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Beyond Brazil, how one entrepreneur scaled in a market far from home

Contxto – It's common that the startups we cover here at Contxto scale regionally. On occasion, they'll grow into other...

June 23, 2020

Latam startups are changing the real world through video games like Animal Crossing

Contxto – Thanks to the coronavirus outbreak, businesses everywhere are leaving their comfort zone and entering new, somewhat uncharted territory....

June 23, 2020

Blue Horizon leads US$2 million investment in foodtech Heartbest

Contxto – Blue Horizon Ventures is all about investing in startups that are disrupting the food market for a more...

June 23, 2020

UNICEF Cryptocurrency Fund invests ~US$28,600 in startups working with blockchain

Contxto – The UNICEF Cryptocurrency Fund is upping its ante. Last Friday (19), it announced it made its largest investment...

June 22, 2020

This is the next IT trend in Latin America for a post-Covid era

Contxto – Coronavirus is changing the way businesses operate. Not just by fostering for more remote work (though we're all...

June 22, 2020

Guess who's back? Uber returns to Colombia to operate as before

Contxto – The back-and-forth drama between Uber and the government in Colombia is endless.  This week, a court in Bogotá...

June 22, 2020

Million-dollar investment in AgroUrbana moving agriculture from rural areas to cities

Contxto – Vertical agricultural pioneer in Latin America, AgroUrbana, has scored about one million dollars to close the loop on...

June 22, 2020

Proptech Aptuno raises US$680,000 to integrate the rental process in one place

Contxto – Real estate continues to be riddled with problems for startups to solve (with a little help). Correspondingly, Colombian...

June 20, 2020

CargoX raises US$2.8 million to fuel trucking companies with working capital

Contxto – Earlier this year, logistics startup CargoX stated that it wanted to finance more transport companies in Brazil. To...

June 19, 2020

MassChallenge Mexico presents 2020 cohort, shares a few surprises along the way

Contxto – The wait is finally over! Yesterday (18), MassChallenge Mexico announced the startups that will join its 2020 accelerator...

June 19, 2020