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Latin America’s entrepreneurs are solving some of the world’s most pressing challenges, yet there is only minimal English language coverage of the region’s booming startup ecosystem. As a result, we’ve brought together all the news from Latin America in an even more accessible format.

LatamList Espresso is your weekly shot of news on the latest startup, venture capital, and tech news in Latin America. Hosted by Josefina Dominguez Iino, Editor at LatamList, this podcast summarizes the biggest headlines of the week with additional insights from founders, investors, and other key players in Latin America.

This week’s Espresso covers news from Telepatia AI, zMatch, Agent.Shop and more!

Outline of this episode:* [00:30] – Plata raises $250M, reaching a $3.1B valuation * [00:47] – Telepatia AI raises $9M seed round * [00:56] – zMatch raises $1.8M for market expansion * [01:05] – Brazilian fintech Bull raises $1.8M pre-seed round * [01:13] – Agent.Shop raises $1M to launch in Brazil * [01:24] – Nekt raises $230K from Norte Ventures * [01:31] – Argentinian fintech ONE raises $1.2M seed round * [01:40] – Latamlist Roundup October 1st – 15th

Resources & people mentioned:* Startups: Plata, Telepatia AI, zMatch, Bull, Agent.Shop, Nekt, ONE, * VCs: A-Star, Canary, MAYA Capital, Caravela Capital, Norte Ventures, Alaya Capital,

This week’s Espresso covers news from CredAluga, Takenos, Grupalia MetaBIX Biotech and more!
Outline of this episode:
* [00:30] – Lastro raises $16M Series A led by Prosus Ventures * [00:40] – CredAluga raises $11M in Series A round led by Provence Partners * [00:49] – Zippi secures $15.9M to expand credit access for Brazilian small businesses * [00:59] – WorkAI secures $1M investment from M2 Digital * [01:07] – Takenos raises $5M seed round co-led by Variant and Lattice * [01:18] – Grupalia raises $4.8M seed round * [01:30] – MetaBIX Biotech raises over $1M

Resources & people mentioned:
* Startups: Lastro, CredAluga, Zippi, WorkAI, Takenos, Grupalia, MetaBIX Biotech * VCs: Prosus Ventures, Provence Partners, Itaú, Verde Asset, M2 Digital, Variant, Lattice,

This week’s Espresso covers news from Arvo, Infleet, Cub, Mercado Pago, and more!

Outline of this episode:
* [00:30] – A5X raises $37.6M in Series C * [00:40] – Arvo raises $20M Series A * [00:55] – Infleet raises $7.5M Series A * [01:12] – CUB raises $5.5M Series A * [01:26] – Layers raises $3.9M pre-Series A round * [01:39] – RevisaPrev raises $700K * [01:58] – Olho do Dono raises $410K * [02:12] – Chefia raises $190K * [02:28] – Mercado Pago acquires Brazilian Nikos DTVM

Resources & people mentioned:* Startups: A5X, Arvo, Infleet, CUB, Layers, RevisaPrev, Olho do Dono, Chefia, Mercado Pago, Nikos DTVM * VCs: Kaszek, Base10 Partners, Canary, Indicator, Citrino Ventures, Alexia Ventures, Upload Ventures, Domo VC, Bossa Invest, BR Angels, Investidores.vc

This week’s Espresso covers news from Kamino, SunCompany, Sempli, and more!
Outline of this episode:
* [00:30] – Omie raises $160M led by Partners Group * [00:41] – Kamino raises $10M in a round led by Flourish and Quona * [00:48] – SunCompany secures $15M to expand clean energy operations * [01:06] – Sempli secures $10M in debt * [01:20] – Bugster raises $300K from 500 Global for AI testing * [01:31] – Klar acquires Bineo * [01:42] – Latamlist Roundup Sep 1st – Sep 15th

Resources & people mentioned:
* Startups: Omie, Kamino, SunCompany, Sempli, Bugster, Klar * VCs: Partners Group, Flourish Ventures, Quona Capital, Banco de Occidente, Bancolombia, Banco AV Villas, Bancoldex, Fondo Presente, Comfama, 500 Global, Banorte, Bineo,

This week’s Espresso covers news from VAAS, Somos Internet, Loto, and more!
Outline of this episode:
* [00:30] – Starian raises $115M from General Atlantic * [00:38] – VAAS raises $3.7M in a round led by Headline * [00:45] – Mercado de Recebíveis reaches $56M valuation * [00:57] – Somos Internet raises $18M Series A round * [01:07] – Loto raises $1M pre-seed round * [01:19] – Whalemate raises $1M for cybersecurity platform * [01:30] – B3 acquires 62% stake in fintech Shipay * [01:38] – Evertec acquires Tecnobank for $145M * [01:50] – Latamlist Roundup August 1st – August 15th

Resources & people mentioned:
* Startups: Starian, VAAS, Mercado de Recebíveis, B3, Shipay, Somos Internet, Loto, Whalemate, Evertec, Tecnobank, * VCs: General Atlantic, Headline, Union Square Ventures, Ribbit Capital, Parceiro Ventures,

This week’s Espresso covers news from IORQ, Monato, Creditop, and more!

Outline of this episode:* [00:30] – AgendaPro raises $35M from Riverwood Capital * [00:44] – Digitt raises $10M Series A led by Yolo Investments * [00:53] – Kira raises $6.7M seed round led by Blockchange Ventures * [01:05] – Rappi secures $100M debt financing, its largest credit deal to date * [01:16] – Asaas raises $18.5M FIDC * [01:28] – Iniciador raises $6M to expand Pix modalities * [01:38] – AlphaGo raises $2M pre-seed round * [01:53] – Nuvia acquires DataSaga.ai

Resources & people mentioned:* Startups: AgendaPro, Digitt, Kira, Rappi, Asaas, Iniciador, AlphaGo, * VCs: Riverwood Capital, Yolo Investments, Blockchange Ventures, Kirkoswald Private Credit, Banco Santander, Itaú BBA, Valor Capital, Black Mamba Holding, Nuvia, DataSaga.ai

This week’s Espresso covers news from IORQ, Monato, Creditop, and more!

Outline of this episode:* [00:30] – Pipeimob secures $2.8M seed round led by Headline * [00:41] – Liquid raises $2.1M seed round led by SaaSholic * [00:52] – Radix Florestal raises $2M to scale Amazon reforestation * [00:58] – Gaio raises angel round at $1.7M valuation * [01:06] – Leggal raises $315K for corporate legal services * [01:14] – IDB Lab invests $1.5M in Aviva to expand financial access * [01:25] – Kunzapp raises $2M seed round from Wollef * [01:33] – Equip raises $1.4M seed round * [01:48] – Buk acquires Bemmbo, launches Buk Finanzas

Resources & people mentioned:* Startups: Pipeimob, Liquid, Radix Florestal, Gaio, Leggal, Aviva, Kunzapp, Buk, Bemmbo * VCs: Headline, SaaSholic, Ecosia, Link Ventures, IDB Lab, Wollef,

This week’s Espresso covers news from IORQ, Monato, Creditop, and more!

Outline of this episode:* [00:30] – Stone secures $54M from IDB Invest * [00:41] – IORQ launches with $6.4M round * [00:49] – BlindPay raises $3.3M to expand operations * [01:00] – FanBase raises $920K to expand internationally * [01:12] – Monato raises $13M to expand services * [01:24] – Creditop raises $3.7M to expand point-of-sale financing * [01:36] – Saf.money raises pre-seed to scale cross-border paytech * [01:50] – Olist acquires Flip

Resources & people mentioned:* Startups: Stone, IORQ, BlindPay, FanBase, Monato,Creditop, Saf.money, Olist, Flip * VCs: IDB Invest, Monashees, ONEVC, Upload Ventures, Norte Ventures, DOMO.VC, OutField Monashees, FinTech Collective, Collide Capital

This week’s Espresso covers news from Fu2re, Woba, RapiCredit, and more!

Outline of this episode:* [00:30] – Fu2re raises $2.2M from Copel Ventures and Indicator Capital * [00:44] – Woba raises $13.5M to grow flexible office network * [00:55] – RapiCredit raises $5M from Alma Sustainable Finance * [01:05] – Latitud to invest $500 K in eight idea‑stage founders * [01:16] – 500 Global to Invest $9M in Latam AI Startups * [01:32] – Circulate Capital closes US$75.8M fund to tackle plastic pollution in Latin America

Resources & people mentioned:* Startups: Fu2re, Woba, RapiCredit, * VCs: Copel Ventures, Indicator Capital, Bewater, Alma Sustainable Finance, Latitud SF Fellowship, 500 Global, Circulate Capital

This week’s Espresso covers news from Addi, Avista, Plenna, Kira, and more!

Outline of this episode:* [00:30] – Addi secures $35M financing deal from BBVA Spark * [00:38] – Avista secures $10M from Ninety One * [00:46] – Plenna raises $6M Series A * [01:00] – Kira raises $2M to launch AI-stablecoin fintech API * [01:08] – Mexico’s Banco Plata prices $120M bond offering * [01:16] – AlugaMais secures $2M for 12-month rent advances * [01:23] – Neon raises $129M in Series E extension round * [01:44] – FiT acquires Neurona to expand fintech infrastructure in Latin America

Resources & people mentioned:* Startups: Neurona, Addi, Avista, Plenna, Kira, Plata, AlugaMais, Neon, * VCs: BBVA Spark, Ninety One, Dalus Capital, New Ventures, Fondation Botnar, SRM Ventures, IFC, DEG * Organizations: FiT, * People: Karla Berman,

This week’s Espresso covers news from Justos, DEX, Waltz, Welli, and more!

Outline of this episode:* [00:29] – Justos lands $16.5M to expand AI tools for brokers * [00:43] – DEX raises $1.8M from Grupo Loc * [00:54] – Welli raises $25M to expand medical-credit platform * [01:10] – Waltz raises $9.1M in debt and equity and expands to Latin America * [01:18] – Four Latin American startups join Eatable Adventures’ Raíces acceleration program * [01:38] – Lotux closes second fund to back Latin America pre-seed startups * [01:53] – Integrity Holding buys Alaga to expand digital credit for SMEs * [02:04] – Tapi acquires Mastercard’s Arcus cash and payments network

Resources & people mentioned:* Startups: Justos, DEX, Nunatak, Bee Technology, Koji, Sciphage, Waltz, * Welli, Integrity Holding, Alaga, Tapi, Arcus * VCs: Ribbit Capital, Kaszek, Scale Up, Endeavor Catalyst, Grupo Loc, Pulse Capital, Eatable Adventures, Lotux VC, Setpoint Capital, TLV Partners, Aleph

This week’s Espresso covers news from Principia, OmniChat, Simetrik, Crabi, Finnecto, and more!

Outline of this episode:* [00:30] – Agibank raises $350M through FIDC * [00:38] – Principia raises $35M to prevent student dropout in Brazil * [00:51] – OmniChat raises $9M and launches AI sales agents for WhatsApp * [01:03] – Huna raises $1.5M to expand AI-powered cancer diagnostics platform * [01:12] – Rhino raises $1M and partners with BTG Pactual GRU Terminal * [01:21] – Simetrik raises $30M Series B extension round * [01:34] – Crabi raises $13.6M to expand AI-powered car insurance in Mexico * [01:45] – Finnecto raises $1.7M to expand across Latin America * [01:59] – Kiwi raises $7.8M to expand credit access for US Latinos * [02:14] – Reliv acquires Hospisoft to expand healthtech capabilities in Latin America * [02:28] – Revelo acquires Argentine staffing company Alto

Resources & people mentioned:* Startups: Agibank, Principia, OmniChat, Huna, Rhino, Simetrik, Crabi, Finnecto, Reliv, Hospisoft, Revelo, Alto * VCs: Valor Capital Group, Quartzo Capital, Altitude Ventures, Kortex Ventures, AngelsDeck Global Ventures, Clapper Venture, Goldman Sachs Alternative Growth Equity, Kaszek, Ignia, Amador, Salkantay Ventures.

This week’s Espresso covers news from Next Fit, Circular Brain, Foliume, and more!

Outline of this episode:
* [00:30] – Palla raises $14.5M Series A to expand payments platform * [00:40] – Next Fit raises $8.8M Series A to expand fitness software platform * [00:49] – Circular Brain raises $3.5M to expand e-waste platform in Latin America * [01:02] – Sellera.ai raises $3M to scale AI-powered sales platform * [01:13] – Estratz raises $355K pre-seed round * [01:20] – Foliume raises a $1M round * [01:32] – Calice raises $2.5M seed round * [01:44] – Nascent launches $15M Fund II to back early-stage startups in Latin America * [01:58] – Visma acquires expense management platform Rindegastos * [02:11] – Latamlist Roundup May 16th - May 31st

Resources & people mentioned:
* Startups: Palla, Next Fit, Circular Brain, Sellera.ai, Estratz, Foliume, Calice, Visma, Rindegastos * VCs: Revolution Ventures, Cloud9 Capital, Lorene Urban Mining, Pitchdrive, Íope Ventures, Astanor, Draper Cygnus, Xperiment Ventures, AIR Capital, Innventure, GrainCorp Ventures, Nascent,

This week’s Espresso covers news from Credicuotas, Kiwi, Allug, and more!

Outline of this episode:* [00:30] – Credicuotas secures $33M in bond issuance * [00:41] – Kiwi raises $10M and launches in Peru * [00:52] – Allugg secures $5.3M FIDC * [01:09] – VMetrix raises $3.2M seed round * [01:32] – Visma acquires Argentinian HRTech Lara AI * [01:47] – Rebalancing the Cap Table When a Founder Leaves the Band

Resources & people mentioned:* Startups: Credicuotas, Kiwi, Allugg, VMetrix, Visma, Lara AI * VCs: BIND | Financial Solutions, BIND Inversiones, Oslo DTVM, Kayyak, Nazca

This week’s Espresso covers news from Credituz, diio, Supra, and more!

Outline of this episode:* [00:30] – Vexi raises $15.3M to strengthen financing capacity * [00:39] – Credituz raises $5M from angel investors * [01:03] – diio secures $2.5M seed round led by Base10 * [01:05] – Supra raises undisclosed amount from Citi * [01:19] – Latamlist Roundup April 16th – 30th

Resources & people mentioned:* Startups: Vexi, Credituz, diio, Supra, * VCs: Banco Covalto, Base10 Partners, Citi,

This week’s Espresso covers news from Fintalk, Belvo, Bancoldex, and more!
Outline of this episode:* [00:30] – Magalu raises $130M from the IFC * [00:45] – Fintalk raises $1M to expand conversational AI platform * [00:53] – Nuvia raises $1.7M to Scale AI Agents for B2B Sales * [01:05] – Coalize raises $570K seed round * [01:15] – Belvo raises $15M to launch new products * [01:34] – Bancóldex and Ruta N invests in Simma Fintech+ * [01:51] – Yeda Health raises $ 300K pre-seed round

Resources & people mentioned:* Startups: Magalu, Fintalk, Nuvia, Coalize, Belvo, Yeda Health * VCs: International Finance Corporation, HiPartners, NXTP, Gilgamesh Ventures, Quona Capital, Kaszek, Kibo Ventures, Future Positive, Citi Ventures, Y Combinator, Bancoldex, Simma Capital, OurCrowd LATAM Labs.

This week’s Espresso covers news from Finaktiva, Smart Compass, Mombak, and more!

Outline of this episode:* [00:30] – Kavak raises $127M in down round, drops valuation to $2.2B * [00:43] – Onfly raises $40M Series B to expand corporate travel platform * [00:56] – Altis raises $2.6M in equity and debt * [01:05] – Toku raises $48M Series A extension to expand payments platform * [01:16] – AdmiralONE raises $462K and acquires two startups * [01:31] – Banorte acquires RappiCard in $50M deal * [01:39] – ActiveCampaign acquires Mexican WhatsApp automation startup Hilos

Resources & people mentioned:* Startups: Kavak, Onfly, Altis, Toku, AdmiralONE, Grupo Financiero Banorte, RappiCard, ActiveCampaign, Hilos, * VCs: SoftBank, General Atlantic, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, Tidemark, Magma Partners, Latitud, Oak HC/FT

This week’s Espresso covers news from Finaktiva, Smart Compass, Nufi, and more!

Outline of this episode:* [00:30] – Félix Pago raises $75M Series B to expand cross-border payments in LatAm * [00:43] – Finaktiva lands $10M from BBVA Spark for SME financing * [00:56] – Smart Compass raises $17M in debt * [01:09] – Mombak lands $17M in debt to expand reforestation efforts in the Amazon * [01:18] – Homelend raises $8M in a debt operation structured by RBR Asset * [01:27] – Nufi raises $1.5M seed round led by Magma Partners and GPCompas

Resources & people mentioned:* Startups: Félix Pago, Finaktiva, Smart Compass, Mombak, Homeland, Nufi * VCs: QED Investors, BBVA Spark, Magma Partners and GPCompas

This week’s Espresso covers news from Quill, Jusfy, Ziro and more!

