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Yummy closes seed round to go beyond food delivery in Venezuela

Contxto – Food delivery startups are always up to something in Latin America. Yet, Venezuela is the one country that’s...

September 28, 2020

Flapz to launch private flights marketplace in Chile and Mexico

Contxto – Private jet marketplace Flapz wants to spread its wings into new countries.  Five entrepreneurs launched the startup in...

September 28, 2020

Tourism is dead, long live travel! How wanderlust just got a whole lot better

Welcome to our new The Exclusive deep dive content about our Latin American ecosystem. We’re giving our registered newsletter users...

September 27, 2020

Ayenda sees recovery in hotel bookings as lockdowns relax in Colombia

Contxto – When hospitality startup Ayenda Hoteles closed US$8.7 million last October, it never imagined (nor did we) just how...

September 25, 2020

Loft makes its fourth acquisition: fintech Invest Mais, to ease real estate lending process

Contxto – Brazilian real estate startup Loft is making its fourth acquisition. Last Thursday (24) the proptech announced it bought...

September 25, 2020

Some big names are partnering with lending fintechs in Latin America

Contxto – Latin America is filled with fintechs who have eyes on the ground and tech to identify users and...

September 25, 2020

EmCasa closes US$3.5 million to consolidate real estate platform in São Paulo and Rio

Contxto – Real estate startup EmCasa closed R$20 million (~US$3.5 million) with Monashees, Caravela Capital, Pear Ventures, NBV, and the...

September 25, 2020

LinkedIn’s 2020 top 10 startups to work for in Brazil

Contxto – We already talked about the hottest startups among LinkedIn users in Mexico this week. Now, it’s Brazil’s turn....

September 24, 2020

Rappi raises over US$300 million

Contxto – It’s official: Rappi is raising big funds. We’d previously reported that the Colombian unicorn had rallied US$155.8 million...

September 24, 2020

Colombia uncovers black market of Rappi couriers

Contxto – The bigger the company, the bigger the risks to which it can be exposed. This is something one...

September 24, 2020