LatAm List – A few weeks ago, we reported on the six Latin American startups that presented at Y Combinator Demo…
Open Letter to Entrepreneurs in Mexico
This article was originally published by Bismarck Lepe, founder of Ooyala and Wizeline, on LinkedIn. Dear Entrepreneurs: Last week, one…
Monica Black to lead The Venture City as Partner for the Americas
LatAm List – The former Investment Director for the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative will be moving to Miami to lead venture fund,…
Nubank receives US$180M investment from Tencent, achieves US$4B valuation
LatAm List – Nubank is now one of the most valuable privately-owned startups in Latin America, after a US$180M investment…
IDB Invest and OPIC launch Latin America’s first female-focused fund
LatAm List – Women-owned business worldwide face a shortfall of over US$1.7 trillion in financing. To combat this issue in…
The Latin America September Tech Round Up
LatAm List – September was a record month for the rapidly expanding tech ecosystem in Latin America. The recent spate…
Angel Ventures Peru leads US$350K seed round in gym management startup, Fitco
LatAm List – Fitco uses technology to help fitness centers manage and grow their user base. Founded in Lima, Peru in…
Facebook launches new Dating feature in Colombia
LatAm List – In a story brought to our attention by TechCrunch, Facebook will launch an online dating feature to…
Brazilian travel startup Instavagiem receives US$101K investment from GVAngels
LatAm List – Instaviagem is the Brazilian clone of PackUpGo, a travel startup that plans a trip for you and…
Mexican edtech startup, Yogome, shuttered due to fraud
LatAm List – Yogome, the educational videogame startup that raised US$26.9M from Seaya Ventures in March 2018, recently announced that…