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Colombian fintech Minka receives US$24 million to grow in LatAm

The Bogotá-based company announced the closing of a Series A for US$24 million. Minka describes its service as “a payment...

April 28, 2022

With US$700,000 pre-seed round, Mexican startup Midoconline plans to expand

The telehealth company closed a round led by Angel Ventures, a Mexican venture capital firm dedicated to early-stage investments. The...

April 26, 2022

Fintech PayU expands in LatAm after acquiring Ding and leading investment in Treinta

PayU, known as the PayPal of emerging economies, made a double bet in Latin America to expand its presence: it...

April 25, 2022

Mercado Libre increases its electric vans in Mexico by 1000%

Mercado Libre went from having 15 electric vans, which were incorporated into its distribution network in December 2020, to 165....

April 25, 2022

Cybersecurity startup Strike raises US$5.4 million

Less than a year after starting operations in the pilot phase, the cybersecurity startup Strike obtained a seed round for...

April 21, 2022

Zubale receives US$40 million investment to boost retail e-commerce in LatAm

Zubale, the software and marketplace for processing e-commerce orders from independent contributors and retail brands, announced today that it raised...

April 19, 2022

Verso Wants To Benefit Publishers And Readers With A Master Media Subscription

The creation of Verso, a Latam-based company that offers a digital subscription service for media, was recently announced. Vangelis Trikoupis...

April 15, 2022

What The Road Ahead Looks Like For Logistics In Latam

*By Alfonso de los Ríos, co-founder and CEO, Nowports Concerns are already being raised about Latin American economies losing momentum...

April 15, 2022

6 DeFi And Web3 Projects In Latam To Watch

Just as in the 90s there was too much conversation around “the Web” and “doing things online”, we are now...

April 14, 2022

Rappi Launches a Pilot Program for Payments with Cryptocurrencies in its App

While the purchase and use of cryptocurrencies grows in Latam, Rappi is preparing with a pilot in Mexico to make...

April 13, 2022