(Pulso Social) Of the 250 companies that were evaluated, 500 Mexico City, a subsidiary of 500 Startups from Dave McClure – has decided to bet on 18 companies. Although most are Mexican, for the first time they will invest two foreign companies from Colombia.Continue reading “500 Mexico City to Invest in 18 New Startups”

(Pulso Social) The startup Nulu, an online English and Spanish online education platform, closed a round of initial investment of $ 1.75 million.Continue reading “Nulu raises U.S. $ 1.75M to Consolidate in Latin America”

(Pulso Social) Early this May, Wayra Peru launched Andes Factory, a technology incubator for socially responsible tourism industry. The number of tourists in Peru is expected to reach 3 million tourists in 2013, according to the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism.Continue reading “Wayra Perú Launches Tourism Incubator, Andes Factory”

(Pulso Social) Juv&You, a Brazilian e-commerce startup dedicated to women’s accessories and jewelry, has closed a new investment round. This time, the capital injected has come from e.Bricks Early Stage, the newly-launched US$100 million fund born out of e.Bricks Digital.Continue reading “e.Bricks Early Stage Invests in Fasion & Accessories Social Commerce Startup Juv&You”

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(Bloomberg) Itau Unibanco Holding SA’s investment boutique, Kinea Investimentos Ltda, is planning to take public two of its holdings as the market for initial public offerings in Brazil rebounds. Continue reading “Itau’s Kinea Plans Sales as Brazil’s IPO Market Rebounds”