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Sofia arrives to break the traditional health and insurance services model and is supported by Index Ventures
The startup is offering a health solution accessible to a larger population, through technology, thus breaking the patterns of the old school
Index invests in Sofia, a telemedicine and health insurance company based in Mexico.
Arturo Sanchez and his co-founders have spent the last two years developing the telemedicine and insurance platform, Sofia,…
Hospitality startup Casai scores largest Mexican Series A
Contxto -The emerging luxury hospitality startup, Casai, has received a round worth US$48 million, becoming the largest Series…
Proptech Wiggot get US$800K to bring AI real estate to more of Mexico
Contxto – Guadalajara, Mexico-based real estate startup, Wiggot has closed a round of US$800,000 bridge financing. This story…
Latin America launches united regional space agency, ALCE
Contxto – Marcelo Ebrard, Mexico’s Secretary of External Relations, has just announced that his country signed a landmark…
“Women investing” is no longer a wish in Mexico’s VC ecosystem, it is now a non-profit
Contxtoaria-label=”undefined (opens in a new tab)” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Contxto– Mujeres Invirtiendo—a group dedicated to building a venture capital (VC)…
Covid merges e-commerce and in-store sales for retailers
Contxto – Coronavirus initially boded doomsday for vendors as they scrambled to digitize their operations and products. And…
Jüsto snags extra US$5M to scale grocery deliveries in Latin America
Contxto – Thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, many households in Mexico bought their groceries online for the first…
Advent raises US$2 billion for seventh private equity fund for Latin America
Contxto – Last Tuesday (29) private equity firm Advent International announced it raised US$2 billion for its fund…
Used car platform Kavak hits US$1.15B valuation. First-ever unicorn from Mexico
Contxto – Used car platform Kavak announced it reached unicorn status yesterday (30). In an interview, the startup…
Cerby closes US$3.5 million to get cybersecurity onto shady Shadow IT
Contxto – As amazing as working from home and digital accounts are, together, they represent a major risk…
Flapz to launch private flights marketplace in Chile and Mexico
Contxto – Private jet marketplace Flapz wants to spread its wings into new countries. Five entrepreneurs launched the…
Some big names are partnering with lending fintechs in Latin America
Contxto – Latin America is filled with fintechs who have eyes on the ground and tech to identify…
FreshBooks acquires invoicing platform Facturama to grow in Mexico
Contxto – Toronto-based FreshBooks wants to consolidate its presence in one of Latin America’s biggest markets. Through its…
Uber Jump ditched Mexico City, wanted to dump its bikes. One charity had other plans
Contxto– From the ashes of Uber Jump Mexico City bikes, emerges an unexpected micro-mobility phoenix. Bicitekas—a Mexican bike-centric…
