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Urging Latin America to adopt Petro: can Venezuela win?

Guest written by Kym from Robots.net Contxto – In a recent press conference on state television, Venezuela’s Information Minister, Jorge...

September 27, 2019

RSK acquires Taringa!, plans to launch crypto-wallet for social media users

Contxto – Yet another acquisition has transpired in Latin America, this time involving the Argentine social media platform, Taringa!. Recently,...

September 27, 2019

Bom Pra Crédito raises over US$8.4 million from Grupo Globo via media for equity

Contxto – Meaning “good for credit” in Portuguese, Bom Pra Crédito has recently raised R$35 million (approximately US$8.4 million) in...

September 27, 2019

Papumba strives to raise environmental awareness with new games on platform

Contxto – Recently featured in our Buenos Aires edtech market map, Papumba is making a follow-up appearance. Since edtech is...

September 26, 2019

Foodtech Fazenda Futuro releases much anticipated Futuro Burger 2.0

Contxto – What smells, looks and tastes like meat, yet is not? No, I’m not talking about that pink slime...

September 26, 2019

Klar makes history with US$57.5 million seed equity and debt round

Contxto – Yet another Latin American fintech has raised the bar with early-stage seed funding. Earlier today, sources announced that...

September 25, 2019

TheVentureCity and Wayra create joint-initiative to support Latin American tech

Contxto – Great minds think alike, exemplified by Wayra and TheVentureCity, at least when it comes to supporting promising Latin...

September 25, 2019

Nubank commences pilot for pre-paid phone recharges

Contxto – Just yesterday, Nubank released a pilot for customers who prefer pre-paid phone plans. What this means is that...

September 25, 2019

Auth0 partners with London-based YLD, hires new C-level staff

Contxto – Last month, the Seattle-based startup with Argentine origins, Auth0, announced a new partnership with YLD, a London-based IT...

September 25, 2019

Slang announces aggressive expansion to Brazil, will begin recruiting by 2020

Contxto – With 58 percent quarter-over-quarter growth in Mexico and Colombia, language startup Slang recently announced that it’s expanding to...

September 24, 2019