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Rumors float that Nubank plans to land in Colombia

Contxto – Although Nubank is known by many for its Brazilian roots, the company’s CEO, David Vélez, is actually Colombian....

July 17, 2019

Peruvian fintech, Máximo, wins Digital Bank Lima 2019

Contxto – Last week, Digital Bank Lima brought together 18 startups from Argentina, Chile and Peru to pitch their products...

July 16, 2019

Argentine TopicFlower and Darwoft collaborate to merge social media and AI

Contxto – Two Argentine startups from Cordoba, TopicFlower and Darwoft, recently entered a strategic alliance with one another. Together, they...

July 16, 2019

Brazilian VC monashees intends to raise US$250 million for its sixth fund

Contxto – Earlier, a Reuters report surfaced that Brazilian VC firm monashees will be raising US$250 million to grow investments...

July 15, 2019

Wayra organizes Chile’s first Co-Investment Day

Contxto – To boost Chile’s venture capital activity, Wayra Chile recently went to work and organized the nation’s first Co-Investment...

July 15, 2019

6 candid lessons of a failed startup in Latin America

Originally written by César Hoshi in his personal blog. Contxto – Some weeks ago, my partner and I decided to close...

July 15, 2019

Wheel the World wins Tourism Tech Adventures competition in Chile

Contxto – An adventure tourism startup offering tailored trips to people with disabilities, Wheel the World, recently won the Tourism...

July 14, 2019

Merqueo steps into physical retail branches

Contxto – By now, we all know big retailers are trying to find their way into the online market. That’s...

July 13, 2019

SoftBank to open Argentina headquarters, Andy Freire joins as managing partner

Contxto – Although speculations about SoftBank making São Paulo its Latin American headquarters haven’t been confirmed, we do know that...

July 12, 2019

Colombia’s Whale and Jaguar to showcase AI-powered reggaeton composer algorithm

Contxto – An AI-powered Reggaeton lyrics generator competing in a startup competition. This has to be the most Latino tech...

July 12, 2019