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Loft holds second funding round in less than one year, raises US$70 million

Contxto – Loft, the rapidly-growing real estate marketplace, raised US$70 million during a historic Series B round. Their goal: to...

March 20, 2019

Nowports, the Mexican startup for international logistics, joins Y-Combinator’s W19 batch

Contxto – Nowports, the sprouting Mexican startup that aims to transform the freights and shipping industry, joins Y-Combinator’s 2019 Winter...

March 17, 2019

Facebook and Start-Up Chile inaugurate new innovation center

Contxto – Over 600 Chilean entrepreneurs will soon become part of Facebook’s new Innovation Lab Santiago in collaboration with Start-Up...

March 14, 2019

Ayenda raises US$1.2 million to modernize hotels, SoftBank joins round

Contxto – Colombia’s premier digital hotel chain, Ayenda, recently raised US$1.2 million in a seed round led by SoftBank beside...

March 13, 2019

MercadoLibre raises US$750 million from Paypal, plans to grow in Mexico

Contxto – The Argentine e-commerce giant, MercadoLibre, recently launched a press release announcing the offering of US$1 billion of common...

March 13, 2019

Delivery drivers face off Rappi and Glovo, launch their own app

Contxto – In a bid for autonomy and labor rights, delivery drivers from Rappi and Glovo in Córdoba, Argentina have...

March 12, 2019

Femsa acquires 30 percent of payment startup, Shopnet

Contxto – Last Monday, Femsa announced that it’ll be purchasing a 30 percent stake of Shopnet for an undisclosed amount....

March 6, 2019

Mexican neo-bank, Fondeadora, nabs US$1.5 million from IGNIA Partners

Contxto – Imagine a world where all of your banking needs can be fulfilled from the palm of your hands....

March 5, 2019

Brazilian audio startup Ubook prepares for IPO in Toronto

Contxto – Brazilian audiobooks company, Ubook, is preparing an IPO in the Toronto Stock Exchange. They hope to raise between US$8...

March 2, 2019

Jeff Bezos and other funds to invest US$30 million in Chilean mayonnaise startup

Contxto – The Not Company is making headlines again. What’s different this time? Well, last time we covered them, Jeff...

March 1, 2019