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DOMO Invest shows up to 20 B2B startups some love with its newest fund

[wd_hustle id=”InArticleOptin” type=”embedded”/] Contxto – Brazilian venture capital (VC) firm DOMO Invest announced the launch of a new investment vehicle...

May 5, 2020

Coffee plantations threatened by funghi saved by eco-friendly solution: killer shrimp

[wd_hustle id=”InArticleOptin” type=”embedded”/] Contxto – Here’s one ever-expanding Brazilian-Colombian startup. Biotech Portunus has offices in Curitiba, Bogotá, and Austin (United...

May 1, 2020

Investors served foodtech Choco US$30.2 million

[wd_hustle id=”InArticleOptin” type=”embedded”/] Contxto – Foodtech Choco chomped up a healthy investment this week. The startup raised US$30.2 million in...

April 30, 2020

ABDI in Brazil helps startups grow and face Covid-19

[wd_hustle id=”InArticleOptin” type=”embedded”/] Contxto – Brazilian startups like The Bridge, got two birds with one stone through the Brazilian Agency...

April 29, 2020

Brazilian government starts cryptocurrency regulation… too late for some

[wd_hustle id=”InArticleOptin” type=”embedded”/] Contxto – Cryptocurrency startups and enthusiasts in Brazil have a reason to celebrate. The government announced that,...

April 29, 2020

Squid buys Duopana to enter new frontier in influencer marketing

[wd_hustle id=”InArticleOptin” type=”embedded”/] Contxto – Influencers (apparently) need their space. But not to distance themselves from their followers. Au contraire,...

April 27, 2020

More coronavirus-related layoffs in Brazil… This time it’s GetNinjas, Conta Azul, and Oyo

[wd_hustle id=”InArticleOptin” type=”embedded”/] Contxto – Recessions are industry-agnostic things and job cuts continue for all sorts of startups across Latin...

April 27, 2020

Nubank splurges US$3.8 million to help cash-short customers

[wd_hustle id=”InArticleOptin” type=”embedded”/] Contxto – Nubank is following the admirable lead of other Latin American unicorns and taking big steps...

April 21, 2020

Data analytics startup raises US$247,000 to keep businesses abreast of regulatory issues

[wd_hustle id=”InArticleOptin” type=”embedded”/] Contxto – In Brazil, an investment for R$1.3 million (little over US$247,000) injected some gasoline into startup...

April 21, 2020

Fintechs face tough layoff decisions, but not all are honest about it…

[wd_hustle id=”InArticleOptin” type=”embedded”/] Contxto – Not even fintechs are immune to coronavirus (Covid-19). In recent weeks, three startups, Créditas, Neon,...

April 20, 2020