Uber Technologies acquired 100% of Cornershop to make the Chilean startup part of its e-commerce long term bet at a reported ~USD3b+ valuation. The deal comes two years after a …
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The Gig Economy in Latin America: Interview with Heru Co-Founders Stiven Rodriguez and Mateo Jaramillo
December 22, 2020Company: Heru Investors: Mountain Nazca, Flourish Ventures, Magma Partners, Y Combinator, Xtraordinary Ventures Interview with: Co-Founders Stiven Rodriguez and Mateo Jaramillo A recent study conducted by Flourish Ventures, MEI Facil,…
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Uber To Acquire Cornershop
October 11, 2019Uber will acquire a majority stake in Cornershop, a Mexican on-demand delivery platform, in its first disclosed startup investment in Latin America, subject to regulatory approal. Mexican regulator Cofece nixed…
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Mexico is fast emerging as the new battleground for the global transport wars, from rideshare and delivery to e-scooters and mopeds: In the past year, Chinese heavyweights Didi Chuxing (rideshare),…
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Brazil Approves Lighter Regulation on Car-Hailing Apps
March 1, 2018The Brazilian lower house of Congress voted to approve lighter regulation on car-hailing apps such as Uber and Cabify. The approved amendments eliminated requirements such as needing to use taxi-style…
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Goldman Sachs Leads US$20m Series C Investment in CargoX
November 7, 2017Goldman Sachs led a US$20m Series C investment in Brazilian trucking startup CargoX, with participation from Qualcomm Ventures, Soros, and existing investors Valor Capital, Agility Logistics, and Uber co-founder Oscar…
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The global transport wars are heating up in Latin America with major investments from new Asian players. A few months after Chinese transportation giant Didi Chuxing announced a US$100m co-investment…
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The Brazilian House of Representatives, Câmara dos Deputados, will vote on whether or not to impose federal regulation on the passenger transportation app, Uber. (Valor Econômico) A Câmara dos Deputados…
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Cabify Raises US$120m in Series C Funding
April 20, 2016(Fortune) The Spanish Uber competitor Cabify, which is currently expanding in Latin America, has raised a US$120m Series C round of investment. The round was led by Japan’s Rakuten at…
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Brazil-based CargoX Receives Investment from Valor, Lumia & Former Uber Co-founder (em português)
March 21, 2016(Baguete) Brazilian shipping startup CargoX has received an undisclosed amount of investment from Valor Capital, Lumia Capital and Agility Logistics to disrupt the cargo shipment market in Brazil, alongside Uber…