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Fraud Alert: Music fans and investors still in the dark over Weeshing scandal

Contxto – While anti-austerity protests continue to rock Chile, one startup by the name of Weeshing may have started to...

November 25, 2019

SoftBank leads US$140 million round in VTEX to fulfill global expansion goal

Contxto – “All your customer experiences. A unified commerce platform”. This is the claim headlining VTEX’s product description page. The...

November 25, 2019

Colombian startup Finaktiva snags US$9 million for credit solution

Contxto – Colombian online loaner Finaktiva recently wrapped up a Series A round for US$9 million through debt and equity....

November 23, 2019

Latin America’s startup ecosystem is taking off, but it is not for the faint of heart

Guest author: Nima Pourshasb, CEO and co-founder of minu Contxto – It certainly does feel that, finally, the Latin America...

November 21, 2019

Brazilian insurtech Pitzi raises over US$14.2 million boosted by QED Investors and WTI

Contxto – From top secret to public knowledge, Brazilian mobile insurance provider Pitzi recently revealed that it raised R$60 million...

November 20, 2019

Brazilian fintech Neon closes Series B worth US$95 million

Contxto – Fintech competition keeps getting stiffer in Brazil. Yesterday, Neon announced a R$400 million (around US$95 million) Series B...

November 19, 2019

Colombian proptech Habi snags US$5.5 million in pre-seed round

Contxto – Not every startup can boast receiving US$5.5 million in a pre-seed investment within six months of its founding....

November 16, 2019

Brazilian VC firm monashees aims to raise US$280 million for its newest fund

Contxto – Somebody has big investment plans in the near future, and that someone’s name is monashees. Recently, this VC...

November 15, 2019

Colombian president reveals US$38 million Fund of Funds for Orange Economy startup development

Contxto – You know your government really wants to push the entrepreneurial ecosystem when they’re pulling out all the stops...

November 14, 2019

Frontier Car Group lands US$400 million from OLX Group

Contxto – Some may say that online car marketplaces are experiencing a renaissance in Latin America.  With SoftBank investing in...

November 14, 2019