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A dream comes true: Cornershop and Uber partner up with major retailer Cencosud

Contxto – Despite the uncertainty surrounding Cornershop’s corporate governance, nothing seems to be stopping the company from achieving what it...

August 14, 2020

Meet the disruptive Latin American startups from Y Combinator’s Summer 2020 Batch

Contxto – Y Combinator’s 15-year anniversary has been unusual, if not a very memorable one. Amidst the biggest health crisis...

August 11, 2020

NotCo plans launch of its plant-based products in the United States and Asia

Contxto – Foodtech NotCo is said to be closing in on a US$85 million investment, and recent news from the...

August 4, 2020

Cornershop forges partnership with Emptor to automate background checks

Contxto – As Chilean-Mexican Cornershop looks to scale throughout Latin America, it needs help carrying out background checks for its...

August 3, 2020

David and Goliath, how this YC startup is taking on Rappi

Contxto – “Don’t do it,” acquaintances told Justo founders, Rodrigo Segal and Nicolás López, when they said they wanted to...

July 31, 2020

dataPlor closes US$4 million to index more small businesses in Latam

Contxto – Data is insightful. Data is necessary. But, not all data is accurate. So it’s best to have reliable...

July 30, 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

Foodtech from Chile (beta)

Contxto – Readers of this site will by now know that more than a few of us are fans of...

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

Foodtech NotCo raises US$85 million Series C for US expansion

Contxto – Chile’s hardest hitting footech, The Not Company—NotCo for short—, has reached another milestone. Not only has it announced...

July 27, 2020