Tienda Nube provides over 16,000 merchants an omnichannel e-commerce platform, with integrations for credit card and offline payment, shipping and logistics, and distribution in the region’s major online marketplaces. In this interview, co-founder and CEO Santiago Sosa shares insights into the challenges online merchants face in Latin America, and how Tienda Nube is innovating around them.
Tim Draper and Cygnus capital have partnered to launch the Draper Cygnus VC Fund to invest in Argentinian startups. (La Nacion) Tim Draper, que invirtió en 30 proyectos que se…
Elevar Equity led a US$7m Series B in Tienda Nube (known as Nuvem Shop in Brazil), a cloud solutions e-commerce provider for entrepreneurs and SMEs in Latin America, with participation…
Invermaster Ventures and ARG Capital partnered with Ripio co-founder David Garcia to launch Crypto Assets Fund, a US$50m crypto-currency fund. (Press Release) Crypto Assets Fund (“CAF”) is the new initiative…
Alaya Capital Partners invested US$1m across Chilean startups MyHotel, Chattigo, and Welii. (Economía y Negocios) A seis meses de haber iniciado operaciones en Chile, el fondo de capital de riesgo…
Six Argentinian private banks with the involvement of NXTP Labs have launched Arfintech, a fund investing in startups in the financial services sector, including blockchain technology. The banks have committed…
Sancor Seguros will invest ARS$750m in a fund for entrepreneurship and the construction of an education-technology center. Sancor Seguros also announced the launch of an investment fund that aims to…
Two months after initial fundraising, KaszeK Ventures closed its third fund at a cap of US$200m, which will focus on growing the Latin American tech ecosystem. Read LAVCA’s Member Profile…
The government of Jujuy in northwest Argentina partnered with Wayra-accelerated startup uSound to launch “Jujuy Escucha,” an initiative to improve the quality of life for people with hearing impairments. (Usound-…
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has invested US$3m in Argentina-based fintech platform, Moni. The investment will be used to accelerate Moni’s growth and expand its product line. (Finsmes) Moni, a…