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Carïcaco, Newtopia VC and Carao Ventures Join Forces to Promote Startups in Central America

Three players in the world of entrepreneurship in Central America have announced an alliance to benefit startups in the region....

November 19, 2021

Swvl Acquires Argentinian Startup ViaPool and Plans IPO via SPAC

ViaPool was created 10 years ago in Argentina as an alternative solution to public transport. It was launched in Chile...

November 18, 2021

Zak, a SaaS company for restaurants, raises a $15 million Series A round

ZAK aims to unite fintech and SaaS and be a sub-acquirer for restaurants starting in Brazil and expanding in LATAM.

November 12, 2021

Regional acquisitions begin consolidation phase in LatAm

The ecosystem of VCs and startups in LatAm have been constantly growing for a decade. This has shown the beginning...

November 12, 2021

Castor raises $1.8 million to offer pay-on-demand

In a bid to increase banking penetration in Latin America, Mexican fintech company Castor closed a $1.8 million pre seed...

November 12, 2021

La Haus will accept Bitcoin for real estate investments in Mexico

Colombian proptech La Haus continues to attract attention. This time, it’s not just because of its high-profile investors like Jeff...

November 10, 2021

Q&A |”The potential of foodtech in LatAm is huge, but it needs more investment”; Enrico Robles, Endeavor

A few days ago, Endeavor and PepsiCo presented a report called “The FoodTech Landscape in Latin America“. As the document...

November 10, 2021

Lemon partners with Visa to offer cashback rewards in crypto

The Buenos Aires’based fintech Lemon has partnered with payments giant Visa to bring a new product to life: the Lemon...

November 8, 2021

Women tend to be better investors, but “they don’t believe it”: Mario Valle Reyes

According to a study from Finder, of the number of investors in Mexico – which does not exceed 1% of...

November 5, 2021

Rappi is in plans to become a public company, according to cofounder

Rappi Inc. is preparing to go public next year on what would be one of the highest-profile US lists for...

November 4, 2021