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“We want to become Latin America’s crypto-bank,” says Peruvian Banexcoin

Contxto – Banexcoin isn’t cowed by prior hostilities shown by regulators and traditional banks regarding cryptocurrencies. In fact, the startup...

August 5, 2020

Cornershop forges partnership with Emptor to automate background checks

Contxto – As Chilean-Mexican Cornershop looks to scale throughout Latin America, it needs help carrying out background checks for its...

August 3, 2020

How Latam startups are saving local corner shops

Contxto – No neighborhood in Latin America is complete without at least one corner store. Or tienditas, as we call...

July 31, 2020

dataPlor closes US$4 million to index more small businesses in Latam

Contxto – Data is insightful. Data is necessary. But, not all data is accurate. So it’s best to have reliable...

July 30, 2020

Edtech Netzun sees 750 percent surge in users, plans to scale in Latam

Contxto – Users’ attraction to online classes has been almost as contagious as Covid-19 in recent months. Correspondingly, edtechs that...

July 30, 2020

Wayra passes on as accelerator… To be reborn as CVC fund in Latam

Contxto – Wayra in Spanish-speaking Latam is done. It’s over. Kaput. Absolutely and positively done… being an accelerator. And that’s...

July 27, 2020

Rappi to launch (zero fee) platform for restaurants. But, is it really free?

Contxto – Colombian Rappi wants to take its relationship with restaurants to a new level. Yesterday (23), the startup announced...

July 23, 2020

Tumi Robotics snags US$250,000-worth prize in cash and services through HAX accelerator

Contxto – Pop quiz! Which city is often dubbed the “Silicon Valley of Hardware?” If you guessed Shenzhen, China, you...

July 14, 2020

US$500,000 are up for grabs with online Seedstars World Competition

Contxto – Seedstars, a global competition for early-stage tech startups, is ready to receive submissions. But as these large-scale events...

July 13, 2020

Picap is taking logistics in Latam to the next level with latest development

Contxto – Thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, ride-hailing platforms like Uber and Didi are practically at a standstill. Meanwhile, last-mile...

July 10, 2020