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Argentine HR chatbot Emi Labs nabs US$2 million from Khosla Ventures

Contxto – In light of Latin America’s growing interest in Y Combinator’s latest batch, it’s reassuring to see past alumni...

August 29, 2019

8 startups digitizing advertising and marketing in Rio de Janeiro

Contxto – Across the globe, both the advertisement and marketing industries have gone through many transformations over the years. What...

August 28, 2019

Lenovo Peru and Crack the Code sponsor educational VR competition for kids

Contxto – Children between 11 and 13 from Lima, Arequipa and Piura will soon develop educational virtual reality projects in...

August 27, 2019

Duolingo pairs up with Twitch to promote language immersion via streaming

Contxto – Some of you might not know this, but Duolingo, although founded and based in the United States, has...

August 27, 2019

Costa Rican Sports Sonar raises US$400,000 seed round

Contxto – Launched in Texas but originally from Costa Rica, Sports Sonar is a sports-tech startup hoping to increase engagement...

August 26, 2019

Sólides lands US$3.5 million to expand HR platform

Contxto – Brazilian cloud-based HR management platform, Sólides, recently raised US$3.5 million from DGF Investimentos. With this, Sólides now joins...

August 26, 2019

PedidosYa prepares electronic wallet and subscription service

Contxto – Last-mile delivery apps continue to implement new fintech features into their platforms, the latest being Uruguayan startup PedidosYa....

August 23, 2019

Andrew Ng establishes new headquarters for AI companies in Medellin

Contxto – Andrew Ng is a Chinese-American computer science professor at Standford encouraging businesses to adopt AI solutions over their...

August 22, 2019

Bridgefy sees massive spike in downloads during Hong Kong protests

Contxto – For the past couple of weeks, Hong Kong has experienced some massive anti-government protests. Sources report that these...

August 22, 2019

5 startups from Monterrey developing logistics technology solutions

Contxto – Sometimes abbreviated as “Logtech,” logistics technology is an emerging industry intertwining the world one shipment at a time....

August 21, 2019