Outline of this episode:
* [00:30] – Grão Direto raises $15.4M investment * [00:40] – Quill raises $430K * [00:48] – Jusfy raises undisclosed Pre-Series A funding led by SaasHolic and Maya Capital * [01:03] – Zíro raises undisclosed amount from Sustainable Futures * [01:14] – Quipu raises $1.5M from Addem Capital * [01:27] – PedidosYa launches financial services offerings * [01:37] – Betterfly ceases operations in five Latin American countries * [01:52] – Venture Capital firms Nazca and Bridge merge * [02:02] – Latamlist Roundup March 1st – March 15th

Resources & people mentioned:
* Startups: Grão Direto, Quill, Jusfy, Zíro, Quipu, PedidosYa, Betterfly, * VCs: Sororitê, SaasHolic, Maya Capital, Sustainable Futures, Addem Capital, Nazca, Bridge

This week’s Espresso covers news from Malga, Loopia, Sunrize, and more!

Outline of this episode:* [00:29] – V360 secures $7M Series A to expand B2B payment solutions * [00:38] – Malga raises $5.5M Series A round led by iDEXO and Costanoa * [00:47] – Loopia raises $650K pre-seed to expand AI-powered e-commerce support * [00:59] – Sunrize raises a $433K round * [01:12] – Jeitto acquires Pilla to expand private payroll loans * [01:24] – Reinventing Credit: How Vexi is Bridging Latin America’s Financial Gap

Resources & people mentioned:* Startups: V360, Malga, Loopia, Sunrize, Jeitto, Pilla, Vexi * VCs: Cloud9 Capital, DEXO, Costanoa, Espírito Santo’s Sovereign Fund (FUNSES), * People: Gabriela Estrada

This week’s Espresso covers news from Solfácil, Capim, Advolve.ai and more!

Outline of this episode:* [00:30] – Solfácil raises $170M to expand solar financing in Brazil * [00:39] – Capim raises $26.7M Series A * [00:55] – Advolve.ai raises $5.3M seed round led by Canary * [01:08] – Brick raises $865K seed round * [01:18] – Maxxa raises $10.6M in debt to expand SME lending in Chile * [01:30] – Sytrex raises $1.1M to automate financial processes with AI * [01:42] – YaVendió raises $850K pre-seed round * [01:52] – Interview with David Tafur, CEO and Founder of YaVendió * [08:23] – Latamlist Roundup Feb 1st – Feb 15th * [08:33] – Sofi: Smarter, more effective debt recovery

Resources & people mentioned:* Startups: Solfácil, Capim, Advolve.ai, Brick, Maxxa, Sytrex, Yavendió, Sofi * VCs: Valor Capital, QED Investors, Canary, Honey Island, Broom Ventures, Symbiotics, Delphos, Broom Ventures, Aito Capital, Kuiper, AAC Capital, Magma Partners, iThink VC, Semilla Ventures. * People: David Tafur, Tatiana Pomar

This week’s Espresso covers news from SphereBio, N5, Azos and more!
Outline of this episode:
* [00:29] – VEMO raises $63.7M to expand electric mobility in Mexico * [00:38] – N5 raises $20M to expand financial technology solutions * [00:47] – Quix raises $350K pre-seed to expand AI-powered corporate training * [00:55] – Azos raises $30.5M Series B led by Lightrock * [01:10] – Latamlist Roundup Feb 1st – Feb 15th * [01:19] – SphereBio: Revolutionizing vaccines and cancer treatment

Resources & people mentioned:
* Startups: VEMO, N5, Quix, Azos, SphereBio. * VCs: Endeavor Catalyst, Alexia Ventures, MrPink, Venture.Do, Lightrock * People: Julieta Luz Porta

This week’s Espresso covers news from gen-t, Glim, Neofin, and more!

Outline of this episode:
* [00:30] – Neofin raises $6M seed round led by Quona and Upload * [00:37] – CashU secures $17.5M credit fund to expand B2B lending for SMEs * [00:48] – Glim raises $3.47M to expand financial wellness platform * [01:03] – Involves acquires Datamind to expand retail data intelligence in Latin America * [01:13] – Gen-t: Pioneering stem cell research in Brazil

Resources & people mentioned:
* Startups: Neofin, CashU, Glim, Involves, Datamind, gen-t * VCs: Quona, Upload, Itaú BBA, Credit Saison, Skandia, * People: Lygia Pereira

This week’s Espresso covers news from Split Risk, BYX, Sommos, and more!
Outline of this episode:* [00:30] – Cycles Nutrition raises $2.5M in its first funding round * [00:41] – Split Risk raises $8.6M from HSR Soluções e Participações and Labarca Empreendimentos * [00:48] – Turbi raises $12.5M Series D and $43M in debt to expand fleet * [01:03] – Outscape raises $600K from SDK * [01:15] – BYX acquires Nvio to expand beyond payroll loans * [01:24] – Sommos: Transforming Financial Inclusion Across Latin America

Resources & people mentioned:* Startups: Cycles Nutrition, Split Risk, Turbi, Outscape, Sommos, BYX Capital * VCs: Headline Ventures, SDK. * People: Yara Lewensztain Zelaya

This week’s Espresso covers news from Nubank, Sem Parar, Credicuotas, and more!

Outline of this episode:
* [00:30] – Paytrack raises $40M Series B led by Riverwood Capital * [00:39] – Credicuotas raises $18.2M in debt to diversify funding sources * [00:55] – Sem Parar acquires Gringo to expand mobility services * [01:01] – Company Hero acquires Duca Saúde and Segure.Me * [01:15] – Nubank reaches 10M customers in Mexico * [01:22] – The pitfalls of issuing convertible instruments through an LLC * [01:30] – Eolic Wall: Democratizing access to wind energy

Resources & people mentioned:
* Startups: Paytrack, Credicuotas, Sem Parar, Gringo, Company Hero, Duca Saúde, Segure.me, Nubank, Eolic Wall * VCs: Riverwood Capital * People: Natalia Cardenas

This week’s Espresso covers news from PayMon, Olé Life, Finmaq, and more!

Outline of this episode:
* [00:30] – Finmaq raises $29M to expand SME asset financing in Colombia * [00:39] – Olé Life raises a $13M Series B led by PayPal Ventures * [00:49] – PayMon raises $600K pre-seed round led by Magma Partners * [01:00] – Airwallex acquires Mexpago to enter Mexican market * [01:10] – Nubank partners with OXXO to expand cash services in Mexico * [01:19] – Latamlist Roundup January 1st – January 15th * [01:27] – Cuentología: Revolutionizing emotional growth through stories for children * [01:44] – Interview with José Javier Cordero CEO of PayMon

Resources & people mentioned:
* Startups: Finmaq, Nubank, PayMon, Olé Life, Airwallex, Mexpago, Cuentologia * Companies and Institutions: OXXO * VCs: Magma Partners, PayPal Ventures, * People: Fiorella De La Sotta Rubio, José Javier Cordero

This week’s Espresso covers news from OKTO, Prosus, Buk, and more!

Outline of this episode:* [00:31] – Carecode raised a $4.3M pre-seed round * [00:38] – Agibank raises $63M from Lumina Capital * [00:47] – The Men’s raises $424K in a round led by BR Angels * [00:56] – Buk raises a $50M Series B round * [01:03] – Prosus to acquire Despegar in $1.7B all-cash deal * [01:08] – OKTO acquires U4C to expand Pix operations in Brazil * [01:48] – Interview with Madeleine Valderrama, CEO and co-founder of Bruna

Resources & people mentioned:* Startups: Carecode, Agibank, The Men’s, Buk, Prosus, Despegar, OKTO, U4C * VCs: Andreessen Horowitz, QED, Lumina Capital, BR Angels, Headline * People: Madeleine Valderrama

This week’s Espresso covers news from Agilize, CloudWalk, Zig, and more!
Outline of this episode:
* [00:31] – Agilize raises $9M to grow accounting platform for SMEs * [00:38] – CloudWalk raises $444M to fund merchant payment advances * [00:47] – Onze raises $20M to expand corporate pension platform * [00:56] – Zig raises $25M in series B extension led by Kaszek * [01:03] – Klubi raises $7M in series A round * [01:08] – Makasí raises $19M through the issuance of corporate bonds * [01:15] – Vambe raises $3.85M in a round led by Monashees * [01:22] – Colektia secures $9M led by Mouro Capital * [01:33] – LatamList Roundup November 16th – 30th * [01:48] – Interview with Jaime Tabachnik, Founder of Solvento

Resources & people mentioned:
* Startups: Agilize, CloudWalk, Onze, Zig, Klubi, Colektia, Makasí, Vambe * VCs: AXA, Itaú BBA, Ribbit Capital, Kaszek, L4 Venture Builder, Vivo Ventures, Mouro Capital, Monashees

This week’s Espresso covers news from Bold, Apoia, Bia Energy, and more!
Outline of this episode:* [00:33] – R2 secures $9M equity round and $50M debt facility * [00:42] – ZeBrands secures $53M syndicated loan from HSBC and Sabadell * [00:52] – Bia Energy secures $8.5M with climate-focused investors * [01:01] – Apoia raises $800K to expand in Brazil * [01:06] – Imobia raises $100K in a round led by SC Ventures * [01:12] – Clinia raises $344K in pre-seed round * [01:18] – iBUILD raises $550K to expand franchise network in Brazil * [01:24] – Sinatra raises $800K pre-seed round for AI e-commerce copilot * [01:29] –Teachy raises a $6.7M series A round led by Goodwater and Reach Capital * [01:45] –Nubank partners with Puntored to enable cash deposits across Colombia * [01:53] – Bold expands its product offering to SMEs * [02:02] – Interview with Juan Manuel Gironella, CEO of Guros, the platform transforming insurance distribution in Latin America

Resources & people mentioned:* Startups: Bold, Apoia, Imobia, Clinia, Bia Energy, Kratos Gaming Network (KGeN), Sinatra, iBUILD, Nu Colombia, Puntored, R2, Zebrands, Guros * VCs: Big Bets, Reach Capital, Blustone Capital, SC Ventures, ABSeed Ventures, RA Capital Planetary Health, IDB Lab, Aptos Lab, Grupo Quality Digital, Hi Ventures, Cometa * People: Juan Manuel Gironella

This week’s Espresso covers news from Hoopers, Outsmart Education, Solvento, and more!

Outline of this episode:* [00:27] – Hoopers raises $2.3M to expand in Brazil * [00:46] – Ex-Duolingo execs raise $13M seed round led by Khosla Ventures * [01:04] – Solvento lands $12.5M Series A led by Cometa * [01:23] – Minu raises $30M series B round led by QED Investors * [01:41] – Celcoin acquires CobranSaas * [01:57] – Addi secures $100M credit line from Victory Park Capital * [02:16] – OurCrowd launches the first government-backed accelerator in Uruguay * [02:37] –Rhino raises $3.2M seed round * [02:47] – Interview with Santiago Rosenblatt, founder of Strike

Resources & people mentioned:* Startups: Hoopers, Outsmart Education, Solvento, Minu, Strike, Celcoin, CobranSaas, Addi, OurCrowd, Rhino, Bold * VCs: Buenavista Equity Partners, Khosla Ventures, Cometa, QED Investors, OurCrowd, OurCrowd LATAM Labs, Victory Park Capital * People: Santiago Rosenblatt

This week’s Espresso covers news from Klar, Educbank, Fairplay, and more!
Outline of this episode:* [00:27] – Klar launches platinum credit card * [00:37] – Educbank raises $14.5M through the issuance of corporate bonds * [00:57] – Fairplay secures $35M credit line from BBVA Spark * [01:19] – Ualá raises $300M Series E and reaches $2.75B valuation * [01:38] – Tako raises $13.2M seed round from a16z and Ribbit Capital * [01:58] – Cometa raises $12M Series A to optimize school administration * [02:13] – Interview with Andrés Benavides CEO & Cofounder of Cometa * [10:43] – Lerian raises $3.1M in a round led by MAYA Capital * [11:00] – Influur raises $10M in series A round * [11:11] – Pravaler raises $75M in FIDCs * [11:24] – Tumoni raises $2.3M in pre-seed round * [11:44] – Asia Shipping acquires Hórus Logística * [12:00] – Blip raises $60M in series C round * [12:20] – LatamList Roundup November 1st – 15th

Resources & people mentioned:* Startups: Klar, Educbank, Fairplay, Ualá, Tako, Cometa, Lerian, Influur, Pravaler, Tumoni, Asia Shipping, Hórus Logística, Blip * VCs: BBVA Spark, Allianz X, a16z, Ribbit Capital, Reach Capital, MAYA Capital, Point72 Ventures, HTwenty Capital, Slauson & Co, Counterview Capital, Warburg Pincus * People: Andrés Benavides

This week’s Espresso covers news from Stay, Oxpay, Patagon and more!
Outline of this episode:
* [00:27] – Central da Visão raises $1.7M Series A * [00:49] – Stay raises $2.6M to expand private pension offerings in Brazil * [01:07] – Oxpay raises $3.5M from SRM Ventures * [01:21] – Patagon AI raises $1.1M to expand AI-powered sales in LATAM * [01:35] – Latii raises $5M to streamline construction materials supply * [01:58] – Nubank partners with FINABIEN to expand Cuenta Nu deposit network in Mexico * [02:15] – Brota Superfoods raises $630K from Manutara Ventures * [02:28] – Plata Card raises $55M through the issuance of bonds * [02:50] – Cervello raises $2.2M funding round * [03:07] – Multiledgers raises $1M in a round led by Oxygea Ventures and Indicator Capital * [03:28] – Interview with Cinthia Merlos, Cofounder and COO of Vexi * [03:47] – LatamList’s bi-weekly overview of the Latin America startup scene

Resources & people mentioned:
* Startups: Central da Visão, Stay, Oxpay, Patagon.AI, Latii, Nubank, Brota Superfoods, Vexi, Plata Card, Multiledgers, Cervello * VCs: HT3 Investimentos, Maya Capital, Better Tomorrow Ventures, SRM Ventures, OneVC, 17Sigma, Leadout Capital, Manutara Ventures, Oxygea Ventures, Indicator Capital, E3 Innovation * Organizations: FINABIEN, Scotiabank * People: Cinthia Merlos

This week’s Espresso covers news from CredAluga, Funcional Health Tech, Nubank, and more!
Outline of this episode:
* [00:27] – CredAluga raises $3.9M round * [00:41] – Funcional Health Tech acquires corporate benefits provider BeFlex * [00:55] – Nubank partners with Claro and launches NuCel * [01:10] – AgriCapital raises $7.4M in a mix of debt and equity * [01:27] – Afinz acquires Tappaggo to expand mobile payment offering in Brazil * [01:39] – Interview with Xavier Bolaño of Círculo de Crédito on Disruptive Innovation from C-Labs

Resources & people mentioned:
* Startups: CredAluga, Funcional Health Tech, BeFlex, Nubank, AgriCapital, Tappaggo, Círculo de Crédito * VCs: Caravela Capital, Alive Ventures * Organizations: Claro, Afinz * People: Xavier Bolaño

This week’s Espresso covers news from Stori, Kushki, and more!
Outline of this episode:* [00:27] – Jüsto raises $70M in equity and debt financing * [00:43] – CXC raises a $32.6M Series A round led by Kaszek * [01:02] – Kushki partners with JP Morgan to streamline payments processing * [01:18] – Fz Sports partners with CosmoBlue to collaborate on streaming and global rights distribution * [01:35] – Bravo secures $27M from BBVA Spark

Resources & people mentioned:* Startups: Jüsto, CXC, Kushki, FZ Sports, CosmoBlue Media, Bravo, Resuelve Tu Deuda * VCs: General Atlantic, HSBC México, Kaszek, J.P. Morgan, BBVA Spark

This week’s Espresso covers news from Platzi, Nexdom, Akua, and more!

