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Social networks have become more than just channels for communicating with friends or family. They now allow users to know what is happening on the other side of the world in a matter of seconds and to consume content tailored to their needs and tastes. The success of these platforms has been such that there […]

Monashees, a Brazilian VC firm with global operations, is raising $700 million to invest in Latin American companies via two new funds. Each fund will have $350M to invest. One will focus on recently launched startups and the other one will select companies in a growth stage. Monashees’ new fundraising is timely, as there has […]

Mexican grocery e-commerce company Jüsto announced it has acquired Freshmart, the main online supermarket in Peru. It is the first exit for Utec Ventures, the Peruvian VC firm that has financed Freshmart. Among its other investments is food delivery service Manzana Verde. With this acquisition, Freshmart is expected to accelerate its growth in Peru and […]

Delivery platform Rappi has partnered with Jüsto, the digital supermarket, to offer the best supermarket offer to users in Mexico. This partnership will make it easier for Rappi users in Mexico City, Guadalajara, Puebla, and Querétaro to order Jüsto products in the Supermarket or Express section of the Rappi app. Jüsto wants to be the […]

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Chilean HR company Buk announced that it has secured a $50 million investment in a Series A round led by Greenoaks. SoftBank also participated. A Chilean startup has never received initial backing of this size. The $50M investment raises Buk’s value to $417M, making it the third most valuable startup in Chile after Cornershop and […]

Of the 79 Latin American startups with a valuation of over $100M, almost 40% belong to the fintech industry. In terms of representation, this makes it more likely that a startup from this sector will become the next regional unicorn. The Soonicorn Club map was identified by ALLVP Research, the intelligence unit of early-stage investment […]

Two years after the launch of the Latin America Fund I, Softbank Group Corp. has announced $3 billion more for the Latin America Fund II. This adds up to a total of $8 billion that the Japanese investing conglomerate has committed to the region. Since the creation of the LatAm Fund I in 2019, Softbank […]

Contxto – It has been an interesting year for Brex. The fintech who had such a troubled year that they have decided to change things but only superficially. Back in May, the company had received a US$150 million investment, and planned on hiring 400 employees—but this year has turned differently—by June it had laid off […]

Contxto – Returning to normal after the pandemic will look pretty similar to the employees of Rappi who will now adapt to home office as a regular occurrence. Home office was not foregin to these employees who were used to a hybrid way of working. This meant some days they would go to the office […]