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Nubank raises US$400 million despite SoftBank deal falling through, possibly a decacorn now

Contxto – A few weeks ago, we covered Nubank's potential SoftBank funding. It now seems as though the deal has...

July 26, 2019

LatamTech.UK seeks participants for Brazil Tech Awards 2019

Contxto – Scale-ups from seven emerging tech sectors can now apply to the Brazil Tech Awards 2019 in São Paulo....

July 24, 2019

Brazilian online course platform, Hotmart, secures funding from GIC and General Atlantic

Contxto – Singapore fund GIC and General Atlantic recently made undisclosed investments in Hotmart, a Brazilian online platform for digital...

July 23, 2019

Pipefy raises US$45 million Series B to scale its workflow management platform

Contxto – Business optimization platform Pipefy recently raised a whopping US$45 million Series B lead by Insight Partners. Other investors...

July 19, 2019

Startupbootcamp Australia plans to scout for EnergyAustralia 2020 program in São Paulo

Contxto – Startupbootcamp is a leading global accelerator, supporting industries from fintech all the way to clean technology. With over...

July 19, 2019

Cisco accelerates four Brazilian startups

Contxto – Multinational technology conglomerate, Cisco, recently accelerated four Brazilian startups at its Rio de Janeiro Co-Innovation Center. This space works...

July 18, 2019

Brazilian agrotech Pink Farms raises R$2 million, plans new factory

Contxto – Pink Farms is a Brazilian urban vertical farming startup based in São Paulo. With the participation of SP...

July 17, 2019

Brazilian VC monashees intends to raise US$250 million for its sixth fund

Contxto – Earlier, a Reuters report surfaced that Brazilian VC firm monashees will be raising US$250 million to grow investments...

July 15, 2019

Brazilian fintech C6 Bank invites startups to São Paulo incubator

Contxto – Startups could potentially raise R$70,000 (approximately US$18,500) during a four-month incubator due to C6 Bank and its Opp...

July 12, 2019

Creditas formalizes US$231 million from SoftBank

Contxto – The speculations were true; the Japanese conglomerate Softbank has invested US$231 million in the Brazilian fintech startup, Creditas....

July 11, 2019