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Contxto — The private equity sector has been progressing rapidly in Brazil. With economic stability firmly established, dropping interest rates, and low country risk, the local market is already an attractive option for venture capital in Brazil. However, storm clouds gather ahead. Brazil was going through rough economic waters even before the Covid-crisis. We shan’t […]

[wd_hustle id=”InArticleOptin” type=”embedded”/] Contxto – Traditional, brick-and-mortar businesses aren’t the only ones paying the cost of refraining from going digital. Coronavirus (Covid-19) is also teaching banks that there’s a high cost to relying on physical branches to keep in touch with their customers.  Some banks had already launched their apps long before the bug broke […]

Contxto – One of Brazil’s largest private banks, banco BV (previously known as Banco Votorantim) announced the acquisition of loaning platform, Just, last week. Brazilian fintech, Guiabolso, developed this solution. However, the price tag for this purchase was undisclosed. BVx, the innovation business unit of banco BV, handled the proceedings. This specialized arm is in […]

Contxto – Earlier today, we discussed Kaszek Ventures’ investment with SouSmile. Now, we’re switching gears to focus on the emerging startup, Theia.  Founded by CEO Flavia Deutsch and COO Paula Crespi, the young Brazilian startup recently raised R$7 million (more than US$1.7 million) to develop its parental support platform. Funds will reportedly go towards producing […]

Contxto – You don’t have to remind us, we realize that we’ve covered lots of Brazil over the past week. Yet every day something newsworthy emanates from this massive Latin American country, especially when it comes to startups.  Active within the human resources (HR) tech realm is Revelo. With over 3,000 companies in its network, […]