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Entrepreneurs create eco-friendly backpack made of recycled plastic and built-in solar panel

Contxto – PetChila Smart may be the most eco-friendly, socially responsible backpack made in Peru. And that’s because this gray-colored...

February 11, 2020

Fintech Pago Fácil to enter Peru with US$350,000 to help SMEs

Contxto – Fintech Pago Fácil had been eying the Peruvian market since mid-2019. However, the startup recently revealed it’s tagged...

February 7, 2020

Uber is out of Colombia! Some fun facts and serious consequences

Contxto – For many, January couldn’t end soon enough. But February 1, 2020 was a day the Colombian branch of...

February 4, 2020

¡Uber se va de Colombia! Datos curiosos y graves consecuencias

Contxto – Para muchos, enero duró una eternidad. Pero el primero de febrero del 2020, fue un día que la...

February 4, 2020

Peruvian Fitco pumps up gym management

Contxto – January is almost over and I’m guessing some gyms are still feeling the New Year’s resolution fitness craze....

January 24, 2020

Peru’s Ojo Vial app crowdsources infractions for naughty drivers

Contxto – It has been a good start of the week for eye-based tech enthusiasts.  In Las Vegas, the show...

January 20, 2020

La app Ojo Vial de Perú delata a malos conductores mediante el crowdsourcing

Contxto – Hoy ha sido un buen inicio de semana para los entusiastas de la tecnología ocular. En Las Vegas,...

January 20, 2020

Three tourism startups walk into a global competition… Klustera, Rutopía, HackPacking emerge finalists

Contxto – Unbeknownst to most, over the past three months, tourism startups from all over the world have been duking...

January 14, 2020

E-scooter startup Lime retreats in Latam, a warning sign for Grow?

Contxto – After six months in the Brazilian cities of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, the world’s largest electric...

January 10, 2020

Innóvate Perú tags US$19 million for its startup ecosystem in 2020

Contxto – The government of Peru has an initial PEN$63 million (nearly US$19 million) set to stimulate its startup scene....

January 9, 2020