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Fintech Zetra closes investment for nearly US$5 million to expand SalaryFits

Contxto – Brazilian tech fund Confrapar announced last week an investment in Belo Horizonte-based fintech Zetra for R$200 million (almost...

December 19, 2019

Retail meets delivery. Rappi partners with H&M to dispatch clothes in Santiago, Chile

Contxto – As Santa preps his reindeers for the holiday season, last-minute shoppers in Chile have a whole new modality...

December 18, 2019

Scoop: Cuenca the fintech for financial inclusion closed investment for US$7.4 million

Contxto – Mexican fintech Cuenca is closing the year on a very positive note. In a recent exclusive interview with...

December 18, 2019

Surprise! Mexico’s DILA Capital revealed as lead in Incode’s, an identity recognition startup, US$10 million investment round

Contxto – There are a set of assumptions—one might even say prejudices—as to how the international economy works. Capital rich...

December 18, 2019

Peru preps fund of funds for startups to be launched in 2020 (maybe)

Contxto – In Peru, the government is making efforts to further develop its startup ecosystem. One of the strategies it’s...

December 18, 2019

Cornershop and Domicilios.com to clash with Rappi for Colombia

Contxto – As if it were a modern Crusade, Latin America’s logistic giants are competing for Colombia as a kind...

December 17, 2019

Mexican fraud prevention startup, Bayonet, raises US$500,000

Contxto – Mexican fraud-prevention startup, Bayonet raised an investment for nearly US$500,000 from various investors, according to an announcement made...

December 17, 2019

Brazil’s Gympass gets spotted by Gym Plus as the startup tries to lift the European market

Contxto – Latin American startups seem to have everyone’s back when it comes to the holiday battle of the bulge....

December 17, 2019

Brazilian startup, iFood, announces big 2020 plans—and faces protests

Contxto – Startups continue to cook up expansive projects to add value to food chain solutions. This is of course...

December 17, 2019

3 Latam biotechs GaneshaLab will soft-land in the United States

Contxto – GaneshaLab will lead the market soft-landing of three Latin American startups following their acceleration program. The lucky three,...

December 17, 2019