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Corporate VC, Krealo, acquires Chilean Multicaja’s digital unit for US$19 million

Contxto – Peru and Chile may be rivals, but that didn’t stop Peruvian VC fund Krealo from acquiring the digital...

April 5, 2019

Brazilian edtech, ClipEscola, lands undisclosed round from InvestTech

Contxto – If any startup realizes how knowledge is power, it’s the Brazilian firm ClipEscola. The educational communcation platform just...

April 2, 2019

Google launches new initiative to improve Cuba’s internet infrastructure

Contxto – Cuba’s internet infrastructure may finally join the 21st century with a collaboration between Google and the island’s telecommunications...

April 1, 2019

Startup Perú seeks applicants for its 7th generation

Contxto – In retrospect, March has been a jam-packed month for Startup Perú seeing that representatives continue to traverse across...

March 30, 2019

Fashion startup, Troquer, lands US $600 thousand round from Redwood Ventures

Contxto – Seems like it’s Fashion Week in the Latin American startup ecosystem. Well, not quite, but we have enjoyed...

March 29, 2019

Chilean startup Karun raises US$2.82 million for sustainable eyewear

Contxto – Karün, a Chilean startup producing sunglasses from recycled materials, recently accumulated US$2.8 million in an impressive funding round....

March 28, 2019

Brazilian pet care app, DogHero, nabs US$7 million from Rover

Contxto – A U.S. pet-sitting marketplace named Rover led a US$7 million round for Brazilian pet care app, DogHero. As...

March 20, 2019

Loft holds second funding round in less than one year, raises US$70 million

Contxto – Loft, the rapidly-growing real estate marketplace, raised US$70 million during a historic Series B round. Their goal: to...

March 20, 2019

Nowports, the Mexican startup for international logistics, joins Y-Combinator’s W19 batch

Contxto – Nowports, the sprouting Mexican startup that aims to transform the freights and shipping industry, joins Y-Combinator’s 2019 Winter...

March 17, 2019

MercadoLibre raises US$750 million from Paypal, plans to grow in Mexico

Contxto – The Argentine e-commerce giant, MercadoLibre, recently launched a press release announcing the offering of US$1 billion of common...

March 13, 2019