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Duolingo is growing like crazy, is it preparing to take IPO flight?

[wd_hustle id=”InArticleOptin” type=”embedded”/] Contxto – It’s one thing to boast about a free app with thousands, or even millions of...

April 22, 2020

Micro-mobility gets a boost after startup MUVO’s US$2 million investment

[wd_hustle id=”InArticleOptin” type=”embedded”/] Contxto – Startups in micro-mobility haven’t been too mobile as of late. With lockdowns, people just aren’t...

April 22, 2020

Colombian fintech Avista tenders to an oft-ignored market after aqui-hire of IdeasLab

[wd_hustle id=”InArticleOptin” type=”embedded”/] Contxto – Colombian fintech Avista has been busy lately. First, it raised a debt financing round for...

April 22, 2020

Foodology tastes victory at Harvard Business School’s New Venture Competition

[wd_hustle id=”InArticleOptin” type=”embedded”/] Contxto – Harvard grads and fellow Colombians Daniela Izquierdo and Juan Azuero have many reasons to celebrate,...

April 22, 2020

Socialab and SAP are offering US$5,000 for socially responsible startups

[wd_hustle id=”InArticleOptin” type=”embedded”/] Contxto – Funding is scarce right now startups, so here’s a chance to raise some mullah. Software...

April 22, 2020

Nubank splurges US$3.8 million to help cash-short customers

[wd_hustle id=”InArticleOptin” type=”embedded”/] Contxto – Nubank is following the admirable lead of other Latin American unicorns and taking big steps...

April 21, 2020

Data analytics startup raises US$247,000 to keep businesses abreast of regulatory issues

[wd_hustle id=”InArticleOptin” type=”embedded”/] Contxto – In Brazil, an investment for R$1.3 million (little over US$247,000) injected some gasoline into startup...

April 21, 2020

Julian Coulter becomes Google Mexico’s Managing Director

[wd_hustle id=”InArticleOptin” type=”embedded”/] Contxto – Google Mexico’s search for its new Managing Director is over! After nearly three months since...

April 21, 2020

Fintechs face tough layoff decisions, but not all are honest about it…

[wd_hustle id=”InArticleOptin” type=”embedded”/] Contxto – Not even fintechs are immune to coronavirus (Covid-19). In recent weeks, three startups, Créditas, Neon,...

April 20, 2020

SMEs in Brazil need a “lending hand,” in comes Mercado Libre US$114 million in hand

[wd_hustle id=”InArticleOptin” type=”embedded”/] Contxto – News is buzzing about the insufficiency of government-funded credit and support packages for small business....

April 20, 2020