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U.S. accelerator Plug and Play opens São Paulo headquarters

Contxto – Once again, the Silicon Valley-based accelerator Plug and Play Tech Center has crossed international borders and established new US$2 million headquarters in São...

September 12, 2019

ASAP Log bets on electric vehicles to improve e-commerce industry costs

Contxto – Don't you just hate it when high shipping costs dissuade you from placing an order online?  Between 2012...

September 12, 2019

Unicorn alert: QuintoAndar raises US$250 million in Series D led by SoftBank

Contxto – Brazilian proptech QuintoAndar recently raised US$250 million in a Series D mega-round. SoftBank led the investment, joined by...

September 10, 2019

LinkedIn's Top 10 startups to work for in Mexico and Brazil

Contxto – The latest indicator that startups are taking Latin America by storm is a recent LinkedIn study. Since the...

September 10, 2019

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