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Brazilian Sign Language app, HandTalk, raises US$750 thousand in Google competition

Contxto – Earlier this month, Google AI Impact Challenge awarded HandTalk with a grant worth US$750 thousand. The app and...

May 30, 2019

10 Brazilian startups turning screws and iron into amazing gadgets

Contxto – Nothing feels more empowering to entrepreneurs and developers than seeing their project come to fruition. For software engineers,...

May 28, 2019

NotCo, the Chilean foodtech startup, partners with Grupo Pão de Açúcar in Brazil

Contxto – The Chilean startup famous for its vegan mayonnaise, NotCo, announced last week that it will partner with the...

May 27, 2019

Rappi to launch in three more Brazilian cities following SoftBank round

Contxto – Following the US$1 billion SoftBank round that increased Rappi’s valuation to around US$3.5 billion post-money, the last-mile delivery...

May 25, 2019

HR platform, Matchbox Brazil, closes US$250 thousand round led by Superjobs Ventures

Contxto – One step closer to modernizing Brazil’s human resources industry, Matchbox Brazil just raised BRL$1 million (approximately US$250 thousand)...

May 23, 2019

Startup Mexico strengthens ties with Brazil, opens campus

Contxto – Since beginning its internationalization efforts in April, Startup Mexico (SUM) recently announced that it will inaugurate its first...

May 23, 2019

12 Brazilian startups revolutionizing the agrotech industry

Contxto – As one of the world’s largest food exporters, it’s easy to see how Brazil is pioneering the global...

May 21, 2019

Kovi, a Brazilian rental car startup, raises US$10.5 million in seed funding round

Contxto – Monashees recently led a US$10.5 million seed round in Brazilian on-demand car rental startup, Kovi. MAYA Capital and...

May 20, 2019

Brazil’s TOTVS sells hardware business unit, Bematech, to Elgin

Contxto – To either make the most out of its software business or ride the fintech wave, Brazil’s TOTVS sold...

May 16, 2019

iFood tests new delivery vehicles, partners with Scoo

Contxto – The Brazilian unicorn started testing new delivery models to improve logistics, costs, operations, and the overall number of...

May 15, 2019