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Urban Mobility App 99 To Debut Whatsapp Ride-hailing Feature

Urban mobility app 99 to debut WhatsApp ride-hailing feature

Contxto – Booking a private ride over the 99 app in Brazil will now be as simple as sending a...

October 6, 2020

Brazil News
Brazilian Big Data And Ai Expert, Cortex, Closes Us$30 Million Softbank-led Round

Brazilian Big Data and AI expert, Cortex, closes US$30 million SoftBank-led round

Contxto – What started in June as a SoftBank-led investment round for Cortex has resulted in the Brazilian "growth intelligence...

October 6, 2020

Argentina News Venture Capital
3 Science-based Startups From Argentina Each Raise Us$1.75 Million

3 science-based startups from Argentina each raise US$1.75 million

Contxto – Many of the investment rounds we cover here at Contxto involve a lot of the same stuff: consumer...

October 6, 2020

Mexico News
“women Investing” Is No Longer A Wish In Mexico’s Vc Ecosystem, It Is Now A Non-profit

"Women investing" is no longer a wish in Mexico's VC ecosystem, it is now a non-profit

Contxto – Mujeres Invirtiendo—a group dedicated to building a venture capital (VC) industry in which more women participate in investment...

October 5, 2020

Colombia News Scaleups
Muy Tags Us$18m To Scale Cloud Kitchens And Restaurants In Mexico

MUY tags US$18M to scale cloud kitchens and restaurants in Mexico

Contxto – MUY is hungry for growth. The startup closed US$15 million almost a year ago, launched into Mexico, and...

October 5, 2020

e-commerce Mexico News
Covid Merges E-commerce And In-store Sales For Retailers

Covid merges e-commerce and in-store sales for retailers

Contxto – Coronavirus initially boded doomsday for vendors as they scrambled to digitize their operations and products. And despite the...

October 5, 2020

News The Exclusive
Fintech Was About Going Digital, Why Are Challenger Banks Addicted To Plastic Cards?

Fintech was about going digital, why are challenger banks addicted to plastic cards?

Contxto – Some might think that the story of fintech in Latin America is that of an underdog: A rebellious...

October 5, 2020

Brazil News Venture Capital
Bossa Nova Tags Us$885,000 For New Sports Tech Fund

Bossa Nova tags US$885,000 for new sports tech fund

Contxto – "I truly believe in the molding, values, and lessons you learn through sports regardless of whether you're a...

October 2, 2020

Argentina News
Fintech Moni Launches Lending Solutions Into Colombia

Fintech Moni launches lending solutions into Colombia

Contxto – Fintech Moni is entering a new market. Last Tuesday (29), the Argentine startup announced the launch of its...

October 2, 2020

e-commerce Mexico News Venture Capital
Jüsto Snags Extra Us$5m To Scale Grocery Deliveries In Latin America

Jüsto snags extra US$5M to scale grocery deliveries in Latin America

Contxto – Thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, many households in Mexico bought their groceries online for the first time. An...

October 2, 2020