Federico Vega: “Brazil is one of the best places in the world from which to launch a business”
LatAm List (Yahoo Finaças) – Federico Vega, CEO and founder of the truck-hailing platform Cargo X, talks about…
REBEL raises $10M in funds to offer Brazilians affordable credit
LatAm List – REBEL, an online lender that provides unsecured loans to middle-class Brazilians at accessible interest rates,…
Rappi reaches 100K users in Ecuador
LatAm List – Rappi, the Colombian food delivery unicorn, is now reaching 100K users in Ecuador with 1.3K…
Brazilian-Chinese rideshare company, 99, to launch food delivery app in Brazil
LatAm List – 99, a Brazilian rideshare service acquired by Chinese company Didi Chuxing in 2018, has launched…
Manbang Group Invests in Brazilian Car and Cargo Matching Platform, TruckPad
LatAm List – Manbang Group, a Chinese truck-hailing firm, invested an undisclosed round in the Brazilian car and…
SoftBank invests $100M in Mexico’s Konfio
LatAm List – The Japenese fund SoftBank recently invested $100M into the Mexican small-business lender Konfio. The investment…
Apex Partners leads a $478.1K investment in Brazilian edtech Luma
LatAm List – US-based venture capital firm Apex Partners recently led an investment of R$2M (US$478.1K) in the…
Vale do Pinhão Innovation Fund to sponsor startups in Brazil
LatAm List – A new government Innovation Fund, titled Inova VP, will sponsor startups in the Vale do…
Colombian real estate startup, Habi, raises $5.5M in pre-seed round
LatAm List – Habi, a Colombian real estate startup, recently raised $5.5M in a pre-seed round from lead…
Didi Chuxing threatens Uber’s Latin America stronghold
LatAm List – Didi Chuxing, the Chinese ride hailing company, is rapidly increasing its share in the Latin…