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:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/bloomberglinea/JDYDZ34MNJHRHE3DRBA7UCAFGU.jpg "Latina Launches Nopal-Based Bath and Body Brand and Woos US Consumers, Investors")
Latina Launches Nopal-Based Bath and Body Brand and Woos US Consumers, Investors
Sandra Velásquez gave up a music career to launch a brand of natural hygiene products made from the nopal cactus, and who is seeking to compete with international brands
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/bloomberglinea/YXA6OYTMENBUBIB35U3R2OT4XE.jpg "Former Employees Lambast Kavak for Customer Service Failures, Bad Management")
Former Employees Lambast Kavak for Customer Service Failures, Bad Management
Former employees of Latin America’s most valuable startup tell Bloomberg Línea about the company’s problems in the markets in which it operates
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/bloomberglinea/Z5JKDERVIJHH5D6ZTSWBQ5J5SY.jpg "Rounds of the Week: Piwi, Scaleup, Typcal, BioEsol and Smart Break Raise Funds")
Rounds of the Week: Piwi, Scaleup, Typcal, BioEsol and Smart Break Raise Funds
Bloomberg Línea rounds up the Latin American startups that received funding this week
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/bloomberglinea/2RKCUDEIOFAFHNNOULFCAMIOUY.jpg "Spain’s Newest Unicorn Turns Its Focus to Latin America")
Spain’s Newest Unicorn Turns Its Focus to Latin America
Factorial, which in October raised $120 million, wants to triple its revenues in 2023, and Brazil and Mexico play crucial roles in its plans
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/bloomberglinea/BZLAI6CJVBCMBAWAK7PQVXOY2A.png "Go-Private Bid from General Atlantic, Dragoneer Propels Brazilian Edtech Arco’s Stock")
Go-Private Bid from General Atlantic, Dragoneer Propels Brazilian Edtech Arco’s Stock
General Atlantic LLC and Dragoneer Investment Group proposed to take Arco Platform Ltd. private as shares of the Brazilian tech-education company trade near all-time lows. The stock jumped as much as 25%
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/bloomberglinea/EKVR3AJ5BBHOVKVKRRZIICRMHE.jpg "Mexican Crypto Unicorn Bitso Cuts 25% of Staff After FTX Crash")
Mexican Crypto Unicorn Bitso Cuts 25% of Staff After FTX Crash
The Tiger Global-backed cryptocurrency exchange laid off 25% of its staff following the collapse of crypto exchange FTX
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/bloomberglinea/GLQMTAFBQREBHCLB5YUVPQGSAY.jpg "How Spain is Gaining Ground in Europe’s Startup Space")
How Spain is Gaining Ground in Europe’s Startup Space
An inexpensive market compared with other European countries, Spain’s decentralized entrepreneurial geography and its appealing lifestyle are making it a startup hotbed
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/bloomberglinea/PEX5QXVJFZDP7PDIHZ67QAT3LA.jpg "Brazilian Unicorn Loft Denies Receiving Down Round")
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/bloomberglinea/SUJBYZGYNZCQFJFRXMZPUALXNQ.jpeg "Brazilian Unicorn Wildlife, a Tencent Wannabe, Slashes 20% of Staff")
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/bloomberglinea/SQLN5JZDSZD3HPUW6M4C7RLRNE.jpg "Rounds of the Week: Talently, Flourish and Klavi Raise Funds")
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/bloomberglinea/YX2ZJ77G7FDWRHQ5U7XEWGZB3M.jpg "Bored Ape’s New ApeCoin Puts NFTs’ Power Problem on Display")
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/bloomberglinea/IZ2TQ5C6QFF5ZPWKCMZJGXSBHY.jpg "What Has the Crypto World Seen in Latin American Football?")
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/bloomberglinea/7AMNXIGI2VBANB4Q73PCEPWDDA.jpeg "How a Big NFT Auction at Sotheby’s Ended in Mystery")
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/bloomberglinea/2CO353MQTVGFVFHUNAIQMMO5UM.jpg "NFTs of Amazon Rainforest Up for Sale to Spur Conservation")