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Cubo raises USD$3.5 million round and arrives in Guatemala

Cubo connects with more than 10,000 companies in Central America, 40% of which are run by women, which fulfills Cubo's...

November 27, 2023

IDB Lab and EIT Climate-KIC to create climate startups program

The main objective of BID Lab and EIT Climate-KIC is to support startups that are working to create, execute and...

September 21, 2023

Delivery Hero buys Glovo ops in Latin America for up to US$272 million

Contxto – Spanish food delivery platform Glovo is tapping out of many parts in search of profitability, including Latin America....

September 17, 2020

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

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

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

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

Duolingo, the newest unicorn, reaches US$1.5 billion valuation

Contxto – Guess who’s swooping into unicorn status? Following its recent Series F funding round from Alphabet’s equity funding arm,...

December 4, 2019