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Platzi and Facebook launch coding scholarship program for aspiring developers

Contxto – Cry no more. If you ever dreamt of becoming a front-end developer, but never had the opportunity to...

June 24, 2019

AI, Big Data, and IoT take center stage at Inteligencia Mexico Conference

Contxto – Artificial Intelligence (AI), Big Data, and the Internet of Things (IoT) captivated over 1,000 visitors at the first...

June 24, 2019

Ópera, the Colombian social robot, prepares to compete in Australia

Contxto – Ópera, one of Colombia’s most advanced robots allegedly capable of recognizing human emotions, will be competing in RoboCup...

June 24, 2019

Amaro, a Brazilian direct-to-consumer fashion label, raises US$7 million

Contxto – Swiss VC firm Bulb Capital recently invested US$7 million in a São Paulo-based fashion startup, AMARO. In Summary...

June 24, 2019

Brazilian location startup, In Loco, raises US$20 million in Series B

Contxto – Valor Capital, Unbox Capital, among others, recently invested US$20 million into a Brazilian location intelligence platform, In Loco....

June 22, 2019

RedCapital raises US$3 million to expand crowdfunding platform for SMEs

Contxto – HCS Capital recently invested US$3 million in a Chilean financial crowdfunding platform, RedCapital. In Summary This is RedCapital’s...

June 21, 2019

Ganesha Lab from Chile announces accelerator for Latin American biotech startups

Contxto – Yet another Latin American accelerator has created a niche event for startups, this time for South American biotech...

June 21, 2019

Mexican authorities halt Walmart from acquiring Cornershop, developments follow

Contxto – Early this June, the Mexican Federal Commission of Economic Competence (Cofece) announced its opposition over Walmart acquiring the...

June 20, 2019

Liquid Venture Studio and REM Abogados partner to create legaltech accelerator in Peru

Contxto – As tech-efficient as we are, we can’t deny that duck tape continues to restrict more startups from sprouting...

June 20, 2019

Colombian Frubana to expand operations to Mexico and Brazil

Contxto – Colombian e-commerce and agrotech startup, Frubana, is seeking to enter larger Latin American markets. México y Brasil! With...

June 20, 2019