn to emerge amidst the pandemic is here. Today (28), VTEX announced it raised an investment...

September 28, 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

Brazilian startups in Silicon Valley close US$2 million plus in funding over 2 years

Contxto – Brazil's ecosystem is growing—and that's not necessarily within its borders. Brazilian entrepreneurs and venture capital (VC) firms in...

September 28, 2020

Loft makes its fourth acquisition: fintech Invest Mais, to ease real estate lending process

Contxto – Brazilian real estate startup Loft is making its fourth acquisition. Last Thursday (24) the proptech announced it bought...

September 25, 2020

EmCasa closes US$3.5 million to consolidate real estate platform in São Paulo and Rio

Contxto – Real estate startup EmCasa closed R$20 million (~US$3.5 million) with Monashees, Caravela Capital, Pear Ventures, NBV, and the...

September 25, 2020

LinkedIn's 2020 top 10 startups to work for in Brazil

Contxto – We already talked about the hottest startups among LinkedIn users in Mexico this week. Now, it's Brazil's turn....

September 24, 2020

Lending fintech Quasar Flash raises US$4.5M to accelerate credit analysis for Brazilian SMEs

Contxto – In an ideal world, accounts receivable departments always have a steady cash flow because customers pay for everything...

September 23, 2020

Movile leads US$11.4 million investment in Zoop to scale B2B fintech services

Contxto – Fintechs continue to bring flexibility to the financial system of Latin America and investors are fueling the change....

September 22, 2020