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DeltaX wants to digitize the Andean region’s trucking sector

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Transportation startup DeltaX is accelerating its plans to digitize the trucking industry in its native Bolivia and beyond thanks to a recent $1 million seed round. Millions of tons of cargo are transported each year via the Pan-American Highway and its branches across Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Bolivia and Paraguay.

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Chilean fintech Xepelin secures $230M in debt and equity from Kaszek, high-profile angels

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The fintech currently has over 4,000 clients in Chile and Mexico, which currently has a growth rate “four times faster” than when Xepelin started in Chile. The team has deep experience in the sector and has proven a perfect fit of their user-friendly product with the needs of the market.”. billion valuation.

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Migrante steps on the gas of vehicle leasing for gig workers in Latin America

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Chile-based Migrante is working to change that. The team built their own online marketplace with embedded financial tools, a strategy Canals said was so they could control the entire customer journey. They started in Chile, which is a competitive market, and are now growing in Peru and into Colombia and other parts of the region.

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Nowports raises $16M to build the OS for LatAm’s shipping industry

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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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E-commerce aggregator Merama gets its horn after just 12 months in business

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Merama , which acquires or launches Latin American digital brands, hit a $1.2 Today, Merama has more than 180 employees and a portfolio of 20 brands across Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Peru. Its prominent brands include Mexican consumer electronics company Redlemon and Bebesit, a baby products seller in Chile.

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Ecuadorian payments infrastructure startup Kushki lands $100M at a $1.5B valuation

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Put simply, Kushki aims to help make it easier, cheaper and more secure for businesses across LatAm to send and receive/process digital payments. The end goal is to help these businesses — such as digital banks — grow faster online and drive consumer adoption of digital payments. Europe, APAC and Brazil. billion. .

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Ocular Solution brings video chat to the customer journey

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This is what Ocular Solution, which participated in Startup Alley at TechCrunch Disrupt, is hoping to solve in the digital world, with a platform that helps clients add a video chat element to their site and integrate it with their existing tools, from HubSpot to Pipedrive.

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