Brazil’s Vai.Car raises $85M funding round led by XP Investimentos
LatAm List – Vai.Car, a Brazilian car rental startup, raised an $85M (R$410M) investment round led by XP…
Cornershop doubles efforts during COVID-19 outbreak
LatAm List – Oskar Hjertonsson, founder and CEO at Cornershop, recently posted the following Twitter thread about the…
E-Commerce company Peixe to buy Grow Mobility
LatAm List – Peixe, a Latin American e-commerce firm, is reportedly in talks to buy Grow, a mobility…
Uber launches Jump bikes in Santiago
LatAm List – Uber recently launched “Jump”, its electric bike transportation system, into Santiago, Chile. Jump bikes are…
SoftBank-backed Oyo Rooms fires thousands of employees across China and India
LatAm List – Oyo Rooms, an Indian hotel network recently laid off thousands of employees and slashed other…
Colombia bans Uber from providing ride-hailing services
LatAm List – The Colombian government ordered Uber to stop operating in the country, effectively immediately, citing a…
Uber launches electric scooters in Brazil
LatAm List – Uber recently launched its electric scooters, called Jump, in the city of Santos on the…
Didi Chuxing threatens Uber’s Latin America stronghold
LatAm List – Didi Chuxing, the Chinese ride hailing company, is rapidly increasing its share in the Latin…
Brazil’s Kovi raises $30M in Series A from Global Founders Capital
LatAm List – Kovi, a Brazilian mobility startup raised a $30M Series A led by Global Founders Capital.…
Uber’s payment platform Uber Pay to be launched in Brazil
LatAm List – Uber recently announced its plans to launch payment platform Uber Pay in Brazil. The platform…