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Chilean government will finance science startups with up to US$272,000

Contxto – Chile’s Corfo—a government agency commonly known for investing in startups—wants founders to unleash their scientific side. And what...

May 27, 2020

Cybersecurity startup Mati raises seed investment with Spero Ventures

Contxto – Cybersecurity startup Mati recently raised an equity round with Spero Ventures. Other contributors included Kima Ventures, Dorm Room...

May 26, 2020

Fintech Brex raises US$150 million in Series C extension

Contxto – Brazilian-founded Brex raised an investment for US$150 million as an extension of a previous Series C round. Returning...

May 26, 2020

Data breach scam shows cryptoexchanges have a big hackable vulnerability

Contxto – It’s always an underlying question for crypto-currency watchers: Is user data safe in the hands of the decentralized...

May 26, 2020

The government is unwittingly killing the use of cash in Peru

Contxto – If Covid-19 weren’t enough to deter users from using cash, now the government in Peru is (unintentionally) pushing...

May 26, 2020

Fit Home Pro brings the gym to your door

Contxto – To stay fit as they self-isolate, users around the world have turned to at-home workouts. But there’s likely...

May 26, 2020

Brazilian retailer, Via Varejo, acquires fintech Airfox

Contxto – More often than not, it’s banks that buy out fintechs. But this time around it’s a little different....

May 25, 2020

PedidosYa launches dark grocery store in Uruguay

Contxto – Many grocery delivery platforms boast getting goods delivered to your doorstep in one to two hours. But Uruguayan...

May 25, 2020

Ohana’s e-wallet to launch in Argentina

Contxto – As the Lilo and Stitch film taught us way, back, ohana means “family” in Hawaiian. And it’s also...

May 25, 2020

eBay to disperse over US$220,000 to help Mexican SMEs

Contxto – eBay announced last week that it will use MXN$5 million (over US$220,000) to help small and medium-sized enterprises...

May 25, 2020