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U.S. accelerator Plug and Play opens São Paulo headquarters

Contxto – Once again, the Silicon Valley-based accelerator Plug and Play Tech Center has crossed international borders and established new US$2 million headquarters in São...

September 12, 2019

Boricua property startup Sojourn raises undisclosed funds with Redwood Ventures

Contxto –  Puerto Rican startups are gaining momentum in the Latin American startup ecosystem. Simply take a look at our...

September 11, 2019

Unicorn alert: QuintoAndar raises US$250 million in Series D led by SoftBank

Contxto – Brazilian proptech QuintoAndar recently raised US$250 million in a Series D mega-round. SoftBank led the investment, joined by...

September 10, 2019

Remittance platform Global 66 facilitates 20,000 transactions in six months

Contxto – Despite individuals sending US$574 billion worth of remittances to their native countries in 2016, a 1.4 percent drop...

September 10, 2019

LinkedIn’s Top 10 startups to work for in Mexico and Brazil

Contxto – The latest indicator that startups are taking Latin America by storm is a recent LinkedIn study. Since the...

September 10, 2019

Satellogic collaborates with ABDAS to provide satellite technology in China

Contxto – One of the startups I enjoy covering the most is Satellogic. This time, the Argentine business signed a...

September 9, 2019

Chilean sustainability eCommerce platform Denda raises US$1 million

Contxto – When it comes to combatting pollution or climate change, there are two types of people. On one hand...

September 9, 2019

Proptech Flat raises US$4.5 million pre-seed round led by ALLVP

Contxto – Not only is the Mexican real estate industry huge but also outdated with many inefficient processes. Counteracting this,...

September 9, 2019

Argentine crowdfunding platform SeSocio.com debuts in Chile

Contxto – A new startup by the name of SeSocio has arrived in Chile to offer its collective financing platform....

September 8, 2019

Rappi receives more than 750,000 user complaints, Colombian government takes action

Contxto – Customers have reportedly issued 750,639 complaints against Rappi during a seven-month period in 2018. Responding to this, Colombia’s...

September 8, 2019