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Finnovista announces 12 startups in Visa Everywhere fintech competition

Contxto – Fintech scientists at Finnovista recently announced the finalists for the third annual Visa Everywhere Initiative, a competition in...

August 30, 2019

8 startups digitizing advertising and marketing in Rio de Janeiro

Contxto – Across the globe, both the advertisement and marketing industries have gone through many transformations over the years. What...

August 28, 2019

Sólides lands US$3.5 million to expand HR platform

Contxto – Brazilian cloud-based HR management platform, Sólides, recently raised US$3.5 million from DGF Investimentos. With this, Sólides now joins...

August 26, 2019

Agrosmart from Brazil wraps up US$5.5 million Series A

Contxto – Certain farming methodologies once revolved around fears of the supernatural and bird migrations. Nowadays, though, farmers are using...

August 17, 2019

RD Station from Brazil raises US$50 million Series D from Riverwood Capital

Contxto – Brazilian SaaS developer RD Station (Resultados Digitais) recently wrapped up a Series D round worth US$50 million led...

August 15, 2019

Brazilian pharmaceutical giant Eurofarma debuts VC fund, Axon Ventures

Contxto – There’s a new VC fund in the neighborhood inviting early-stage startups over for dinner. Established by Eurofarma and...

August 15, 2019

99 runs electric car pilot with Hitech Electric in Brazil

Contxto – Mobility collaborations seem to be popular, as seen with Grin’s and Yellow’s merger to create Grow Mobility. Well,...

August 13, 2019

Surprise travel startup Instaviagem raises US$500,000 from Domo Invest

Contxto – Seems like Brazilian travel startup, Instaviagem, is receiving a R$2 million (approximately US$500,000) wire transfer from its most...

August 12, 2019

Brazilian car marketplace Volanty nabs US$17.8 million led by SoftBank

Contxto – Brazil’s leading used vehicle brokerage, Volanty, recently raised R$70 million (approx. US$17.8 million) in a round led by...

August 8, 2019

Youper scores US$3 million from Goodwater Capital to continue developing mental health AI

Contxto – Due to the frenetic nature of the media and news industry, lately my stress levels have been soaring...

August 7, 2019