TechCrunch

APRIL 20, 2022

Notably, both are based in Colombia but provide services across the Latin America region (and in the case of Ding, globally ). Department of Commerce that estimate Colombia alone to have the fifth largest e-commerce market in Latin America, which as a region is projected to reach 260.2 The company quotes figures from the U.S.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 27, 2022

Bogota-based payments infrastructure startup Minka has secured $24 million in a funding round co-led by Tiger Global Management and Kaszek. In its home country of Colombia, the startup has already had an impact. Rozic said he was inspired to start Minka when he moved to Colombia five years ago. “I

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 30, 2021

Ricardo Sangion previously launched operations for Facebook and Pinterest in Latin America, before joining operator-led global investors TheVentureCity as partner for first-ticket investments in the region. This region has a global outlook, spectacular universities, a diverse population and an army of entrepreneurs. Ricardo Sangion.

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TechCrunch

JULY 26, 2022

As the global pandemic turbocharged growth in the e-commerce market, so too did the COVID-19 period lead to huge venture gains in the region; and as the pandemic somewhat waned, so too has e-commerce growth, and, perhaps unsurprisingly, venture activity in Latin America as well.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 8, 2022

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. While its headquarters are located in Cali, Colombia, Muniz said Truora’s new main focus, or highest growing office, is Mexico City.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

The talks in Colombia known as COP16 yielded some significant outcomes before they broke up in November, including an agreement that requires companies that benefit from genetic resources in naturesay, by developing medicines from rainforest plantsto share the benefits. And a big part of the talks will be about raising more money.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 22, 2022

When it raised in September, Jeeves — which describes itself as “an all-in-one corporate card and expense management platform for global startups” — was valued at $500 million. The company says it provides the underwriting, credit in local currency and the payment rails “for any business spend across countries and currencies.”

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TechCrunch

JUNE 7, 2022

Specifically, it enables LatAm businesses to a ccept payments globally and receive money in their local currency. Payment infrastructure has continued to be resilient despite a global venture slowdown and challenging macroenvironment, and Kushki is no exception. Europe, APAC and Brazil.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 2, 2021

Jeeves, which is building an “all-in-one expense management platform” for global startups , is emerging from stealth today with $131 million in total funding, including $31 million in equity and $100 million in debt financing. . The startup’s offering is currently live in Mexico — its largest market — as well as Colombia, Canada and the U.S.,

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 2, 2021

The company took in $260 million in Series B, just five months after raising $170 million in Series A funding that was led by GGV Capital, Balderton Capital and Tiger Global Management. Powered by local stores, JOKR joins the 15-min grocery race with a $170M Series A. Image Credits: JOKR.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 6, 2023

After a consultation, a plan will be established and information can be transferred to the cloud platform, adhering to local regulations. Depending on the size of the operation and local regulations a clinic can pay anywhere from $20 to $20,000 monthly. Image Credits: HealthAtom.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2021

“In Latin America, 90% of the [used car] transactions are informal, which leads to a 40% fraud rate,” said García, who experienced these challenges firsthand when he moved to Mexico from Colombia a couple of years ago and bought a used car. . “My My budget allowed me to buy a used car, but there was no infrastructure around it.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 5, 2021

But more and more, other regions in Latin America such as Chile are also attracting global investor interest. Why global investors are flocking to back Latin American startups. In September alone, Buk says it grew 7% in Chile, 20% in Colombia, and 23% in Peru month-over-month. . Today, the tool is used by 4,000 SMEs.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

These regions, home to vibrant ecosystems and global breadbaskets that feed the world, are on the frontlines of ariditys slow but relentless advance. A farmer in Colombia holds a cacao pod. Greenhouse gas emissions: A global catalyst Human-induced climate change is the primary driver of rising aridity. million square miles (4.3

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TechCrunch

MARCH 22, 2021

Over the past decade, direct-to-consumer has become one of the most important drivers of entrepreneurship globally,” he said. It also plans to expand into other markets such as Colombia, Chile and Peru over the next 18-24 months. This requires an on the ground local knowledge to make it all work.

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TechCrunch

MAY 30, 2022

This downsizing from the Dubai-based startup adds to the long list of global cross-stage layoffs in what has been a rough month for tech employees. SWVL is present in 13 markets globally: the UAE, Egypt, Kenya, Germany, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Turkey, Japan, Argentina, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Pakistan. alone according to reports.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2022

At that time, CEO Ricardo Weder told TechCrunch that the company, which was founded in 2019, weathered the first year of the global pandemic well, seeing 2020 revenue increase 16-fold. The global pandemic helped a lot in terms of grocery adoption in Latin America,” he added.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 19, 2022

I sat down (virtually, that is) with General Partners Angela Strange and Anish Acharya to learn more about why the pair believes that the fact that more people are working globally spells huge opportunity for fintech companies. And then over time, if the product and company was successful, you would slowly expand globally. .

