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Mexican startups: Here are two contests where you can raise funds

Contxto – Within 10 days, local governments in two parts of Mexico have presented separate programs to harness startup innovation...

February 4, 2020

Colombian startup, Laika, will expand pet platform to Mexico

Contxto – Colombian platform for pets, LAIKA, is reaching for new horizons both at home and abroad.  The startup’s Co-founder,...

February 4, 2020

Colombia’s last-mile delivery startup Vueltap, raises over US$1 million

Contxto – Colombia’s last-mile delivery startup, Vueltap is on the move. Its operations began in Bogotá and it’s recently expanded...

February 4, 2020

La colombiana Taxia Life se expande a México

Contxto– Si no puedes vencerlos, úneteles. Ese parece ser el lema de una startup colombiana con respecto a las aplicaciones...

February 3, 2020

Colombia’s Taxia Life to extend app for taxi drivers into Mexico

Contxto – If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em. That seems to be the logic of one startup in Colombia...

February 3, 2020

SoftBank-backed Gympass signs office space deal with WeWork

Contxto – Office-sharing startup WeWork closed a leasing agreement with Brazilian Gympass for a three year term, according to sources...

February 3, 2020

Chile’s ride-hailing legislation moves forward, Uber isn’t happy

Contxto – In Chile, the Senate’s Commission on Transportation moved the country’s “Uber Bill,” as it’s commonly referred to, along...

February 1, 2020

Despegar acquires Best Day Mexico for US$136 million

Contxto – It was clear Despegar—an Argentinian price-comparison travel company—was in love with this North American country, but now it...

January 31, 2020

Brazil’s proptech, Yuca, raises US$4.7 million investment with monashees

Contxto – Yuca, you sneaky proptech you. Why is it that six months after you raised an investment with monashees,...

January 31, 2020

SoftBank looks for loaning startups from Latin America

Contxto – It’s said that actions speak more loudly than words. But, words tend to be more binding and less...

January 31, 2020