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Startup Atexto raises investment to expand voice bot training

Contxto – Last Friday, Redwood Ventures announced its participation in an investment round for an undisclosed amount in a press...

January 13, 2020

Brazilian Kenoby raises US$4.9 million to give HR some AI tech

Contxto – Kenoby, the Brazilian HR startup can kick its recruitment technology into high gear as it’s recently closed an...

January 13, 2020

Colombian Chiper brings technology to your local corner store

Contxto – Latin America is filled with all sorts of quirks and practices that might catch an outsider’s eye. One...

January 13, 2020

Mexico’s Proeza Ventures has raised US$50 million to boost mobility startups

Contxto – We needed this. The past few days have been rough for disruptive mobility in Latin America. Lime retreated...

January 13, 2020

Fintech numina targets employee payroll stress for the New Year

Contxto – The New Year can be a time of great hope. But it can also be a time of...

January 12, 2020

Mexican ethical fashion startup, Someone Somewhere, expands into US after DILA Capital-led investment

Contxto – Mexico’s DILA Capital has been on a roll of late. Halfway through last December it took off the...

January 11, 2020

Quero Educação’s latest acquisition will boost match-ups for education

Contxto –  Quero Educação, the edtech from São José dos Campos announced it’s acquired the Brazilian arm of US marketing...

January 10, 2020

E-scooter startup Lime retreats in Latam, a warning sign for Grow?

Contxto – After six months in the Brazilian cities of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, the world’s largest electric...

January 10, 2020

Colombia’s Rappi to lay off ~300 employees, in rude awakening to new 2020 reality

Contxto – Say goodbye to the long-lived era of massive growth. Profitability is 2020’s fashion trend. Rappi, Latin America’s role...

January 10, 2020

Crypto-exchange Daexs suspends service, user overload is the culprit

Contxto – Colombians continue to warm up to cryptocurrencies. However, for Daexs, it became more than it could handle. The...

January 10, 2020