TechCrunch

JUNE 7, 2022

Ecuadorian payments infrastructure company Kushki has raised $100 million in an extension to its Series B round, more than doubling its valuation to $1.5 The startup had raised $86 million in the first tranche of the financing in June of 2021 at a post-money valuation of $600 million. Europe, APAC and Brazil.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 25, 2021

Europe, LatAm and Europe, today announced that it has raised a $20 million Series B funding round led by Redpoint eventures. It opened campuses in Mexico and Peru, for example. “Raising funds is helping us support and accelerate our vision of creating this ‘OS of education.’

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TechCrunch

MARCH 2, 2022

Patjane told TechCrunch that he wasn’t immediately looking for additional capital after closing the Series B, and in fact had plans to begin raising again this year. 99 minutos, Mexico’s last mile delivery startup, raises a $40M Series B. That interest didn’t happen before,” he added. Revenue grew three times year over year.

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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. For good reason, too: Startups have raised $9.3 Investors in the Andean region cover Peru, Chile and Colombia.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 21, 2021

“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. The company expanded its operations to eight countries up and down the Americas, including Chile, Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Peru, the U.S. The company raised $31.7

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TechCrunch

APRIL 3, 2023

Kaszek Ventures , one of Latin America’s first venture firms, has raised $975 million across two funds. In recent years, there has been an explosion of global investor interest in Latin American startups. Since 2011, Kaszek has backed more than 120 companies, which the firm says collectively have raised more than $15.5

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 26, 2021

The company intends to expand into other countries where e-commerce is growing, including Colombia, Argentina, Chile and Peru. This new capital combines with previous raises of $7 million following Skydropx’s participation in Y Combinator in 2018. Last-mile logistics platform Cargamos raises $11M seed round to expand same-day delivery.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 8, 2022

T ruora , a Colombian user authentication startup, has raised $15 million in Series A funding co-led by two Silicon Valley-based venture firms. That March, it raised $3.5 Those customers include Rappi, Clara, Bancolombia, Adelantos, Mercado Libre, Didi, Homie and Global 66.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 7, 2022

The company has raised over $86 million over its lifetime and counts NewView Capital and SoftBank’s SB Opportunity Fund among its backers. Meanwhile, Yaydoo has raised over $20 million from investors such as Base10 Partners, monashees, SB Opportunity Fund and Leap Global Partners. Klarna recently raised $800 million at a $6.7

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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

MAY 12, 2022

If there’s one area that has thus far felt insulated from the global venture downturn, it’s infrastructure. The startup has raised $110 million in a growth funding round led by U.K.-based Existing backers Riverwood Capital, Viking Global Investors and Sunley House Capital also participated in the financing.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 27, 2020

” The initial markets will be in Mexico, Costa Rica, Peru, South Africa, Kenya, Uganda and Vietnam, where Apeel’s tech will treat avocados, pineapples, asparagus and citrus fruits like lemons, limes and oranges. . “The value is not just in the longer-lasting produce, it’s in the market access for that longer-lasting produce.”

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TechCrunch

APRIL 21, 2022

However, the company went on to raise $260 million in December to become a billion-dollar company, and despite some growing pains, it seems like it has some believers and a business model that is working, at least for now. What is JOKR’s global footprint now, and what’s next for the company? Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Peru and Chile.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

After its mammoth $528 million Series F raise , it acquired several of Delivery Hero’s businesses in Central and Eastern Europe for $208 million. However, in markets like Africa, there are fewer concerns regarding the working conditions of riders, which undoubtedly appeals to what these global players fancy.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 4, 2012

I did a post a few weeks ago on youth programs in TechSoup Global's new Local Impact Map and decided I hadn’t covered this resource nearly enough. demonstrates what nonprofits, NGOs, and libraries around the world are doing with their TechSoup Global software donations to further their missions. Our Local Impact Map.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 25, 2008

3,700 dollars were raised for Cambodian kids. I love conversational keynotes and have ever since I first experienced them during the Global Voices London Summit 2005 and Blogher plenary session in 2005. Two delicious breakfast and lunches, plus 5 different kinds of candy in the afternoon. Two awesome parties. All in all.

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Have Fun - Do Good

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

I imagined women or girls who received cards might keep them in a place in her home, in a drawer, or on a shelf that would always remind her that she is cared for, and that she is a part of a much larger global community. We must raise $1,000 to keep our classes going for another year. We are also planning a trip to Peru!

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 20, 2008

Martin Fisher: The problem we're trying to solve is global poverty. As long as we have massive global poverty, we really can't solve any of our other biggest problems because if you have people who are starving, they're going to do anything to stay alive. I applied for a Fulbright Fellowship to go back to Peru.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 1, 2021

The company, which was founded in 2017, already has operations in Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Chile. “We realized there was a gigantic opportunity to democratize and create infrastructure to move money,” Schwarzkopf told TechCrunch.

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TechCrunch

JULY 20, 2021

And he’s raising plenty of money to aim at that goal. The round was led by led by GGV Capital, Balderton Capital and Tiger Global Management. Right now it’s live in nine cities across Latin American countries Brazil, Mexico, Colombia and Peru, as well as Poland and Austria in Europe. Latin America and Europe.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 28, 2025

To raise awareness about the global water crisis. The project is a close collaboration between Water for People , a global nonprofit that helps bring clean water and sanitation systems to underserved communities around the world; communications firm Edelman ; and Toronto-based graphic arts studio the Gas Company.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 1, 2006

Before I left for Peru, I did an interview for the Big Vision Podcast with Jonah Sachs, the Principal of Free Range Studios , an advertising and marketing firm with offices in Washington DC and Berkeley, California that specializes in non-profits and socially responsible businesses. We design the home page and the website for the ACLU.

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Engadget

MARCH 18, 2025

A former United Nations diplomat, she had aspirations of helping Facebook boost its standing on the global stage. She also delivers many firsthand accounts of what Zuckerberg, Sandberg and current Chief of Global Affairs Joel Kaplan did and said behind closed doors. Much of it isnt pretty.

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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. embassies and consulates in Lima, Peru, Sao Paulo and Bogota have had the public air monitoring. embassy monitoring data.

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