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These LatAm Startups Acquired Others Companies and It Didn't Work Out as Expected

Colombian unicorn Rappi made its biggest acquisition so far by buying Box Delivery, a Brazilian startup that was its competitor....

April 14, 2023

Mexico's Pacto, a Platform for Restaurants and Bars To Manage Their Payments, Raised US$4 Million

Mexican startup Pacto, a point-of-sale (POS) platform with integrated payments for restaurants and bars, announced a US$4 million seed round...

March 29, 2023

Check Out the Latin American Startups on the Global Foodtech 500 List

Forward Fooding, a collaborative platform for the food and beverage industry based in Barcelona, recently published the fourth edition of...

March 20, 2023

Wheel the World raises US$6 million to enable more people with disabilities to travel 

Wheel the World, the travel startup that provides inclusive experiences for people with disabilities, raised US$6 million in a pre-Series...

March 12, 2023

Five Questions With: Rankmi

Ranmki, a SaaS platform that allows companies to automate HR management, this week announced double news: a Series A led...

March 4, 2023

Tesla Announced Gigafactory in Monterrey: Here's What We Know So Far

During Tesla's Investor Day (an event where public companies provide information on strategic issues to their investors and shareholders), Elon...

March 2, 2023

Vexi Raises Us$8 Million To Bring Credit Cards to More Mexicans

Vexi, a digital bank whose main product is credit cards, announced US$8 million in funding. Cinthia Merlos, co-founder and COO...

February 16, 2023

Beek's Series A and Minu's Funding Stand Out Among the Week's LatAm Rounds

Beek Mexican platform Beek, a type of Audible for the Spanish language, announced a US$13 million Series A led by...

February 3, 2023

Big Wave of Layoffs This Month: These Were the Latam Startups With Significant Cutbacks

January was a month of significant layoffs in the global tech sector, with Silicon Valley giants—Google, Meta, Microsoft, and Amazon—starring...

January 27, 2023

Luciana Reznik (Cedalio) On Why You Don't Need To Understand the Blockchain to Benefit From It

Luciana Reznik spent more than 10 years building a company. She managed to sell it successfully, and when everything indicated...

January 26, 2023