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Brazilian VC monashees intends to raise US$250 million for its sixth fund

Contxto – Earlier, a Reuters report surfaced that Brazilian VC firm monashees will be raising US$250 million to grow investments...

July 15, 2019

Wayra organizes Chile's first Co-Investment Day

Contxto – To boost Chile's venture capital activity, Wayra Chile recently went to work and organized the nation's first Co-Investment...

July 15, 2019

6 candid lessons of a failed startup in Latin America

Originally written by César Hoshi in his personal blog. Contxto – Some weeks ago, my partner and I decided to close...

July 15, 2019

Wheel the World wins Tourism Tech Adventures competition in Chile

Contxto – An adventure tourism startup offering tailored trips to people with disabilities, Wheel the World, recently won the Tourism...

July 14, 2019

Merqueo steps into physical retail branches

Contxto – By now, we all know big retailers are trying to find their way into the online market. That's...

July 13, 2019

SoftBank to open Argentina headquarters, Andy Freire joins as managing partner

Contxto – Although speculations about SoftBank making São Paulo its Latin American headquarters haven't been confirmed, we do know that...

July 12, 2019

Colombia's Whale and Jaguar to showcase AI-powered reggaeton composer algorithm

Contxto – An AI-powered Reggaeton lyrics generator competing in a startup competition. This has to be the most Latino tech...

July 12, 2019

Holberton School Colombia inaugurates new Medellín campus for aspiring techies

Contxto – As more tech companies enter the region and more people quit their 9-to-5 jobs to start their own...

July 12, 2019

Brazilian fintech C6 Bank invites startups to São Paulo incubator

Contxto – Startups could potentially raise R$70,000 (approximately US$18,500) during a four-month incubator due to C6 Bank and its Opp...

July 12, 2019

Mexico's premier mortgage lender, Smart Lending, scores funding from DILA Capital

Contxto – Smart Lending is Mexico's premier mortgage lender using financial technology to its competitive advantage. DILA Capital recently invested...

July 11, 2019