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“Women investing” is no longer a wish in Mexico’s VC ecosystem, it is now a non-profit

Contxto – Mujeres Invirtiendo—a group dedicated to building a venture capital (VC) industry in which more women participate in investment...

October 5, 2020

Covid merges e-commerce and in-store sales for retailers

Contxto – Coronavirus initially boded doomsday for vendors as they scrambled to digitize their operations and products. And despite the...

October 5, 2020

Jüsto snags extra US$5M to scale grocery deliveries in Latin America

Contxto – Thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, many households in Mexico bought their groceries online for the first time. An...

October 2, 2020

Advent raises US$2 billion for seventh private equity fund for Latin America

Contxto – Last Tuesday (29) private equity firm Advent International announced it raised US$2 billion for its fund for Latin...

October 1, 2020

Used car platform Kavak hits US$1.15B valuation. First-ever unicorn from Mexico

Contxto – Used car platform Kavak the pre-owned car giant announced it reached unicorn status yesterday (30). In an interview,...

October 1, 2020

Cerby closes US$3.5 million to get cybersecurity onto shady Shadow IT

Contxto – As amazing as working from home and digital accounts are, together, they represent a major risk for businesses....

September 29, 2020

Flapz to launch private flights marketplace in Chile and Mexico

Contxto – Private jet marketplace Flapz wants to spread its wings into new countries.  Five entrepreneurs launched the startup in...

September 28, 2020

Some big names are partnering with lending fintechs in Latin America

Contxto – Latin America is filled with fintechs who have eyes on the ground and tech to identify users and...

September 25, 2020

FreshBooks acquires invoicing platform Facturama to grow in Mexico

Contxto – Toronto-based FreshBooks wants to consolidate its presence in one of Latin America’s biggest markets. Through its acquisition of...

September 24, 2020

Uber Jump ditched Mexico City, wanted to dump its bikes. One charity had other plans

Contxto – From the ashes of Uber Jump Mexico City bikes, emerges an unexpected micro-mobility phoenix. Bicitekas—a Mexican bike-centric charity—announced...

September 23, 2020