Startup Universal | Tag: Latin America

Deal Street Asia

BAI backs Mexican digital bank Stori and 16 more deal updates from Greater China

February 26th, 2021

China, Fintech, Consumer, Deals, Investor…

Deal Street Asia

Malaysia’s Fronter Digital Ventures acquires Chile’s classifieds portal Yapo for $19.5m

February 26th, 2021

Malaysia, Latin America, Platform, venture

Techpoint Africa

Internet affordability in Africa, Cameroon’s Diool raises $3.5m, Spotify’s value for African podcasters

This post is a delayed version of Techpoint Digest, a week-daily newsletter that rounds up major happenings in African tech. You can start receiving it hours […]

February 26th, 2021

Cameroon, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Fintech…

Deal Street Asia

Indonesia’s P2P lender Amartha bags $50m facility from Lendable to back women micro-entrepreneurs

February 24th, 2021

Indonesia, Fintech, Consumer, Energy, Latin America…

Techpoint Africa

NIN and COVID-19 spike, Spotify plans Africa entry, healthtech funding up 404%

This post is a delayed version of Techpoint Digest, a week-daily newsletter that rounds up major happenings in African tech. You can start receiving it hours […]

February 23rd, 2021

Ethiopia, Nigeria, South Africa, Fintech, Healthtech…

Disrupt Africa

Why African fintech startups are expanding their product suites rather than hitting new markets

There are strong arguments backing the prevalent trend of African fintech startups expanding operations from a product perspective, adding new verticals rather than moving into new […]

February 23rd, 2021

Egypt, Fintech, COVID-19, Deals, Investor…

Techpoint Africa

Spotify coming to Nigeria, 40 other African countries, amidst heavy local competition

Global music streaming pioneer, Spotify has announced that it will be expanding to over 80 new markets across Africa, the Caribbean, Asia, Europe, and Latin America […]

February 23rd, 2021

Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Internet Penetration…

Deal Street Asia

SG’s Shopee to enter Mexico online market with app launch

February 22nd, 2021

Singapore, E-commerce, Cross-Border, Latin America, Platform…

LAVCA

KKR to Acquire Majority Stake in Telefonica Chile’s Fiber Optic Network in a Deal Valued at US$1b

KKR has agreed to acquire a majority stake in the existing fiber optic network of Telefonica Chile in order to establish an open access wholesale fiber […]

February 22nd, 2021

Chile, Consumer, Enterprise, Investor, Latin America…

The Low Down

The reason reason why Lalamove is far ahead of Gogovan

Both are Hong kong are unicorn startups that focus on B2B delivery. While Gogovan (GOGOX) was founded in the summer of 2013, Lalamove went live a […]

February 22nd, 2021

China, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam…