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VU raises $12M to remove cybersecurity friction from digital experiences

TechCrunch

The Argentina-based fraud and identity protection company announced $12 million in Series B funding Monday from backers including software developer, Globant, as well as Agrega Partners, NXTP Ventures, Bridge One, the IDB Lab and Telefónica. Globant provides software development to the likes of Google, Disney and Apple.

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Argentina’s Digital House raises over $50M to help solve LatAm’s tech talent shortage

TechCrunch

Digital House , a Buenos Aires-based edtech focused on developing tech talent through immersive remote courses, announced today it has raised more than $50 million in new funding. Riverwood Capital, a Menlo Park-based private equity firm, and existing backer early-stage Argentina-based venture firm Kaszek also participated in the financing.

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5 investors explain why Latin America is poised to weather the crypto winter

TechCrunch

The web3 bandwagon really took off in 2021 and 2022 as entrepreneurs and investors both sought to make their mark in the nascent industry. Indeed, Argentina is a good example of a country where alternatives to fiat currency are looking more attractive, as buying U.S. But then again, neither would I if they were in Argentine pesos.

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The LatAm funding boom continues as Kaszek raises $1B across a duo of funds

TechCrunch

Today, more than two decades later, technology secular trends are stronger than ever before as we are experiencing an acceleration towards digitalization.”. The firm is industry agnostic, with Kazah saying it considers “any industry where technology is playing a transformational role.”.

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Mercado Bitcoin, Brazil’s first crypto exchange, raises $200M from SoftBank

TechCrunch

Mercado Bitcoin , a Latin American digital assets exchange, has raised $200 million in Series B funding from the SoftBank Latin America Fund. Then in 2020, the company issued Futecoin, the world’s first digital asset based on FIFA’s solidarity mechanism. . “We billion, ranking it among the top 10 unicorns in Latin America. .

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Agrotools farming for M&A with new $21M funding round

TechCrunch

Brazil’s agriculture sector is a $24 billion industry and Agrotools said it has analyzed over 4.5 Toward this vision, we just acquired a digital platform from Argentina to support the rural producer weather risk management and corporations risk assessment.”.

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500 Startups unveils its Fall 2012 accelerator lineup: More international and more sh*t founders say

The Next Web

Startups in this class come from far and away, including Argentina, Austria, Australia, Brazil, Croatia, Denmark, India, Japan, Italy, Latvia & Estonia, Spain, and Taiwan. Instamojo: marketplace to sell your digital creations with just one click. TradeBriefs: empowering Indian professionals through industry expertise and jobs.