Capitalizarme expands into Peruvian market
LatAm List – After raising US$1.4M from Chilean VC firm, Aurus, in May 2018, real estate investment platform…
Highlights from the WeXchange 2018 Pitch Competition for Women in Technology
LatAm List – Out of 400 applications, just six female-founded startups were chosen to pitch at the WeXchange…
Angel Ventures Peru leads US$350K seed round in gym management startup, Fitco
LatAm List – Fitco uses technology to help fitness centers manage and grow their user base. Founded in Lima,…
Scotiabank invests in Colombian fintech Zinobe
LatAm List – This initiative comes from a partnership between Canadian bank, Scotiabank, and US venture capital firm,…
Chilean sports-streaming startup, Fanatiz, receives investment from Magma Partners
LatAm List – Fanatiz enables Latin American football (soccer) fans to watch games from anywhere in the world.…
After just one month in Chile, WeWork looks to open 7 new locations by 2019
WeWork launched its first Santiago location in early September with massive fanfare, and has already achieved 95% occupancy…
Peruvian tourism platform, Turismoi, receives undisclosed investment
Turismoi is one of the largest tourism platforms in the Ibero-American region, with tours in Spain, Colombia, Ecuador,…
Here are the 11 startups chosen to join the 9th Generation of 500 Startups LatAm
Over 900 startups applied to join the 9th Generation of the 500 Startups accelerator in Latin America, based…
Increase raises US$3M from new investors
Argentine startup, Increase, made headlines in April 2018 when they won Google Demo Day in San Francisco. The…
Amazon to launch Alexa and Echo in Mexico
The Seattle-based e-commerce giant recently revealed that its voice-controlled virtual assistant, Alexa, would soon launch for the Mexican…