Outline of this episode:
* [00:27] – Platzi and DeVry University partner to offer U.S. degrees * [00:38] – Redwood Ventures partners with Seedstars Capital to invest $200M in Latin America * [00:54] – Zitrus and Unio merge to create Nexdom * [01:10] – Mentora raises $300K in pre-seed round * [01:28] – Agrolend raises $53M in series C round * [01:39] – Akua raises a $4.3M seed round * [01:55] – Albo secures a $60M credit line from SixPoint Capital * [02:10] – LatamList’s bi-weekly overview of the Latin America startup scene

Resources & people mentioned:
* Startups: Platzi, Nexdom, Agrolend, Akua, Albo, CXC * VCs: Redwood Ventures, Seedstars Capital, DOMO.VC, Creation Investments, Syngenta Group Ventures, SixPoint Capital, Kaszek * Organizations: DeVry University

This week’s Espresso covers news from AuraPura, Intelijus, Wenia, and more!
Outline of this episode:* [00:27] – Brazilian proptech Morada.ai raises $1M * [00:37] – Davivienda acquires Colombian payment gateway ePayco * [00:55] – AuraPura raises a $550K pre-seed round * [01:07] – Intelijus raises $510K in a pre-seed tranche * [01:21] – Wenia set to launch debit card in Colombia * [01:32] – Barte raises $8M Series A round * [01:45] – Tuna raises $360K in a round led by ABSeed * [01:57] – Asaas secures $150M in a round led by BOND * [02:11] – Carozzi launches corporate venture capital fund * [02:25] – Stori launches a fixed-term investment product in Mexico * [02:35] – Contabilizei attracts $125M investment from Warburg Pincus * [02:48] – Globant acquires Exusia to expand AI and data offering

Resources & people mentioned:* Startups: Morada.ai, ePayco, AuraPura, Intelijus, Wenia, Barte, Tuna, Mono, Asaas, Stori, Contabilizei * VCs: AlleyCorp, ABSeed, BOND, Warburg Pincus * Organizations: Davivienda, Grupo BanColombia, Carozzi

This week’s Espresso covers news from Xeptiva, Gibb, and more!
Outline of this episode:
* [00:27] – Biotech Xeptiva raises $2.5M to develop veterinary vaccines * [00:41] – ExcelCredit raises $50M from Nomura * [00:56] – Gibb raises $5.5M from SRM Ventures * [01:07] – Mercado Pago launches digital wallet in Colombia * [01:24] – Interview with Gustavo Jiménez from BCP * [01:42] – LatamList’s bi-weekly overview of the Latin America startup scene

Resources & people mentioned:
* Startups: Xeptiva, Gibb, Mercado Pago, Mercado Libre, ExcelCredit * VCs: Zentynel, SRM Ventures, Nomura * People: Gustavo Jiménez

This week’s Espresso covers news from Versi, Scala Data Centers, and more!

Outline of this episode:* [00:27] – AgriCapital secures debt financing from Grupo AlphaMundi * [00:39] – ROCK secures $54M to expand its Customer-Centric Solutions * [00:50] – Veikul acquires Dropin to expand in Mexico * [01:04] – Noodle raises a $900K seed round * [01:18] – Movêu raises $550K in a round led by Investidores.vc * [01:34] – Versi raises $9M in debt to expand offerings to real estate developers * [01:46] – Imagine Ventures secures first fund * [01:58] – Scala Data Centers raises $5500M from Coatue and IMCO

Resources & people mentioned:* Startups: AgriCapital, ROCK, Bnex, Veikul, Dropin, Noodle, Movêu, Versi, Relif, Ainwater, Bord, Scala Data Centers * VCs: SocialAlpha-Bastion (SAIF), Hindiana Fund, QED, Investidores.vc, CRI bonds, Opea, Imagine Ventures, Coatue Tactical Solutions, Investment Management Corporation of Ontario

This week’s Espresso covers news from Beep Saúde, Atomic Kitchens, Ualá, and more!
Outline of this episode:
* [00:28] – Beep Saúde raises $18M in a round led by Lightsmith * [00:44] – Ualá launches a secured credit card * [01:01] – Atomic Kitchens raises $750K from Manutara Ventures * [01:14] – Finkargo raises a $95M Series A extension round * [01:30] – Yolo Bank raises a $500K pre-seed round * [01:43] – Koggi raises $3M from Second Century Ventures * [01:56] – Koltin raises $7.3M Series A led by Left Lane Capital * [02:11] – Mevo raises a $20M Series B round * [02:24] – Cayena raises a $55M Series B round led by Bicycle Capital * [02:37] – Mercado Libre secures $250M credit line from JPMorgan * [02:53] – MeetRox raises a $460K seed round * [03:08] – Interview with Facundo Turconi, CEO of Moonflow

Resources & people mentioned:
* Startups: Beep Saúde, Ualá, Atomic Kitchens, Finkargo, Yolo Bank, Koggi, Koltin, Mevo, Cayena, MeetRox, Mercado Libre, Moonflow, * VCs: Lightsmith, Manutara Ventures, Marathon Ventures, Second Century Ventures, Left Lane Capital, Matrix, Bicycle Capital, Stamina VC, JPMorgan * People: Facundo Turconi

This week’s Espresso covers news from Mercately, Vetwor, Puntored, and more!
Outline of this episode:
* [00:27] – Comun secures $21.5M in Series A funding * [00:41] – Bia Energy secures $10M credit line * [00:56] – Mercately raises $2.6M pre-seed round * [01:18] – Puntored raises $2M from Stellar Development Foundation * [01:35] – Basemaker raises $300K round led by DOMO.VC * [01:51] – Vetwork raises $3.6 from SRM Ventures * [02:05] – Altscore raises $8.5M Series A * [02:11] – Interview with Mateo Semerene Co-founder of Altscore * [09:26] – Gringo raises $12.4M in Series C extension * [09:44] – Sandra Velasco: Empowering the Latin American fintech ecosystem from Mercado Libre

Resources & people mentioned:
* Startups: Comun, Mercately, Puntored,Basemaker, Bia Energy, Mercado Libre, Vetwork, Altscore, Gringo * VCs: Redpoint Ventures, Inventus Capital Partners, Silicon Valley Quad,Stellar Development Foundation,DOMO.VC, BBVA Spark, SRM Ventures, Haymaker Ventures, Moore Capital * People: Sandra Velasco, Mateo Semerene

This week’s Espresso covers news from TepMed, EmiteAí, ESG Now, and more!
Outline of this episode:
* [00:27] – TepMed raises $3.6M from SRM Ventures * [00:41] – Valetec Capital launches venture builder division * [00:55] – ESG Now raises $310K funding round * [01:10] – Syonet merges with Lead Force and starts operations in Mexico * [01:18] – EmiteAí raises $520K * [01:33] – Interview with Javier Ruiz, co-CEO and co-founder of Curadeuda

Resources & people mentioned:
* Startups: TepMed, Curadeuda, ESG Now, Syonet, Lead Force, EmiteAí * VCs: SRM Ventures, Valetec Capital, DOMO.VC. * People: Javier Ruiz, Eduardo Hernandez

This week’s Espresso covers news from Tucán, Veikul, Andes STR, and more!
Outline of this episode:* [00:27] –Tucán secures $1M seed round * [00:43] – Veikul raises $3M in seed round * [00:58] – Andes STR raises $4M in a round led by Executive Venture Fund * [01:12] – Overview of the Transformation of Logistics in Latin America with DeltaX * [01:23] – Latamlist Roundup August 1st – August 15th

Resources & people mentioned:* Startups: Tucán, Veikul, Andes STR, DeltaX * VCs: Shefa, First Check Ventures, Executive Venture Fund

This week’s Espresso covers news from Global66, BUO, and more!

Outline of this episode:* [00:28] – Stori raises $212M in a debt and equity deal * [00:38] – Global66 launches global accounts * [00:59] – BUO raises $3M in a seed round led by Dila Capital * [01:16] – Credit Saison compromises $200M to back startups in LatAm

Resources & people mentioned:* Startups: Stori, Global66, BUO, * VCs: Dila Capital, Credit Saison

This week’s Espresso covers news from Winnin, Relif, Escala, and more!
Outline of this episode:* [00:28] – Winnin closes Series A round led by Kaszek and Alexia Ventures * [00:43] – Chilean fintech Relif raises $400K * [00:55] – Escala raises $12M funding round * [01:11] – Tapi raises $22M led by Kaszek * [01:25] – Digitt raises $50M from CoVenture

Resources & people mentioned:* Startups: Winnin, Relif, Escala, Tapi, Digitt * VCs: Kaszek, Alexia Ventures, ChileGlobal Angels, IGNIA, Alaya Capital, CoVenture

This week’s Espresso covers news from Caliza, Vammo, Nomad, and more!
Outline of this episode:
* [00:27] – Caliza raises $8.5M pre-Series A round * [00:43] – Vammo raises $5.4M in debt and equity * [00:58] – Nomad acquires Melhor Câmbio for $550K * [01:09] – Chazki merges with Lok * [01:19] – Interview with Gonzalo Begazo, CEO and co-founder of Chazki * [05:15] – Popular Power raises $875K * [05:30] – Meu Pescado raises $420K for expansion * [05:48] – NetLex raises $24M in Series B round * [06:01] – CTA Smart raises $2.9M to expand internationally * [06:17] – OCN raises $86M between debt and equity in Series A round

Resources & people mentioned:
* Startups: Caliza, Vammo, Nomad, Melhor Câmbio, Chazki, Lok, Popular Power, Meu Pescado, NetLex, CTA Smart, Link2Pump, OCN * VCs: Initialized Capital, EXT Capital, Aimorés Investimentos, Incubate Fund, Riverwood Capital, Invisto, Indicator Capital, Caravela Capital.

This week’s Espresso covers news from Bucksapp, Realize, Moffin, and more!

Outline of this episode:* [00:27] – Bucksapp lands $1M in pre-seed * [00:43] – Realize secures $300K from Investidores.vc * [00:55] – Moffin raises $2.1M seed round * [01:16] – Perhaps raises $1.7M pre-seed round * [01:29] – Bits raises $330K to enhance AI use * [01:43] – Eden raises $10M led by Sierra Ventures. * [01:53] – Avra raised $2M in a round led by MAYA Capital * [02:08] – Overview of Cali’s entrepreneurial ecosystem * [02:20] – Latamlist Roundup July 1st - July 15th

Resources & people mentioned:* Startups: Bucksapp, Realize, Moffin, Perhaps, Bits, Eden * VCs: iThink VC, BuenTrip Ventures, Investidores.vc, Accion Venture Lab, Chile Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Quintal, Levain Ventures, Sierra Ventures

This week’s Espresso covers news from Stori, Aleph, Alume, and more!
Outline of this episode:* [00:27] – Stori to inject $383M into Mexico operations * [00:45] – Aleph acquires Entravision Global Partners * [01:04] –Brazilian fintech Alume raises $7M * [01:15] – Pipeimob raises $455K pre-seed round led by DOMO.VC

Resources & people mentioned:* Startups: Stori, Aleph, Alume, Pipeimob * VCs: ABSeed Ventures, Credit Saison, DOMO.VC * Organizations: Entravision Communications Corporation

This week’s Espresso covers news from Retorna, ProNuvo, CRMBonus, and more!
Outline of this episode:* [00:27] – Retorna raises $1.2M * [00:36] – ProNuvo raises $2M from the IFC * [00:51] – CRMBonus raises $10M in a Series B extension round * [01:02] – Nubank acquires Hyperplane * [01:15] – OmniK raises $1.2M from ABSeed Ventures * [01:26] – Latamlist Roundup June 16th - July 1st

Resources & people mentioned:* Startups: Retorna, Pronuvo, CRMBonus, Nubank * VCs: Impacta VC, Amplifica, Morro Ventures, Colectivo Jaguara, Vivo Ventures, Industry Ventures * Institutions: International Finance Corporation (IFC)

This week’s Espresso covers news from Clip, Finsus, Prometeo, and more!
Outline of this episode:* [00:27] – Mexican unicorn Clip lands $100M in funding * [00:42] – Celcoin raises $120M in Series C round * [01:00] – Finsus acquires Distrito Pyme and launches Digital Credit * [01:13] – Prometeo launches account validation in the US * [01:33] – Mercado Diferente raises $1.6M in a pre-Series A round * [01:47] – Konsi lands $1M seed round * [01:58] – iFood launches iFood Pago * [02:11] – Kilimo raises $7.5M in Series A round * [02:23] – Ximple lands $2.7M in pre-seed

Resources & people mentioned:* Startups: Clip, Finsus, Prometeo, Celcoin, Mercado Diferente, Konsi, Kilimo, iFood Pago, Ximple * VCs: Morgan Stanley Tactical Value, Summit Partners, Innova Capital, Collaborative Fund. Caravela Capital, Valutia, Emerald Technology Ventures, Boost Capital Partners, Clocktower Technology Ventures, Graph Ventures, 99 Startups, Lotux.VC.

This week’s Espresso covers news from FarmaLoop, Litipay, LogShare, and more!

Outline of this episode:* [00:28 ] – FarmaLoop raises $900K * [00:38] – Félix secures $15.5M Series A * [00:59] – Belo introduces ACH dollar transfers into its digital wallets * [01:16] – Shinkansen closes investment from Krealo * [01:32] – Litipay raises $1.4M from SRM Ventures * [01:44] – Moonflow raises $1.74M in a seed round * [01:44] – Interview with Facundo Turconi * [01:57] – A de Agro and Bart merge to launch Sette * [02:14] – LogShare raises $2.4M seed round * [02:27] – a55 raises investment from Paysecure * [02:41] – Tul merges with Sooper * [02:58] – Latamlist Roundup June 1st - June 15th

Resources & people mentioned:* Startups: FarmaLoop, Félix, Belo, Shinkansen, Litipay, Moonflow, A de Agro, Bart Digital, Sette, LogShare, a55, Tul, Sooper * VCs: Amarena VC, Castle Island Ventures, TheVentureCity, Krealo, SRM Ventures, ONEVC, Paysecure * Institutions: Banco de Crédito del Perú

This week’s Espresso covers news from Ruedata, Welbe Care, and more!

Outline of this episode:* [00:27] – ABSeed raises $30M to invest in B2B SaaS * [00:36] – Ruedata raises $2M seed round * [00:50] – BTrust lands $1.5M in seed funding * [01:05] – CloudWalk raises $313M to finance anticipation of receivables * [01:20] – Evertec acquires Zunify * [01:31] – PayRetailers acquires Brazilian fintech Transfeera * [01:43] – Darwin Startups announces $20M fund * [01:54] – Welbe Care Raises $7M in Series A * [02:09] – El Dorado raises $3M seed round

Resources & people mentioned:* Startups: Ruedata, BTrust, CloudWalk, Welbe Care, El Dorado, PayRetailers, Transfeera * VCs: ABSeed, Barn Investimentos, Invexor, Itaú BBA, Volpe Capital, International Finance Corporation, Coinbase Ventures, Multicoin Capital, Darwin Startups

This week’s Espresso covers news from Nubank, Biologix, and more!
Outline of this episode:
* [00:28] – ClicOH acquires Rayo * [00:40] – Salvy raises $1.9M in a seed extension round * [00:53] – NG.CASH lands a $12.5M Series A * [01:08] – Aplazo lands $45M in Series B * [01:26] – CRMBonus raises $78M in a Series B round * [01:40] – Celes raises $3M in a round led by Femsa Ventures * [01:55] – Worky secures $6M in Series A * [02:09] – Magneto raises $7M seed round * [02:23] – Foodtech Peruvian Veef lands $280k in pre-seed * [02:40] – TransNetwork acquires Uruguayan fintech Inswitch * [02:56] – Grupo Alpina to invest $2M in agrifood startups * [03:05] – ABSeed raises $30M to invest in B2B SaaS * [03:26] – Latamlist Roundup May 1st – May 15th

Resources & people mentioned:
* Startups: ClicOH, Rayo, Salvy, NG.CASH, Aplazo, Celes, Worky, Magneto, CRMBonus, Peruvian Veef, TransNetwork, Inswitch * VCs: monashees, QED Investors, Femsa Ventures, Atlantico, Alive Ventures, Pashin, Impact Ventures PSM, Latin Leap, BOND, Ahimsa Capital, Grupo Alpina, ABSeed

This week’s Espresso covers news from Nubank, Biologix, and more!

Outline of this episode:* [00:28] – Biologix lands a $1.2M round * [00:43] – Nubank surpasses 100 million clients * [00:58] – Jeeves lands $75M credit line to grow its Latin America operations * [01:11] – Grupo Bloxs receives investment from BS2

Resources & people mentioned:* Startups: Biologix, Nubank, Jeeves, Grupo Bloxs, BS2. * VCs: Kortex Ventures. * Institutions: Community Investment Management (CIM).

This week’s Espresso covers news from Kamina, BrandLovrs, Turbi, and more!
Outline of this episode:
* [00:28] – Investidores.vc raises $483K * [00:40] – Toku secures $9.3M in a round led by Gradient * [00:50] – Ignacio Errázuriz interview * [03:51] – Kamina secures $3.2M in pre-seed round * [04:04] – BrandLovrs raises $6.6M in a round led by Kaszek * [04:17] – Turbi raises $8.5M in a round led by Domo.vc * [04:28] – Colombian fintech OnePay raises $1.3M in pre-seed round * [04:40] – Crezes raises $750k in pre-seed funding

Resources & people mentioned:
* Startups: Investidores.vc, Toku, Kamina, BrandLovrs, Turbi, OnePay, Crezes * VCs and Angel investors: Suno, G4 Educação, Gradient Ventures, Kaszek, Domo.vc, Maya Capital * People: Ignacio Errázuriz

This week’s Espresso covers news from Nubank Colombia, Radar, Lolocar, and more!

