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Brazilian CVC acquires Almundo, competes with Despegar for control of Argentine travel industry

Contxto – Individual market shares within the Argentine travel industry are raising based on CVC’s recent acquisition of Almundo. Now...

December 12, 2019

UNICEF Innovation Fund to provide seed funding to drone startups from Brazil, Uruguay, Peru, and Chile

Contxto – Four early-stage Latin American drone startups recently tapped into the UNICEF Innovation Fund to develop their technology while...

December 12, 2019

Micro-mobility startup Grin expands in Mexico and offers its subscription service in Brazil

Contxto – Latin American holding company Grow Mobility keeps growing and with it, its plans for Latin America. Today, we...

December 12, 2019

Scoop: Mexican messaging startup Bridgefy shares insights and upcoming plans

Contxto – Mobile messaging startup, Bridgefy from Mexico had a busy 2019. Its app went viral in various places in...

December 12, 2019

Fintech meets insurtech: a perfect marriage

This week we had our Morning Coffee with Maik Schaefer, Founder & CEO of Mango Life “It just didn’t feel...

December 12, 2019

Brazilian ticket platform Ingresse embraces fintech following Series C worth over US$21.8 million

Contxto – As the name implies, Ingresse, meaning “ticket” or “admission” in Portuguese, certainly hopes to make a grand entrance...

December 11, 2019

Mexican neobank Albo adds US$19 million to Series A, increasing value to US$26.4 million

Contxto – To think that investment rounds are indelible would be a grave mistake, one made apparent by one of...

December 11, 2019

Google’s Launchpad Accelerator for Latin American startups winds down in Miami

Contxto – In Miami, Google alongside TheVentureCity are wrapping up Launchpad Accelerator, a program for Latin American startups. During the...

December 11, 2019

17 Brazilian startups developing the future of video games

Contxto – Latin America loves video games. According to NewZoo, by the end of 2019 this region’s market share will...

December 11, 2019

Mexican fintech Digitt closes pre-seed investment to ease predatory debt

Contxto – The waters of debt refinancing are moving and it’s Mexican fintech Digitt that’s being further enabled to throw...

December 11, 2019