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1,000 Chile SMEs get aid. What’s the best Latam country to be a Covid-era startup?

Contxto – In Chile, Corfo, ACHS, and the startup Burn to Give have partnered to provide a aid to small and...

September 17, 2020

Venezuela and its network of value-creating entrepreneur-migrants

Today’s Soapbox opinion was written by Eduardo Morrison, a corporate lawyer with banking experience, specialized in crypto and blockchain. Contxto...

September 17, 2020

“Yes, you do have the time.” 10 tips on how to manage time like the best startup CEOs

Contxto – If you’re on your way to becoming a CEO or even if you’re already one, you probably already...

September 16, 2020

Latin America’s startups are beating old and new Covid bureaucracy with legaltech

Contxto – If citizens in Latin America have a government-related issue to address, they have to jump through plenty of...

September 14, 2020

Goldman Sachs leads US$22.5 million investment in fintech iugu

Contxto – Collections departments have their work cut out for them: endless accounts and invoices to keep track of and...

September 14, 2020

Santander InnoVentures re-brands as Mouro Capital and gains US$400M for startups

Contxto – Santander InnoVentures, the investment arm of Spanish bank Santander, is undergoing some serious innovations of its own.  On...

September 14, 2020

Platzi reveals 15 Latin American finalist startups headed for PlatziConf

Contxto – After an intense two-month selection process, Platzi, alongside a team of industry experts ,have selected 15 Latin American...

September 11, 2020

Nubank acquires Easynvest to launch into investment market

Contxto – Freshly funded with an alleged US$300 million, Brazilian Nubank is reaching into new fintech verticals. Today (11), the...

September 11, 2020

SoftBank to invest US$2 billion in Latin America in 2020

Contxto – Luis Moreno, the President of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) recently sat down with Marcelo Claure, CEO at...

September 11, 2020

Google to disperse US$945K for Black Founders Fund in Brazil

Contxto – The Black Lives Matter movement can be felt throughout Latin America but nowhere more so in Brazil. In...

September 10, 2020