Outline of this episode:* [00:28] – Nubank secures a $150M loan * [00:42] – Lolocar acquires OlaCar to enter Uruguay * [00:58] – Radar raises $1.5M * [01:17] – Habi raises $30M from the International Finance Corporation * [01:29] – Carryt acquires Treggo’s operations in Mexico and Colombia * [01:42] – goFlux lands a $6M Series A * [01:57] – Interview Rodrigo Gonçalves goFlux Cofounder and CEO * [06:10] – LatamList roundup

Resources & people mentioned:* Startups: Nu Colombia, Lolocar, OlaCar, Radar, Habi, Carryt, Treggo, goFlux * VCs and Angel investors: The Fintech Fund, Everywhere Ventures, Startup Istanbul, Rhombuz VC, Capria Ventures, Cristóbal Forno * Institutions: DFC, IFC,

This week’s Espresso covers news from Mercado Único, Pulpos, Ada, and more!
Outline of this episode:* [00:28] – Inner AI raises $2M and launches AI platform * [00:41] – Mercado Único secures $395K to reduce food waste * [00:51] – Koin raises $7.3M to expand offerings to tourism services * [01:06] – Pulpos raises $4M to boost Mexican SMEs' digitalization * [01:16] – Lexter.ai raises $3.2M to enhance its platform * [01:37] – Palenca raises funding from Experian Ventures * [01:47] – Ada raises pre-Series A from Wayra Brasil * [01:57] – Instacarro raises $10.8M in a debt and equity deal * [02:09] – Akad raises $22.5M in Series A

Resources & people mentioned:* Startups: Inner AI, Mercado Único, Koin, Pulpos, Lexter.ai, Palenca, Ada, Instacarro, Akad. * VCs: Canary, TechStars, Alexia Ventures, Experian Ventures, Wayra Brasil, Valor Capital Group, Across Capital. * Institutions: Itaú.

This week’s Espresso covers news from Rebill, umgrauemeio, Taxo, and more!

Outline of this episode:
* [00:27] – Rebill.com launches 1-Click Checkout * [00:39] – Umgrauemeio secures $3.7M to fight forest fires * [01:01] – HubLocal raises 700K for cost optimization and market expansion * [01:14] – Taxo raises $1.2M pre-seed round * [01:29] – Brazilian startup IZI raises $800K investment * [01:43] - LatamList roundup

Resources & people mentioned:* Startups: Rebill, mgrauemeio, HubLocal, Taxo, IZI. * VCs: Bossa Invest, GV Angels, Domo VC.

In this week’s Espresso, we cover news from WeKall, Leasy, and more!

Outline of this episode:* [00:28] – Foccuz raises $700K in a seed round * [00:47] – Leasy raises $28M Series A round led by Magma Partners * [01:05] – WeKall acquires Mexican startup Sirenna AI * [01:19] – Addi raises $86M round

Resources & people mentioned:* Startups: Foccuz, Leasy, WeKall, Sirenna AI, Addi * VCs: Carabela VC, MGV Capital, Kuiper VC, Invariantes, Magma Partners, Union Square Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, GIC Private Ltd, Goldman Sachs Group

In this week’s Espresso, we cover news from Niko, Visio.ai, MegaBite, and more!
Outline of this episode:* [00:28] – Sostengo raises $3.8M seed round * [00:39] – Niko secures $3.3M seed funding * [00:59] – Visio.ai raises $2.5M in seed round * [01:14] – Megabite and Hungry House merge to create BiteLabs

Resources & people mentioned:* Startups: Sostengo, Niko, Visio.ai, MegaBite, Hungry House. * VCs: Picus Capital, 468 Capital, DGF Investments.

In this week’s Espresso, we cover news from YoFio, Baubap, Keirón, and more!
Outline of this episode:* [00:28] – Skyone raises $12M investment * [00:38] – Banco Master acquires Brazilian neobank Will Bank * [00:53] – Loovi raises $9M in funding * [01:11] – YoFio secures $10M in seed funding * [01:22] – Baubap raises $120M from Six Point Capital Management * [01:35] – Neowrk raises $2M to expand in Brazil * [01:50] – Pulsar raises $8M in funding * [02:02] – Keirón raises $1.7M to accelerate growth in Mexico * [02:17] – Ziff acquires digital lending startup Arrenda * [02:32] – Bi-monthly roundup

Resources & people mentioned:* Startups: Skyone, Will Bank, Loovi, YoFio, Baubap, Neowrk, Pulsar, Keirón. * VCs: Bewater Ventures, Six Point Capital Management, Indicator Capital, Cometa, Taram Capital. * Companies and institutions: Banco Master, Oikocredit.

In this week’s Espresso, we cover news from Global66, Housi, BemAgro, and more!

Outline of this episode:* [00:28] – Global66 unveils multi-currency feature for its prepaid cards * [00:41] – BemAgro raises $2M pre-Series A round * [00:55] – Simetrik secures $55M in Series B * [01:13] – Housi raises $10M investment * [01:30] – Cuida Mi Mascota acquires Tu mejor Amigo

Resources & people mentioned:* Startups: Global66, BemAgro, Simetrik, Cuida Mi Mascota, Tu Mejor Amigo. * VCs: CNH Industrial, Rural Ventures, Redpoint eventures, TM3 Capital. * Companies and institutions: Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Agroven, MMAgro.

In this week’s Espresso, we cover news from Cogtive, Vertown, Tenchi Security, and more!

Outline of this episode:* [00:28] – Tenchi Security raises $7M Series A * [00:45] – Traive secures $20M investment * [01:01] – Techreo closes $3.4M funding round * [01:20] – Cogtive raises $2M in funding * [01:38] – Vertown secures $1.4M investment * [01:52] – Featured articles

Resources & people mentioned:* Startups: Tenchi Security, Traive, Techreo, Cogtive, Vertown. * VCs: Bradesco PE&VC, L4 Venture Builder, G2 Momentum Capital, Creation Investments Capital Management, Indicator Capital, Açolab Ventures, Irani Ventures. * Companies and institutions: Accenture, Banco do Brasil.

In this week’s Espresso, we cover news from Nubank, Pomelo, Daki, and more!

Outline of this episode:
* [00:28] – Nubank launches savings account in Colombia * [00:37] – Girasol Payment Solutions acquires Finzi * [00:47] – Pomelo secures $40M in Series B * [01:01] – Bioeutectics raises $2.1M in funding * [01:14] – Genial Care raises $10M to expand autism care services * [01:29] – Daki secures $5M investment * [01:42] – Konvex closes a $700K funding round * [01:59] – Afinz acquires Pagolivre

Resources & people mentioned:
* Startups: Nubank, Finzi, Pomelo, Bioeutectics, Genial Care, Daki, Konvex, Pagolivre. * Funds: Kaszek, Fen Ventures, General Catalyst, 4Equity Media Ventures, 500 Global, Parallel18. * Companies and institutions: Girasol Payment Solutions, Afinz.

In this week’s Espresso, we cover news from Globant, Clara, Moonflow, and more!
Outline of this episode:
* [00:27] – NXTP closes $98M fund * [00:36] – Mobbex partners with Binance in Argentina * [00:44] – Konsi raises $613K Seed round * [00:56] – Globant acquires GUT * [01:08] – DiiMO raises $1.2M Pre-Series A * [01:20] – Clara launches a digital account for companies in Brazil * [01:27] – Moonflow raises $700K Pre-Seed round * [01:41] – Webull acquires Flink * [01:53] – Zubale raises $25M in funding * [02:08] – Colaboramed secures a $1M investment

Resources & people mentioned:
* Startups: Mobbex, Binance, Konsi, Globant, DiiMO, Clara, Moonflow, Webull, Flink, Zubale, U-Payments. * VCs: NXTP, Valutia, Endless Ventures, HAguila Investments, QED Investors. * Companies and institutions: GUT

In this week’s Espresso, we cover news from Cubo, Uncover, Mathland, and more!

Outline of this episode:
* [00:27] – Cubo raises $3.5M and expands to Guatemala * [00:40] – RadarFit secures $1M investment * [00:52] – Uncover raises $7.5M Seed round * [01:04] – Fortes Tecnologia partners with Somapay to launch FortesPay * [01:17] – Mathland expands to Peru * [01:28] – Q&A with Eric Nuñez from Zenkipay

Resources & people mentioned:* Startups: Cubo, Radar Fit, Uncover, Somapay, FortesPay, Mathland. * VCs: WE Ventures, Hiker Ventures, ABSeed. * Companies and institutions: IDB Lab, ProChile, Fortes Tecnologia

In this week’s Espresso, we cover news from Kavak, GoPass, Able-On, and more!

Outline of this episode:* [00:28] – Monuv secures $1.7M funding * [00:37] – Kuna launches loan platform for new and used cars in Mexico * [00:48] – Finkargo raises $20M in series A round * [00:58] – Jobecam raises $408K from IBD Lab * [01:09] – Paytech Handy partners with Banco Itaú in Uruguay * [01:19] – Argentinian healthtech Extendeal raises $7.5M * [01:26] – Able-On receives $7.25M to include AI in the logistics chain * [01:43] – Kavak to cease operations in Peru and Colombia in 2024 * [01:57] – Galactic Holdings raises $6.25M in Series A round. * [02:15] – Creze secures $5.7M credit facility from BBVA Spark * [02:24] – Loads raises $2M in seed round * [02:34] – Chilean Proptech Legria secured $3M * [02:46] – Logistics startup Teclogi raises $4.6M * [03:00] – GoPass secures $15M to digitize toll booth and parking payments in Colombia

Resources & people mentioned:* Startups: Monuv, Kuna, Finkargo, Jobecam, Itaú, Handy, Extendeal, Able-On, Kavak, Galactic Holdings, Creze, Loads, Teclogi, GoPass * VCs: Indicator Capital,Invest Tech, QED investors, IDB Lab, ITA Frotas, Galaxy Interactive, DragonFly, BBVA Spark, Nazca. Canary, Alaya Capital, Ameris Capital, Acumen Latam Impact Ventures, Kaszek Ventures

In this week’s Espresso, we cover news from Verqor, Endeavor, Fracttal, and more!
Outline of this episode:
* [00:28] – Verqor raises $7.5M * [00:37] – Interview with Hugo Garduño * [03:38] – VAAS secures $2M Pre-seed round * [03:52] – Lolocar expands to Uruguay * [04:03] – Krealo invests in Plurall * [04:14] – Endeavor launches $15M fund * [04:24] – Fracttal raises $10M Series B round * [04:37] – Axify secures $13M round * [04:50] – Vopero closes $4M round * [04:58] – Kuadra expands to Ecuador * [05:11] – Enerlink secures $3.6M investment * [05:25] – QI Tech raises $200M Series B round

Resources & people mentioned:
* Startups: Verqor, VAAS, QI tech, Lolocar, Fracttal, Axify, Vopero, Kuadra, Enerlink, Plurall. * VCs: Yara Growth Ventures, AB Seed Ventures, General Atlantic, Kayyak Ventures, Alpha Impact 8, Avalancha Ventures, Cencosud Ventures, Kayyak Ventures, Krealo.

In this week’s Espresso, we cover news from Tapi, Rocket Lab, Órama, and more!
Outline of this episode:
* [00:27] – Sling Hub raises $895K Seed round * [00:42] – BTG acquires Órama * [00:57] – ApproPay launches operations in Colombia * [01:08] – DrGea expands to Argentina * [01:21] – Gilinski Group launches LuloX * [01:32] – Uellbee launches innovative credit builder product * [01:45] – Rocket Lab expands to Chile * [01:53] – Niky partners with Mastercard * [02:08] – Lunna opens new factory * [02:19] – Examedi launches wellness app * [02:31] – Druo launches real-time payment service * [02:40] – Tapi partners with Lemon * [02:57] – Bravo expands to Colombia * [03:07] – CondoConta raises $5.8M funding * [03:19] – Cobre secures $13M investment

Resources & people mentioned:
* Startups: Sling Hub, Órama, ApproPay, DrGea, Uellbee, Rocket Lab, Niky, Lunna, Examedi, Druo, Tapi, Lemon, Resuelve tu deuda (Bravo), CondoConta, Cobre. * Companies and institutions: BTG, Gilinski Group, Oracle, Google. * People: Silvio Genesini.

In this week’s Espresso, we cover news from Sinapse, Paymentology, Remessa Online, and more!

Outline of this episode:
* [00:28] – Sinapse acquires UpTick * [00:38] – Evsy launches new collaborative features on its app * [00:55] – Paymentology partners with Nelo * [01:08] – Attom Capital launches * [01:23] – Kapital acquires Banco Autofin * [01:39] – Eurofarma launches new CVC arm * [01:51] – Nagro raises $49M investment * [02:04] – Sumer acquires Preki * [02:17] – Belvo and Mibanco teams up * [02:32] – Monnet Payments partners with Yuno * [02:47] – Mottu secures $50M funding * [03:01] – Mission Brazil raises $1.3M * [03:14] – PagBank launches new mobile payment solution * [03:28] – Remessa Online launches new digital account in Brazil * [03:42] – Arcus gains CNBV authorization * [03:57] – Acústica Marina introduces marine monitoring system to Peru * [04:09] – Daki raises $50M Series D round

Resources & people mentioned:
* Startups: Sinapse, Uptick, Evsy, Paymentology, Nelo, Nagro, Sumer, Preki, Belvo, Monnet Payments, Yuno, Mottu, Mission Brazil, PagBank, Remessa Online, Arcus, Kapital, Bank Autofin Acústica Marina, Daki. * VCs: Attom Capital, Eurofarma, Kinea Ventures, Oasis Ventures, Bicycle Capital, QED Investors, Domo Invest, Headline Brasil, Convivialité Ventures.

In this week’s Espresso, we cover news from Databits, Stori, Lemon, and more!

Outline of this episode:* [00:28] – Databits raises $600K Pre-seed round * [00:39] – Syscap raises $2.3M investment * [00:51] – Stori acquires Sofipo license to expand its services * [01:08] – Kolors acquires Urbvan * [01:20] – Kunzapp raises $750K investment * [01:35] – Reity launches tokens for fractional investing in real estate * [01:44] – Lemon enables dollar-to-crypto conversion on its app. * [01:56] – CleanLight raises $3.2M in a debt deal * [02:06] – Stable partners with Pomelo to launch a new card in Colombia * [02:15] – N5 raises Series A round * [02:29] – Fretadão secures $10M funding

Resources & people mentioned:* Startups: Databits, Syscap, Stori, Kolors, Urbvan, Kunzapp, Rappi, Reity, CleanLight, Stable, Pomelo, N5, Fretadão, Más Caja, Lemon. * VCs: 500 LatAm, Winnipeg Capital, BVC, Wollef, Platanus Ventures, Illuminate Capital, EXT Capital, Re Royalties.

In this week’s Espresso, we cover news from Rocketfy, Mediclic, Ezvolt, and more!

Outline of this episode:
* [00:28] – CarroYa acquires FacilPass * [00:40] – Kibernum expands to Peru * [00:52] – Asaak acquires FlexClub’s Mexican arm * [01:07] – Rocketfy raises $7M in debt * [01:20] – Serasa Experian acquires FlexPag * [01:38] – Exacta Bioscience partners with Ginkgo Bioworks * [01:50] – 123 Lease raises a $30M funding * [02:05] – Mediclic launches Cecilia, an AI doctor assistant * [02:20] – Ezvolt announces $2M investment * [02:36] – Ukma secures investment led by CANVAS Partners * [02:50] – iRancho raises a $1.4M funding

Resources & people mentioned:* Startups: CarroYa, FacilPass, Kibernum, Asaak, FlexClub Mexico, Rocketfy, FlexPag, Exacta Bioscience, Ginkgo Bioworks, 123 Lease, Mediclic, Ezvolt,, Ukma, iRancho. * VCs: Aluna Partners, Emso, Vibra Ventures, Canvas Partners, MSW Capital.

In this week’s Espresso, we cover news from Rextie, Praso, Nequi, and more!
Outline of this episode:
* [00:27] – Citi acquires stake in Rextie * [00:40] – Devolut secures $600K Pre-seed round * [00:50] – Talana raises $8M and prepares its debut in Mexico * [01:02] – Leadsales raises $3.7M funding * [04:21] – Vendah secures $2.4M investment * [04:32] – Mercado Pago partners with Siigo * [04:45] – FACIA raises $1M funding * [04:56] – Praso raises $9.5M and acquires Floki’s intellectual property * [05:07] – Copel launches new fund focused on energy transition * [05:15] – Open English partners with Soccer Star Richarlison * [05:24] – Nequi launches customizable policy * [05:34] – Frota 162 secures $600K investment * [05:45] – Nuu raises $4M funding * [05:56] – Biwiser raises over $160K * [06:11] – Featured articles

Resources & people mentioned:
* Startups: Pismo, Rextie, Devolut, Talana, Leadsales, Vendah, Mercado Pago, Siigo, FACIA, Praso, Floki, Frota 162, Nuu, Open English, Nequi. * VCs: Softbank, Venturance, Altis, BluePointe Ventures, Ulu Ventures, Y Combinator, Acelera Ventures, Valor Capital Group, NFX, ACE Ventures, EcoEnterprise Fund, Vox Capital. * People: Richarlison, Frank Slootman, Shane Parrish, Roberto Peñacastro * Content: The Knowledge Project

In this week’s Espresso, we cover news from Maqui, Magnetis, Yape, and more!
Outline of this episode:
* [00:28] – Heru introduces new AI-Powered tax services * [00:42] – Maqui raises $1.5M Pre-seed round * [00:53] – Nomad raises $61M in a Series B round * [01:06] – BrainLogic AI secures $5M Pre-seed Round * [01:21] – Ualá launches savings account in Argentina * [01:33] – Yape expands to Bolivia * [01:44] – BTG Pactual acquires Magnetis * [02:01] – Cumbuca secures $3M in funding * [02:14] – Yana unveils generative AI for mental health in LatAm * [02:24] – Bebook raises $300K investment * [02:37] – Prestamype secures $5M in Pre-Series A funding round * [02:50] – Howdy.com acquires GeekHunter * [03:02] – Mono introduces corporate cards that don’t require a credit review * [03:11] – Botanical Solutions closes $13M Series A round * [03:23] – Openbank signs alliance with GOcuotas

Resources & people mentioned:
* Startups: Heru, Maqui, BrainLogic AI, Ualá, Yape, Magnetis, Nomad, Cumbuca, Yana, Bebook, Prestamype, Howdy.com, GreekHunter, Mono, Botanical Solutions, Openbank, GOcuotas * VCs: Marathon Ventures, Factory HQ, Tiger Global Management, Lightspeed Venture Partners, LH Tech Ventures, ALIVE Ventures, Oikocredit.

