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Advent raises US$2 billion for seventh private equity fund for Latin America

Contxto – Last Tuesday (29) private equity firm Advent International announced it raised US$2 billion for its fund for Latin...

October 1, 2020

Used car platform Kavak hits US$1.15B valuation. First-ever unicorn from Mexico

Contxto – Used car platform Kavak the pre-owned car giant announced it reached unicorn status yesterday (30). In an interview,...

October 1, 2020

Alude offers a free real estate platform and it just raised US$3.3M with big-name VCs

Contxto – Get this: proptech Alude was launched in Brazil in 2019 and its team currently consists of nine people...

September 30, 2020

AI startup Fligoo closes US$7.1 million to launch into Brazil

Contxto – Argentine-founded, San Fran-based, Fligoo is headed to Brazil to scale operations. The AI and big data startup recently...

September 30, 2020

Mobility startups in Colombia are pushing for more electric vehicles

Contxto – Mobility is one of the biggest challenges within the Latin American region. Before the Covid-19 outbreak, in Bogotá...

September 30, 2020

FreteBras raises US$17M to make freight more eco-friendly

Contxto – FreteBras recently snagged funds to lighten the load freight puts on our environment. The Brazilian startup and its...

September 30, 2020

SoftBank-backed Ualá makes international debut with Mexico

Contxto – For the first time ever, Ualá is scaling beyond its native Argentina. Rumors floated around last week that...

September 29, 2020

Cerby closes US$3.5 million to get cybersecurity onto shady Shadow IT

Contxto – As amazing as working from home and digital accounts are, together, they represent a major risk for businesses....

September 29, 2020

VTEX raises US$225M to become unicorn and speed up global scaling

Contxto – The second unicorn to emerge amidst the pandemic is here. Today (28), VTEX announced it raised an investment...

September 28, 2020

Brazilian startups in Silicon Valley close US$2 million plus in funding over 2 years

Contxto – Brazil’s ecosystem is growing—and that’s not necessarily within its borders. Brazilian entrepreneurs and venture capital (VC) firms in...

September 28, 2020