byHellen Villena January 25, 2024 No comments 1 minute read Argentinian fintech Pomelo raised a $40M Series B led by Kaszek. monashees, Index Ventures, Insight Partners, S32, and Endeavor Catalyst also participated in the round. The funding round comes over a year after Pomelo’s $18M Series A extension in August 2022, totaling $103 million raised […]
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byAraceli Dominguez January 12, 2024 No comments 1 minute read Prometeo raised $13M in a Series A round with Antler Elevate as the lead investor. Other participants include PayPal Ventures, Samsung Next, and partners from DN Capital, along with existing investors Cometa and Magma Partners. Prometeo will use the funds to expand its multi-banking data and payment offerings. “Our vision has consistently been focused
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byMatheus Tomé January 10, 2024 No comments 1 minute read Brazilian startup Conta Simples raised $41.5M in a Series B round led by Base10 Partners, with the participation of Valor Capital, Jam Fund, Y Combinator, Big Bets, Broadhaven, and Domo. TJ Nahigian, Managing Partner at Base 10, joined the company’s board of directors as part of the deal. The funds will be used to grow
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byMaría Camila David December 20, 2023 No comments 1 minute read Vammo, the Brazilian electric mobility startup, secured a $30M Series A funding round led by Monashees, the climate tech fund 2150, and Maniv Mobility. Vammo offers an electric motorcycle rental service with a subscription model, providing users unlimited access to battery-swapping stations in Brazil. “Electric cars are
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byErik Maestre December 18, 2023 No comments 1 minute read Mexican startup Yalo announced a $20M extension of its series C round to lead AI-driven conversational commerce in traditional retail stores. This extension comes as a result of an alliance with Glisco Partners, a growth capital firm based in Mexico City. “We are deeply grateful for Glisco’s support,
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byLiliana Sánchez December 8, 2023 No comments 1 minute read Mexican startup Solvento raised $50M in debt from Lendable and a $3.5M seed extension led by Quona Capital with the participation of Dynamo Ventures, Ironspring Ventures, Proeza Ventures, and Zenda VC. Solveto will use the funding to continue improving investing in their tech. The startup also announced the launch of Solvento Audita, an AI-powered auditing
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Law enforcement officers face various complex and challenging situations where they must respond to high-risk incidents involving armed perpetrators. Unfortunately, police officers in the US only receive less than six months of police training—which is where virtual reality comes in. Using VR helps augment the need for more in-depth training in a safe and immersive
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There are a lot of possible interactions in virtual reality. The standard Quest 2 controllers just don’t always cut it anymore. Fortunately, there’s a large market of accessories manufacturers making adapters for different games and use cases. Not least among them is YOGES. YOGES at It Again YOGES specializes in accessories for the Meta Quest
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The last three years may feel as though they’ve gone by pretty quickly. A few short years ago, we were seeing an explosion of interest and production in XR theater and live virtual entertainment. The pandemic meant that a lot of theaters were empty, creating a strong need for audiences and entertainers alike. Now it’s
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Immersive technologies bridging the gap between the physical and digital worlds can create new business opportunities. However, it also gives rise to new challenges in regulation and applying real-world laws to XR spaces. According to a World Economic Forum report, we are relatively slow in innovating new legal frameworks for emerging technologies like AR and
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What better place to play a game about an alien invasion in your backyard than in your backyard? When a game studio offered to stage an alien invasion right here in my neck of the woods, I shelved my concerns about violent video games and picked up my mobile phone to see what Alien Invasion
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Artificial intelligence has been a part of Talespin since day one but the company has been leaning more heavily into the technology in recent years including through internal AI-assisted workflows and a public-facing AI development toolkit. Now, Talepsin is announcing an AI lab “dedicated to responsible artificial intelligence (AI) innovation in the immersive learning space.”
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