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Jüsto to Open Its First Physical Store in Peru

Last October, Jüsto entered the Peruvian market after acquiring Freshmart: the leading digital supermarket in the country. Now, the Mexican...

March 3, 2022

Jüsto acquires Freshmart, Peru’s leading online supermarket

Mexican grocery e-commerce company Jüsto announced it has acquired Freshmart, the main online supermarket in Peru. It is the first...

October 13, 2021

Emptor, leading Latin American identity verifier, expands to Costa Rica

Contxto– Emptor, an automated identity verification and background check provider, has announced its expansion into Costa Rica. The future is here!...

October 15, 2020

Advent raises US$2 billion for seventh private equity fund for Latin America

Contxto – Last Tuesday (29) private equity firm Advent International announced it raised US$2 billion for its fund for Latin...

October 1, 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

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

Investments for Peruvian startups drop 40% during first half of 2020

Contxto – There’s no two ways about it: investment deals for startups in Peru have slowed down. Recent findings by...

September 7, 2020

Crypto was meant to open up the world. So why is fintech AgenteBTC specializing in Peru and Bitcoin?

Contxto – Carolina Herrera, CEO of AgenteBTC, wrote to Contxto to tell us about AgenteBTC. A Peruvian fintech founded in...

August 24, 2020

A brief breakdown of Peru’s startup scene

Contxto – When comparing ecosystems from Latin America, Peru is the dark horse. It has no startups that have reached...

August 21, 2020

ALIVE Ventures closes US$28 million fund for impact-driven startups

Contxto – Look alive startups, because ALIVE Ventures has the funds to help you scale—if you fit its investment thesis,...

August 5, 2020