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Brazilian motorcycle rental startup Mottu revs up with $40M to help more Latin Americans become couriers

Mottu, a São Paulo-based motorcycle rental startup, has raised $30 million in equity in a Series B round of funding, and also had secured $10 million in debt financing. Mottu started operations in early 2020 with a fleet of 200 motorcycles in its home city of São Paulo. By year’s end, it was up to 1,000 motorcycles and $2 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR). Today, the startup operates in eight Brazilian cities and Mexico City with a fleet of 10,000 motorcycles.

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Mexican startup Vivanta aims to be the suite for providing health data to companies

July 7, 2022

Vivanta analyzes not only devices such as smartwatches but also smartphones and other fitness devices with Internet access, giving it the whole user journey, with data such as heart rate, steps walked, sleep quality, and respiratory rate, all obtained with prior authorization. Its clients will then be able to create data-driven products, such as insurtech solutions and even fintech solutions that reward good health habits. The Mexico-based startup plans to provide its clients with tools to connect, understand and use people’s data.

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Google Again Delays Third-Party Cookie Deprecation

April 25, 2024

Procrastinators of the world can throw a party whenever they get around to it: Google has once more pushed back complete third-party cookie deprecation.  The new target is “early next year.” Reasons for the delay include concerns expressed by U.K. data regulator Information Commissioner’s Office, an ongoing inquiry by the U.K. Competition and Markets Authority, and widespread discontent in the advertising ecosystem.

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