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Freshbooks Acquires Invoicing Platform Facturama To Grow In Mexico

FreshBooks acquires invoicing platform Facturama to grow in Mexico

Contxto – Toronto-based FreshBooks wants to consolidate its presence in one of Latin America’s biggest markets. Through its acquisition of...

September 24, 2020

Mexico News
Uber Jump Ditched Mexico City, Wanted To Dump Its Bikes. One Charity Had Other Plans

Uber Jump ditched Mexico City, wanted to dump its bikes. One charity had other plans

Contxto – From the ashes of Uber Jump Mexico City bikes, emerges an unexpected micro-mobility phoenix. Bicitekas—a Mexican bike-centric charity—announced...

September 23, 2020

Brazil News Venture Capital
Lending Fintech Quasar Flash Raises Us$4.5m To Accelerate Credit Analysis For Brazilian Smes

Lending fintech Quasar Flash raises US$4.5M to accelerate credit analysis for Brazilian SMEs

Contxto – In an ideal world, accounts receivable departments always have a steady cash flow because customers pay for everything...

September 23, 2020

Mexico News
Strap Technologies Wants To Replace Cane With Handsfree Device For Blind People

Strap Technologies wants to replace cane with handsfree device for blind people

Contxto – Strap Technologies wants to change the way its users explore the world. Through a wearable device, the Mexican...

September 23, 2020

Mexico News Venture Capital
Linkedin’s 2020 Top 10 Startups To Work For In Mexico

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

Contxto – Tech companies in Latin America compete not only to obtain a larger market share and investments. Attracting and...

September 23, 2020

Brazil News Venture Capital
Movile Leads Us$11.4 Million Investment In Zoop To Scale B2b Fintech Services

Movile leads US$11.4 million investment in Zoop to scale B2B fintech services

Contxto – Fintechs continue to bring flexibility to the financial system of Latin America and investors are fueling the change....

September 22, 2020

Brazil News Venture Capital
Softbank, General Atlantic Bet Us$107m On Facial Biometrics Startup, Acesso Digital

SoftBank, General Atlantic bet US$107M on facial biometrics startup, Acesso Digital

Contxto – Humanity’s biggest nemesis in 2020, Covid-19, has highlighted the importance of facial recognition technology. As a result, startups...

September 22, 2020

Brazil News Venture Capital
Rede Vistorias Closes Us$1 Million To Scale Survey Platform For Real Estate Industry

Rede Vistorias closes US$1 million to scale survey platform for real estate industry

Contxto – Investing in real estate can be a high-stakes game. Consequently, it’s important that decision makers have every bit...

September 22, 2020

Chile News
Unk Brings Iot Assembly Lines To Colombia With Us$500k Investment

UNK brings IoT assembly lines to Colombia with US$500K investment

Contxto – Pharmaceuticals and food companies invest billions into R&D for new products. So it must be a real kicker...

September 22, 2020

Chile Events News
Start-up Chile Announces 15 Startups For 2020 Growth Accelerator

Start-Up Chile announces 15 startups for 2020 Growth accelerator

Contxto – StartUp Chile announced its first generation of companies for its “Growth” accelerator. Launched in July of this year,...

September 21, 2020