Brazil’s Base Partners closes $135M for LatAm growth fund
LatAm List – Base Partners, a growth-stage VC fund based in São Paulo, recently announced they had raised…
Puerto Rico’s Arecibo Observatory receives $19M from NASA to protect Earth from asteroids
LatAm List – The most sensitive and powerful planetary radar system in the world is located in northern…
Mexico’s Credijusto raises $42M Series B
LatAm List – Credijusto offers asset-backed loans and equipment leases to SMEs in Mexico, a market currently underserved…
Sixteen Latin American startups participated in Y Combinator’s 2019 Summer Batch
LatAm List – Last year, we reported on the six Latin American companies that presented at Y Combinator…
Kaszek Ventures raises $600M as Latin American investment heats up
LatAm List – The Argentine early-stage VC, Kaszek Ventures, just became the first local Latin American fund to…
Chilean biotech startup Aguamarina receives Series A investment
LatAm List – In a story originally brought to our attention by LAVCA, Chilean industrial biotech startup, Aguamarina,…
How Mexican app Bridgefy is connecting protesters in Hong Kong
Bridgefy is a Mexican startup based in San Francisco that makes apps send messages directly from one device…
Startupbootcamp opens applications for third Mexico City Fintech Scale program
LatAm List – Startupbootcamp’s Fintech Scale program in Mexico City is a six-month accelerator for high-growth fintech startups…
Cabify, Easy Taxi and Movo build first multi-mobility platform in Mexico
LatAm List – Cabify, a private taxi platform similar to Uber, Didi, and Lyft, will be offering more…
YC-grad, Truora, receives investment from Magma Partners to expand in Latin America
LatAm List – Truora is on a mission to combat fraud in Latin America using instant background checks.…