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HBX Group, Wayra, and NYU launch the second edition of the TravelTech challenge to redefine the future of tourism

HBX Group, Wayra, and NYU SPS join forces in the TravelTech Lab challenge, seeking travel innovations using technologies like virtual...

October 27, 2023

Can spacetech truly take off in Latin America?

Contxto – On October 9, 2020, the Mexican government took a break from its regularly scheduled Earth-bound matters to make...

October 19, 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

Tourism is dead, long live travel! How wanderlust just got a whole lot better

Welcome to our new The Exclusive deep dive content about our Latin American ecosystem. We’re giving our registered newsletter users...

September 27, 2020

Ayenda sees recovery in hotel bookings as lockdowns relax in Colombia

Contxto – When hospitality startup Ayenda Hoteles closed US$8.7 million last October, it never imagined (nor did we) just how...

September 25, 2020

Despegar wants to take flight with US$200M investment and fintech acquisition

Contxto – Has the time come for travel platform Despegar to take off again? Today (21), the publicly-traded company presented...

August 24, 2020

Meet the disruptive Latin American startups from Y Combinator’s Summer 2020 Batch

Contxto – Y Combinator’s 15-year anniversary has been unusual, if not a very memorable one. Amidst the biggest health crisis...

August 11, 2020

Travel startup isibit to scale into Colombia and Brazil, after joining Y Combinator

Contxto – Many borders are closed and planes are parked. But Covid-19 can’t stop travel startups from going out into...

August 4, 2020

Awake raises US$500K, travel industry isn’t dead for investors

Contxto – Who says travel startups are taboo for venture capitalists (VC) right now? Not Colombian Awake Travel, who recently...

July 29, 2020

500 Startups LatAm announces Batch 12 for accelerator program

Contxto – 2020 will be a year to remember for many. It’ll be recalled as a time where a full-blown...

July 24, 2020