Nov 23: This week in Latin American Startups
A great month for Sofia and the health of the Mexican people Sofia is a Mexican telemedicine company…
Mercado Libre, now Latam’s most valuable company, reaches US$60B market cap. Opportunity or overhype?
HyperNoir – If you think either Petrobras, América Móvil, or even Walmex is Latin America’s largest company, think…
We should feel comfortable with discomfort
This week we had our Morning Coffee with Esteban Pintos, Regional Manager at Wolox The space is limited…
Big entrepreneurial ideas can come from a simple taxi ride
This week we had our Morning Coffee with Endeavor, an Argentina-born entrepreneurial support network with a strong presence across Latin…
Internet of things (IoT) in a nutshell
This week we had our Morning Coffee with Santiago Herrera Gómez. As I have done in times before,…
Facebook continues Latam Startup Hub expansion, now in Colombia
Bogotá will soon be home to Latin America’s latest Startup Hub by Facebook. Colombian startups and developers can…
The innovation wave is reaching Paraguay
This week we had our Morning Coffee with Isabelle Foster, Fulbright Research Scholar from Stanford University Over the past few…
What every early-stage founder needs to know about valuations
Today we had our Morning Coffee with Lolita Taub. HyperNoir – I get a lot of questions regarding valuation from…
Mi Media Manzana, the Peruvian dating app, ceases operations
Mi Media Manzana, Tinder’s well-behaved Peruvian brother, is tapping out because of insufficient funds and a very high churn rate.
Huobi Group brings cryptocurrency exchange to Argentina
Cryptocurrency exchanges are certainly trending in Latin America, especially in Argentina where major inflation provides incentives for financial alternatives.
Chilean Lemontech raises funding from Accel-KKR to boost global growth
Written by: Alina Midori Silicon Valley’s investment firm Accel-KKR recently injected an undisclosed amount of money into Lemontech,…
HR platform, Matchbox Brazil, closes US$250 thousand round led by Superjobs Ventures
Contxto – One step closer to modernizing Brazil’s human resources industry, Matchbox Brazil just raised BRL$1 million (approximately…
Ripio releases new crypto exchange and OTC Desk for Latin American markets
Conxto – Argentine crypto exchange, Ripio, recently announced its new platform capable of exchanging Crypto to Fiat plus…
Fintech reduces remittance costs for Latin Americans
Conxto – Regional migration is high among Latin Americans and Caribbean people with around 28.5 million living outside…
5 “ifs” to encourage you to think big as an entrepreneur
HyperNoir – Last Friday, we launched our second podcast episode. We invited Angel Sahagún, CEO and co-founder of…