March 24, 2020
SouSmile raises $10M to grow its anti-braces aligner brand
Amid expectations that early-stage funding and valuations will decline due to an...
February 19, 2020
Online learning marketplace Udemy raises $50M at a $2B valuation from Japanese publisher Benesse
The internet has, for better or worse, become the default platform for people...
January 4, 2020
Startups Weekly: Oyo’s toxicity + A farewell
In this week's newsletter: India's growing pains, Brazil's latest venture...
January 4, 2020
Pachama launches to support global reforestation through carbon markets
The world’s forests are ablaze, under threat from illegal logging and...
January 3, 2020
How two-year-old Loft nabbed $175M led by Andreessen Horowitz
Loft may have better product market fit in Brazil than Opendoor does in the U.S....
December 30, 2019
2019 Africa Roundup: Jumia IPOs, China goes digital, Nigeria becomes fintech capital
2019 brought more global attention to Africa’s tech scene than perhaps any...
December 5, 2019
Brazil’s new fintech startup Cora raised $10 million on the strength of its founding team
It didn’t take much for the founders of Cora, Brazil’s newest...
December 3, 2019
Credit startup Migo expands to Brazil on $20M raise and Africa growth
After growing its lending business in West Africa, emerging markets credit...
October 16, 2019
Brazilian unicorn Ebanx will hit $2 billion in payments processed by the end of the year
Ebanx, the newly minted Brazilian financial services unicorn, expects to process...
September 27, 2019
Latin America roundup: SoftBank bets on Brazilian unicorns and Konfio raises $250M for lending plans
SoftBank did not let up the flow of capital to Brazil this month, staying busy...