Kavak becomes Mexico’s first unicorn
LatamList – Kavak, a used car platform, recently raised a $400M funding round from SoftBank, Greenoaks, DST Global,…
Report: Rappi to raise $1B from SoftBank
LatAm List – SoftBank, a Japanese fund, is nearing a $1B investment in Rappi, a Latin American delivery…
Nubank is recruiting talent for Mexico expansion
LatAm List – Brazilian unicorn, Nubank, a neobank for consumers, starts to recruit for its recent expansion in…
Brazil’s Top 5 Tech Deals of 2018
LatAm List – 2018 was a banner year for startups and VC in Latin America. As usual, Latin…
Brex: A Brazilian unicorn built by 22-year-olds
LatAm List – In a story originally reported on TechCrunch, Brex, a Brazilian fintech startup, recently closed a…
Rappi raises US$200M investment
Rappi, a Colombian delivery startup, first made headlines when it reached the Y Combinator accelerator in 2016, and…
Nubank raises US$150M, becomes Brazil’s third unicorn
In a story brought to our attention by Startupi and confirmed by Reuters, Brazil’s biggest online banking startup, Nubank,…
How global tech firms and investors are changing Latin America’s startup ecosystem
TechCrunch recently reported on a growing number of international investors and tech firms becoming involved in Latin America’s…