In this week’s Espresso, we cover news from Autolab, Dock, Bamboo Payment, and more!

Outline of this episode:* [00:28] – Bamboo Payment announces partnership with InDrive * [00:42] – Klar raises $100M credit facility * [00:57] – Autolab secures $4.1M funding round * [01:11] – Scape announces expansion to Colombia * [01:21] – Dock partners with Tenpo to enter the Chilean market * [01:36] – OnePay introduces payments through WhatsApp * [01:46] – Wonder Brands secures $15.5M Series A round * [02:00] – Matera acquires Cinnecta * [02:17] – Featured articles

Resources & people mentioned:* Startups: BambooPayment, InDrive, Autolab, Scape, Dock, Tenpo, Klar, OnePay, Wonder Brands, Matera, Cinnecta * VCs: Vertical Venture Partners, Haven Ventures, Nazca, BID Lab, Victory Park Capital.

In this week’s Espresso, we cover news from Celes, Avista, Educbank, and more!
Outline of this episode:* [00:28] – Interbank ends its alliance with Rappi * [00:41] – Celes raises $1M Seed round * [00:52] – Avista raises $12M credit facility * [01:12] – Educbank raises $14.2M loan * [01:29] – Clara receives approval to operate as a payment institution in Brazil. * [01:40] – Vaki expands to Mexico * [01:48] – DRUO expands to Mexico * [02:03] – Tractian secures $46.9M in a Series B round

Resources & people mentioned:
* Startups: Rappi, Celes, Avista, Educbank, Clara, Vaki, DRUO, Tractian

In this week’s Espresso, we cover news from, Albo, Loft, Saludtools, and more!
Outline of this episode:* [00:28] – ConfiAbogado secures $1.65M Seed round * [00:42] – Axur secures Series B funding * [01:03] – Prex partners with Allaria * [01:20] – Mercado Libre launches streaming platform * [01:34] – Rapyd acquires PayU * [01:43] – Albo acquires Delt.ai for $20M * [01:54] – Pomelo expands to Chile * [02:06] – Saludtools acquires NetMedick * [02:18] – Siigo partners with Davivienda * [02:26] – Speedbird Aero raises $2M round * [02:40] – Cashbanx secures $4.1M round * [02:52] – Inklo raises $727K in Pre-Seed round * [03:05] – Loft secures $100M led by Middle Eastern wealth fund

Resources & people mentioned:* Startups: ConfiAbogado, Axur, Prex, Mercado Libre, Rapyd, PayU, Pomelo, Albo, Delta.ai, Saludtools, Netmedik, Siigo, Davivienda, Speedbird Aero, Cashbanx, Inklo, Loft * VCs: Tuesday Capital, Igah Ventures, MSW Capital, SRM Ventures.

In this week’s Espresso, we cover news from, Nubank, Despegar, Apprenty, and more!

Outline of this episode:
* [00:28] – IRSA announces the launching of Shefa * [00:40] – ZoomAgri secures a $6M Series A round * [00:53] – Apprenty secures a $1.6M round * [01:07] – Despegar partners with Binance Pay and Inswitch * [01:21] – Vetalia closes a $10M round * [01:38] – Tenpo launches a new credit card * [01:49] – Nubank reaches 85M customers in Latin America * [02:01] – Licify secures $3.4M Seed round * [02:17] – Bright raises $35.5M Series C round * [02:35] – Latamlist’s featured articles * [02:53] – Crossing Borders

Resources & people mentioned:
* Startups: ZoomAgri, Apprenty, Despegar, Vetalia, Tenpo, Nubank, Licify. * VCs: Shefa, GrainCorp, GrainInnovate, Canary, Brick & Mortar Ventures, Accion Venture Lab. * People: Pedro Pablo del Campo

In this week’s Espresso, we cover news from, Culttivo, Bipa, Turbi, and more!

Outline of this episode:* [00:28] – Mineral Forecast enters the Mexican market * [00:41] – EBANX and Nubank partner to launch NuPay * [00:55] – Bipa raises $1.4M Seed round * [01:09] – Turbi raises a $16.4M round * [01:20] – Culttivo secures $14.5M financing * [01:32] – Invariantes launches $30M fund * [01:49] – Foodology raises a $17M round * [02:01] – Trepsi partners with Bodytech to democratize nutrition

Resources & people mentioned:* Startups: Mineral Forecast, EBANX, Nubank, Bipa, Turbi, Culttivo, Foodology, Trepsi, Bodytech * VCs: EXT Capital, New Form Capital, Hivemind Ventures, FIAgro, Invariantes, Andreessen Horowitz, Chimera, Daedalus Ventures, 30N Ventures.

In this week’s Espresso, we cover investment updates from Truora, Global66, Circulo de Belleza, and more!

Outline of this episode:
* [00:28] – Truora becomes Meta’s new business solution provider * [00:42] – Teachy closes a $1.6M pre-seed round * [00:54} – Kapital launches an AI platform * [01:08] – Torqi raises a $12M round * [01:23] – Regcheq secures funding round of $2M * [01:36] – Global66 becomes FC Bayern Munich’s first regional partner in South America * [01:55] – Mattilda raises $19M Series A round * [02:11] – Glitzi announces partnership with Círculo de Belleza * [02:27] – InvGate raises $35M to expand worldwide * [02:43] – Crossing Borders Greatest Hits Episode

Resources & people mentioned:
* Startups: Truora, Teachy, Kapital, Torqi, Regcheq, Global66 FC Bayern Munich, Mattilda, InvGate, Glitzi, Círculo de Belleza * VCs: NXTP, Roble Ventures, Galapagos Capital, Taram Capital, Grupo Sable, Consorcio, GSV Ventures, Riverwood Capital, Endeavor Catalyst

This week's Espresso covers investment updates and news from Shinkansen, Celes, Moova, and more. We also covered an investment fund launch from Frete in partnership with BTG.

Outline of this episode:
* [00:28] – Shinkansen secures $3M in a seed round. * [00:45] – Celes secures $1 million in seed funding. * [01:01] – Moova raised a $5M venture round. * [01:19] – SuaQuadra secures a $4.25M seed round. * [01:31] – Amplifica Capital invests in Minus. * [01:44] – GoodMeal enters the Colombian market. * [01:59] – Frete and BTG partnership. * [02:14] – Somos Internet secures a $13.4M seed round. * [02:30] – Nutri Co raises $1M in a pre-Series A. * [02:46] – Week Highlight: The Tech Industry’s influence on Colombia’s business environment. * [02:52] – Week Highlight: How security compliance accelerates business growth.

Resources & people mentioned:
* Startups: Shinkansen, Celes, Moova, SuaQuadra, Minus, Compound Foods, GoodMeal, Frete, Somos Internet, and Nutri Co * VCs and Investors: ALLVP, Salkantay Ventures, Chile Ventures, Pedro Pineda, Primeline Group, MatterScale, Rockstart, Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Alaya Capital, Galicia Ventures, Aybe Investments, Kalei Opportunities, Wayra, Kaszek, ONEVC, Canary Ventures, Caravela Capital, Cyrela, Amplifica Capital,

This week's Espresso covers investment updates and news from Nuvocargo, belo, Glitzi, Kushki, Zuru, Spakio, Platzi, and Pismo. Plus, Deepak Chhugani, Nuvocargo’s CEO and founder, joins us for a quick interview on the company’s latest investment round.

Outline of this episode:
* [00:27] – Nuvocargo raises $36.5M in Series B round. * [00:42] – Interview with Deepak Chhugani, Nuvocargo's CEO and founder. * [05:17] – belo joins forces with Payoneer. * [05:31] – Glitzi secures $2.8M in an investment round. * [05:50] – Kushki receives approval from the CMF in Chile to operate as a non-bank acquirer. * [06:04] – Zuru raises a $680K pre-seed round. * [06:16] – Spakio secures a $2M seed round. * [06:35] – Platzi launches a satellite into Earth’s orbit. * [06:45] – Visa acquires Pismo for $1B. * [06:54] – New episode of Crossing Borders

Resources & people mentioned:
* Startups: Nuvocargo, belo, Glitzi, Kushki, Zuru, Spakio, Platzi, and Pismo * VCs and Investors: QED Investors, Tresalia Capital, Amador Holdings, Act One Ventures, Y Combinator, Goodwater Capital, Gaingels, Carabela VC, Variv, Cracks Fund, Xochi Ventures, CISA Ventures, Liverpool’s investment fund, Visa * Founders: Deepak Chhugani and Juan José Leano

In this week's Espresso, we cover investment updates from VIOO, SCAPE, Fivvy, Ceibo, Asaas, and Motrix. Plus, we talk about the new funds launched by QED Investors and Bicycle Capital.

OUTLINE OF THIS EPISODE:
* [00:28] – Bicycle Capital announced the launch of a $500M fund. * [00:42] – VIOO raised a $1M Seed round. * [00:58] – SCAPE raised $1.3M in an over-subscribed round. * [01:12] – Fivvy raised a $4M round from Global Ventures. * [01:23] – QED Investors raised nearly $1B for two new funds. * [01:37] – Ceibo announced a $30M Series B funding. * [01:51] – Asaas secured an additional $20.9M in funding. * [02:08] – Motrix received a contribution of $2.9M. * [02:22] – Crossing Borders: Luis Rubén Chávez: Helping Mexicans build their financial health

RESOURCES & PEOPLE MENTIONED:
* Startups: VIOO, SCAPE, Fivvy, Ceibo, Asaas, and Motrix * VCs and Investors: Claure Group, Mubadala Investment Company, Bicycle Capital, Wollef, Kima Ventures, 500 LATAM, Colectivo Jaguara, Global Ventures, QED Investors, Energy Impact Partners, and Grupo Ágathos * People: Luis Rubén Chávez

In this week's Espresso, we cover investment updates from La Haus, The Green Coffe Company, and FinMaq. Plus, Matías Rivera joins us for a quick interview on Fz Sports’ most recent financing round. OUTLINE OF THIS EPISODE:
* [00:27] – La Haus closes $62M Series C funding round. * [00:43] – Positive Ventures announces $25M venture fund. * [00:58] – Fz Sports announces $74M financing. * [01:18] – Interview with Matías Rivera, Fz Sports’ co-founder, and CEO * [05:49] – FinMaq raises $23.5M investment round. * [06:03] – The Green Coffee Company raises a $25M Series C round. * [06:20] – Weekly Highlight: Overview of the software sector in Colombia. * [06:25] – Weekly Highlight: 5 reasons your startup should automate compliance.

RESOURCES & PEOPLE MENTIONED:
* Startups: La Haus, Fz Sports, The Green Coffee Company, and FinMaq * VCs and Investors: Positive Ventures, NFX, Next Play Capital, Acrew Capital, Kaszek Ventures, 777 Partners, MEP Capital, Torneos, Serengeti Asset Management, Magma Partners, Legacy Group * Founders: Matías Rivera

In this week's Espresso, we cover investment updates from NocNoc, Fanki, Hackmetrix, Digibee, Sami, and Impacta VC OUTLINE OF THIS EPISODE:* [00:28] – Impacta VC leads Airbag’s funding round. * [00:40] – Sami raises $18M in Series B round. * [00:56] – Digibee secures $60M in Series B round led by Goldman Sachs. * [01:08] – Hackmetrix closes $1.3M funding round. * [01:22] – NocNoc raises $14M Series A round led by PayPal. * [01:34] – Fanki secures $6M in seed funding.

RESOURCES & PEOPLE MENTIONED:* Startups: NocNoc, Fanki, Hackmetrix, Digibee, and Sami * VCs and Investors: Impacta VC, Goldman Sachs, and PayPal

**In this week's Espresso, we cover investment updates from Kiwi, ALLVP, Huli, and Tuhabi

OUTLINE OF THIS EPISODE:*** [00:28] – Kiwi raises $4.5M in pre-series A funding round. * [00:41] – ALLVP announces new $150M fund for AI startups. * [00:53] – Huli secures $5.5M pre-series A round led by Carao Ventures. * [01:06] – Tuhabi secures a $50M credit line to increase operations in Mexico. * [01:19] – Featured article: Beyond the resume: How to hire for soft skills in Latin America’s Tech industry

RESOURCES & PEOPLE MENTIONED:* Startups: Kiwi, Huli, Tuhabi * VCs and Investors: ALLVP

**In this week's Espresso, we cover investment updates from Kapital, Ualá, Cubo, and more!

OUTLINE OF THIS EPISODE:*
[00:28] – Kapital secured $20M in Series A round and $45M in debt facility * [00:42] – Ualá acquired ABC Capital Bank in Mexico * [00:56] – Cubo raised $3.5M in a seed round * [01:14] – Manutara Ventures launches a $28M Series A fund * [01:31] – deX raised a pre-seed round for an undisclosed amount * [01:45] – Featured article: Why companies should automate SOC 2 Compliance

RESOURCES & PEOPLE MENTIONED:
* Startups: Kapital, Ualá, Cubo, deX, ABC Capital Bank * VCs and Investors: Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo, Manutara Ventures

In this week’s Espresso, we cover investment updates from DeltaX, Lemon, The Yield Lab, and more!
OUTLINE OF THIS EPISODE:
* [00:28] – DeltaX wins TECLA 2023 award for “Best foreign startup in Chile” * [00:40] – Lemon announced an expansion to Mexico * [00:53] – The Yield Lab announced a $50M venture fund * [01:06] – Sheriff secured $500K from angel investors * [01:17] – Crossing Borders: Building Latin America’s Payments Infrastructure, Ep 202

RESOURCES & PEOPLE MENTIONED:
* Startups: DeltaX, Lemon, Sheriff, Kushki, IDB Lab, Bimbo, SQM * VC Firms: The Yield Lab

In this week’s Espresso, we cover investment updates from Leasy, Justos, Arado, and more!

OUTLINE OF THIS EPISODE:
* [00:27] – Cilia secured a $21.8M round led by Cloud9 Capital * [00:42] – Mimo Live Sales raised funding in a Pre-Series A round * [00:57] – Leasy raised a $25M debt funding led by Lendable * [01:10] – Arado secured a $12M Series A round * [01:22] – CargOn received contributions of over $1M * [01:35] – Justos closed a $5.9M round * [01:49] – Nu launched “Cuenta Nu"

RESOURCES & PEOPLE MENTIONED:
* Startups: Cilia, Mimo Live Sales, Leasy, Arado, CargOn, Justos, Nu * VC Firms: Cloud9 Capital, Mercadolibre, Lendable, Acre Venture Partners, Viasoft Group, EqSeed

In this week’s Espresso, we cover investment updates from R2, Galgo, Galactic Holdings, and more!

Outline of this episode:
* [00:27] - Galactic Holdings raises a $10M Pre-Series A bridge round * [00:44] - Galgo announced the acquisition of Crediorbe * [00:55] - Liquido opens its payment processing platform * [01:12] - BeeReaders closes $3.5M in a seed round * [01:27] - Belvo acquires Brazilian Skilopay * [01:37] - Noodle secures $3.4M in funding from SRM Ventures. * [01:53] - R2 closes a $100M debt facility from CIM

Resources & people mentioned:
* Startups: Galactic Holdings, Galgo, Liquido, BeeReaders, Belvo, Noodle, R2 * VC Firms: BAI Capital, Riinventure Capital, Acumen Latam Impact Ventures, SRM Ventures, CIM

In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from Barte, Mattilda, Clara, and more!

OUTLINE OF THIS EPISODE:* [0:28] – Barte raises $3M * [0:41] – Mattilda raised a $10M credit line from Addem Capital * [0:58] – KLYM raised $27M in a Series B round * [1:16] – Wheel the World closes a $6M Pre-Series A round * [1:35] – Clara secured a $90M debt financing

RESOURCES & PEOPLE MENTIONED: Startups: Barte, Mattilda, KLYM, Wheel the World, Clara * VC firms:* NXTP, Force Over Mass, Addem Capital, JP Morgan, International Finance Corporation, Kayak Ventures, Accial Capital, Skandia

In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from Blipay, Rankmi, Avista, and more!

