Amazon acquires stake in Rappi
Amazon acquired an undisclosed stake in Rappi through a $25M convertible note. The deal gives Amazon the right…
Radix Florestal raises $2M to scale Amazon reforestation
Radix Florestal, a Brazilian climate-tech that tokenizes forest assets, secured $2M from Germany’s Ecosia, representing the search engine’s…
Mombak lands $17M in debt to expand reforestation efforts in the Amazon
Brazilian climate tech Mombak raised $17M in debt financing, receiving $13.5M from the federal government’s Climate Fund and…
Building a cross-border entrepreneurial community in Latin America with Alex Santana, VC and Startups Manager at Amazon Web Services, Ep. 35
The future of work is here! Are you ready for it? As the working environment continues to evolve,…
Amazon Investor Coalition is investing in forest-friendly economic development across Latin America
LatamList – The Amazon Investor Coalition wants “to ensure that the [Amazon Rainforest] is worth more alive and…
Bancard enables Amazon Prime Video subscriptions in local currency for Paraguay
LatamList – Bancard, a Paraguayan fintech, announced that clients will now be able to access Amazon Prime Video…
Amazon expands fraud prevention program to Brazil
LatamList – Amazon is to expand Project Zero, a program for counterfeit products prevention, to seven new countries,…
Banco BS2 terminates sponsorship deal with Flamengo and Amazon is a potential sponsor
LatamList – Banco BS2, a Brazilian bank and main shirt sponsor of Brazilian soccer team Flamengo, will end…
Amazon’s AWS to invest $236.18M in Brazil
LatAm List – The cloud computing subsidiary of Amazon, Amazon Web Services, will invest $236.18M (R$1B) in the…
Amazon launches localized payments in Chile with dLocal
LatAm List – Amazon recently started accepting localized payments in Chile through dLocal, a fintech company that specializes…