Brazil’s CloudWalk: Pioneering Digital Payments Globally
CloudWalk hit 1.1M clients in São Paulo and is now targeting U.S. cities with tap-to-pay tech. Here's what merchants need...
January 19, 2024Topic
Unicorns
With 19 unicorns, Brazil ranks 10th in the global ranking
Brazil dropped one position in the ranking of countries with more unicorn startups in 2023. It is now in 10th...
April 16, 2023
Brazil’s Nubank, Latin America’s largest fintech and only decacorn, invests 1% of assets in Bitcoin
David Vélez, CEO and co-founder of Nubank, the largest fintech bank in Latin America, was very positive about Bitcoin and...
May 31, 2022
Is the startup party over? Wave of layoffs at Latin America unicorns continues in Brazil and Mexico
Brazilian company Vtex (VTEX) has laid off nearly 200 employees, according to a person familiar with the company.
May 27, 2022
Brazilian Unicorn MadeiraMadeira buys Argentinian IguanaFix and enters furniture assembly
Curitiba-based MadeiraMadeira has taken another step towards becoming an ecosystem of solutions for home and decoration.
April 12, 2022
Emeritus, the Indian unicorn that attracted Softbank, lands in Brazil
Emeritus, an Indian unicorn that Softbank attracted with a platform that offers online executive education courses, is landing in Brazil.
March 15, 2022
How many fintechs are there in Brazil today?
Fintechs, or startups focused on financial services, are currently the star of investors in Brazil and worldwide. In February 2017,
December 30, 2021
Brazil added 10 unicorns in 2021, reaching a new record level for the country
In 2021, Brazil had ten new unicorns - a status awarded to startups that reached a market valuation of one...
December 29, 2021
Brazil’s Nubank makes its debut on Wall Street ready to revolutionize banking
Brazil's Nubank debuts this Thursday on Wall Street to consolidate itself as one of the largest digital banks in the...
December 8, 2021