Outline of this episode:* [0:28] – Marco raises $200M to expand SME financing platform in Latin America * [0:44] – Brazilian fintech Blipay secures $6.7M * [1:02] – Rankmi merges with Osmos and raises a Series A round * [1:16] – Avista closes a $22.5M debt facility from Accial Capital * [1:36] – Bitso launches Bitso Card * [1:50] – LatamList featured articles

Resources & people mentioned:
* Startups: Marco, Blipay, Rankmi, Osmos, Avista * VC firms: Castlelake, MidCap Financial, SRM Ventures, Softbank Latin America Fund, Accial Capital * People mentioned: Rocio Wu

In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from Buk, Minu, Datamart, and more!

Outline of this episode:* [0:28] – Plerk and Minu announce their merger * [0:43] – Buk raises $35M to enter the Brazilian market * [1:03] – Datamart raises a $6.3M round * [1:23] – Comun secures $4.5M in a funding round * [1:39] – LatamList featured articles

Resources & people mentioned:* Startups: Minu, Plerk, Buk, Datamart, Comun * VC firms: Base10 Partners, Greenoaks, SoftBank Latin America, Moonvalley Capital, Banco Santander, Grupo Falabella, BICE, Costanoa Ventures, South Park Commons, FJ Labs * People mentioned: Juan Pablo Capello, Gino Ferrand

In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from Vexi, Celcoin, Wibo, and more!

Outline of this Episode:* [0:28] – Wibo secures $450K in a pre-seed round * [0:45] – Vaas raises $5M in a seed round * [1:05] – Vexi raises an $8M round led by Magma Partners * [1:25] – Interview with Cinthia Merlos COO and Cofounder of Vexi * [5:30] – Celcoin acquired Finansystech for $16.3M * [5:44] – QUASH.ai raises $3.7M in a seed round * [6:00] – How to build a financial product that can improve people’s lives * [6:14] – Crossing Borders: Alejandro Matamala, Runway, Ep 199

Resources & People Mentioned: Startups: Wibo, Vaas, Vexi, Celcoin, Finansystech, QUASH.ai, Runway * VC firm: Magma Partners, Hero Capital, Daedalus VC, Andreessen Horowitz, Nazca, Maya Capital, Latitud, HTwenty, G2 Momentum, Q Capital Venture Capital. * People mentioned:* Cinthia Merlos, Alejandro Matamala

In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from Zenfi, Mendel, Tuhabi, and more!

Outline of this episode:
* [0:27] – Zenfi raises an $8.5M round led by Magma Partners * [0:46] – Mendel acquires Te Facturo * [1:07] – Nippy raises a $1M pre-seed round * [1:21] – Tuhabi, closes a $ 400M funding agreement with BBVA Spark

Resources & people mentioned:
* Startups: Zenfi, Mendel, Te Facturo, Nippy, Tuhabi * VC firm: Magma Partners, Cometa, Redwood Ventures, Polígono, Conny & Co, Unpopular Ventures * Institutions: IDB, BBVA Spark, Córdoba Innovar y Emprender Agency

This week’s Espresso covers updates from Welbe, Syncfy, and more! Outline of this episode:* [00:28] - Syncfy closes $10M seed round * [00:45] - tea secures $8.9M in seed round * [01:03] - Welbe closes $4.1M seed round * [01:21] - WeKall completes a $1.5M pre-seed round * [01:50] - Interview with Antonio Soares on LatAm fintech trends in 2023 * [05:19] - How to be the Difference’s Holiday Special * [05:29] - New Crossing Borders episode

Resources & people mentioned:* Companies & Startups: Syncfy, tea, Welbe, WeKall, Dock, Gunderson Dettmer. * VCs, Accelerators, Institutions: Point72 Ventures, Acuitas Group Holdings, Volpe Capital, Nazca, Carao Ventures, Imagine Ventures. * People: Antonio Soares, Johanna Molina, Paul Lynskey, Daniel Green, Nathan Lustig.

This week’s Espresso covers updates from NotCo, AltScore, and more!

Outline of this episode:

[00:28] - NotCo raises a $70M extension of its Series D round
[00:47] - Destacame closes a $10M Series B round
[00:59] - AltScore raises a $3.5M seed round
[01:10] - Plenna secures a $4.4M seed round
[01:22] - Nubank announces a $330M equity capitalization
[01:38] - Flapper secures $5.6M in a Series A round
[01:51] - Grupo Aval invests $30M in its fintech Dale!
[02:01] - New Crossing Borders episode

Resources & people mentioned:

Companies & Startups: NotCo, Destacame, AltScore, Plenna, Nubank, Flapper, Dale!, Talently.
VCs, Accelerators, Institutions: Princeville Capital, Banco Santander, Far Out VC, Urban Innovation Fund, Grupo Aval.
People: Matías Muchnick, Doménica Obando.

This week’s Espresso covers updates from Talently, Kredito, Latitud, and more!

Outline of this episode:

[00:28] - Seedstars launches investment platform Seedstars Capital
[00:47] - Talently receives $750k from the IDB’s Innovation Lab
[01:11] - Latitud’s new LatAm Tech report
[01:41] - Wynwood House closes $7M equity and debt round
[01:59] - Interview with Juliane Butty on Platzi’s female founders' report
[07:22] - Kredito closes $6M round and partners with Grupo Penta
[07:47] - Baubap receives $20M loan from Park Cities Asset Management
[08:09] - Racional raises a $2 million round
[08:30] - Choosing a New Partner at Your VC Firm? Factor in the EQ by Susana García-Robles
[08:50] - 9 startups leading Uruguay’s tech and innovation ecosystem
[09:00] - What the Tech Hiring Scene Will Look Like for Latin America in 2023 by Gino Ferrand
[09:15] - New Hacking Insurance episode
[09:22] - New How to be the Difference episode
[09:37] - New Crossing Borders episode

Resources & people mentioned:

Companies & Startups: Talently, Latitud, Wynwood House, Platzi, Kredito, Baubap, Racional, Tecla, Flourish Fi.
VCs, Accelerators, Institutions: Magma Partners, Seedstars, IDB Innovation Lab, FEN Ventures, Innogen Venture Capital, Grupo Penta, Genesis Ventures, Amarena, Park Cities Asset Management, Capria Ventures.
People: Juliane Butty, Susana García-Robles, Gino Ferrand, Nathan Lustig, Pedro Moura, Pedro Pablo del Campo, Rodrigo Alfonso, Joanna Danger, Johanna Molina, Paul Lynskey.

This week’s Espresso covers updates from GoodMeal, clicOH, Tul, and more!

Outline of this episode:

[00:28] - GoodMeal receives funding from angel investors and crowdfunding campaign
[00:52] - Netzun closes a $1.4M Pre-Series A round
[01:19] - Tul obtains credit line from Bancolombia for $7.7M
[01:41] - Flourish Fi secures $2.3M in a seed round
[02:09] - El Salvador presents law proposal to facilitate the issuance of cryptobonds
[02:31] - Lemon Cash lays off 38% of its workforce
[02:49] - clicOH invests $5M to reach Peru
[03:06] - Latamlist’s featured articles
[03:35] - New episode of Crossing Borders with Maricel Sáenz

Resources & people mentioned:

Companies & Startups: GoodMeal, Betterfly, SimpliRoute, Examedi, Netzun, Tul, Flourish Fi, Lemon Cash, clicOH, Compound Foods.
VCs, Accelerators, Institutions: Bancolombia, Magma Partners, Impacta VC.
People: Alexey Solovyov, Nathan Lustig, Maricel Saenz.

This week’s Espresso covers updates from Billpocket, Laboratoria, Tienda Pago, and more!

Outline of this episode:

[00:28] - Ping raises $15M in seed round
[00:54] - Tribal Credit acquires Paykii
[01:22] - Billpocket signs agreement with Mastercard and the Ministry of Economy of Nuevo Leon
[01:53] - MacKenzie Scott donates $4M to Laboratoria
[02:17] - Trully closes $4.1M seed round
[02:43] - Tienda Pago announces $12M Series B round
[03:13] - Finkargo announces new round for $75M
[03:37] - Brazil’s Central Bank to release Pix’ protocols
[04:03] - 20 startups (co) founded by Latin American Women
[04:21] - New Crossing Borders Episode
[04:51] - New How to be the difference Episode

Resources & people mentioned:

Companies & Startups: Laboratoria, Talanta, Ping, Tribal Credit, Paykii, Billpocket, Mastercard, Tienda Pago, Trully, Finkargo, Pix.
VCs, Accelerators, Institutions: Y Combinator, Costanoa Ventures, Women’s World Banking Asset Management, IDC Ventures, FEMSA Ventures.
People: MacKenzie Scott, Roberto Campos Neto, Javier García, Johanna Molina, Paul Lynskey, José Caparroso, Nathan Lustig.

This week’s Espresso covers updates from Beat, Netpay, Yave, and more!

Outline of this episode:

[00:28] - Oxio integrates with Telcel in Mexico
[00:56] - Mendel closes equity and debt financing round for $60M
[01:30] - Beat ceases operations in Latin America
[01:51] - Muncher secures a $27M Series B round
[02:21] - Liti announces a $4M seed round
[02:52] - FEMSA acquires Netpay
[03:23] - Yave raises $7.5M in a funding round
[03:45] - Agrolend closes $28M Series B round
[04:11] - New Crossing Borders episode
[04:31] - Event on The Future of Work

Resources & people mentioned:

Companies & Startups: Oxio, Telcel, Mendel, Beat, Muncher, Liti, FEMSA, Netpay, Yave, Agrolend, Laboratoria, Talanta.
VCs, Accelerators, Institutions: Industry Ventures, Infinity Ventures, Victory Park Capital, Glisco Partners, Monashees, Canary, Grão, Norte, Eclipseon, Newtopia, The Fund, Latitud, Better Tomorrow Ventures, Metaprop, Lightrock.
People: Mariana Costa.

This week’s Espresso covers updates from Nubank, Franq, Selina and more!

Outline of this episode:

[00:28] - Selina goes public and continues expansion in LatAm
[00:53] - Wareclouds closes $1.2M round
[01:21] - Ubanku closes $1M pre-seed round
[01:51] - Kapital arrives in Colombia
[02:15] - Nubank introduces its digital currency Nucoin
[02:37] - Franq raises $12M in Series A round
[03:00] - Quinio raises $40M in equity and debt
[03:31] - New episode of How to be the Difference
[03:45] - New episode of Crossing Borders

Resources & people mentioned:

Companies & Startups: Selina, BOA Acquisition, Wareclouds, Ubanku, Kapital, Sivo, Nubank, Franq, Quinio, Ontop.
VCs, Accelerators, Institutions: ChileGlobal Ventures, Newtopia VC, Irie VC, EF Venture Capital, Quona Capital, Globo Ventures, Broadhaven Capital, Valor Capital Group, Northgate Capital, Cometa, Dila Capital, AlleyCorp, Western Technology Investment, Alchimia Investments.
People: Rafael Museri, Mike Hennessy, Johanna Molina, Paul Lynskey, David Mead, Santiago Aparicio, Nathan Lustig.

This week’s Espresso covers updates from Kushki, Vixtra, Lara AI, and more!

Outline of this episode:

[00:28] - Yaydoo acquires Oyster Financial
[00:48] - Vixtra raises $3M in a pre-Series A round
[01:15] - BBVA Mexico launches “Digital Economy Fund”
[01:38] - Kukun closes $4.5M seed round
[02:08] - Kushki launches Kushki Mundial
[02:33] - Lara AI closes $1.1M funding round
[02:55] - Mattilda raises $10 million seed round
[03:15] - New episode of Crossing Borders

Resources & people mentioned:

Companies & Startups: Yaydoo, Oyster Financial, Vixtra, Kukun, Kushki, Lara AI.
VCs, Accelerators, Institutions: 99 Startups, Valor Capital, BBVA Mexico, Antelo Capital, View Capital, FJ Labs, Bridge Partners, Newtopia VC, 500 LatAm.
People: Nathan Lustig, Sergio Almaguer, Alejandro Gálvez.

This week’s Espresso covers updates from Covalto, Menta, Pulpo, and more!

Outline of this episode:

[00:28] - Aplazo acquires Sensai Metrics
[00:52] - Pulpo closes an $8M funding round
[01:24] - Nelo secures a $100M credit facility
[01:36] - Interview with Kyle Miller, cofounder and CEO of Nelo
[03:18] - Skandia and Accial Capital Management launch Impacto
[03:44] - Fidu announces a $5M round
[04:12] - Covalto secures a $10M line from the International Development Finance Corporation
[04:39] - Menta closes a $6M seed round
[05:13] - New episode of Crossing Borders
[05:40] - New episode of How to be the Difference

Resources & people mentioned:

Companies & Startups: Aplazo, Pulpo, Nelo, Skandia, Accial Capital Management, Fidu, Covalto, Menta, Sensai Metrics.
VCs, Accelerators, Institutions: Impacto, International Development Finance Corporation, Nazca Ventures, Victory Park Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, NFX, Imaginable Futures, Broom Ventures, Base10 Partners, Wollef.
People: Nathan Lustig, Kyle Miller, David Poritz, Cristobal Perdomo, Johanna Molina, Paul Lynskey, Hector de Jesus Cortes.

This week’s Espresso covers updates from Vozy, Plerk, Foodology, and more!

Outline of this episode:

[00:28] - Colombian Foodology raises $50M in funding round
[01:04] - Vozy raises a $5M Pre-Series A round
[01:31] - Lulo Bank receives a $200M investment from International Holding Company
[02:02] - Arch closes a $5M seed round
[02:28] - Plerk announces a partnership with WeWork
[02:52] - Elenas raises $20M in a Series B round
[03:17] - HoyTrabajas and Zulu close $5M seed rounds
[03:58] - New episode of Crossing Borders
[04:17] - Latamlist’s featured article

Resources & people mentioned:

Companies & Startups: Arch, HoyTrabajas, Foodology, Vozy, International Holding Company, Plerk, Lulo Bank, WeWork, Elenas, Zulu, R5.
VCs, Accelerators, Institutions: Chimera, Andreessen Horowitz, Wollef, Kayyak Ventures, TriplePoint Venture Capital, GoHub Ventures, Digital Currency Group, Upload Ventures, Ripio Ventures, TechStars, Soma Capital, Genesis Block Ventures, Dila Capital, Newtype Ventures, Cadenza Ventures.
People: Arash Ferdowsi, Fernando Sucre, Nathan Lustig.

This week’s Espresso covers updates from Ualá, Cortex, Solvento and more!

Outline of this episode:

[00:28] - Ali closes a $25 million Series A round
[00:46] -Tax reform discussion in Colombia introduces change on wealth tax calculation for private companies
[01:19] - Interview with Solvento’s CPO and cofounder Pedro Bosch on their seed round
[03:50] - Greenenergy raises a $5 million common equity investment
[04:15] - Cortex secures $48 million in a Series C round
[04:39] - Ualá announces a $150 million investment in Latin America
[05:01] - clicOH lands in Colombia via the acquisition of Logysto
[05:22] - New episodes of Crossing Borders and How to be the Difference
[05:51] - Latamlist’s selection of 14 Paraguayan startups

Resources & people mentioned:

Companies & Startups: Ali, Solvento, Greenenergy, Cortex, Ualá, clicOH, Logysto, Vexi
VCs, Accelerators, Institutions: BTG Pactual, Deetken Impact Sustainable Energy, Lightrock, Softbank, Riverwood.
People: Pedro Bosch, Nathan Lustig, Cinthia Merlos, Johanna Molina, Paul Lynskey, Stela Barcelos, Alejandra Cruz.

This week’s Espresso covers updates from Nubank, Bitso, Mono, and more!

Outline of this episode:

[00:28] - Minteo secures a $4.3 million seed funding round
[01:03] - Interview with Humberto Pacheco, Naya Homes’ cofounder, on their seed round
[07:51] - Colombian fintech Mono launches Mono VC
[08:20] - Interview with Stiven Rodríguez, Heru’s cofounder, on their seed round
[11:14] - Nubank leaves Brazil’s stock market
[11:42] - Bitso launches in Argentina the first crypto payments with QR codes in LatAm
[12:04] - Global66 launches new Mastercard prepaid card
[12:31] - Latamlist’s featured articles
[12:57] - New Crossing Borders episode

Resources & people mentioned:

Companies & Startups: Heru, Minteo, Naya Homes, Mono, Nubank, Bitso, Global66, Oxio.
VCs, Accelerators, Institutions: Gradient Ventures, Magma Partners, QED, ALLVP.
People: Humberto Pacheco, Stiven Rodríguez, Alejandra Cruz, Greg Mitchell, Meghan Stevenson-Krauz, Nathan Lustig, Nicolas Girard.

This week’s Espresso covers updates from Kavak, Kushki, Heru, and more!

Outline of this episode:

[00:28] - Heru raises a $6M seed round.
[01:03] - Kavak signs structured financing agreements worth $810M.
[01:44] - RappiPay obtained a $112M financing.
[02:15] - Kushki is officially launching operations in Peru.
[02:35] - Ebanx announces expansion to Africa.
[02:57] - Colombia approaches Brazilian authorities to import Pix.
[03:24] - Leoparda Electric closes an $8.5M seed round.
[04:02] - New episode of Crossing Borders.

