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Brazilian dark kitchen startup Mimic stirs investor hunger, raises US$9 million

Contxto – Investors are lean and hungry for dark kitchens in Latin America. Brazilian startup, Mimic can attest to that...

December 16, 2019

Peruvian customs use AI security solution, Veronica, to supervise border with Bolivia

Contxto – Another participant from Innóvate Perú—a government program—is steadily growing. This time around it is security startup Veronica Core,...

December 16, 2019

Redpoint eventures leads undisclosed investment in Brazilian fintech, Nobli

Contxto – Investments in Latin American startups keep flowing. And once again we’re seeing a Brazilian fintech close an investment...

December 16, 2019

Canary closes US$75 million in fundraising for Brazilian startups

Contxto – More investment-related fun today. Although now let’s switch around to the investor’s side of the table and talk...

December 16, 2019

German chemical producer BASF injects US$4 million into Brazilian agrotech fund

Contxto – The venture capital arm of BASF, a German chemical producer, recently added US$4 million into its Brazil AgVentures II...

December 16, 2019

Amazon launches new distribution center in Brazilian state of Pernambuco to expedite delivery

Contxto – As far as reach goes, Amazon is certainly spreading its wings throughout Latin America. Proving this, the e-commerce...

December 14, 2019

New BitCow blockchain effort offers “digital cow” assets in Argentine beef industry

Contxto – Despite economic obstacles, the Argentine beef industry is maintaining positive numbers. Just in September alone, shipments surpassed 80,000...

December 13, 2019

Mexican proptech Homie closes investment round led by Sam Zell from Equity International

Contxto – Homie—the Mexican proptech that eases the home renting life-cycle—is ending 2019 on a positive note, after having closed...

December 13, 2019

Colombia considers tax for foreign e-commerce sites like Amazon

Contxto – The likes of Amazon and Alibaba probably frowned at the Colombian government’s recent announcement of a tax proposal...

December 13, 2019

Brazilian proptech Loft raises US$52 million for its real estate fund

Contxto – Brazilian proptech Loft recently raised R$216 million (around US$52.7 million) for its real estate fund Loft I FII....

December 13, 2019