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Cerby closes US$3.5 million to get cybersecurity onto shady Shadow IT

Contxto – As amazing as working from home and digital accounts are, together, they represent a major risk for businesses....

September 29, 2020

VTEX raises US$225M to become unicorn and speed up global scaling

Contxto – The second unicorn to emerge amidst the pandemic is here. Today (28), VTEX announced it raised an investment...

September 28, 2020

Brazilian startups in Silicon Valley close US$2 million plus in funding over 2 years

Contxto – Brazil's ecosystem is growing—and that's not necessarily within its borders. Brazilian entrepreneurs and venture capital (VC) firms in...

September 28, 2020

Yummy closes seed round to go beyond food delivery in Venezuela

Contxto – Food delivery startups are always up to something in Latin America. Yet, Venezuela is the one country that's...

September 28, 2020

Flapz to launch private flights marketplace in Chile and Mexico

Contxto – Private jet marketplace Flapz wants to spread its wings into new countries.  Five entrepreneurs launched the startup in...

September 28, 2020

Tourism is dead, long live travel! How wanderlust just got a whole lot better

Welcome to our new The Exclusive deep dive content about our Latin American ecosystem. We're giving our registered newsletter users...

September 27, 2020

Ayenda sees recovery in hotel bookings as lockdowns relax in Colombia

Contxto – When hospitality startup Ayenda Hoteles closed US$8.7 million last October, it never imagined (nor did we) just how...

September 25, 2020

Loft makes its fourth acquisition: fintech Invest Mais, to ease real estate lending process

Contxto – Brazilian real estate startup Loft is making its fourth acquisition. Last Thursday (24) the proptech announced it bought...

September 25, 2020

Some big names are partnering with lending fintechs in Latin America

Contxto – Latin America is filled with fintechs who have eyes on the ground and tech to identify users and...

September 25, 2020

EmCasa closes US$3.5 million to consolidate real estate platform in São Paulo and Rio

Contxto – Real estate startup EmCasa closed R$20 million (~US$3.5 million) with Monashees, Caravela Capital, Pear Ventures, NBV, and the...

September 25, 2020