A look at the battle between Uber and its unlikely ally, Chinese-owned rival 99, against the São Paulo city government, which banned motorcycle taxis in 2023
The ride-hailing rivals are taking on the government of São Paulo, which banned motorcycle taxis. Bluesky: @rinachandran . LinkedIn: Gabriela Sá Pessoa Bluesky: Rina Chandran / @rinachandran : Uber ha...
São Paulo-based Creditas, which operates an online consumer loans service, announces plans to raise $200M and buys a Brazilian banking license
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São Paulo-based Mottu, which rents motorcycles to delivery drivers and operates a delivery service, raised a $30M Series B and $10M in debt
a family foundation co-founded by Sequoia Capital Partner Michael Moritz — co-led the equity portion of the company's funding. Tiger Global Management participated https://techcrunch.com/...
São Paulo-based Dock, a full-stack payments and digital banking service, raises $110M led by Lightrock and Silver Lake Waterman at a $1.5B+ valuation
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São Paulo-based Inventa, a wholesale marketplace for connecting SMBs with suppliers, raises a $55M Series B led by Greylock, bringing its total funding to $80M
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São Paulo-based Open Co, created when online lender Geru and financial analysis firm Rebel merged, raises $115M led by SoftBank Latin America Fund
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São Paulo-based buy now, pay later startup TruePay raises a $32M Series A led by Addition, three months after raising an $8.5M seed
Global investors continue to be drawn to LatAm. — TruePay, a one-year-old São Paulo-based “buy now, pay later” startup …
Swap, a São Paulo-based BaaS startup that helps clients manage their financial operations via its APIs, raises a $25M Series A led by Tiger Global
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WhatsApp launches its first test of a public directory for businesses within the app, starting in São Paulo
this is what utility based building looks like, for those who operate on WhatsApp daily this is SUPER USEFUL now I don't have to leave the app to search for a business WA number, and yes WA becoming t...
A look at six tech hubs around the world modeled after Silicon Valley that are gaining prominence: Lagos, Recife, Bengaluru, Shenzhen, Tel Aviv, and Medellín
The legends of Silicon Valley are well known. HP, born in a garage. Steve Jobs, the domineering icon who reshaped industries. Tweets: @leomschwartz , @aanuadeoye , @ediggs , @restofworld , @mohapatr...