TechCrunch

JUNE 1, 2021

Some of the functionalities they build enable both local and cross-border payment players in credit and debit cards, bank transfers, digital cash, mobile wallets, and other alternative payment methods. “We The company, which was founded in 2017, already has operations in Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Chile.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2022

Chile-based Migrante is working to change that. Buying a vehicle is often out of reach for people, and through Migrante’s lending model and vehicle connections, the company is able to offer an average APR of 26% compared to other car dealerships in Chile, where it is often over 30%.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Fifth Wall also participated in the financing, along with existing backers OneVC, Elad Gil, Liu Jang and new investors Fen Ventures, Broadhaven and Rahul Mehta, managing partner at DST Global. Houm also invests in digital marketing, in an effort to provide greater visibility and access to customers.

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TechCrunch

JULY 1, 2021

Nowports , an automated digital freight forwarder in Latin America, has raised $16 million in Series A funding. million to become Latin America’s digital shipping answer to Flexport. The company currently has offices in Mexico, Chile, Colombia, and Uruguay. A number of angels also put money in the round, including Justo.mx

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TechCrunch

MAY 24, 2021

With backers like Tiger Global, LatAm crypto exchange Bitso raises $250M at a $2.2B Both funds, according to Kaszek, were “several times oversubscribed” with demand coming globally from university endowments, global foundations, technology funds and several tech entrepreneurs. And Kaszek has been at the heart of it all.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 19, 2022

The digital transformation of banking and payments services is a red-hot trend that’s shown no signs of slowing down. NovoPayment is a global BaaS startup based in Miami that has largely been focused on offering its API platform to customers in the Latin American market.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Why global investors are flocking to back Latin American startups. It has backed companies across the region including in Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Colombia, Argentina and Ecuador. Earlier this year, TechCrunch looked at why global investors were flocking to Latin America. each for Kavak and VTEX; 2.6x for QuintoAndar and 3.5x

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TechCrunch

MAY 9, 2022

Mentum is out to change that in Latin America, and is working on customizable investment APIs and widgets so businesses in Latin America can build and offer fully digital investment products, like local mutual funds, ETFs and stocks, to their customers. The products are also compliant with local regulations.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Online grocery sales are in single digits right now, but new data suggests it will top 20% by 2026 due to more consumers getting comfortable buying their groceries this way over the past two years. Image Credits: JOKR. The new round also lifts JOKR into unicorn territory with a valuation of $1.2

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TechCrunch

JUNE 30, 2022

“The digital marketing world is growing very fast and the demand for highly-skilled professionals is constantly increasing,” CEO Khlebinsky said. “The complexity of digital marketing tools is booming too — just several years ago we couldn’t imagine the technologies we use today.”

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 30, 2012

The staff at TechSoup Global is keeping all those affected by the devastating hurricane in our thoughts as we work to support recovery efforts. Visit the Center for Digital Philanthropy's Hurricane Sandy Relief page to learn about more efforts underway from organizations around the world. Donate to Organizations Providing Relief.

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TechCrunch

MAY 24, 2022

Nowports , an automated digital freight forwarder in Latin America, has raised $150 million in a Series C funding round which values the company at $1.1 To quote my colleague Anna Heim, digitizing freight forwarding is a global challenge because the sector still lacks transparency and efficiency. It has more than 500 employees.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 17, 2021

Just five months after raising $90M, Brazil’s Nuvemshop announced today it has raised $500 million in a round co-led by Insight Partners and Tiger Global Management. ” The new capital will go toward growth in Nuvemshop’s existing markets and support expansion into new countries such as Colombia, Chile and Perú.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Across Latin America, e-commerce purchases are expected to grow by double-digits annually by 2024. The company intends to expand into other countries where e-commerce is growing, including Colombia, Argentina, Chile and Peru. Anyone purchasing something online has had that one instance where the delivery method failed.

