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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…