Analysis: Ecosystems in Peru and Ecuador still fail to turn startups into unicorns
Ecuador and Peru is different. Ecuador has only one startup focused on the world of unicorns (the fintech Kushki), while...
December 1, 2021Topic
Unicorns
U.S. agribusiness unicorn preparing the ground to enter Brazil
Less than two weeks ago, the American startup Farmers Business Network (FBN), an agribusiness giant, announced a US$300..
November 30, 2021
Mexican used car unicorn Kavak receives US$700 million funding
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Kavak, a Mexican startup for buying and reselling used vehicles, has announced a Series E...
September 22, 2021
Brazilian unicorn QuintoAndar starts registration of properties in North region
Although QuintoAndar, one of Brazil's largest real estate platforms, began operations in the North region earlier this month, the company...
July 19, 2021
Uruguay unicorn dLocal deal opens door for global sellers on Amazon.com Brazil marketplace
Uruguay'ss only unicorn, the payment startup dLocal Ltd, said on Tuesday that it had struck a partnership with Amazon.com Inc...
June 15, 2021
dLocal, Uruguay’s first unicorn, goes public on the New York Stock Exchange
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The company dLocal, which specializes in payment solutions, and which became Uruguay's first unicorn in...
June 3, 2021
Mexican startup buys online stores across Latin America and is now landing in Brazil
Mexican startup Valoreo is looking to serve entrepreneurs throughout Latin America, including Brazil, along with Mercado Libre's co-founders
May 6, 2021
Latin America may see wave of new “unicorns” with liquidity
With investors with a growing appetite for riskier investments, the Latin American region is expected to be the target of...
March 28, 2021
NotCo, a Bezos-backed foodtech and AI startup, wants to be Chile’s first “unicorn”
The explosion in global sales of plant-based foods has a Chilean startup backed by Amazon.com Inc founder Jeff Bezos targeting...
March 18, 2021