Resources & people mentioned:

Companies & Startups: Heru, Kavak, RappiPay, Rappi, Kushki, Niubiz, MC Procesos, Ebanx, Leoparda Electric, Divibank.
VCs, Accelerators, Institutions: Gradient Ventures, SOMA Capital, GFC, Moving Capital, Magma Partners, Flourish Ventures, HSBC, Goldman Sachs, Banco Santander, Banco Davivienda, Bancolombia, Banco de Bogotá, Itaú, Colombian Fintech Association, Pix, Monashees, Construct Capital.
People: Mike Shoemaker, Nathan Lustig, Rebecca Fischer.

This week’s Espresso covers updates from uDocz, Impacta VC, DolarApp and more!

Outline of this episode:

[00:28] - Finaktiva raises $25M in debt
[00:54] - Interview with Gustavo Ribas, K Fund’s Venture Partner
[03:00] - Alima closes a $1.5M seed round
[03:28] - Ubii closes its first investment round at $4.5M
[03:47] - uDocz secures a $2M seed round
[04:16] - Salkantay Ventures closes its first VC fund at $26M
[04:40] - Impacta VC launches Impact Fundraising Strategy Program
[05:04] - IDB Lab approves a $2M loan for Prestamype
[05:25] - DolarApp announces a $5M seed round
[05:47] - New Crossing Borders and Hacking Insurance episodes

Resources & people mentioned:

Companies & Startups: Finaktiva, Alima, Ubii, uDocz, Prestamype, DolarApp, Belo, Lizit, Efinti.
VCs, Accelerators, Institutions: Bancolombia, responsAbility, K Fund, Soma Capital, Y Combinator, The Dorm Room Fund, Seed9, Pareto, Salkantay VC, GSV Ventures, Impacta VC, IDB Lab, Kaszek Ventures.
People: Gustavo Ribas, Nathan Lustig, Manuel Beaudroit, Rodrigo Alfonso, Daniel Botero, Andres Tobon.

This week’s Espresso covers updates from Ualá, Xepelin, Clip, and more!

Outline of this episode:

[00:28] - Clip lands a $50M credit facility with Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan, and HSBC
[00:58] - Cuéntame closes a $1.1M pre-seed round
[01:27] - Pagaleve closes a $25M Series A round
[01:55] - Credix raises $11.25M in a Series A round
[02:27] - Ualá acquires Ceibo Créditos
[02:52] - Xepelin secures a $140M credit line from Goldman Sachs
[03:16] - Belo partners with Airtm
[03:46] - New episode of Crossing Borders and Latamlist’s featured article

Resources & people mentioned:

Companies & Startups: Clip, Cuéntame, Pagaleve, Ualá, Ceibo Créditos, Xepelin, Belo, Airtm, Wilobank, Empretienda.
VCs, Accelerators, Institutions: Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan, HSBC, Goldman Sachs, Magma Partners, Impacta VC, Salesforce Ventures, Motive Partners, ParaFi Capital,
People: Nathan Lustig, Laura Martínez, Alejandro Guízar.

This week’s Espresso covers updates from R2, Auronix, Efinti, and more!

Outline of this episode:

[00:28] - R2 closes $15M Series A round
[00:58] - Auronix receives $14.5M investment from Alloy Capital
[01:26] - MEDU closes $4M seed round
[01:53] - Plurall receives $20M in debt capital from Fasanara Capital
[02:21] - Qanlex closes $3M seed round
[02:50] - Efinti raises $1M in an investment round
[03:12] - This week’s new How to be the difference and Crossing Borders episodes
[03:33] - Featured article on How to Recruit the Best LATAM Software Engineers by Gino Ferrand

Resources & people mentioned:

Companies & Startups: R2, PayU, Auronix, MEDU, Plurall, Qanlex, Efinti, Ontop, Leasy.

VCs, Accelerators, Institutions: Gradient Ventures, General Catalyst, 166 2nd, Magma Partners, Femsa Ventures, Alloy Capital, MaC Venture Capital, Fasanara Capital, Carao Ventures, The LegalTech Fund, Preface Ventures, FJ Labs, J Ventures, Inversiones Andamas.

People: Johanna Molina, Paul Lynskey, Julian Torres, Nathan Lustig, Gregorio Gilardini, Gino Ferrand.

This week’s Espresso covers updates from Plerk, Prometeo, Koibanx, and more!

Outline of this episode:

[00:27] - Plerk closes $12M Series A round
[00:57] - Prometeo is Latin America’s first company to offer A2A payments
[01:19] - Covalto is the first Mexican fintech to list on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange
[01:48] - Koibanx raises $22M in its first investment round
[02:15] - Fudo receives $7.5M in seed round
[02:38] - Latú Seguros raises largest pre-seed round in LatAm at $6.7M
[03:05] - New episode of Crossing Borders with Alessandra Angelini, CEO, and co-founder of Influur
[03:29] - Featured article by Alejandro Guízar: How to create value for your customers through technology and innovation
[03:42] - New episode of Hacking Insurance with Denario and Teaté

Resources & people mentioned:

Companies & Startups: Plerk, Prometeo, Covalto, Koibanx, Fudo, Latú Seguros, Rappi, Addi, Tul, Influur, Denario, Teaté, Gympass.
VCs, Accelerators, Institutions: Upload Ventures, Magma Partners, 500 Startups, MGV Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Atlantico, MAYA Capital, CRV, monashees, ONEVC, Latitud, SVAngel.
People: Nathan Lustig, Alessandra Angelini, Alejandro Guízar, Rodrigo Alfonso, Juan Carlos Durán, Andrés Delgado, Victor Rosa.

This week’s Espresso covers updates from Billpocket, Rebill, Pomelo, and more!

Outline of this episode:

[00:28] - Kushki acquires Billpocket
[00:54] - Interview with Alejandro Guízar, CEO and founder of Billpocket
[04:25] - Argentina-based startup Rebill raises $3.6M
[05:01] - Pomelo extends its Series A to $50M
[05:30] - New hybrid startup studio and human capital agency RYZ Labs is launched
[05:51] - Interview with Jordan Metzner, founder of RYZ Labs
[08:33] - Casai and Nomah announce a merger agreement
[09:06] - New episode of Crossing Borders with Juan José Leaño, founder of Parco
[09:30] - New episode of How to be the Difference with Jamie Turner

Resources & people mentioned:

Companies & Startups: Kushki, Billpocket, Rebill, Pomelo, Casai, Nomah, RYZ Labs, HipTrain, Offsiteio, Parco.
VCs, Accelerators, Institutions: Tiger Global Management, Y Combinator, Soma Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Loft, monashees.
People: Jordan Metzner, Sam Nadler, Alejandro Guízar, Nathan Lustig, Juan José Leaño, Jamie Turner, Johanna Molina, Paul Lynskey.

This week’s Espresso covers updates from Clara, NG.CASH, FITCHIN, and more!

Outline of this episode:

[00:28] - Clara lands $150M debt facility from Goldman Sachs
[00:58] - Miferia raises $7M seed round
[01:29] - NG.CASH raises $10M seed round
[01:57] - DD360 closes a $91M investment round
[02:27] - Votorentim and Temasek form new $700M investment fund for Brazil
[02:44] - FITCHIN raises $3.5M seed round
[03:11] - New Crossing Borders episode with Alexa Clark, Associate at Magma Partners
[03:32] - New Hacking Insurance episode with Diego Muradás and Juan Sebastián Montejo

Resources & people mentioned:

Companies & Startups: Clara, Miferia, NG.CASH, DD360, FITCHIN, Zenda.la, Fitpal.
VCs, Accelerators, Institutions: Votorentim, Temasek, 23SCapital, Goldman Sachs, Bain Capital Ventures, Tiger Global, Canary, Latitud Ventures, Asymmetric Capital Partners, Andreesen Horowitz, Monashees, 17Sigma, Creation Investments Capital Management, Magma Partners.
People: Nathan Lustig, Alexa Clark, Rodrigo Alfonso, Diego Muradás, Juan Sebastián Montejo.

This week’s Espresso covers updates from Yaydoo, Geopagos, Klar, and more!

Outline of this episode:

[00:28] - Yaydoo and Paystand merge to create a new B2B Fintech unicorn
[00:45] - Interview with Sergio Almaguer, CEO and co-founder at Yaydoo
[04:26] - Seedstars International Ventures II reaches $20M in committed investments
[04:55] - Mexican fintech Klar acquires SOMOS
[05:27] - Real estate broker Mudafy receives $10M Series A
[05:57] - BNPL fintech Kontempo raises over $30M in a seed round
[06:27] - Geopagos receives $35M in an investment round
[06:57] - New episode of How to be the difference on How the Talent Competition is Changing
[07:13] -New episode of Crossing Borders with Lucas Mendes from Revelo and Giuseppe Belpiede from Listopro

Resources & people mentioned:

Companies & Startups: Listopro, Revelo, Holcim, Unilever Prestige, Yaydoo, Paystand, Klar, Mudafy, Kontempo, Geopagos.
VCs, Accelerators, Institutions: Seedstars, IFC, Visa Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, Founders Fund, Riverwood Capital.
People: Nathan Lustig, Lucas Mendes, Giuseppe Belpiede, Tatiana Goldberg, Sergio Cadavid, Sergio Almaguer, Johanna Molina.

This week’s Espresso covers updates from Kushki, Cargo Produce, Talanta, and more!

Outline of this episode:

[00:28] - SINAI Technologies announces a partnership to reduce the impact of climate change.
[00:47] - Kushki becomes Ecuador’s first payment aggregator.
[01:14] - Bia raises $6M in a pre-seed round.
[01:39] - Talanta announces the beginning of the Global Apprenticeship Program.
[02:08] - Cargo Produce will expand to Mexico after a $1.1M seed round.
[02:41] - New episode of Crossing Borders with Daniel Otero, CEO and Co-founder of Ozon.
[02:58] - Alejandro Guízar’s article on How to maintain liquidity in uncertain times.
[03:20] - New episode of Hacking Insurance with Hilario Itriago and Pablo Tiscornia.

Resources & people mentioned:

Companies & Startups: SINAI Technologies, Future Carbon Group, Kushki, Bia, Talanta, Cargo Produce, Topsort, Migrante, Ozon.
VCs, Accelerators, Institutions: Canary, Nazca, 8VC, Global Founders Capital, Marathon Ventures, MatterScale Ventures, Opera Ventures, MIT Open Learning.
People: Francisco Larraín, Diego Fleischmann, Nathan Lustig, Daniel Otero, Alejandro Guízar, Rodrigo Alfonso, Hilario Itriago, Pablo Tiscornia.

This week’s Espresso covers updates from Treggo, treble.ai, Frete.com, and more!

Outline of this episode:

[00:28] - Mexican fintech Arrenda raises $26.5M in pre-seed round
[00:42] - Interview with Joe Merullo, Arrenda’s CEO
[06:06] - Argentinian startup Treggo receives $1.7M in additional funding
[06:44] - Colombian startup treble.ai closes $15M Series A round
[06:55] - Interview with Felipe Otálora, treble.ai’s CEO
[08:58] - HR Tech startup Hitch raises $1.5M in pre-seed round
[09:28] - Brazilian freight marketplace Frete.com acquires InterSite
[09:59] - Key Insights of TTR’s Latin American Transaction Market Quarterly Report
[10:21] -Latamlist featured article: What the U.S. Economic Downturn Means for U.S. Firms Hiring in LatAm
[10:40] - New Crossing Borders episode
[10:59] - New How to be the Difference episode

Resources & people mentioned:

Companies & Startups: Arrenda, Treggo, treble.ai, Hitch, Frete.com, InterSite, Tecla, Houm, Liftit, Cubbo.
VCs, Accelerators, Institutions: Fasanara Capital, Newtown Partners, Verve Capital, Latin Leap, Bluewatch Ventures, Kube VC, Tiger Global, Evergreen Mountain Equity Partners, StartFast Ventures.
People: Joe Merullo, Felipe Otálora, Federico Vega, Gino Ferrand, Benjamin Labra, Johanna Molina, Paul Lynskey, Brian York.

This week’s Espresso covers updates from Betterfly, Stori, DEUNA, and more!

Outline of this episode:

[00:28] - eCommerce startup DEUNA raises $30M in Series A round
[01:11] -Mexican fintech Stori reaches unicorn status after $150M round
[01:52] -Creditas extends Series F round and closes in $310M
[02:25] -Mexican startup Urbvan is acquired by Swvl
[02:55] -Chilean Insurtech Betterfly acquires the Spanish fintech Flexoh
[03:40] -Argentinian startup Ucrop.it raises $3.1M in a funding round
[04:14] -New episode of Hacking Insurance with Federico Suarez and Marisol Sanchez
[04:36] -Alejandro Guízar’s latest article on The startup ecosystem in Mexico’s largest entrepreneurship hubs: Mexico City, Guadalajara, and Monterrey
[04:57] -New episode of Crossing Borders

Resources & people mentioned:

Companies & Startups: DEUNA, Stori, Creditas, Urbvan, Swvl, Betterfly, Flexoh, Ucrop.it, Open Banking Exchange, Clupp, Andbank, Quansa
VCs, Accelerators, Institutions: Insurtech Association Mexico, Aluna Partners, Activant Capital, Valor Capital, Abstract Ventures, Acrew Capital, Upload Ventures, BAI Capital, GIC, GGV Capital, Yugen Partners, The Yield Lab
People: Rodrigo Alfonso, Federico Suárez, Marisol Sánchez, Alejandro Guízar, Gonzalo Blanco

This week’s Espresso covers updates from Warren, Sequoia Capital, Kavak, and more!

Outline of this episode:

[00:28] -Wealth management startup Warren extends its Series C round
[00:59] -Sequoia Capital welcomes Latin American startups to its Arc program
[01:25] -Argentinian agtech SIMA closes $2M investment round
[01:54] -Kavak announces expansion to Turkey, Chile, Peru, and Colombia
[02:20] -Favik extends its pre-seed round for a total of $3.6M
[02:54] -Mexican startup PROSPERiA raises $2M in a seed round
[03:27] -New episode of How to be the Difference with Alex Santana, VC and Startups Manager at Amazon Web Services
[03:47] -New episode of Crossing Borders featuring Maribel Dominguez, Founder and CEO of Circulo de Belleza

Resources & people mentioned:

Companies & Startups: Warren, SIMA, Kavak, Favik, PROSPERiA.
VCs, Accelerators, Institutions: Sequoia Capital, Citi Ventures, QED, Kaszek, GIC, Xperiment Ventures, Sancor Seguros Ventures, VX Ventures, Bridge Partners, Cardo Health Fund.
People: Johanna Molina, Paul Lynskey, Alex Santana, Maribel Dominguez.

This week’s Espresso covers updates from UnDosTres, Revolut, Anyone AI, and more!

Outline of this episode:

[00:28] - Anyone AI closes a $1.5M pre-seed round
[00:59] - UnDosTres closed a $30M Series B investment round
[01:37] - Wibond extended its seed round, closing at $6M
[02:16] - Merama acquires the Latin American startups Miind Brands and Culotte
[02:54] - Mottu raised $40M in a Series B round and in debt financing
[03:42] - Revolut announces plans to expand its business to Brazil
[04:21] - Interview with Javier Sánchez Aldana, Managing Partner at Carabela
[06:51] - Crossing Borders revisits a greatest hits episode featuring Agustin Feuerhake, Founder of Fintual
[07:07] - Alejandro Guízar’s article “Why is digital banking the first step toward financial inclusion in Mexico?”

Resources & people mentioned:

Companies & Startups: Merama, Anyone AI, UnDosTres, Wibond, Merama, Miind Brands, Culotte, Mottu, Revolut, Dooper, Gabu, Zuru, Fintual
VCs, Accelerators, Institutions: Latitud Ventures, Global Founders Capital, Canvas Ventures, Magma Partners, DC Ventures, IGNIA, Dalus Capital, Y Combinator, Trousdale, Soma Capital, Fintech Capital, Eureka Capital, Sequoia Capital, Tiger Global Management, Verde Asset, Base Partners, Crankstart, Carabela
People: Harriet Heyman, Michael Moritz, Javier Sánchez Aldana, Agustin Feuerhake, Alejandro Guízar

This week’s Espresso covers updates from Examedi, MAYA Capital, Clicampo, and more!

Outline of this episode:

[00:27] -Brazilian startup Clicampo closed a $7.7M round
[00:52] -Eva Center received a round of financing for $7M
[01:22] -Chilean startup Examedi closed a $17M Series A round
[01:48] -MAYA Capital raised a second venture capital fund of $100M
[02:20] -Proptech startup Around raised a $3.8M seed round
[02:51] -KEO World closed a $20M equity round
[03:17] -New episode of How to be the Difference with Lydia Kibandi, CEO at Lensational
[3:35] -New episode of Hacking Insurance with Jorge Enrique Gómez, José Luis Marciales, and Andrés Felipe Morales.

