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Mexico’s Proeza Ventures has raised US$50 million to boost mobility startups

Contxto – We needed this. The past few days have been rough for disruptive mobility in Latin America. Lime retreated...

January 13, 2020

Fintech numina targets employee payroll stress for the New Year

Contxto – The New Year can be a time of great hope. But it can also be a time of...

January 12, 2020

Mexican ethical fashion startup, Someone Somewhere, expands into US after DILA Capital-led investment

Contxto – Mexico’s DILA Capital has been on a roll of late. Halfway through last December it took off the...

January 11, 2020

Quero Educação’s latest acquisition will boost match-ups for education

Contxto –  Quero Educação, the edtech from São José dos Campos announced it’s acquired the Brazilian arm of US marketing...

January 10, 2020

E-scooter startup Lime retreats in Latam, a warning sign for Grow?

Contxto – After six months in the Brazilian cities of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, the world’s largest electric...

January 10, 2020

Colombia’s Rappi to lay off ~300 employees, in rude awakening to new 2020 reality

Contxto – Say goodbye to the long-lived era of massive growth. Profitability is 2020’s fashion trend. Rappi, Latin America’s role...

January 10, 2020

Crypto-exchange Daexs suspends service, user overload is the culprit

Contxto – Colombians continue to warm up to cryptocurrencies. However, for Daexs, it became more than it could handle. The...

January 10, 2020

Chilean Inti-Tech’s solar panel robots are cleaning up a secretly dirty industry’s act

Contxto – Photovoltaic solar panels supposedly boast giving clean energy. But they have a dirty secret: they need to be...

January 10, 2020

Uber strikes back. Colombia’s ban of the ride-hailing app to be appealed

Contxto – The saga continues. And like a Disney-backed, spinoff-sequel, the questionable decisions are starting to pile up. You remember...

January 9, 2020

Brazilian PEBMED’s apps are an encyclopedia for doctors on the go

Contxto – Healthcare is constantly evolving to reach new heights. And as a result, doctors need the most updated and...

January 9, 2020