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Fintech Magnetis closes US$11 million with Redpoint and Vostock Emerging

Contxto – Brazilian’s interest in investing is growing, and venture capital (VC) funds have taken notice. Yesterday (29), investment fintech...

July 30, 2020

Y Combinator startup ChatPay breaks even with tool to monetize via WhatsApp & Telegram

Contxto – In Brazil, the ChatPay team is likely on cloud nine right now. Entrepreneurs Arthur Alvarenga, Breno Oliveira, Bernardo...

July 29, 2020

Zenvia buys Sirena to ease communication between vendors and customers on WhatsApp

Contxto – Vendors will often bend over backward to appease a potential customer. However, it’s uncomfortable if that means using...

July 28, 2020

Loft to raise US$68 million investment vehicle to shop for properties in Brazil

Contxto – Loft wants to buy more real estate in Brazil but needs the money to do so. As a...

July 28, 2020

Mottu raises US$2M to solve logistics startup deathtrap. Its answer? Delivery B2C

Contxto – Brazilian motorcycle delivery as a service, Mottu, raised a pre-Series A round worth US$2 million this month. The...

July 28, 2020

Unike raises US$557,000 to fight Covid-19 with facial recognition tech

Contxto – Last we wrote about Unike Tech it was building solutions to improve the payment experience at clubs. However,...

July 27, 2020

Nubank buys US-company, launches products, and… raises Series G?

Contxto – Nubank is the world’s biggest challenger bank in the world. So, perhaps we shouldn’t be surprised that the...

July 27, 2020

Healthtech iClinic closes Series B with SoftBank to scale SaaS solutions

Contxto – Looking out for the little guy has brought a big investor to a Brazilian healthtech’s table. Yesterday (23),...

July 24, 2020

Liber Capital acquires Adianta to expand lending services

Contxto –  São Paulo-based fintech Liber Capital knows there’s more to lending than what it’s current operations allow. Consequently, today...

July 23, 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