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Picap raises US$2.5 million despite legal uncertainty

Contxto – Despite recent legal troubles, it appears as though Latin America’s largest mototaxi mobility app, Picap, will finally expand...

May 23, 2019

Colony Capital launches US$5 billion Latin American fund

Contxto – Apparently, Colony Capital is willing to match SoftBank’s capital commitment of US$5 billion to Latin America. The US-based...

May 22, 2019

Start-Up Chile seeks female entrepreneurs for S Factory accelerator

Contxto – Renowned Start-Up Chile wants to assist female entrepreneurs in turning their business ideas into reality. To accomplish this,...

May 22, 2019

500 Startups Latam announces its 10th batch of startups

Contxto – After reviewing over 1,000 applications, 500 Startups Latam has officially commenced its 10th acceleration program for Latin American...

May 22, 2019

Argentine Auth0 raises US$103 million, joins the unicorn club

Contxto – Last Monday, the Argentine authentication startup, Auth0, announced its latest Series E round totaling a whopping US$103 million....

May 21, 2019

FinteChile surveys over 70 fintech startups, releases findings

Contxto – The Association of Fintech Companies of Chile (FinteChile) released a coveted report involving the evolving industry on May...

May 20, 2019

Kovi, a Brazilian rental car startup, raises US$10.5 million in seed funding round

Contxto – Monashees recently led a US$10.5 million seed round in Brazilian on-demand car rental startup, Kovi. MAYA Capital and...

May 20, 2019

SoftBank still scoping out Latin American startups, seeks headquarters for local hub

Contxto – The largest tech fund in Latin America’s history continues to seek disruptive startups to sponsor in the regional...

May 20, 2019

South Korea acceleration program wants Latin American startups

Contxto – Kimchi and K-pop are great, but even better is South Korea’s potential and leadership in the worldwide tech...

May 17, 2019

Mango Life closes US$300 thousand round from Banregio’s CEO

Contxto – Following exclusive correspondence, we recently learned that Banregio’s CEO, Manuel Rivero Zambrano, has invested US$300 thousand into Mexican...

May 17, 2019