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Google for Startups Accelerator Latam announces summer 2020 batch

Contxto – Google for Startups has reviewed the candidates and Google for Startups has spoken!  Last Tuesday (23), it announced...

June 26, 2020

Healthtech Conexa Saúde raises US$7.5 million with General Atlantic, eBricks and angels

Contxto – Telemedicine platforms aren't just winning users. They're also earning investments. Today (25), Brazilian healthtech Conexa Saúde announced its...

June 25, 2020

Is micro-mobility dead? Latin America and the future of scooters

Contxto – It doesn't take more than a day in Mexico City, Bogota, or Lima to realize that Latin America...

June 25, 2020

This is the future of entertainment, according to startup Boletia

Contxto – It's no secret that the entertainment industry has been in the can lately thanks to the coronavirus outbreak....

June 25, 2020

HR startup Worky raises US$3 million with QED and LEAP Global

Contxto – Startup Worky has been working hard so HR departments work less. But it wants to take its all-in-one...

June 25, 2020

Colombia experiments with blockchain to curtail corruption

Contxto – "Gimme your lunch money!" While that's usually the type of phrase that comes from your playground bullies, it's...

June 24, 2020

Rappi partners with Mexican bank Banorte to launch financial services firm in Mexico

Contxto – A traditional Mexican bank wants to hang out with the cool kids. Consequently, it's cozying up with one...

June 24, 2020

BNDES injects US$4 million into fund open to crypto and Bitcoin solutions

Contxto – Brazil's National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) has its eye on the future that cryptocurrency fans...

June 24, 2020

WhatsApp payments in Brazil may not be as disruptive as you think

Contxto – Just over a week ago, news broke that users in Brazil would be able to complete payments via...

June 24, 2020

Ualá's newest feature lets users soft-land into credit

Contxto – Yesterday (22) fintech Ualá announced the release of a new feature. Through its "Cuotificación" service, app users in...

June 23, 2020