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2021

The company will also expand its staff — at 33 people today — to over 100 by the end of next year as it begins looking for brands outside of Mexico in Chile, Colombia, Brazil and Argentina. Why global investors are flocking to back Latin American startups. E-commerce is expected to grow another 30% this year, Juan Gavito said.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Waze, the Google-owned navigation and mapping service, will lay off 5 percent of its global workforce, or about 30 people out of 555 total employees, the company’s CEO said in an email to employees. Globally, Waze customers drove 60 percent fewer miles in March, when lockdowns started going into effect, as compared to February.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 20, 2022

Meanwhile, in the most life-imitates-art ( looking at you , “Silicon Valley”) story I’ve written for TechCrunch to date, Social Local Mobile Commerce (SoLoMoCo) app Tulu raised a chunk of cash to bring the sharing economy to your apartment building. Startups and VC. You want more? Across the pond, the U.K.

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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. The startup has raised $110 million in a growth funding round led by U.K.-based

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TechCrunch

APRIL 21, 2022

We have now become fully gross profit positive on a group level for our local business across all of our countries after 12 months of operations. What is JOKR’s global footprint now, and what’s next for the company? Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Peru and Chile. What does this mean now for JOKR’s immediate future?

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 24, 2023

Notably, Italy’s privacy watchdog slapped ChatGPT with a local stop-processing order earlier this year — which led to a brief break in service while OpenAI rushed out with disclosures and controls. Mass data scraping of personal information can constitute a reportable data breach in many jurisdictions.”

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 8, 2022

The investment was co-led by Bain Capital Ventures and Tiger Global, and included participation from Canary, Latitud Ventures and Asymmetric Capital Partners. Latin America’s slowing VC market hides local strength. Miferia also offers free shipping and handles payments so brands don’t have to worry about collections.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 17, 2023

It has been around since 2017, operating initially in Spain before expanding to Italy and several countries in Latin America (Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Brazil and Peru). In short, globally, most countries are struggling to teach most of their young people basic math skills (a situation laid bare in ongoing OECD research ).

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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. The startup says it will also continue to grow its local presence and team in EMEA. This will now be offered to 22 fintech companies across Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Colombia and Peru.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 29, 2022

Labor Department estimating that the global shortage of software engineers could reach 85.2 ” Samira and Astro co-launched Astro as Austin Software in 2018 in an effort to overcome these roadblocks to recruiting developer talent in Latin America, specifically countries like Colombia, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay and Mexico.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 14, 2022

The company says it’s currently working with over 5,000 businesses across Mexico, Brazil and Colombia with ambitions to double that number by year’s end. It’s a localized solution that foreign investors might be unfamiliar with. Just eight months later, it had raised a Coatue-led $70 million Series B and achieved unicorn status.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 26, 2020

And they’re certainly not exempt from a global pandemic. responding to a global pandemic is a matter of doubling-down on what they know. That network supports local leaders in improving education policy through advocacy. Local communities were. We had to work closely to support local clubs in navigating this.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 20, 2008

Now, a day and two thousand miles from the closing ceremony, I realize I was lucky enough to participate in a very special kind of conference, one which deals specifically with the global politics of science centers. I'm not sure what the global strategy looks like from here or how these goals will be achieved or attempted.

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Tech Soup

MAY 12, 2014

TechSoup Global’s Dara Westling attended the recent Global Donors Forum in Washington, D.C. She is our vice president of development alliances and global media for TechSoup Global’s domestic and international programs. We connect the local with global resources.” Dara Westling.

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Towards Data Science

MARCH 29, 2023

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TechCrunch

JULY 20, 2021

“We are true believers in the fact that the world needs a new Amazon, a better one, a more sustainable one, one that appreciates local areas and products.” The round was led by led by GGV Capital, Balderton Capital and Tiger Global Management. But that local aspect also builds sustainability into the model.

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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

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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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 6, 2025

government will stop sharing air quality data gathered from its embassies and consulates, worrying local scientists and experts who say the effort was vital to monitor global air quality and improve public health. “It was a source of access to air quality information independent of local monitoring networks.

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