South America

The latest startup and technology news coming out of South America.

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AI

Backed by a16z and QED, Brazilian startup Carecode puts AI agents to work on healthcare
Anna Heim

Dec 30, 2024
Commerce

Prosus buys Despegar for $1.7B, taking a bite out of Latin America’s travel sector
Ingrid Lunden

Dec 23, 2024

Fintech

Popular LatAm digital payment service AstroPay launches multi-currency wallet
Romain Dillet

Dec 17, 2024
Startups

Numia’s software brings offline and online customer interaction data into one place
Rebecca Szkutak

Dec 11, 2024
Fundraising

LatAm startup Vambe sees ARR skyrocket after pivot to conversational AI
Rebecca Szkutak

Dec 4, 2024
In Brief

Apple ordered to open up in-app purchases in Brazil
Romain Dillet

Nov 26, 2024

Startups

Latin America fintech will be a market to watch in 2025
Rebecca Szkutak

Nov 24, 2024
Fundraising

Brazilian fintech Tako emerges from stealth with sizable seed round led by a16z and Ribbit Capital
Rebecca Szkutak

Nov 11, 2024
Social

NFL kicks off in Brazil for the first time, but reporters and fans can’t post on X due to nationwide ban
Amanda Silberling

Sep 6, 2024
Apps

X lost millions of monthly active users after Brazil ban
Amanda Silberling

Sep 4, 2024

In Brief

Elon Musk’s Brazil battle wages on
Ingrid Lunden

Sep 3, 2024
Venture

How Techstars, Meta helped profitable LatAm startup Mercately raise a $2.6M seed
Rebecca Szkutak

Aug 27, 2024
Fintech

Lux Capital made its first investment in Brazil, a $4M seed for AI fintech Magie
Margaux MacColl

Aug 22, 2024
Fintech

Conduit’s cross-border payments expand from LatAm into Africa with $6M round
Tage Kene-Okafor

Aug 12, 2024

Hardware

Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon chip aims to bring 5G to sub-$100 devices
Jagmeet Singh

Jul 30, 2024
Featured

Endeavor CEO says long-term capital needs to be prioritized in emerging ecosystems
Tage Kene-Okafor

Jul 25, 2024
AI

Meta puts a halt to training its generative AI tools in Brazil
Lauren Forristal

Jul 18, 2024
Fintech

Matera raises $100M from Warburg Pincus to help the US catch up to Brazil in instant payments
Mary Ann Azevedo

Jul 17, 2024

Fintech

Caliza lands $8.5 million to bring real-time money transfers to Latin America using USDC
Anna Heim

Jul 15, 2024
Climate

Kilimo helps farmers save water and get paid for it
Tim De Chant

Jun 18, 2024
Fintech

Félix Pago raises $15.5 million to help Latino workers send money home via WhatsApp
Anna Heim

May 28, 2024
Startups

LatAm startups: Apply to Startup Battlefield 200
TechCrunch Events

May 27, 2024

Venture

Accion’s new $152.5M fund will back financial institutions serving small businesses globally
Tage Kene-Okafor

May 14, 2024
Fintech

Chilean instant payments API startup Fintoc raises $7 million to turn Mexico into its main market
Anna Heim

Apr 25, 2024
Venture

Y Combinator’s latest cohort had only one LatAm startup in large part because of AI
Anna Heim

Apr 10, 2024
Crypto

Web3 investment firm Borderless Capital acquires CTF Capital to bring AI and quant expertise
Kate Park

Mar 26, 2024

Startups

Audio platform Pocket FM bags $103M in funding as it eyes global expansion
Ivan Mehta

Mar 20, 2024
Fintech

General Atlantic leads $50M Series C into Bold to grow digital payments in Colombia
Christine Hall

Feb 14, 2024
Startups

Why Latin American SaaS startups are different from their US peers
Anna Heim

Feb 6, 2024
Startups

Is building an ecosystem the way forward for construction tech startups in LatAm?
Anna Heim

Feb 6, 2024