Julia Love
Stories by Julia Love
Uber’s Latin American stronghold pursued by Japan’s SoftBank-funded rivals
The main culprit: Didi Chuxing, the Chinese ride-hailing behemoth that has grown rapidly in Latin America.
China’s Didi Chuxing preparing to launch in Costa Rica
Didi has waged an aggressive expansion campaign in Latin America.
SoftBank invests in Mexican used car platform Kavak
SoftBank led a $17.6-million round in Brazilian used-car platform Volanty with Argentina's Kaszek Ventures, which is also an investor in Kavak.
Japan’s SoftBank in talks to invest in Mexican startups Kavak and Konfio
Since announcing a $5 billion Innovation Fund focused on Latin America in March, SoftBank has widely scouted Mexican startups.
China’s Didi opts out of new voluntary Mexico tax plan
Didi said it would analyse participating in the future once it understood the implications for its drivers.
Uber, Didi Chuxing criticise Mexico City’s new rules including cash ban
Mexico has issued rules that prohibit cash payments for ride-hailing services, require drivers to register with the city, and ban the use of cheaper c
