Salesforce Ventures

Contxto –  Wildlife Studios has raised US$120 million in what is just barely its Series B. The round was led by the US fund Vulcan Capital. I say “barely” because, as you know, this scaleup surprised us many recently with the news that it had achieved a valuation of over US$1 billion. We were all […]

Contxto – Peiky, a startup with its heart in Colombia (more on this later) has raised US$1.3 million in pre-series A bridge round financing. It proved to be a tricky feat to pull thanks to our old nemesis, Covid-19. The capital was raised in its entirety by angel investors. It will be used to advance […]

Contxto – Businesses know data security is an invaluable asset, consequently so do investors. Today (14), Argentine cybersecurity startup Auth0 announced its Series F round for US$120 million.  The investment was led by Salesforce Ventures who was joined by newcomer DTCP, as well as returning investors Bessemer Venture Partners, Sapphire Ventures, Meritech Capital, World Innovation […]

Contxto – Runa, the HR startup from Mexico, has been busy as of late. In correspondence with Contxto, it shared that it’s added two new perks to its platform. One applies to employee enrollment in Mexico’s healthcare system and the other is a performance management feature. The startup can be found in Mexico City and […]

Contxto – Fielo—loyalty and incentives management application from Brazil—received US$7 million in funding in its recent round from Lorinvest and Confrapar. The startup plans to further expand into the United States and Brazil. Competition is thick in all industries; that’s just a fact of business. However, building customer loyalty is increasingly in the limelight. This […]

Contxto – “All your customer experiences. A unified commerce platform”. This is the claim headlining VTEX’s product description page. The bravado recently got some pretty solid backing, since the carioca company recently received a US$140 million investment. The round was led that Japanese conglomerate so beloved by us—SoftBank. Not shabby for a company that has […]

Contxto – If you think UX research and testing is more of an art than science, it’s probably because you don’t know about EnjoyHQ. Less guessing, more enjoying. Recently, EnjoyHQ raised a US$2 million seed round led by Point Nine Capital. Other investors included The Venture City, LocalGlobe, Faber Ventures, Kibo Ventures Techstarts and Social […]