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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

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

Mexican marketplace now helps disinfect homes of Covid-19

Contxto – Mexican marketplace startup, Mi Dulce Hogar, is taking the Covid-19 pandemic in stride. Despite a drop in requests...

June 2, 2020

Fintech Brex undergoes restructuring, layoffs ensue

Contxto – One step forward, two steps back. In May, fintech Brex disclosed a US$150 million investment. Although last Friday...

June 2, 2020

Biobot Analytics raises US$4.2 million to save lives every time you flush

Contxto – There’s treasure to be found in a city’s sewage. Well… maybe not the kind of treasure you’re thinking...

June 1, 2020

Micro-mobility startup Grow accused of not paying employees

Contxto – What’s worse? Unemployment or being employed but not getting paid? It appears this is the dilemma workers at...

May 27, 2020

Truora’s “Talento Startup” platform connects job seekers with companies

Contxto – With Covid-19, startups are expanding into new territory. Truora is a Colombian startup that (under normal circumstances) develops...

May 23, 2020

Zenklub raises US$3 million to bolster its mental health marketplace

Contxto – Healthtechs and remote care platforms are investors’ darlings as of late. Portuguese Indico Capital Partners led a seed...

May 20, 2020

Ubits, a B2B platform looking to help employees learn the skills that may save their jobs

Contxto – Edtechs are all the rage right now, including those that tender to businesses’ employees as is the case...

May 20, 2020