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:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/bloomberglinea/S2SYWM5JLRDOVIS6YBEMYQUZNY.jpg "Latino-Owned Duolingo Acquires Gunner Animation Studio to Enhance User Engagement")
Latino-Owned Duolingo Acquires Gunner Animation Studio to Enhance User Engagement
This is the first acquisition by the edtech startup since it made its debut on Nasdaq in 2021
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/bloomberglinea/F4MWOB7J4VC4NDMLMX3OBOOFU4.jpg "Getnet-Nubank Dispute Batters Both Fintechs’ Share Values")
Getnet-Nubank Dispute Batters Both Fintechs’ Share Values
Brazil’s central bank has changed the rules for the use of prepaid cards, leading investors to evaluate the impact on revenues and results in a dispute that has ended up in court
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/bloomberglinea/5ZHVECMHYFC3HDFPVE37ZYUWSM.jpg "SoftBank Eager to Keep Investing in LatAm, But Startups Are Delaying Fundraising")
SoftBank Eager to Keep Investing in LatAm, But Startups Are Delaying Fundraising
Rodrigo Costa, a partner at the investment bank, says he hopes to announce new investments soon
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/bloomberglinea/LG3XW6MFVVCEPMFD5ZEWDUITRU.jpg "Why Are Latin American Unicorns Opting for Debt Over Venture Capital?")
Why Are Latin American Unicorns Opting for Debt Over Venture Capital?
Clara, Clip, Kavak and Konfio are some of the billion-dollar companies that have resorted to contracting debt to spur their growth
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/bloomberglinea/7O3BYFY6YVH77H6VPJAQESRFRI.jpg "Rounds of the Week: Solfácil Secures $30M Series C Extension")
Rounds of the Week: Solfácil Secures $30M Series C Extension
Solfácil extended its Series C by $30 million, while startups such as Sugo Company, Heru and HelloSafe also raised rounds
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/bloomberglinea/R6SKGOYJHNDTHD7A2E4RBR6HQ4.jpg "Brazil’s Antitrust Watchdog Fines Naspers Over Delivery Hero Stake Purchase")
Brazil’s Antitrust Watchdog Fines Naspers Over Delivery Hero Stake Purchase
Naspers/Prosus, the investment holding that owns Movile and iFood, acquired a majority stake in the German delivery company in 2017
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/bloomberglinea/VFJ3SFE6P5BGPPTZ45XZBLKOEI.jpg "Rappi Still Has an Appetite for an IPO, Member of Founding Team Says")
Rappi Still Has an Appetite for an IPO, Member of Founding Team Says
Andrés Bilbao says he still has hopes the Colombian unicorn will go public, has no plans to sell the company, and how startup founders need to “think big”
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/bloomberglinea/NF3HQCTKDJH3TGXIZHNITTM7EY.jpg "Why Has Kavak, Latin America’s Most Valuable Unicorn, Chosen the Debt Route?")
Why Has Kavak, Latin America’s Most Valuable Unicorn, Chosen the Debt Route?
The used-vehicle sales platform has signed loan agreements with HSBC, Goldman Sachs and Santander, which the startup says will be used to grow its inventory
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/bloomberglinea/DY474LKSSJEUFN7JQS2H2IVSJU.jpg "Unicorn Founders Among Latin America’s 500 Most Influential")
Unicorn Founders Among Latin America’s 500 Most Influential
See who are the entrepreneurs and leaders of Latin America’s unicorns in Bloomberg Línea’s 2022 list
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/bloomberglinea/ZOO7C6P27JDQPB3OHZVFGPYPBM.jpg "Rounds of the Week: Vidia, Carvuk and DolarApp Raise Funds")
Rounds of the Week: Vidia, Carvuk and DolarApp Raise Funds
Early-stage Latin American startups remain attractive to hedge funds and angel investors
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/bloomberglinea/ZIW7BLNU55AARG2HPM7I7OYRTI.JPG "Banks Want to Bet on Startups’ Debt, but Equity Investors May Be Wary")
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/bloomberglinea/5GVWCVWDSRBQPIQYKS5DVXN3NQ.jpg "Mobile Banking Startup Majority, Serving Immigrants in US, Closes $37.5M Series B")
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/bloomberglinea/5EEUCIPTJVA7HEDEVM7J7V5COY.jpg "Wall Street Firms Boost Lending to Latin America Startups")
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/bloomberglinea/PGIC43SXNNBKZBAVEHXSXQOPSU.jpg "Brazil’s Ebanx Expands into Africa as CEO Says Worst of Crisis is Over")
: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")