Remove Chile Remove Global Remove Rate
article thumbnail

What Apple is doing with 25,000 acres of former cattle pastures in Brazil

Fast Company Tech

For decades, huge swaths of Brazils Cerrado ecosystem have been used to support the global demand for burgers. When we look at the global climate science, its clear that we have to cut emissions as quickly as possible, but we also have to end deforestation and rapidly scale up carbon removal in order to stay within 1.5

Brazil 139
article thumbnail

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

TechCrunch

LatAm venture fund Kaszek Ventures led the equity portion of the financing, which also included participation from partners of DST Global and a slew of other firms and founders/angel investors. Overall, the company has been seeing a growth rate of 30% per month, the founders said. LatAm- and U.S.-based billion valuation.

Chile 115
professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Last-mile delivery in Latin America is ready to take off

TechCrunch

Prior to joining WIND, he was an investor at Soma Capital , where he invested venture capital globally across the consumer and enterprise sectors. E-commerce in LatAm has taken off at a compound annual industry growth rate of 16% over the past five years. consumers are Amazon Prime members. The holdout: Latin America.

America 133
article thumbnail

Uber to become the sole owner of grocery delivery startup Cornershop

TechCrunch

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said in a statement that the company’s grocery and new verticals business has exceeded a $3 billion annual bookings run rate for this year. “That’s why we’re excited to deepen our commitment to the team at Cornershop and to support their vision as they scale globally,” he added. and Canada.

article thumbnail

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

TechCrunch

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%.

America 82
article thumbnail

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

TechCrunch

Specifically, it enables LatAm businesses to a ccept payments globally and receive money in their local currency. At the same time, Kushki claims its infrastructure can help boost acceptance rates and reduce fraud. Today, the startup operates in five countries: Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Colombia and Chile.

Ecuador 118
article thumbnail

Around the TechSoup Global Blogosphere, February 27 - March 5

Tech Soup

Carmina reports on the rate of adoption of broadband technologies in Chile. From TechSoup Global's grant-funded projects: MaintainIT Project. Becky points out a new document that explains some of the trickier points of Microsoft eOpen. TechSoup.org and Adobe announce the 2009 Show Your Impact challenge. read more.

Global 43