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TechCrunch

MAY 12, 2022

If there’s one area that has thus far felt insulated from the global venture downturn, it’s infrastructure. Existing backers Riverwood Capital, Viking Global Investors and Sunley House Capital also participated in the financing. Meanwhile, its number of active digital banking accounts climbed by 380% year-over-year.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2010

Ed Granger-Happ, Nethope; Claire Bonilla, Disaster Response Microsoft; Daniel Ben-Horin, TechSoup Global, Vida Durant, CARE USA. Microsoft’s technology capacity work in the nonprofit technology sector includes partnerships with Tech Soup Global , NetHope in disaster relief as well as others.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 3, 2023

In recent years, there has been an explosion of global investor interest in Latin American startups. The firm’s most notable exit is digital bank Nubank, which it first invested in during the pre-seed round “when the company was merely a PowerPoint presentation,” said co-founder and managing partner Nicolas Szekasy.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 22, 2021

With more people in Latin America getting used to making purchases digitally, the company has experienced a major surge in business over the past year. Over the past decade, direct-to-consumer has become one of the most important drivers of entrepreneurship globally,” he said.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 6, 2023

Today, HealthAtom has close to 6,500 clients across 20 countries with main operations in Chile, Colombia and Mexico. According to a report conducted by the McKinsey Global Institute, digital adoption within healthcare systems in LatAm has catered to larger hospitals and disregarded small and medium businesses.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2021

CEO Juan Gavito, who was previously in digital advertising, and Garay have backgrounds in private equity and venture capital, while Santiago Gavito was scaling startups. That has enabled Quinio to realize double-digit growth each month so far. Why global investors are flocking to back Latin American startups.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 8, 2022

Truora participated in Y Combinator’s Winter 2019 cohort and soon after expanded into digital identity and authentication technologies. Those customers include Rappi, Clara, Bancolombia, Adelantos, Mercado Libre, Didi, Homie and Global 66. The company has offices in Colombia, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Peru and San Francisco.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 7, 2022

Meanwhile, Yaydoo has raised over $20 million from investors such as Base10 Partners, monashees, SB Opportunity Fund and Leap Global Partners. As he pointed out, pricing in some fintech categories dropped almost 60% according to Pitchbook, and digital and crypto companies are down over 65%. “We Well, that was fast!

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 11, 2022

The sector exploded last year, seeing record investment — $132 billion globally, according to CB Insights — with many startups reaching lofty valuations, including Stripe at $95 billion, Klarna at $45 billion and Plaid at $13 billion. Thanks for indulging me. Weekly News. Fintech was hot in 2021, but looking back on it … maybe too hot?

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TechCrunch

JUNE 3, 2022

Part of the push to digitalize the bus industry is because the technology exists now. The round was led by UP.Partners with participation from Toyota Ventures, Maniv Mobility, K5 Global and Mazapil, as well as existing investors. as well as expand into other Latin American countries, likely starting with Chile.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 5, 2013

According to Park Young-Woo of the United Nations Environment Program, the Asia-Pacific region now produces more than half of global e-waste. region in southern China is the poster child of digital dumps and bad electronics recycling. This is true for most of Asia where the problem is becoming critical.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 24, 2023

April 28, 2023 ChatGPT parent company OpenAI closes $300M share sale at $27B-29B valuation VC firms including Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Thrive and K2 Global are picking up new shares, according to documents seen by TechCrunch. A source tells us Founders Fund is also investing.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 9, 2021

Friends Alvaro Silberstein and Camilo Navarro came up with the idea for the Wheel the World travel booking site following a 2016 trip to Torres del Paine National Park in Chile. Tapping into this market of disability travel will be tapping into more than $100 billion globally,” Silberstein added.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

The country is now fifth-largest exporter of liquefied natural gas globally. The country was the fastest growing data center market in Asia Pacific in the first half of 2024, according to global real estate firm Cushman and Wakefield. “They are extracting data in the same way.

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Fast Company Tech

APRIL 15, 2025

China controls 69% of global rare earth mining and a staggering 8590% of refining and processing, the complex alchemy that transforms raw ore into the materials that make absolutely everything that is crucial to our everyday lives, from your electric toothbrush to phone to computer to your electric car to the servers that make everything run.

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