Start ups Latin America

Snapchat raises more than US$ 500 million at a US$ 15 billion Valuation

App SnapChat raises US$537.6 million, reaching a possible US$16 billion valuation which would make the app maker among the world’s most valuable startups.Messaging services are becoming some of the most highly valued startups in the industry. Snapchat still has to face competence from big players like Whatsapp and Facebook own chatting service , which have led the company to consider a possible IPO in the nearest future.

Gravity4 buys Brazilian company EzLike, expands into Paid Social

Gravity 4 has just acquired EzLike, the Facebook paid advertising platform, making this the company’s 8th acquisition and making it the dominant player in the paid social space.Portada interviewed Xavier Mantilla, General Manager Latin America at Gravity4, to have view on this recent acquisition.

#PortadaMex discusses global trends in programmatic buying

Our 4th Annual Foro Mexico de Publicidad y Medios (#PortadaMex), was held yesterday in the Hotel Presidente InterContinental in Mexico City, where over 100 marketing and advertising experts discussed global trends in mobile and programmatic buying.

Latin Interactive World: Video Ad Market: “In Brazil pre-roll is the king”, C. Masetti, DynAdmic.

DynAdmic is a Private marketplace for online video advertising that uses audio recognition technology to support the programmatic video buying. “With this technology we help marketers reach their exact audience based on what they are watching”, says Camila Masetti, international marketing director of DynAdmic. Currently, DynAdmic is expanding into Latin America with an office in Sao Paulo, Brazil, which handles opperations in Brazil and Mexico. They are also planning to expand into Chile, Peru and Colombia. In Brazil and Mexico their main clients are: L’Oréal, Red Bull, Pepsico, Chevrolet, Fox, Warner Bros, among others.