October 18, 2019
Zubale, founded in Mexico City by two HBS grads, just raised $4.4 million to put locals to work over their phones
A year ago, at a demo day south of San Francisco, we watched a number of...
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...
September 25, 2019
Target Global is firming up its bet on Barcelona’s entrepreneurs
VC firm Target Global has just announced it’s expanding its European...
September 25, 2019
Pan-European VC fund Target Global is opening an office in Barcelona
Hola Barcelona. Target Global, a pan-European VC firm with €700 million...
September 11, 2019
Nigerian online-only bank startup Kuda raises $1.6M
Nigerian fintech startup Kuda — a digital-only retail bank — has...
September 10, 2019
SoftBank mints QuintoAndar a new unicorn in Latin American real estate tech
QuintoAndar, the Brazilian real estate technology developer, has secured a...
September 6, 2019
Flat, a Mexican property tech startup, raises $4.6M pre-seed led by ALLVP
Flat has raised one of Mexico’s largest pre-seed rounds to take the...
August 30, 2019
What is Andela, the Africa tech talent accelerator?
As someone who covers Africa’s tech scene, I’m frequently asked...
August 29, 2019
Urbvan raises $9 million for its private shuttle service in Mexico
As cities in emerging markets grapple with increasingly traffic-clogged and...