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Forgot your wallet? You can always pay with your face

Contxto – Brazilian fintech Payface’s recent investment for R$3 million (US$572,000) bodes a promising trend in contactless payments. Investors included...

June 17, 2020

Kaszek leads US$21 million investment in fintech Remessa Online

Contxto – The coronavirus pandemic may have slowed investments down. But some significant rounds are still trickling through and giving...

June 16, 2020

Pipo Saúde raises US$4.6 million through Kaszek Ventures and Monashees

Contxto – Startups in the insurance sector continue to take the spotlight. Last week, Kaszek Ventures and Monashees co-led a...

June 16, 2020

Kaszek Ventures leads US$10M Series A in proptech La Haus

Contxto – Investment in the house! Okay super lame, sorry. But it’s true. Today Colombian proptech La Haus announced it...

June 16, 2020

Genial Care closes seed round to help kids with autism in Brazil

Contxto – For parents with a child diagnosed with autism, it can be difficult to know how to cope and...

June 11, 2020

Iporanga and Wayra lead US$818,000 investment in mobility startup Voll

Contxto – Brazilian mobility startup Voll is going places—literally. Thanks to its recent investment for R$4 million (around US$818,000) through...

June 11, 2020

Protera closes US$5.6 million Series A to commercialize food-preserving protein

Contxto – Today, biotech Protera announced it closed an investment to commercialize its AI-driven protein. European fund Sofinnova Partners led...

June 10, 2020

Zenda.la raises investment to launch free insurance packages in Mexico

Contxto – The insurance industry is definitely in need of some tech TLC—especially when it comes to approaching millennial and...

June 10, 2020

Proptech Hent raises US$1 million with Canary

Contxto – Proptech Hent closed an investment for R$5 million (around US$1 million) and made the announcement this week. Brazil’s...

June 9, 2020

Logistics startup LogComex raises US$583,000 through Caravela Capital and Invest Tech

Contxto – Importing or exporting goods calls for jumping through a lot of hoops. This is because there are multiple...

June 8, 2020