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Y Combinator startup ChatPay breaks even with tool to monetize via WhatsApp & Telegram

Contxto – In Brazil, the ChatPay team is likely on cloud nine right now. Entrepreneurs Arthur Alvarenga, Breno Oliveira, Bernardo...

July 29, 2020

Proptech Flat.mx accepted into Y Combinator, raises US$25 million in financing

Contxto – Any startup that works with the real estate process of iBuying will burn through money quickly. As a...

July 29, 2020

Awake raises US$500K, travel industry isn’t dead for investors

Contxto – Who says travel startups are taboo for venture capitalists (VC) right now? Not Colombian Awake Travel, who recently...

July 29, 2020

Start-Up Chile’s new Growth accelerator will offer US$100,000 in funding

Contxto – If you’re a startup, funding opportunities exist… if you know where to look. Have you tried the southern...

July 29, 2020

Zenvia buys Sirena to ease communication between vendors and customers on WhatsApp

Contxto – Vendors will often bend over backward to appease a potential customer. However, it’s uncomfortable if that means using...

July 28, 2020

Mercado Libre to disperse US$27.1 million for new distribution hub in Mexico

Contxto – Latin America’s biggest marketplace continues to lay down its logistics infrastructure. It was recently unveiled that Mercado Libre...

July 28, 2020

Loft to raise US$68 million investment vehicle to shop for properties in Brazil

Contxto – Loft wants to buy more real estate in Brazil but needs the money to do so. As a...

July 28, 2020

Wayra passes on as accelerator… To be reborn as CVC fund in Latam

Contxto – Wayra in Spanish-speaking Latam is done. It’s over. Kaput. Absolutely and positively done… being an accelerator. And that’s...

July 27, 2020

Oliver closes US$117,000 for amateur football players to measure performance

Contxto – Professional football (or soccer for any Americans reading) teams can count on an army of doctors, technicians, and...

July 27, 2020

Unike raises US$557,000 to fight Covid-19 with facial recognition tech

Contxto – Last we wrote about Unike Tech it was building solutions to improve the payment experience at clubs. However,...

July 27, 2020