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Yaigo plans to launch in 5 countries before 2020 is over

Contxto – Bolivian Yaigo is doing some serious expansion. Earlier this year, the logistics startup launched into Guatemala. But its...

July 17, 2020

US$500,000 are up for grabs with online Seedstars World Competition

Contxto – Seedstars, a global competition for early-stage tech startups, is ready to receive submissions. But as these large-scale events...

July 13, 2020

Third time’s a charm? Delivery workers in Latin America organize strike

Contxto – Once again food delivery platform couriers on strike. Little over a month ago they’d protested and orders on...

July 1, 2020

Startup with roots in Costa Rica putting AI into an electric motorbike

Contxto – Based in Madrid, but with Costa Rican origins, OX Riders is one hell of a cool startup. The...

June 9, 2020

Ordering food on an app will be tough today: Delivery workers in Latin America striking

Contxto – It is often said that crises bring out the best and the worst in people. I prefer to...

May 29, 2020

Social entrepreneurship in tourism: Like NGOs but sustainable

[wd_hustle id=”InArticleOptin” type=”embedded”/] Contxto – Back when I lived in Lima and I realized how present the ecotourism experience is...

May 4, 2020

Delivery startup Yaigo enters Guatemala (and in the nick of time too)

[wd_hustle id=”InArticleOptin” type=”embedded”/] Contxto – The pandemic is putting a damper on many businesses’ expansion plans. But Bolivian delivery startup...

March 31, 2020

Coronavirus is not the only thing spreading in Latam

[wd_hustle id=”InArticleOptin” type=”embedded”/] Contxto – There’s something spreading throughout the Latam region besides coronavirus: Entrepreneurialism and grit. While the disease...

March 27, 2020

Last-mile startup, Moovin, to expand into Central America

Contxto – Costa Rica has its own home-grown logistics startup for e-commerce business as well as delivering parcels, and its...

February 26, 2020

Chilean startup Lazarillo enters United States with app for visually impaired

Contxto – According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there are 285 million visually impaired people throughout the globe. Among...

February 19, 2020