5 Chilean startups that are scaling outside of Latin America
El Mercurio recently reported on five Chilean startups that are making waves globally. Get to know the five…
Uber, Cabify to reach 100,000 drivers in Chile
According to Chile’s National Registry of Personal Transport, there are 48,846 taxis operating actively across the country. In…
MercadoLibre invests US$50M in free shipping rewards program
MercadoLibre, one of Argentina’s four unicorns, has recently announced the launch of their rewards program in Argentina, which…
Chile had more than 80 programs supporting entrepreneurship in 2017
El Mercurio, in partnership with the Observatory for Entrepreneurship Policy (OPEM), reports that in 2017 there were over…
Chinese Giant Mobike Launches in Chile, Their First City in Latin America
Mobike, the Chinese bike sharing giant and largest bike sharing company in the world, announced that it had…
Chilean coupon startup Cuponatic acquires Peruvian rival Ofertop
As reported in El Mercurio, few discount companies have been able to compete with Groupon in Latin America,…
FIS Ameris, backed by Ben and Lucy Ana Walton, invests in Allride and Kirón
FIS Ameris, the impact investing arm of Ameris Capital, was launched in 2017 to fund early-stage social enterprises…
Magma Partners raises US$15M fund to support startups in Latin America
Magma Partners‘ co-founder and Managing Partner, Nathan Lustig, believes “talent is evenly distributed, but opportunity isn’t.” Lustig, alongside…
Start-Up Chile grad, Solcor, puts solar panels on La Moneda
Chile’s presidential palace, La Moneda, took a huge ecological step forward last November. El Mercurio reports that the…
Ingalfarma and Level Bioscience pioneer acqui-hiring in the Chilean market
Acqui-hiring is relatively common in the U.S. market, and refers to an acquisition that is brought about to…