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Chowdeck is the fastest delivery service operating out of Africa today, delivered food to consumers' doorsteps in 30 minutes, on average.

Lagos-based Chowdeck, armed with $2.5 million, aims to make its mark in a food delivery space that has burned the likes of Jumia and Bolt.

Chowdeck has secured $2.5 million in seed funding to optimize its operations and support expansion into more cities across the country.

Riders’ complaints about low pay and precarious conditions have prompted a government probe into the Latin American delivery giant.

Many of us don't earn the monthly minimum wage," said Colina, who, like many of his Venezuelan co-workers, relies on the Rappi work as his sole source of income. But as Colombia grapples with its highest inflation in two decades, Rappi couriers - known locally as Rappitenderos - have demanded better pay and conditions by filing two complaints against the company with the country's Labor Ministry.

/PRNewswire/ -- Next gen payment orchestration platform, Yuno, partners with AI payment intelligence expert, Fraugster to provide online merchants easy access...

At Morado, beauty shops can find everything they need to operate, from hair products to uniforms and cleaning products.

Colombian-based Truora wants to help Latin American businesses onboard, and verify, users via WhatsApp.

As the Latin American startup scene has matured, founders and executives of multi-billion dollar companies in the region have started to move on to new ventures. On Wednesday, TechCrunch reported on Mara, a São Paulo-based startup that aims to “reinvent” the grocery shopping experience for the underserved in Latin America, and its $6 million raise. […]

/PRNewswire/ -- Yuno, a Colombia-based startup, has raised a US$10 million seed round to bring to Latin American companies an easy online checkout solution...