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Wheel the World wins Tourism Tech Adventures competition in Chile

Contxto – An adventure tourism startup offering tailored trips to people with disabilities, Wheel the World, recently won the Tourism...

July 14, 2019

Merqueo steps into physical retail branches

Contxto – By now, we all know big retailers are trying to find their way into the online market. That’s...

July 13, 2019

SoftBank to open Argentina headquarters, Andy Freire joins as managing partner

Contxto – Although speculations about SoftBank making São Paulo its Latin American headquarters haven’t been confirmed, we do know that...

July 12, 2019

Colombia’s Whale and Jaguar to showcase AI-powered reggaeton composer algorithm

Contxto – An AI-powered Reggaeton lyrics generator competing in a startup competition. This has to be the most Latino tech...

July 12, 2019

Holberton School Colombia inaugurates new Medellín campus for aspiring techies

Contxto – As more tech companies enter the region and more people quit their 9-to-5 jobs to start their own...

July 12, 2019

Brazilian fintech C6 Bank invites startups to São Paulo incubator

Contxto – Startups could potentially raise R$70,000 (approximately US$18,500) during a four-month incubator due to C6 Bank and its Opp...

July 12, 2019

Mexico’s premier mortgage lender, Smart Lending, scores funding from DILA Capital

Contxto – Smart Lending is Mexico’s premier mortgage lender using financial technology to its competitive advantage. DILA Capital recently invested...

July 11, 2019

InnovaRock and EY Chile announce new hardcore acceleration program

Contxto – Huge fan of Red Hot Chili Peppers here. Not only do I love rock, but by now it’s...

July 11, 2019

Creditas formalizes US$231 million from SoftBank

Contxto – The speculations were true; the Japanese conglomerate Softbank has invested US$231 million in the Brazilian fintech startup, Creditas....

July 11, 2019

Ualá’s new credit line evens the playing field in Argentina

Contxto – As the challenger and neo-bank industry starts to mature, what used to be called “startups” are now reaching...

July 10, 2019