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Le Qara from Peru wins US$55,000 at 100K LATAM for biodegradable leather solution

Contxto –  Latin American enterprise development was recently in full-swing at the 100K LATAM competition in Argentina. Coming out on...

November 6, 2019

Quero Educação invests US$4.9 million in fellow Brazilian edtech, Melhor Escola

Contxto – Ah, nothing warms my heart like seeing startups invest in other startups, especially when the beneficiaries are students....

November 6, 2019

Jüsto raises one of the highest Latin American seed rounds with US$10 million investment

Contxto – Following the hype with Uber’s acquisition of Cornershop, fellow Mexican grocery delivery startup Jüsto recently raised one of...

November 5, 2019

Infinity Life Tech from Chile anticipates launching app to measure emotional well-being

Contxto – The emotional well-being of customers will soon be trackable with Infinity Life Tech, a Chilean startup redefining the...

November 5, 2019

Locha Mesh from Venezuela makes bitcoin exchange possible during blackouts

Contxto – In Venezuela, blackouts and communication shortfalls are commonplace. However, for Venezuelan Randy Brito, faulty infrastructure shouldn’t be an...

November 5, 2019

Qualcomm Ventures leads US$10 million round for idwall to scale regtech platform

Contxto – Placing emphasis on emerging AI technology, Qualcomm Ventures recently led a major investment round for the Brazilian regtech...

November 5, 2019

Colombian fintech Simetrik will process Mercado Pago payments with US$1.7 million investment

Contxto – Colombian fintech startup Simetrik recently received a capital injection worth US$1.7 million from Mercado Libre to upgrade its...

November 4, 2019

Argentine healthtech ViewMind seeks entry into European market via Luxembourg accelerator

Contxto – Imagine being able to detect early signs of Alzheimer’s in 10 minutes or even 10 years before even...

November 4, 2019

Brazilian bank Itaú acquires Zup to develop new digital products and services for customers

Contxto – Even banks aspire for digital transformations, made evident by the Brazilian lender Itaú acquiring 51 percent of Zup...

November 4, 2019

Argentine authorities limit U.S. dollars for purchase, Bitcoin exchanges surge

Contxto – With hyperinflation and loss of Argentine peso purchasing power, some of you may be aware that Argentina is...

November 1, 2019