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Contxto – Even prior to the coronavirus outbreak, Iporanga Ventures had seen potential in edtech Classpert and its online content. “Our meeting with Classpert started just before the pandemic, when the scenario was still different. We already liked the company in a regular market context, and the pandemic accelerated sales even more,” says Leonardo Teixeira, […]

Contxto – Any startup that works with the real estate process of iBuying will burn through money quickly. As a result, they’re highly reliant on equity capital or financing to get their projects off the ground.  To that end, proptech Flat.mx recently raised US$25 million in debt financing through Arc Labs. The money will serve […]

Contxto — The right email arriving at the right time can make even the saddest person grin at their phone. Yesterday night, Torre—a professional network for job finding and recruitment—knocked on my inbox and greeted me with intriguing news. According to their latest Q2 investor report, the company has officially closed (and oversubscribed) its US$5 […]

Contxto – Chilean insurtech Burn to Give is giving the Latam ecosystem plenty of reasons to celebrate. On Saturday (18), the startup announced it closed its Series A for US$8.5 million. Investors included Albatross Capital, Grupo Prisma, and Norwegian Katapult Impact. Angel investors from J.P. Morgan, Endeavor, among other organizations also pitched funds. Burn to […]

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 […]

Contxto – Sustainability doesn’t have to be left to NGOs and governments to sort out. There are plenty of Latam startups that through entrepreneurship, are creating a better future and providing jobs along the way. And it’s not a matter of charity either, it’s a legitimate and potentially profitable business. Proof of that is the […]

Contxto – It doesn’t take more than a day in Mexico City, Bogota or Lima to realize that Latin America has a serious chronic traffic illness. It is for that reason that micro-mobility offered the region a new opportunity; a new way for Latin Americans to move around. Most cities in the region aren’t well […]

Contxto – Argentina is an agricultural powerhouse. To such an extent that its production of grains, wines, and beef figures in the international community’s collective imagining of the country. Startup missing? Agtech in Argentina  But it’s not just romantic visions of the pampa, gauchos, and malbec. Argentina produces massive amounts of other less famous produce, […]

Contxto – SoftBank and Correlation One have officially concluded their joint Data Science for All (DS4A) program in Latin America. The pair launched the initiative in February of this year to prepare people with a background in programming, math, and statistics in artificial intelligence (AI) tech and data science. The first edition of DS4A had […]

Contxto – Mexican healthtech startups, Happinss and Midoconline, are putting the “perfect” back in “perfect storm”. Both companies have seen the rise of telemedicine from upfront, and now they’re joining forces and going in for the kill—or rather, to make a killing. The alliance fuses both companies’ specialties, providing 24 hour GP, psychologist, and nutritionist […]