Tag: Venture Capital
Brazilian fintech Tako emerges from stealth with sizable seed round led by a16z and Ribbit Capital
Running payroll is hard in any country, but perhaps especially so in Brazil thanks to consistently changing laws and extremely influential unions that...
Startup land wasn’t as quiet this week as you might’ve expected
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MoradaUno wants to make it easier to rent apartments in Mexico
Renting in Latin America is restrictive. Most landlords require three months of rent as a deposit and a guarantor that owns property in...
Nodal connects hopeful parents with surrogates as reproductive freedom hangs in limbo
Many people who want to have children can’t, or shouldn’t, carry a pregnancy for a variety of reasons. Gestational surrogacy can be a...
Bowery Farming is ceasing operations
Agtech unicorn Bowery Farming is shutting down, according to PitchBook, which cited internal documents and multiple company employees.
The New York-based agtech company was...
Founders should seek sector alignment when looking for a family office investor
Family offices invest a substantial amount of capital in startups each year. In the first half of 2023, 27% of overall startup deal...