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Aprende Institute raises $22 million for Spanish-speaking market expansion

EdTech Aprende Institute raises $22 million to expand its presence in Spanish-speaking markets. Valor Capital Group led the investment round...

October 8, 2021

Carabela, from Angel Ventures Guadalajara, announces two seed investments

Carabela, Angel Ventures Guadalajara’s seed fund, announced two investments in Mexican startups this week. The first is Creizer, a startup...

September 30, 2021

Digital logistics startup Nowports arrives in Brazil

Nowports, a digital cargo company in Latin America, announced that it will begin operations in Brazil. The company seeks to...

September 28, 2021

A fintech company may be the next LATAM unicorn

Of the 79 Latin American startups with a valuation of over $100M, almost 40% belong to the fintech industry. In...

September 20, 2021

Mercado Libre and Kaszek Ventures create a SPAC to acquire a LATAM tech company

The e-commerce giant and the VC firm announced that their SPAC (special purpose acquisition company), named Mercado Libre Kaszek Pioneer...

September 14, 2021

Can spacetech truly take off in Latin America?

Contxto – On October 9, 2020, the Mexican government took a break from its regularly scheduled Earth-bound matters to make...

October 19, 2020

3 science-based startups from Argentina each raise US$1.75 million

Contxto – Many of the investment rounds we cover here at Contxto involve a lot of the same stuff: consumer...

October 6, 2020

Bossa Nova tags US$885,000 for new sports tech fund

Contxto – “I truly believe in the molding, values, and lessons you learn through sports regardless of whether you’re a...

October 2, 2020

Jüsto snags extra US$5M to scale grocery deliveries in Latin America

Contxto – Thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, many households in Mexico bought their groceries online for the first time. An...

October 2, 2020

Fintech a55 snags US$2M to scale lending solutions to SaaS businesses

Contxto – Five months later and once again fintech a55 raised funding. This week, the lending startup announced it closed...

October 2, 2020