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Lenovo Peru and Crack the Code sponsor educational VR competition for kids

Contxto – Children between 11 and 13 from Lima, Arequipa and Piura will soon develop educational virtual reality projects in...

August 27, 2019

Duolingo pairs up with Twitch to promote language immersion via streaming

Contxto – Some of you might not know this, but Duolingo, although founded and based in the United States, has...

August 27, 2019

Rappi y Nequi colaboran con agencias medioambientales para ayudar al Amazonas

Contxto – Como la región con mayor biodiversidad de la Tierra, el hecho de que la selva amazónica continúe quemándose...

August 27, 2019

Rappi and Nequi collaborate with environmental agencies to aid the Amazon

Contxto – As the Earth’s most biodiverse region, the fact that the Amazon rainforest continues to burn should alarm everybody,...

August 27, 2019

Costa Rican Sports Sonar raises US$400,000 seed round

Contxto – Launched in Texas but originally from Costa Rica, Sports Sonar is a sports-tech startup hoping to increase engagement...

August 26, 2019

Sólides lands US$3.5 million to expand HR platform

Contxto – Brazilian cloud-based HR management platform, Sólides, recently raised US$3.5 million from DGF Investimentos. With this, Sólides now joins...

August 26, 2019

PedidosYa prepares electronic wallet and subscription service

Contxto – Last-mile delivery apps continue to implement new fintech features into their platforms, the latest being Uruguayan startup PedidosYa....

August 23, 2019

Ayenda Rooms plans to invest US$1.2 million in independent hotels

Contxto – Based on recent developments, we can assume that Ayenda Rooms is doing pretty well. Back in March, the...

August 23, 2019

U.S. toolmaker Stanley Black & Decker buys stake in IguanaFix, an Argentine home repair startup

Contxto – In spite of the risks surrounding the Argentine peso sharply declining, some U.S. companies are investing in Argentine...

August 23, 2019

Andrew Ng establishes new headquarters for AI companies in Medellin

Contxto – Andrew Ng is a Chinese-American computer science professor at Standford encouraging businesses to adopt AI solutions over their...

August 22, 2019