Companies join forces to increase COVID-19 testing in Brazil
LatamList – Dozens of companies ranging from healthcare to logistics and payments have come together to create the…
12 Brazilian Startups to Watch in 2020
As the fifth-largest country in the world, and the largest in Latin America, Brazil was always set to…
Brazil’s idwall raises $10M from Qualcomm
LatAm List – idwall, a Brazilian startup which develops automated solution for identity validation and fraud prevention, recently…
August Roundup: Is Latin America ready for a global investment boom?
Japanese investor Softbank has been investing intensely in Latin America ever since the fund dedicated its $5B Innovation…
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…
SoftBank evaluates investment in C6; Fonseca leaves his executive role
LatAm List – SoftBank, a Japanese multinational telecommunications corporation, may be looking to make a third investment in…
Softbank makes first investment in Colombia in Digital Hotel Chain Ayenda
LatAm List – In the wake of Softbank’s new $5B fund for Latin America, we report that the…
Loggi acqui-hires WorldSense
LatAm List – Loggi has made WorldSense co-founder Davi Reis its new CTO by acquiring the online advertising…
Gympass receives US$190M+ investment to become Brazil’s newest unicorn
LatAm List – Japanese investor Softbank will lead a US$190M investment in Brazilian startup, Gympass, with plans to…
Softbank prepares to launch a LatAm fund
LatAm List – Japanese firm, Softbank, recently released rumors of their plans to launch a Latin American-focused fund…