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Brazilian media startup JOTA lands US$1.7 million from Astella Investimentos

Contxto – As the industry landscape becomes financially harsher on media outlets, a new spark of hope has suddenly risen....

July 2, 2019

Mototaxi startup Picap launches pilot in Mexico and Brazil

Contxto – I’m fascinated by controversial apps. It’s such an intellectual challenge to write about them. Having to think from...

June 28, 2019

Creditas processes 800 thousand loan application requests during first half of the year

Contxto – We cover a lot of fintech excitement at Contxto. Every day there seems to be another Latin American...

June 27, 2019

Atlas Quantum from Brazil expands crypto platform to Argentina

Contxto – Global crypto investment platform Atlas Quantum from Brazil recently announced its expansion to neighboring Argentina. The company with...

June 27, 2019

Brazilian freight app, TruckPad, announces 80 job vacancies

Contxto – Brazilian truck drivers are working in a progressively modernizing industry with TruckPad‘s solution. The transportation and logistics technology...

June 25, 2019

Amaro, a Brazilian direct-to-consumer fashion label, raises US$7 million

Contxto – Swiss VC firm Bulb Capital recently invested US$7 million in a São Paulo-based fashion startup, AMARO. In Summary...

June 24, 2019

Brazilian location startup, In Loco, raises US$20 million in Series B

Contxto – Valor Capital, Unbox Capital, among others, recently invested US$20 million into a Brazilian location intelligence platform, In Loco....

June 22, 2019

iFood, the Brazilian food delivery scale-up, creates new takeout solution

Contxto – The Brazilian last-mile delivery startup worth over US$1 billion, iFood, recently launched a “pra retirar” (meaning “takeout” in...

June 18, 2019

Brazilian PlataformaVerde wins Latam Edge Award in London

Contxto – Last Monday, the 2019 edition of Latam Edge Award took place at the London Science Museum in London,...

June 18, 2019

Rio de Janeiro officials approve e-scooter regulations

Contxto – E-scooter companies operating in Rio de Janeiro must start providing helmets to users following recent legislation in Brazil’s...

June 17, 2019