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Brazil's proptech, Yuca, raises US$4.7 million investment with monashees

Contxto – Yuca, you sneaky proptech you. Why is it that six months after you raised an investment with monashees,...

January 31, 2020

SoftBank looks for loaning startups from Latin America

Contxto – It's said that actions speak more loudly than words. But, words tend to be more binding and less...

January 31, 2020

Mexico's ecosystem of fintechs and VC grows with recent developments

Contxto – This is a two for one in news, readers.  Starting off, according to Finnovista's white paper "Latin America:...

January 30, 2020

Descifra lands an undisclosed Series A investment from Angel Ventures

Contxto – You know I'm no realtor but their mantra is usually true: location, location, location! Thankfully, our real estate...

January 30, 2020

Brazilian Stark Bank raises investment for over US$1 million

Contxto – Stark Bank—a fintech startup made for startups—recently raised a seed investment for an undisclosed amount. Albeit that sources...

January 30, 2020

Mexico's moons will be joining Y Combinator's Winter 2020 Batch

Contxto – Brace yourselves, moons the startup from Mexico City, has been selected to join the Winter 2020 Batch of...

January 30, 2020

iFood wins its day in court and what it means for other startups

Contxto – The court has spoken and the verdict is in! A Labor Court in Brazil has determined that Brazilian...

January 30, 2020

Brazilian edtech, Gama Academy, raises US$710,000 to boost its program

Contxto – Edtech Gama Academy raised an investment for R$3 million (over US$710,000) and made the announcement this week. The...

January 29, 2020

Design thinking platform, MURAL, gets US$23 million in Series A

Contxto – MURAL—a web interface solution partially from Argentina (more on that later)—has announced that it has secured US$23 million...

January 29, 2020

Brazil's Sapore acquires foodtech startups Lucco Fit, Shipp, and Zaitt

Contxto – Brazilian Sapore, a multinational restaurant company, is hungry for foodtechs. And no this isn't just composition yammer. The...

January 29, 2020