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Ohana’s e-wallet to launch in Argentina

Contxto – As the Lilo and Stitch film taught us way, back, ohana means “family” in Hawaiian. And it’s also...

May 25, 2020

eBay to disperse over US$220,000 to help Mexican SMEs

Contxto – eBay announced last week that it will use MXN$5 million (over US$220,000) to help small and medium-sized enterprises...

May 25, 2020

Fintech Clip releases remote payment feature

Contxto – The coronavirus pandemic has put businesses in overdrive to launch new products that match these unusual circumstances. Correspondingly,...

May 25, 2020

Truora’s “Talento Startup” platform connects job seekers with companies

Contxto – With Covid-19, startups are expanding into new territory. Truora is a Colombian startup that (under normal circumstances) develops...

May 23, 2020

Vegan leather startup, Le Qara, among finalists at MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Competition

Contxto – The end of the MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Competition for the “Launch” category took place yesterday (21). Eight participants...

May 22, 2020

Fintech ADDI raises US$15 million through Quona Capital

Contxto – Funding may be tight within the current Covid-19 context, but some startups are still closing equity deals. This...

May 22, 2020

Delivery apps of Colombia unite! Competing last-mile and mobility apps unionize

Contxto – Death and trastes (dirty dishes) seem to be the only certainties in life during the Covid-19 pandemic. Everyone...

May 22, 2020

Startup survival mode may last 15 to 18 months, says Runa’s CEO

Contxto – Human resources is facing multiple challenges courtesy of Covid-19. Massive layoffs means HR staff have to carefully calculate...

May 21, 2020

VTEX makes acquisitions to add logistics and AI services to e-commerce platform

Contxto – Certainly startups in e-commerce are among the big winners of the coronavirus pandemic. Reliance on digital means to...

May 21, 2020

Mercado Libre’s stock grew to nearly double its value thanks to Covid-19

Contxto – On April 1, Mercado Libre stock was priced at US$447. Nearly two months later and on May 20,...

May 21, 2020