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clicOH’s shipping technology provides Amazon-like logistics to e-commerce companies in LatAm

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E-commerce is an $85 billion business in Latin America, and as that market is poised to essentially double in three years , the current consumer demands to receive orders on time and packaged correctly will only increase. Joining them is JAM Fund and existing investors Flexport, FundersClub and Vast VC.

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Foreign investors have a bigger role to play in growing Latin America’s startup ecosystem

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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. How does the Peruvian market behave compared to the United States? Investors should look for younger markets. Contributor.

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

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The company currently has offices in Mexico, Chile, Colombia, and Uruguay. To familiarize himself with the market for which he’d be developing a technology, Casal worked with a freight forwarder in Kansas City that had been operating for more than 30 years. Our 2021 goal is 400% to 600%,” de los Rios told TechCrunch.

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Kaszek earmarks nearly $1B in new funds for Latin American startups

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In recent years, there has been an explosion of global investor interest in Latin American startups. Geographically, Kaszek has been most active in Brazil and Mexico, and has also invested in teams based in Colombia, Chile, Argentina, Ecuador, Peru and Uruguay. billion in 2021, (up from $2 billion in 2018) according to LAVCA.

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Marco Financial raises $82M in debt, equity seed round to support small Latin American exporters

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Additional investors in the newest seed round and expanded credit facility include Village Global VC, Flexport Ventures, Tresalia Capital, 342 Capital, Struck Capital, Antler LLC, Antler Elevate, Florida Funders and Fox Ventures. Startups are transforming global trade in the COVID-19 era. There is a lot of value to tackle.

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Uruguayan payments startup dLocal quadruples valuation to $5B with $150M raise

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Alkeon Capital led the latest round, which also included participation from BOND, D1 Capital Partners, and Tiger Global. General Atlantic led its previous round , which closed last September and made dLocal Uruguay’s first unicorn and one of Latin American’s highest-valued startups.

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a16z, NFX back Latitud’s effort to become ‘the operating system for every venture-backed company in LatAm’

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The pandemic had just started, and while quarantining, the trio found themselves in the position — separately — of advising entrepreneurs who were trying to navigate the new normal amidst an increase in interest from global investors. Why global investors are flocking to back Latin American startups.