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Brazilian startup Youper helps users achieve happiness

Contxto – Mental health can be so underrated. Bad experiences, traumas and negative emotions can obstruct our pursuit of happiness....

March 28, 2019

Brazilian pet care app, DogHero, nabs US$7 million from Rover

Contxto – A U.S. pet-sitting marketplace named Rover led a US$7 million round for Brazilian pet care app, DogHero. As...

March 20, 2019

Loft holds second funding round in less than one year, raises US$70 million

Contxto – Loft, the rapidly-growing real estate marketplace, raised US$70 million during a historic Series B round. Their goal: to...

March 20, 2019

Globant plans to increase cloud operations in Latam following Avanxo acquisition

Conxto – Cloud technology may become a new standard in Latin America following a partnership between two major entities. That's...

March 19, 2019

Brazil's Itaú teams up with Google and Apple for a grand BigTech-bank alliance

Contxto – Brazilian bank Itaú Unibanco recently paired up with Google and Apple to implement transactions from smartphone devices. Such...

March 14, 2019

9 startups conquering the São Paulo Cybersecurity Market

Contxto  – Given its nature, the internet can generate confidence among ill-informed users. However, we are never really sure of...

March 5, 2019

Brazilian audio startup Ubook prepares for IPO in Toronto

Contxto – Brazilian audiobooks company, Ubook, is preparing an IPO in the Toronto Stock Exchange. They hope to raise between US$8...

March 2, 2019

On-demand shuttle startup makes South American debut in Brazil

Contxto – Nowadays, transportation apps aren't only convenient but trendy, Via being no exception. With support from Daimler, the young...

February 28, 2019

Brazilian government allocates R$20 million for startups

Contxto – Calling all young startups operating in São Paulo – now is the time to propel projects to new...

February 26, 2019

SAS Brazil reveals new "Agile AX" analytics program

Contxto – Brazilian startups partnering with SAS Brazil could potentially lower data expenditures by 30 percent with the recently revealed...

February 25, 2019