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Genial Care closes seed round to help kids with autism in Brazil

Contxto – For parents with a child diagnosed with autism, it can be difficult to know how to cope and...

June 11, 2020

E-commerce in Mexico and Brazil is booming, here’s what AI tech is doing about it

Contxto – During the first quarter of 2020, Visa reported that 13 million people in Latin America made their first...

June 11, 2020

Mercado Libre welcomes Le Pain Quotidien restaurant’s staff onto its team

Contxto – Layoffs are the bread and butter of the coronavirus pandemic. But for restaurant chain Le Pain Quotidien, it...

June 11, 2020

Iporanga and Wayra lead US$818,000 investment in mobility startup Voll

Contxto – Brazilian mobility startup Voll is going places—literally. Thanks to its recent investment for R$4 million (around US$818,000) through...

June 11, 2020

Protera closes US$5.6 million Series A to commercialize food-preserving protein

Contxto – Today, biotech Protera announced it closed an investment to commercialize its AI-driven protein. European fund Sofinnova Partners led...

June 10, 2020

XP Investimentos acquires majority stake in fintech Fliper

Contxto – Open banking in Brazil has led XP Investimentos to review its growth strategy. And in light of the...

June 10, 2020

Zenda.la raises investment to launch free insurance packages in Mexico

Contxto – The insurance industry is definitely in need of some tech TLC—especially when it comes to approaching millennial and...

June 10, 2020

Double-whammy for Despegar: Faces lawsuit and suspends ops in Córdoba

Contxto – The travel industry has been one of the most hard-hit by the coronavirus pandemic. The recent troubles of...

June 10, 2020

Proptech Hent raises US$1 million with Canary

Contxto – Proptech Hent closed an investment for R$5 million (around US$1 million) and made the announcement this week. Brazil’s...

June 9, 2020

Startup with roots in Costa Rica putting AI into an electric motorbike

Contxto – Based in Madrid, but with Costa Rican origins, OX Riders is one hell of a cool startup. The...

June 9, 2020