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Entrepreneurs release first cryptocurrency for Costa Rican context

Contxto – Some countries are taking the initiative in developing their own cryptocurrencies. Perhaps Latin America’s best-known case is the...

January 28, 2020

World Bank reveals 3 best and worst countries in Latam to do business

Contxto – The verdict’s out and the World Bank has passed its judgement. This non-governmental organization (NGO) released its Doing...

January 8, 2020

DiDi premiers in Costa Rica. Might it just drive Uber out of this Latin American country?

Contxto – Chinese ride-hailing whopper, DiDi, recently launched in Costa Rica, confirming that Uber and other similar apps will now...

November 26, 2019

Rappi gains momentum in Costa Rica, collaborates with Moovin to optimize delivery

Contxto – When Rappi announced in September that it plans to double the number of cities it serves by the...

October 21, 2019

Huli secures US$2 million from Carao Ventures to grow its healthtech SaaS

Contxto – Costa Rica has a lot to be proud of today. Earlier this week, the Costa Rican healthtech Huli...

September 19, 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

Costa Rica Insect Company encourages you to eat more crickets

Contxto – Did you know that insects are anthropods, just like shrimps and lobsters? So what’s stopping us humans from...

June 28, 2019

Costa Rica’s President starts talks with Silicon Valley to boost the country’s tech industry

Contxto – The President of Costa Rica is on a mission to attract more U.S. enterprises to the Central American...

March 11, 2019