Uber to pay $450M for 51% of Cornershop
LatAm List – This acquisition represents 4X growth in Chilean-Mexican startup, Cornershop’s, valuation in the past four months…
Brazilian mobility startup Quicko raises $10M
LatAm List – Quicko, a big data and mobile intelligence startup from São Paulo recently raised $10M from…
Uber to acquire majority stake in Cornershop
LatAm List – Cornershop made headlines in early 2019 after closing a $225M acquisition deal with Walmart. Then…
Lime arrives in Argentina
LatAm List – Lime, the electric scooter app with investments from Uber and Google, is a major contributor…
Uber provides for unbanked users with BBVA
LatAm List – Mexican online bank, BBVA, is making their banking services available on a third-party application for…
Facebook launches cryptocurrency ‘Libra’; Mercado Libre will partner
LatAm List – Libra is Facebook’s new global digital coin that will allow users to save, send, or…
Uber returns to Cancun
LatAm List – In December of 2017, Uber suspended its activity in Cancun after being there for 15…
Uber launches program to help Latin American girls reach STEM fields
LatAm List – Uber has followed in the footsteps of other tech companies in starting a program for…
The ILO wants to regulate the gig-economy popularized by Uber and Rappi
LatAm List – In a recent report, the International Labor Organization (ILO) recommended that countries establish social protections…
Didi Chuxing is ready to expand across Latin America
LatAm List – Amidst a campaign to restructure and improve operations in China, ridesharing company Didi Chuxing has…