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Brokerage platform Ideal raises US$18.4 million with Kaszek Ventures

Contxto – Brazil continues to be a hotbed of investments in investment startups. Today (21), Ideal, a brokerage platform announced...

September 21, 2020

Jefa looks to smash the “glass vault” of banking for women Latin America

Contxto – When it comes to money, the world tends to have a male-oriented mindset. You can blame marketing and...

September 21, 2020

Amazon is scaling operations and services across Latin America

Contxto – E-commerce giant Amazon has been very busy in Latin America as of late.  Earlier this month, it announced...

September 21, 2020

What a pet startup bonanza says about the state of Latin America

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

September 20, 2020

Visa Everywhere Initative announces 10 startup finalists

Contxto – The Covid-19 pandemic and social-distancing measures have left a big dent on small and medium-sized businesses. To help...

September 18, 2020

BeGreen raises US$3 million to open more urban farms in Brazil

Contxto – Food waste is often the outcome of transporting fruit and veggies from rural areas to supermarkets and restaurants...

September 18, 2020

iFood acquires SiteMercado as e-grocery competition intensifies

Contxto – Delivery de Mercado—iFood’s marketplace of restaurants and supermarkets—grew 240 percent last August when compared to March of this...

September 18, 2020

ReStudio raises US$1.4 million to scale digital twin tech to Chile’s mines

Contxto – Chilean ReStudio is venturing into two new areas with its 3D and digital twin tech. Thanks to the...

September 18, 2020

Fintech Quanto closes US$15 million to give open banking power to the people

Contxto – Brazil will begin rolling out its open banking regulations as of next November. And as the date rolls...

September 17, 2020

Delivery Hero buys Glovo ops in Latin America for up to US$272 million

Contxto – Spanish food delivery platform Glovo is tapping out of many parts in search of profitability, including Latin America....

September 17, 2020