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Uruguayan Startup Viaxlab Leverages Technology for Group Travel, Expands to Europe

Founded in 2021, Viaxlab grows across Latin American travel agencies, now setting sights on European expansion with innovative group travel...

December 31, 2023

Minsait Payments to Acquire 100% Stake in Totalnet, Uruguay’s Largest Payment Processor

The effective closure of this acquisition is contingent upon approval from the Central Bank of Uruguay (BCU) and is anticipated...

December 23, 2023

Kaszek led a USD$5 million investment round

Kaszek co-founder Hernan Kazah understands this complexity well, as he co-founded e-commerce giant Mercado Libre and today has a portfolio...

December 1, 2023

Ripio drives Web3 innovation with nine startups selected for its acceleration program in LatAm

Ripio announces its Web3 acceleration program in Latin America, highlighting startups from Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay among the selected.

November 22, 2023

Skyblue Analytics enters TechStars and obtains USD$120,000

Uruguayan startup Skyblue Analytics has been chosen by TechStars, the second largest accelerator in the world, backed by JP Morgan...

October 20, 2023

Startup Kenjo raises USD$9.4 million in investment round

Kenjo achieved a successful Series A financing round, raising an investment of USD$9.4 million led by the Hi Inov fund.

September 29, 2023

Visa Everywhere Initative announces 10 startup finalists

Contxto – The Covid-19 pandemic and social-distancing measures have left a big dent on small and medium-sized businesses. To help...

September 18, 2020

Uruguay has its first unicorn after US$200M investment in fintech dLocal

Contxto – A couple of months ago we published the 11 startups in Uruguay to keep an eye on in...

September 15, 2020

PedidosYa is scaling its delivery-only grocery stores

Contxto – Uruguayan-founded, German-owned PedidosYa is upping its ante in the Dominican Republic. The startup recently announced the launch of...

September 8, 2020

Uruguay’s Kona expands to Toronto after closing major banking client

Contxto – While Uruguay and Canada aren’t necessarily two countries you’d usually relate to one another, Kona, an Uruguayan startup...

August 14, 2020