Peruvian IT startup Quantum Talent SAC received a seed investment round of US$397,500 from Wayra Peru and undisclosed angel investors
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Peruvian Payments Startup Culqi Closes US$500k Seed Round
March 23, 2018Angel Ventures Peru led a US$500k seed investment in Culqi, a Peruvian payments startup accelerated by Wayra Peru. (Press Release)– Culqi, a payments startup based in Lima, Peru announced today that…
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2017 LatAm Tech Investment Highlights: Telefonica Open Future_
February 14, 2018Since its deployment, Telefonica Open Future_ has evolved its investment strategy to the interests of Telefónica, and today it only invests in startups that have a clear fit with the global corporate strategy or with the local strategy of its different units of business. Thus, to date, more than 62 Latin American startups are doing business with the Telefónica Group.
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1Doc3 is a digital health platform providing individualized medical information to over 1.5 million Spanish-speaking users per month. In this interview with founder Javier Cardona, we learn how 1Doc3 is innovating around access to medical information and care: “the digital revolution in the health industry has not even started, and we are playing the leading role.”
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Wayra Chile Invests in ZappingTV, PostedIn & Cloner
January 15, 2018Wayra Chile invested US$500k across three startups: ZappingTV, PostedIn, and Cloner. (Press Release) La compañía sumó a su portafolio a Zapping TV, plataforma de televisión vía streaming; “Cloner” servicio automático…
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CBSS’s Digio Acquires Brazilian Cashback Startup Poup (em português)
January 12, 2018Digio, a digital credit card owned by CBSS bank, has acquired Brazilian cashback startup Poup. Wayra Brazil accelerated the company in its first batch. (E-commerce News) Digio, a digital credit…
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Mediação Online Raised R$500K from 500 Startups to Tackle Brazil’s “Litigation Culture”
November 1, 2017Mediação Online, a legal dispute mediation service for Brazilian businesses and consumers, recently received R$500k in investment from 500 Startups, having previously been accelerated at Wayra Brasil. In this interview with founder & CEO Melissa Felipe Gava, we learn about Brazil’s “stratospheric” number of litigation proceedings, and how Mediação Online is working to lower the cost of mediation services…
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With Funding from Wayra Colombia & Quake Capital, Ad Optimization Startup DataGran Expands Globally
November 1, 2017DataGran is an ad optimization startup in New York that raised an undisclosed amount of capital from Wayra Colombia and Quake Capital earlier this year. In this interview with founder & CEO Carlos Mendez, we learn about DataGran’s traction to date, why they are expanding globally, and what’s next for adtech (hint: it involves AI and blockchain)…
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Market Spotlight: Peru VC
July 26, 2017Despite its status as one of the fastest growing economies in the world, Peru has traditionally ranked lower than its Latin American counterparts in terms of the development of the venture capital ecosystem. In fact, until recently Peru had almost no country-dedicated VCs and between 2011-2015 consistently captured fewer venture investment dollars than Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Mexico, according to LAVCA Data. Where does Peru stand as of 2017, in terms of a mature VC ecosystem?
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Finep Startup (formerly Startup Brasil) announced it will invest R$400m in startups over the next four years. (Baguete) O Ministério de Ciência, Tecnologia, Inovações e Comunicações acaba de ressuscitar o…