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Kaszek led a USD$5 million investment round

Kaszek co-founder Hernan Kazah understands this complexity well, as he co-founded e-commerce giant Mercado Libre and today has a portfolio...

December 1, 2023

Ripio drives Web3 innovation with nine startups selected for its acceleration program in LatAm

Ripio announces its Web3 acceleration program in Latin America, highlighting startups from Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay among the selected.

November 22, 2023

The colombian startup Yuno partners with Bamboo Payment for cross-border payments in LatAm

With the partnership between Yuno and Bamboo Payment, a new era of opportunities opens up for businesses in Latin America,...

October 26, 2023

Vopero revolutionizes the resale market in Latin America

Vopero means 'your virtual closet' in Spanish, and was founded in 2020 to introduce a new generation of consumers in...

October 19, 2023

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

Uruguay has its first unicorn after US$200M investment in fintech dLocal

Contxto – A couple of months ago we published the 11 startups in Uruguay to keep an eye on in...

September 15, 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

Why EBANX sees big potential in its payment processing service in Uruguay

Contxto – Fintech EBANX launched operations in its ninth Latin American country, Uruguay, this week. Correspondingly, merchants there will now...

July 31, 2020

Rappi to launch (zero fee) platform for restaurants. But, is it really free?

Contxto – Colombian Rappi wants to take its relationship with restaurants to a new level. Yesterday (23), the startup announced...

July 23, 2020

Fintech in Uruguay 2020 (beta)

Contxto – Talk about overachievers. Uruguay has often been proven that big things can come in small packages. But, could...

July 22, 2020