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Uber Eats Exits Brazil; Cornershop Takes Center Stage

Uber, which launched its Uber Eats home delivery platform in August 2014, recently announced that they will discontinue this service...

January 11, 2022

While Some Currencies Depreciate in LatAm, Cryptocurrencies Gain Popularity

You may not want to hear another word about the pandemic caused by Covid, but it is impossible not to...

January 11, 2022

Three Steps Towards More Female Entrepreneurship in Latam

By Daniela Izquierdo* Latin America is home to the second-highest rate of women’s entrepreneurship in the world, and the existence...

January 7, 2022

MetaMap, Formerly Mati, Raises US$70M In A Series B

In 2020 we told you about Mati, a cybersecurity startup originally from California; but based in Mexico City. That year,...

January 5, 2022

Spain-based Katoo Expands Into Latam To Improve Restaurant– Supplier Relationships

After receiving a financing round of US$7.2 million last October, the Spanish startup Katoo announced its expansion in 2022, mentioning...

January 5, 2022

Swap Raised US$25 Million To Boost Financial Services For LatAm Fintechs

Brazil is the country with the most startups within the fintech industry – more than 770, according to Statista –...

January 5, 2022

Alaya Capital, Which Has Invested in Betterfly and Houm, Will Allocate An Additional US$100M to Latam

The Argentinian venture capital firm Alaya Capital launched a third US$100 million fund to invest in Latin American startups. The...

January 3, 2022

The Latam Startups in Which SoftBank Invested During 2021

Several factors can explain the recent increase in the number of Latin American unicorns. The injection of capital from investors...

January 3, 2022

Slang, A Startup For Achieving English Proficiency, Raises US$14M

Slang, a platform that develops specialized programs for various areas and teaching English for tech and business, has raised a...

December 30, 2021

What’s Happening in Latam in 2022, According To Regional Investors

Nobody has a crystal ball to see the future. However, and using another fantastic analogy, there are crumb trails that...

December 30, 2021