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Meet the 500 Global LatAm Newest Batch of Startups

At a time of economic uncertainty, there are venture capital (VC) funds that continue as usual: such is the case...

August 9, 2022

Mexican Unicorn Clara Secures Multi-million Dollar Debt Line From Goldman Sachs

Clara, a credit card and spend management system for companies (and, since December, a “unicorn” startup), reported today the approval...

August 8, 2022

Geopagos, an Argentinian Payment Infrastructure Company, Raises US$35 Million

Geopagos, an Argentinian technology startup whose clients are companies that want to launch or scale their payment acceptance business, announced...

August 5, 2022

Paystand, a Fintech Focused On B2B Payments, Acquires Mexico’s Yaydoo

Californian fintech Paystand, devoted to making B2B payments easier, announced today the acquisition of Mexican startup Yaydoo. With the deal,...

August 3, 2022

Raincoat Raises US$4.5 Million To Provide Natural Disaster Insurance in LatAm

Raincoat, a Puerto Rico-based startup that provides insurance solutions for weather-related disasters, raised US$4.5 million in a seed round led...

August 2, 2022

Meet Riivi, the Streaming Platform Based Solely on Latin American Content

In just over a year, the free platform already has 200,000 users, a presence in Chile, Peru, and Colombia, and...

July 26, 2022

Marlene Garayzar: I Co-founded Stori Because I Wanted to Work on Something With Social Impact

A new Mexican unicorn emerged a few days ago after raising US$150 million in a Series C and valuing itself...

July 25, 2022

Arrenda Raises US$26.5 Million To Offer Credit to Landlords in Mexico

Fintech Arrenda raised US$26.5 million in a pre-seed round that combined equity and debt. The round was led by Fasanara...

July 20, 2022

Stori, a Mexican Fintech Known for Its Digital Credit Card, Is Latin America’s Newest Unicorn

As reported today by TechCrunch, Stori became the new Mexican unicorn after surpassing the US$1 billion valuation barrier in a...

July 15, 2022

Swvl Acquires Transportation Startup Urbvan for US$82 Million

Nasdaq-listed transportation startup Swvl Holdings Corp. acquired Mexico’s Urbvan for US$82 million. With this transaction, the company expands its presence...

July 13, 2022