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Guess who’s back? Uber returns to Colombia to operate as before

Contxto – The back-and-forth drama between Uber and the government in Colombia is endless.  This week, a court in Bogotá...

June 22, 2020

Million-dollar investment in AgroUrbana moving agriculture from rural areas to cities

Contxto – Vertical agricultural pioneer in Latin America, AgroUrbana, has scored about one million dollars to close the loop on...

June 22, 2020

Proptech Aptuno raises US$680,000 to integrate the rental process in one place

Contxto – Real estate continues to be riddled with problems for startups to solve (with a little help). Correspondingly, Colombian...

June 20, 2020

CargoX raises US$2.8 million to fuel trucking companies with working capital

Contxto – Earlier this year, logistics startup CargoX stated that it wanted to finance more transport companies in Brazil. To...

June 19, 2020

MassChallenge Mexico presents 2020 cohort, shares a few surprises along the way

Contxto – The wait is finally over! Yesterday (18), MassChallenge Mexico announced the startups that will join its 2020 accelerator...

June 19, 2020

Looking to scale up in Latin America? Wind Ventures is looking for you

Contxto –  Corporate venture capital fund, Wind Ventures, is open for business. Although it had already been working behind the...

June 18, 2020

Lending fintech BizCapital raises US$12 million through DEG

Contxto – Brazilian BizCapital raised some equity capital of its own. Yesterday (17) the lending startup for businesses announced it...

June 18, 2020

UV-wielding robots may be the answer to ridding hospitals of Covid-19

Contxto – The world continues to scramble and find ways to detect and disinfect itself of coronavirus. Many of these...

June 18, 2020

Fintech B89 is calling out on banks’ BS in Peru

Contxto – Fintech? Yes. Bank? Hell no.  That’s essentially the speech newcomer B89 in Peru is presenting. And its first...

June 18, 2020

Lending fintechs see surge in loan requests, but will they answer the call?

Contxto – Lending fintechs in Latin America have been raising equity capital and financing rounds throughout 2020. Likewise they all...

June 17, 2020