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MUY tags US$18M to scale cloud kitchens and restaurants in Mexico

Contxto – MUY is hungry for growth. The startup closed US$15 million almost a year ago, launched into Mexico, and...

October 5, 2020

SoftBank-backed Ualá makes international debut with Mexico

Contxto – For the first time ever, Ualá is scaling beyond its native Argentina. Rumors floated around last week that...

September 29, 2020

Nubank is laying the groundwork to conquer (hearts) in Colombia

Contxto – Entrepreneurs David Vélez, Cristina Junqueira, and Edward Wible launched fintech Nubank in Brazil in 2013. But it’s only...

September 28, 2020

Flapz to launch private flights marketplace in Chile and Mexico

Contxto – Private jet marketplace Flapz wants to spread its wings into new countries.  Five entrepreneurs launched the startup in...

September 28, 2020

UNK brings IoT assembly lines to Colombia with US$500K investment

Contxto – Pharmaceuticals and food companies invest billions into R&D for new products. So it must be a real kicker...

September 22, 2020

To reduce plastic consumption, Solubag reels in Shark Tank investor

Contxto – Garbage litters the streets, oceans, and landfills. As a result, governments are steadily banning the consumption of single-use...

September 10, 2020

Flapper to scale marketplace for private flights in more of Latin America

Contxto – While many commercial airlines around the world are filing for bankruptcy, Brazilian Flapper and its marketplace of executive...

September 9, 2020

PedidosYa is scaling its delivery-only grocery stores

Contxto – Uruguayan-founded, German-owned PedidosYa is upping its ante in the Dominican Republic. The startup recently announced the launch of...

September 8, 2020

Übank is bringing its fintech specialty to the US—savings for non-savers

Contxto – Chilean Übank specializes in something Latin America seriously lacks: savings. But it’s expanding beyond the region and will...

September 8, 2020

Fazenda Futuro secures US$21 million to launch into US

Contxto – The world is hungry for more foodtechs and their animal-free edibles. Today (1), Brazilian startup Fazenda Futuro announced...

September 1, 2020