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LobbyControl from Chile develops rescue app to aid firefighters in tackling blazes

Contxto – As wildfires ravage Australia, other nations are devising new methods to tackle climate change-induced environmental disasters. In a...

January 6, 2020

Brazilian entrepreneur develops startups, ZigPay and Unike, with technology for nightclubs

Contxto – Brazilian entrepreneur André Barretto wants to take the experience of going to nightclubs to the next level with...

January 6, 2020

Adtech and cybersecurity startup, Adjust, continues romp through LatAm—now in Mexico

Contxto – Adjust, a startup that focuses on mobile measurement and fraud prevention, continues to expand throughout Latin America as...

January 6, 2020

HappyBreak takes employees under stress to their happy place with VR

Contxto – Chilean startup, HappyBreak wants to take employees under stress to their happy place through virtual reality (VR) technology....

January 6, 2020

Video game startup Qranio wants learning to be fun for employees

Contxto – A video game is typically viewed as a hobby or source of amusement while waiting around. But Brazilian...

January 6, 2020

IBM and Chamber of Fintech partner to transform banking in Argentina

Contxto – Like a lofty diplomatic tech mission, the U.S. multinational computer hardware developer IBM has partnered with the Chamber...

January 4, 2020

Lawsuits in Brazil continue for consumer-defending startups

Contxto – In Rio de Janeiro, a pair of lawsuits continue for two startups that handle consumer complaints against airline...

January 3, 2020

Regional company buys Uruguayan logistics platform, Gurucargo

Contxto – Uruguayan-Brazilian freighttech Gurucargo is making an exit. Notably, it's "in the process of being sold to a regional...

January 3, 2020

Brazilian proptech Loft raises US$175 million investment, becoming a unicorn

Contxto – Brazilian proptech Loft kicked 2020 off with a big investment and is the first unicorn of the year....

January 3, 2020

In Argentina, startups scramble to adjust to new dollar tax

Contxto – The government of Argentina is doing all it can to get a grip. In Argentina's case, as of...

January 3, 2020