Latam Republic

Events & Conferences

This was Colombia Tech Fest 2025, the first open-air tech festival

Colombia Tech Fest 2025 gathered more than 8,000 attendees in Bogotá with a sold-out edition that redefined how technology, investment, and innovation connect in Latin America.

Mexico

1% of Mexico Captures 35% of Income as Inequality Persists

A recent analysis of the 2024 National Survey of Household Income and Expenditure (ENIGH) reveals that the top 1% in Mexico holds 35% of the country’s total income, earning 442 times more than the poorest 10%.

Artificial Intelligence

Quantum X: the Chilean AI that is transforming business management

Quantum X is reshaping how companies think, decide, and operate. The platform integrates real-time strategic artificial intelligence to coordinate teams, make decisions, and execute actions without human intervention. 

Fundraising

AgendaPro raises $35M in Series B funding led by Riverwood Capital

AgendaPro secures $35M in Series B funding led by Riverwood Capital to expand across Latin America, enhance AI features, and strengthen engineering teams.

Latam

Panama Canal Faces Decline in Ship Transits Amid Global Trade Challenges

The Panama Canal is facing a slower year ahead, with expectations of reduced ship traffic in the upcoming fiscal period starting this October.

Exits

Olist adds Flip to its portfolio and accelerates financial services integration

Olist acquires Flip, a Brazilian fintech, in a strategic move to integrate financial services into its e-commerce ecosystem.

Events & Conferences

The State of Influencer Marketing 2025: HypeAuditor’s New Webinar

HypeAuditor presents the State of Influencer Marketing 2025 webinar, featuring exclusive insights, trends, and projections for the LATAM creator economy.

Brands

E&N presents the study “Trust and Reputation in Central America 2025”

The 2025 Reputación en Centroamérica: The Value of Trust study confirms that business trust continues to shape perceptions across the region.

Central America

Holcim Costa Rica advances in sustainable construction

Holcim Costa Rica has achieved significant milestones in accelerating its transition toward a cleaner, circular, and people-focused construction sector.

Latam

Kira Raises $6.7M Seed Round to Transform Latin America’s FinTech Infrastructure

Kira, the global payments infrastructure platform, announced the closing of a $6.7 million seed funding round led by Blockchange Venture Capital, with participation from Stellar Development Foundation, Vamos Ventures, Grit Ventures, Michael Seibel, and Oso Trava, a renowned entrepreneur and investor known for his CRACKS podcast. This announcement comes

Fundraising

BuenTrip Ventures Welcomes Aloja to Its Portfolio

BuenTrip Ventures invests in Aloja, a startup using AI to optimize pricing for tour operators. Scalable technology with regional impact.

Artificial Intelligence

Leggal raises $315K on pre-seed round led by DOMO.VC and Anjos do Brasil

Leggal, the Brazilian startup offering legal care as an employee benefit, has raised a $315K pre-seed round led by DOMO.VC, Anjos do Brasil, and a group of angel investors.