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Pack&Pack tackles deadly ecosystem challenge: bootstrapped e-commerce logistics

Contxto – No news is good news, they say. But, as a person who covers the news, I’d argue that...

August 21, 2020

EBANX’s Leve to connect e-commerce US vendors with Brazilian consumers

Contxto – Whaddya get when you cross a fintech unicorn with a large e-commerce market? An international logistics company. Enter...

August 21, 2020

Dark groceries see the future as Zipp raises US$636,000 to sustain growing operations

Contxto – Dark store grocery startup Zipp wrapped up an investment for R$3.5 million (~US$636,000). It doesn’t come as a...

August 19, 2020

E-commerce empowering community: Indigenous artisans hit the global digital market

Today’s Soapbox opinion was written by Nadine Heir is a writer, creator, and marketer. Contxto – While indigenous traditions are...

August 13, 2020

Oico raises US$1.5 million to rebuild construction materials market, enters Y Combinator

Contxto – Where there’s a disjointed industry, there’s a business opportunity. And for Brazilian entrepreneurs, Pedro Dellagnelo and Pedro Rocha,...

August 7, 2020

Mercado Libre, now Latam’s most valuable company, reaches US$60B market cap. Opportunity or overhype?

Contxto – If you think either Petrobras, América Móvil, or even Walmex is Latin America’s largest company, think again, my...

August 6, 2020

Mercado Libre to disperse US$27.1 million for new distribution hub in Mexico

Contxto – Latin America’s biggest marketplace continues to lay down its logistics infrastructure. It was recently unveiled that Mercado Libre...

July 28, 2020

Mercado Pago launches POS terminal, Point Plus for SMEs

Contxto – It was only a matter of time before Latin America’s biggest e-commerce marketplace updated its POS credit card...

July 16, 2020

Picap is taking logistics in Latam to the next level with latest development

Contxto – Thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, ride-hailing platforms like Uber and Didi are practically at a standstill. Meanwhile, last-mile...

July 10, 2020

Scoop: LAIKA raises US$5 million to scale e-commerce platform for pets

Contxto – Colombian startup LAIKA is like a dog with two tails right now. Its platform for pet products and...

July 9, 2020