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Travel startup isibit to scale into Colombia and Brazil, after joining Y Combinator

Contxto – Many borders are closed and planes are parked. But Covid-19 can’t stop travel startups from going out into...

August 4, 2020

Delivery startup, iVoy, experiences data breach, over 127,000 accounts exposed

Contxto – What a week it must have been over at Mexican logistics startup, iVoy. When your users’ data has...

August 3, 2020

“Don’t go to university,” Collective Academy wants Mexico’s brightest young leaders

Contxto – Universities and schools have been some of the most contentious issues of the pandemic. Beyond the desperation of...

August 3, 2020

How Latam startups are saving local corner shops

Contxto – No neighborhood in Latin America is complete without at least one corner store. Or tienditas, as we call...

July 31, 2020

dataPlor closes US$4 million to index more small businesses in Latam

Contxto – Data is insightful. Data is necessary. But, not all data is accurate. So it’s best to have reliable...

July 30, 2020

Insurtech ARCA closes US$1.2M seed round with Magma and LEAP

Contxto – In Mexico, insurance is viewed as costly and filled with confusing jargon. So the natural thing people do...

July 30, 2020

Proptech Flat.mx accepted into Y Combinator, raises US$25 million in financing

Contxto – Any startup that works with the real estate process of iBuying will burn through money quickly. As a...

July 29, 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

Wayra passes on as accelerator… To be reborn as CVC fund in Latam

Contxto – Wayra in Spanish-speaking Latam is done. It’s over. Kaput. Absolutely and positively done… being an accelerator. And that’s...

July 27, 2020

500 Startups LatAm announces Batch 12 for accelerator program

Contxto – 2020 will be a year to remember for many. It’ll be recalled as a time where a full-blown...

July 24, 2020