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Chilean startup Lazarillo enters United States with app for visually impaired

Contxto – According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there are 285 million visually impaired people throughout the globe. Among...

February 19, 2020

Ayenda Rooms wraps up US$8.7 million in round led by Kaszek Ventures

Contxto – Colombian hospitality startup Ayenda Rooms closed its Series A for US$8.7 million in an investment led by Kaszek...

February 19, 2020

Brazilian ClubPetro brings SaaS tech to gas stations in Peru

Contxto – There’s a nostalgic beauty in old gas stations. Unfortunately, aesthetics doesn’t pay the bills. But rather customer loyalty...

February 19, 2020

Mexican Biobotix Labs and healthtech Fixme team up to use IoT technology

Contxto – Mexican Biobotix Labs and Spanish healthtech Fixme have joined forces to combine technology and physiotherapy in Mexico. Through...

February 19, 2020

Loggi, a SoftBank portfolio startup, lays off 120 employees

Contxto – Unicorn Loggi just isn’t catching a break these days. The last-mile delivery startup lost a lawsuit last December...

February 18, 2020

Mexican marketplace, AyFix, to expand into the United States

Contxto – Ay caramba! Need a handyperson to fix something around the house? Mexican AyFix can help. A computer technician...

February 18, 2020

Chilean healthtech marketplace, QuePlan, announces expansion to Peru and Colombia

Contxto  – The fit young things—or struggling founders—reading this site might not even have health insurance, but I think it...

February 18, 2020

SoftBank to invest US$1 billion in Latin America in 2020

Contxto – SoftBank is one unpredictable venture capital (VC) firm. Less than a month ago, a rep on behalf of...

February 18, 2020

Novartis launches Startup Challenge for healthtechs in Uruguay, Argentina, and Chile

Contxto – Swiss multinational, Novartis, wants healthtechs from Uruguay, Chile, and Argentina. And rather than seek them out country by...

February 18, 2020

Fintech Weel raises US$18 million investment with BV

Contxto – Fintech Weel raised an investment and let the world know last Thursday. The startup from Brazil announced it’s...

February 17, 2020