Argentina launches digital literacy classes in 15 community centers
The program is called “Soy Digital,” and its mission is to teach digital literacy to one thousand young…
InstaCarro raises US$30M funding round
After a successful Series A that raised US$22.5M, the used car startup, InstaCarro, raised another US$7.5M to round…
Logistics startup, Liftit, raises US$12M Series A
Liftit has just raised US$12M from undisclosed investors in its most significant funding round to date. The Colombian…
SpeakLiz recognized by Seedstars as Ecuador’s best startup
Eight Ecuadorian startups pitched at the recent Seedstars World competition in Quito, but just one was chosen to…
1/3 of Latin America’s B Corps are registered in Chile
According to El Mercurio, Chile registered 14 new B Corps in the first half of 2018, the second…
Chilean Entrepreneur Association (ASECH) launches CLP$500M fund
Last week marked the first meeting of the G100 of the Chilean Entrepreneurship Association (ASECH), the largest association…
Brazilian used-car marketplace Volanty receives US$4.9M investment
In a story originally reported by E-Commerce News and brought to our attention by LAVCA, Brazilian startup Volanty…
Argentine bank to test Bitcoin for international transfers
On May 22, 2018, Banco Masventas (BMV) in Argentina launched a new program, in partnership with Bitcoin trader…
Chile’s 15 top fintech firms processed US$1.8B in transactions in 2017
In a story originally reported by La Tercera, the fifteen Chilean fintech firms that are part of Chile’s…
Chilean monitoring startup Ceptinel raises US$1M
Ceptinel is a real-time monitoring service that uses machine learning and Complex Event Processing (CEP) to help companies…