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BNDES injects US$4 million into fund open to crypto and Bitcoin solutions

Contxto – Brazil’s National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) has its eye on the future that cryptocurrency fans...

June 24, 2020

WhatsApp payments in Brazil may not be as disruptive as you think

Contxto – Just over a week ago, news broke that users in Brazil would be able to complete payments via...

June 24, 2020

Beyond Brazil, how one entrepreneur scaled in a market far from home

Contxto – It’s common that the startups we cover here at Contxto scale regionally. On occasion, they’ll grow into other...

June 23, 2020

Latam startups are changing the real world through video games like Animal Crossing

Contxto – Thanks to the coronavirus outbreak, businesses everywhere are leaving their comfort zone and entering new, somewhat uncharted territory....

June 23, 2020

This is the next IT trend in Latin America for a post-Covid era

Contxto – Coronavirus is changing the way businesses operate. Not just by fostering for more remote work (though we’re all...

June 22, 2020

Million-dollar investment in AgroUrbana moving agriculture from rural areas to cities

Contxto – Vertical agricultural pioneer in Latin America, AgroUrbana, has scored about one million dollars to close the loop on...

June 22, 2020

CargoX raises US$2.8 million to fuel trucking companies with working capital

Contxto – Earlier this year, logistics startup CargoX stated that it wanted to finance more transport companies in Brazil. To...

June 19, 2020

Telemedicine before and beyond the coronavirus in Latin America

Contxto – The coronavirus pandemic has taken underestimated forms of tech and made them the greatest thing since sliced bread....

June 19, 2020

Lending fintech BizCapital raises US$12 million through DEG

Contxto – Brazilian BizCapital raised some equity capital of its own. Yesterday (17) the lending startup for businesses announced it...

June 18, 2020

Redpoint eventures leads US$2.3 million investment in marketing startup Arena

Contxto – Shove off Facebook, Brazilian startup Arena wants to give e-commerce and media businesses back control of their customers’...

June 17, 2020