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Brazil’s Gympass gets spotted by Gym Plus as the startup tries to lift the European market

Contxto – Latin American startups seem to have everyone’s back when it comes to the holiday battle of the bulge....

December 17, 2019

Brazilian startup, iFood, announces big 2020 plans—and faces protests

Contxto – Startups continue to cook up expansive projects to add value to food chain solutions. This is of course...

December 17, 2019

3 Latam biotechs GaneshaLab will soft-land in the United States

Contxto – GaneshaLab will lead the market soft-landing of three Latin American startups following their acceleration program. The lucky three,...

December 17, 2019

Brazilian dark kitchen startup Mimic stirs investor hunger, raises US$9 million

Contxto – Investors are lean and hungry for dark kitchens in Latin America. Brazilian startup, Mimic can attest to that...

December 16, 2019

Peruvian customs use AI security solution, Veronica, to supervise border with Bolivia

Contxto – Another participant from Innóvate Perú—a government program—is steadily growing. This time around it is security startup Veronica Core,...

December 16, 2019

Redpoint eventures leads undisclosed investment in Brazilian fintech, Nobli

Contxto – Investments in Latin American startups keep flowing. And once again we’re seeing a Brazilian fintech close an investment...

December 16, 2019

Canary closes US$75 million in fundraising for Brazilian startups

Contxto – More investment-related fun today. Although now let’s switch around to the investor’s side of the table and talk...

December 16, 2019

German chemical producer BASF injects US$4 million into Brazilian agrotech fund

Contxto – The venture capital arm of BASF, a German chemical producer, recently added US$4 million into its Brazil AgVentures II...

December 16, 2019

Amazon launches new distribution center in Brazilian state of Pernambuco to expedite delivery

Contxto – As far as reach goes, Amazon is certainly spreading its wings throughout Latin America. Proving this, the e-commerce...

December 14, 2019

New BitCow blockchain effort offers “digital cow” assets in Argentine beef industry

Contxto – Despite economic obstacles, the Argentine beef industry is maintaining positive numbers. Just in September alone, shipments surpassed 80,000...

December 13, 2019