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Contxto – If Chile’s venture capital (VC) scene is crowded for such a small country, all while keeping swift and nimble—as we saw in last week’s VC ranking—, then this week’s featured country packs a punch with a just handful of players.  Related articles: Top 7 Venture Capital funds in Chile The financial and economic […]

Guest author: Nima Pourshasb, CEO and co-founder of minu Contxto – It certainly does feel that, finally, the Latin America moment has arrived. Just this year, Latin American startups have raised US$1.6 billion, Brazilian Nubank became the most valuable digital bank in the world, and top global funds such as Softbank, QED, Sequoia and Andreessen […]

Contxto – One of the hottest niche industries within the startup ecosystem is sports-related technology. Innovations involving fitness routines, personal training, as well as access to low-cost gyms, are only some of these newfound conveniences in today’s market. Keeping this in mind, the following South American startups are proving what the region has to offer […]

Contxto – Ópera, one of Colombia’s most advanced robots allegedly capable of recognizing human emotions, will be competing in RoboCup 2019 in Sydney, Australia from July 2 to July 8. In Summary Sinfonía, Ópera, Sónata, Lírica and Lied are four robot prototypes developed in a partnership between Bancolombia and three Colombian universities. These institutions include […]

Contxto – In Norwegian, the word “peiskos” signifies the warmth by a fire. Well, for a group of motivated entrepreneurs in Guadalajara, Mexico, it’s the name of an emerging startup that has developed an ecological oven. Snapshot Description: Peiskos is a high-impact social enterprise solving environmental and social problems with its bio-oven that doesn’t use […]

Contxto – In the face of ongoing debate, Uber is still planning to launch its third Latin American support center in Bogota, Colombia, according to recent reports. In Summary The new facility will cost US$40 million to “give specialized support in services and security to users, partner drivers and partner deliverers for the applications Uber […]

Contxto – Last Friday, we launched our very first podcast episode of the Entre Titanes series. In this segment, we interviewed Gerardo Ruiz Dana and Guillermo Gonzalez from Fanbot who discussed how they managed to transform their startup from a gum dispenser into a highly gamified sticker (of course, I’m oversimplifying their products here). Spoiler […]

Contxto – 2019 represents a fresh start for most of us. We are motivated. We are thirsty for success, especially in our business life. However, as we already know, it is no easy task to start and grow a company from scratch, there are many ways in which we could screw up and fail. Yes, […]