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Pula raises $20M Series B to provide agricultural insurance to farmers in Africa, Asia and LatAm

April 15, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Technology 20M, Africa, agricultural, Asia, Farmers, insurance, Latam, Provide, Pula, raises, series

Pula, an insurtech based in Kenya, has since 2015 been keen on enhancing the access to agricultural insurance by small-holder farmers across emerging markets, shielding them against losses from pests, diseases and/or extreme weather events like floods and droughts. So far, the insurtech has supported 15.4 million farmers in Africa, Asia and Latin America to [...]read morePula raises $20M Series B to provide agricultural insurance to farmers in Africa, Asia and LatAm

Beeper acquired by Automattic, fintech’s decline and YC’s lack of LatAm founders

April 12, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Technology acquired, Automattic, Beeper, decline, fintechs, founders, Lack, Latam, YCs

When it comes to news items that we love at TechCrunch, IPOs rank pretty darn high. Another great newsy bit that comes along less frequently than we’d like is a startup buying another startup. These deals are often very interesting as they either bring a gob of talent, or technology to an already growing company, [...]read moreBeeper acquired by Automattic, fintech’s decline and YC’s lack of LatAm founders

Y Combinator’s latest cohort had only one LatAm startup in large part because of AI

April 10, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Technology cohort, Combinators, large, Latam, latest, Part, Startup

Brazilian startup Salvy, a mobile carrier for businesses, was the only company based in Latin America in Y Combinator’s latest batch, the accelerator confirmed to TechCrunch. That’s a significant drop compared to cohorts that went through the accelerator during COVID when it was remote, but also more recent classes: There were 33 Latin American companies [...]read moreY Combinator’s latest cohort had only one LatAm startup in large part because of AI

Nubank CEO dishes on the neobank’s profit surge and how tourist VCs in LatAm have gone home

March 2, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Technology CEO, Dishes, Home, Latam, neobanks, Nubank, profit, surge, tourist, VCs

Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts. Hello, and welcome back to Equity, the podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This is our interview show, where we sit down with a guest, think about their work, and unpack the rest. This week, we talked to David [...]read moreNubank CEO dishes on the neobank’s profit surge and how tourist VCs in LatAm have gone home

Darwin AI gives small LatAm companies AI-powered sales assistant

February 26, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Technology AIpowered, Assistant, companies, Darwin, Latam, sales, small

Smaller companies are just as eager to use AI tech to supercharge their sales processes as their bigger competitors. However, they often lack the in-house IT expertise or the capital to implement enterprise-level tools, like OpenAI or Anthropic. Darwin AI, a Brazil-based AI startup, is developing a conversational AI assistant for small businesses across Latin [...]read moreDarwin AI gives small LatAm companies AI-powered sales assistant

Brazil’s Natura mulls splitting Natura Latam, Avon into separate listings

February 6, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Business Avon, Brazils, Latam, listings, mulls, Natura, separate, splitting

By Reuters API Published Feb 6, 2024 Brazilian cosmetics maker Natura &Co said on Monday its board authorised management to study splitting its Avon brand outside Latin America, which could spawn a new listed firm managing the business outside the region. Avon The split, whose details Natura said is still being evaluated, would be the [...]read moreBrazil’s Natura mulls splitting Natura Latam, Avon into separate listings