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Mexico’s challenger and neo-banks. Do you know the difference?

[wd_hustle id=”InArticleOptin” type=”embedded”/] Contxto – I’ll confess I didn’t until quite recently. And I don’t blame you if you’re not...

March 12, 2020

6 female-led DTC Mexican startups

This week we had our Morning Coffee with Itz, a Latinamericanist cyberflâneur @itsitz_ . The e-commerce space in Mexico keeps growing...

March 12, 2020

Let it rain! Telefónica invests in Redpoint eventures to find Brazilian startups

[wd_hustle id=”InArticleOptin” type=”embedded”/] Contxto – Spanish phone company Telefónica wants to further tap into Brazil’s startup ecosystem. And by “tap”...

March 11, 2020

Top 11 startups in Colombia you can no longer ignore in 2020

[wd_hustle id=”InArticleOptin” type=”embedded”/] Contxto – Rappi. There, I said it. And that’s the last time you’ll be reading that word on...

March 6, 2020

The Latin American ecosystem wants content startups—here’s why

This week we had our Morning Coffee with Roy Morrison of Meaningful Profits Contxto – Content businesses are an excellent match...

March 5, 2020

Grow’s woes: Mobility app officially announces acquisition talks

Contxto –  It’s official, Grow Mobility—Mexican-Brazilian micro-mobility scaleup—is in talks to be acquired by an undisclosed buyer. This is the...

March 4, 2020

TrueHome snags US$8.8 million with Class 5 Global and monashees

Contxto – Mexican proptech TrueHome had been quiet about its latest equity raising, but the startup revealed today (8) that...

March 4, 2020

Nubank wants you to know its newest credit card is really, really Mexican

[wd_hustle id=”InArticleOptin” type=”embedded”/] Contxto – Nubank is a Brazilian neo-bank giant. It claims to be not only the biggest credit...

March 4, 2020

Fintech sees consumers as stupid—it needs to give them some credit

[wd_hustle id=”InArticleOptin” type=”embedded”/] Contxto – As promised, I’ve sat myself down in front of my computer, dusted off my notes,...

March 4, 2020

Social Skin 2.0 contest offers funding for early-stage startups

Contxto – Grupo Bolívar is providing funding opportunities for startups in Colombia and Central America that are pushing for a...

March 3, 2020