Indian tutors teach basic AI skills over WhatsApp, Facebook
Every evening, Keshev Dutt spends a couple of hours in his home in northern India, teaching small business owners in…
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Shein and Temu face growing backlash in Latin America
One morning in October, Luciano Galfione walked through his family’s textile factory in Buenos Aires, a cavernous warehouse where some…
Tiger Global’s risky billion-dollar investments in global tech startups
The Covid-19-era bubble had not yet burst when the CEO sat down to write an email, hoping to woo Tiger…
Julio Velarde: Peru’s Economic Buffer
Peru’s central bank governor has brought economic stability amidst political chaos. BY JOACHIM BAMRUD As Peru once again faces political…
We mapped the world’s hottest data centers
On paper, Singapore is a terrible location for a data center. With average temperatures hitting 33 degrees Celsius (100 degrees…
Maria Corina Machado’s Nobel Prize Lecture
“To have democracy, we must be willing to fight for freedom.” BY MARIA CORINA MACHADO Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina…
Riverwood Capital closes $1.8B fund, says opportunity in LatAm ‘has never been greater’
Riverwood Capital has closed on $1.8 billion in new capital, the growth investment firm announced today. The firm last raised…
Construction marketplace Construex takes in first capital to expand in Latin America
Construex, an Ecuador-based software-as-a-service marketplace for the construction and design industries, secured $4.6 million in seed funding. Zacua Ventures and…
Quiz: What it’s like to own an electric vehicle
One in five new cars sold globally is now electric. So what’s it actually like to own one? Are EV…
NXTP closes largest fund with $98M for early-stage B2B founders in Latin America
The venture capital activity in Latin America is coming back, and startups there have a new pool of capital to…