Resources & people mentioned:

Companies & Startups: Clicampo, Eva Center, Examedi, NotCo, Merama, Around, KEO World, Lensational, Sura, Aseguradora Solidaria, Chubb.
VCs, Accelerators, Institutions: Valor Capital Group, MAYA Capital Fund, MBX, TeleSoft, Browder Capital, Cathexis, Prodigy Fund, General Catalyst, LEAP Global Partners, Latitud Ventures, Ganas Ventures, Gaingels, Unpopular Ventures, August Hill, Andreessen Horowitz, Montreux Growth Partners.
People: Monica Saggioro, Lara Lemann, Martin Haiek, Johanna Molina, Paul Lynskey, Lydia Kibandi, Rodrigo Alfonso, Jorge Enrique Gómez, José Luis Marciales, Andrés Felipe Morales.

This week’s Espresso covers updates from Revelo, Habi, Mono, and more!

Outline of this episode:

[00:28] - Incognia raised a $15.5M Series A round
[01:01] - Revelo announced the acquisition of Mexico-based Listopro
[01:44] - Take Blip closed a $70M Series B round
[02:28] - Habi announced an additional $75M in credit lines
[03:04] - Bayer is inaugurating a second edition of the Bayer Bootcamp.
[03:40] - Interview with Armando Romero, Digital Partnership Sr. Manager for Bayer in Mexico
[06:50] - Moova closed a $10M investment round
[07:27] - Mono announced it raised a $6M seed round
[08:03] - Emmanuel Olvera’s article “Getting to know the Latin American tech talent market”
[08:28] - Alejandro Guizar’s article on why “You should sell financial products no matter what type of company you own”

Resources & people mentioned:

Companies & Startups: Incognia, Point72 Ventures, Revelo, Listopro, Take Blip, Habi, Bayer Mexico, Mono, Moova, Hireline, Billpocket.
VCs, Accelerators, Institutions: Magma Partners, Seedstars, Parallel18 Ventures, Warburg Pincus, TriplePoint Capital, Homebrew, SoftBank Latin America Fund, Tiger Global, Soma Capital, Y Combinator, Alaya Capital, FJ Labs, Wayra Telefónica, Matterscale, Kalei Ventures.
People: Armando Romero, Emmanuel Olvera, Alejandro Guízar.

This week’s Espresso covers updates from Yummy, Klar, Kushki, and more!

Outline of this episode:

[00:28] - Kushki becomes a unicorn after a $100M extension of its Series B
[01:11] - Delivery startup Yummy raises $47M in a funding round
[01:48] - Brazilian payment platform Zippi raises $16M Series A round
[02:23] - Ozon raises $25M in debt and $4M in a seed round
[03:08] -Mexican fintech Klar raises $70M in equity funding
[03:47] -Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai announced $1.2B investment commitment in Latin America
[04:21] - Interview with Marcos Esterli, co-founder of Pandas on their $6.3M pre-seed round
[06:03] - New episode of Hacking Insurance with Hugues Bertin, Chief Strategic Officer at Digital Insurance LatAm
[06:18] -New episode of How to be the Difference with Pepe Villatoro, Regional Head of Expansion at Deel

Resources & people mentioned:

Companies & Startups: Kushki, Yummy, Zippi, Ozon, Klar, Pandas, Deel, Digital Insurance LatAm.
VCs, Accelerators, Institutions: Kaszek Ventures, Clocktower Ventures, SoftBank Latin America Fund, DILA Capital, Anthos Capital, JAM Fund, Soma Capital, WIND Ventures, Ethos Capital, YC Continuity, Tiger Global, Y Combinator, Volpe Capital, Rainfall Ventures, Globo Ventures, Hummingbird, Mantis, MSA Capital, Architect Capital, 1984.vc, K50 Ventures, Bridge Partners, Angel Ventures, Magma Partners, Simma Capital, General Atlantic, Prosus Ventures, Quona Capital, Mouro, IFC, Acrew, Endeavor Catalyst.
People: Sundar Pichai, Marcos Esterli, Rodrigo Alfonso, Hugues Bertin, Paul Lynskey, Johanna Molina, Pepe Villatoro.

This week’s Espresso covers updates from Marvin, Talently, Elevva, and more!

Outline of this episode:

[00:28] - The Brazilian fintech Marvin closed a $15M Series A round
[00:50] - The Mexican startup Paisa closed a $600K pre-seed round
[01:33] - The edtech Talently announced it raised a $3M seed round
[01:57] - Interview with Doménica Obando, Talently’s CEO and co-founder
[07:12] - Argentinian startup Elevva raised a $30M seed round
[07:42] - User authentication startup Truora acquired the Brazilian firm ZapSign
[07:59] - Interview with Maite Muñiz, co-founder at Truora
[10:25] - Alejandro Guízar’s featured article on the evolution of the startup ecosystem in Mexico
[10:43] -The second episode of Hacking Insurance was released

Resources & people mentioned:

Companies & Startups: Paisa, Talently, Elevva, Truora, ZapSign, Marvin, Simplee, MOVii.
VCs, Accelerators, Institutions: Canaan, Magma Partners, Precursor Ventures, Latitud, Forum VC, Gaingels, 500 Startups Latam, Alaya Capital, Salkantay Ventures, Newtype Ventures, Potencia Ventures, Latin Leap, Asymmetric Capital, MatterScale Ventures, Canary, Redwood Ventures.
People: Doménica Obando, Maite Muñiz, Rodrigo Alfonso, Diego Fernández, Alejandro Guízar, Daniel Briceño.

This week’s Espresso covers updates from Nowports, Pandas, Bornlogic, and more!

Outline of this episode:

[00:28] -Pandas raises $6.3M in pre-seed round
[00:57] -Nowports becomes a unicorn after a $150M Series C
[01:49] -Welbe raises its first pre-seed investment round of $3M
[02:31] -Experian acquires 51% stake of Brazilian fintech MOVA
[03:10] -Bornlogic raises $10M in a Series A round
[03:39] -New episode of How to be the difference with Nathan Lustig, Managing Partner at Magma Partners
[03:56] -New episode of Entrepreneurship in Latam 101 on the successes and failures of leading a startup.

Resources & people mentioned:

Companies & Startups: Pandas, Nowports, Welbe, Kavak, Jüsto, Ben & Frank, Experian, MOVA, Bornlogic
VCs, Accelerators, Institutions: Third Kind Venture Capital, Acequia Capital, Picus Capital, Tekton Ventures, Partech, SoftBank Latin America Fund, Tiger Global, Foundation Capital, Monashees, Soma Capital, Broadhaven Ventures, Mouro Capital, Tencent, Base10 Partners, Nazca, Astella Investimentos
People: Johanna Molina, Paul Lynskey, Nathan Lustig, Doménica Obando, Courtney McColgan

This week’s Espresso covers updates from Mentum, Dock, WexChange, and more!

Outline of this episode:

[00:28] - Colombian fintech R5 announced it raised a $7M funding round
[01:10] - Mentum received $4.2M in a funding round led by Google’s Gradient Ventures
[01:45] - Argentinian tech academy HENRY announced it raised $10M in a Series A round
[02:17] - Dock raised a $110M funding round and gained unicorn status.
[02:50] - Mexican proptech Spot2 announced it raised a $4.2M seed round
[03:25] - WexChange announced the finalists of the Women STEMpreneurs Competition

Resources mentioned:

Companies & Startups: R5, Mentum, Plaid, Jeeves, HENRY, Dock, Spot2, Veloz, Jefa, Fitco, Talently.
VCs, Accelerators, Institutions: Global Founders Capital. Magma Partners, Carao Ventures, Accion Venture Lab, Endeavor Catalyst, Gradient Ventures, Soma Capital, Investo, Y Combinator, Kayyak Ventures, Seaya & Cathay, Lightrock, Silver Lake Waterman, Streamlined Ventures, HOF Capital, Acrew Capital, H20, WeXchange.

This week’s Espresso covers updates from Habi, Xepelin, Belo, and more!

Outline of this episode:

[00:28] - Habi gained unicorn status after raising a $200M Series C round
[01:08] - Xepelin raised a $111M Series B round
[01:50] -Village Capital and Moody’s partnered to create a new accelerator program
[02:13] -Belo raised $3M in a seed round
[02:35] -Interview with Manuel Beaudroit, CEO and co-founder of Belo
[06:17] -Grupo Central raised $3M in a seed round
[06:38] -Interview with Alejandro Iglesias, CEO and co-founder of Grupo Central
[10:13] -Second edition of the accelerator program K-Startup Grand Challenge
[10:38] -First episode of the Hacking Insurance podcast with Martin Ferrari, CEO of 123Seguro
[11:01] -New episode of Entrepreneurship 101 “Growth strategies for Latin American companies”
[11:17] - Talanta’s upcoming webinar “The competition for emerging talent is changing, who will win?”

Resources & people mentioned:

Companies & Startups: Habi, Xepelin, Belo, Grupo Central, Sekure, 123Seguro, Talanta
VCs, Accelerators, Institutions: Kaszek, Softbank, Homebrew, Tiger Global, Inspired Capital, Avenir, Village Capital, Moody’s, CRV, The Venture City, Newtopia, Latitude, Moonvalley Capital, Global Founders Capital (GFC), Opera Ventures
People: Manuel Beaudroit, Alejandro Iglesias, Rodrigo Alfonso, Martin Ferrari, Andrea Campos, Gina Gotthilf, Manuela Sánchez

In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from Platzi, DeltaX, Simplee and more!

Outline of this episode:

[00:28] - Colombian fintech Minka raises a $24M Series A funding round.
[00:59] - Edtech startup Platzi announced that it will launch a satellite into space.
[01:29] - Bolivian freight platform startup DeltaX raises $1M in a seed round.
[02:09] - Interview with Luis Fernando Ortiz, CEO and founder of DeltaX.
[03:45] - Argentinian startup Waterplan raises a $7M seed round.
[04:19] - Chilean insurtech Simplee raises its first seed round.
[04:51] - Interview with Diego Fernandez Leon, CEO and co-founder of Simplee.
[07:51] - Alejandro Guízar’s featured article “Unlocking your remote team’s creativity”
[08:04] - Impactus Ventures announced an open call for applications to the 2022 Childtech Challenge

Resources & people mentioned:

Companies & Startups: Minka, Platzi, FOSSA Systems, DeltaX, Nowports, Nuvocargo, Waterplan, Simplee, Billpocket
VCs, Accelerators, Institutions: Magma Partners, Tiger Global Management, Kaszek, Duro Ventures, SC Angeles, 99 Startups, Cibersons, Transition Global, Giant Ventures, Impactus Ventures
People: Alfonso de los Ríos, Deepak Chhugani, Luis Fernando Ortiz, Diego Fernández Leon, Alejandro Guízar

In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from Strike, Kambio, Picus Capital and more!

Outline of this episode:

[00:28] - Cybersecurity startup Strike raises $5.4M in a seed round.
[01:02] - Proptech Kambio closes a $1M pre-seed round.
[01:34] - Colombian startup Ayenda reaches 500 establishments in its low-cost hotel chain.
[02:15] -VC firm Picus Capital will open offices in São Paulo.
[02:43] -PayU acquired Colombian startup Ding and led a $46M investment for the Colombian fintech Treinta.
[03:08] - Latest Crossing Borders episode revisiting Deepak Chhugani’s interview. [03:21] - New episode of Entrepreneurship in Latam 101 on scaling a business to other countries.

Resources & people mentioned:

Companies & Startups: Strike, Kambio, Ayenda, Clara, Xepelin, Kamino, PayU, Ding, Treinta, Nuvocargo
VCs, Accelerators, Institutions: Picus Capital. Magma Partners, Greyhound Capital, FJ Labs, Canary, NXTP, VentureFriends, Latitud, Orok Ventures, First Check Ventures, PlugAndPlay, WeWork Alumni Fund, Bluebox Ventures, Assymetry Ventures, Prosus
People: Santiago Dañino Beck, Nathan Lustig, Deepak Chhugani, Madeleine Clavijo, Mafalda Barros, Mariana Costa

In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from Truora, Influur, Zubale, Ualá and more!

Outline of this episode:

[00:28] - Truora raises $15M in a Series A
[00:57] - Zubale raises $40M in a Series A
[01:11] - Interview with Allison Campbell, Zubale’s co-founder
[07:29] - Influur announces a $5M seed round
[08:16] - Pierpaolo Barbieri, Ualá’s founder, launches VC firm 17Sigma
[08:57] - Visa and Ontop sign a partnership agreement
[09:22] - Featured interview on Latamlist “3 female founders on the Edtech opportunities in Latin America”
[09:38] - Latest Crossing Borders episode with Izabel Gallera, partner at Canary Ventures.

Resources & people mentioned:

Companies & Startups: Truora, Zubale, Influur, Ontop, Clara, Jeeves, Platzi, Nowports , Frubana.
VCs, Accelerators, Institutions: 17Sigma, Accel, Propel, Kaszek, Y Combinator, Point72 Ventures, Magma Partners, H20 Capital, General Catalyst, Canary Ventures.
People: Nathan Lustig, Pierpaolo Barbieri, Izabel Gallera, Allison Campbell, Alan Howard, Marcelo Claure, Paulo Passoni, Sebastian Mejía, Kevin Ryan, Niall Ferguson, Vanessa Taiah, Marta Forero, María del Mar Vélez.

In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from Treinta, Crehana, Softbank and more!

Outline of this episode:

[00:27] - Jüsto raises $152 million in a Series B.
[01:07] -Treinta raises $46 million in a Series A.
[01:41] -Crehana acquires the talent management startup Acsendo.
[02:14] -Softbank’s investment arm creates a new fund for Latin America called Upload Ventures.
[02:39] -Alejandro Guízar’s article on The future of work in the digital economy.
[02:52] -Latest episode of Crossing Borders where Nathan Lustig revisits Caterine Castillo’s interview.
[03:04] -New How to be the difference podcast episode with Jaime Bermúdez.
[03:19] -New episode of Entrepreneurship 101 on how to choose the right partners for your business.

Resources & people mentioned:

Companies & Startups: Jüsto, Treinta, Crehana, Acsendo, Softbank, Billpocket, Neivor.
VCs, Accelerators, Institutions: Upload Ventures, Tarsadia Capital, Citius, Arago Capital, Foundation Capital, Quiet Capital, PayU, Prosus, Liontree, Ethos VC, Ten13, Soma Capital, FJ Labs, WeXchange.
People: Alejandro Guízar, Nathan Lustig, Caterine Castillo, Jaime Bermúdez, Amparo Nalvarte, Andrea Baba, Johanna Molina, Paul Lynskey.

In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from Simetrik, Casai, and more!

Outline of this episode:

[00:28] - Simetrik announced a $24M Series A funding round
[01:12] - Dock officially launched operations in Mexico this month
[01:46] - Casai acquired LoopKey
[02:07] - Interview with Nicolás Girard, Oxio’s CEO on their Series B round
[06:33] - Latest episode of Entrepreneurship in Latam 101: “The importance of Product Market Fit according to three female entrepreneurs”
[06:51] - Latest episode of How to be the Difference with Alessandra Angelini, Influur’s CEO: “The fundamental role of influencer marketing in today’s advertising”
[07:11] - Latest episode of Crossing Borders with Santiago Suarez, CEO and co-founder of Addi
[07:26] - Featured article “A Close Look at Bolivia’s Startup Ecosystem” by Kjell Vandevyvere

Resources & people mentioned:

Companies & Startups: Simetrik, Dock, Casai, LoopKey, Oxio, Influur, Addi
VCs, Accelerators, Institutions: Tiger Global, Moore Capital, Monashees, FinTech Collective.
People: Nicolás Girard, Ximena Aleman, Estefanía Hernández, Ingrid Briggiler, Santiago Suárez, Kjell Vandevyvere, Johanna Molina, Paul Lynskey, Alessandra Angelini

In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from Intuitivo, Neivor, Lemon Cash, and more!

Outline of this episode:

[00:28] – Kitchenita announced a $3M pre-series A round
[00:48] – Interview with Gaspard Hambückers-Jacquemin, COO at Kitchenita
[04:52] – Intuitivo announced its $7.8M seed round
[05:00] – Interview with Tomás Manzitti, Founder & COO at Intuitivo
[07:45] – Neivor announced a $3.5M funding round
[08:20] – Yuno announced a $10M seed funding round
[08:51] – Lemon Cash announced the launch of its cryptocurrency app in Brazil
[09:26] – New Entrepreneurship 101 podcast episode: How to raise capital in Latin America
[09:47] – New Crossing Borders Episode, revisiting a greatest hits episode ft. Gabriela Estrada, CFO and co-founder of Vexi.

Resources and people mentioned:

Companies: Vexi, Kitchenita, Intuitivo, Neivor, Yuno, Lemon Cash, Pix
VCs, Accelerators, Institutions: Meli Fund, SoftBank Latin America Fund. Magma Partners, Marathon VC, Two Culture Capital, Monashees, Kaszek
People: Gaspard Hambückers-Jacquemin, Tomás Manzitti, Karen Serfaty, Maricarmen Herrerias, Antonia Rojas, Gabriela Estrada

In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from Vexi, Cubbo, Oxio and more!

Outline of this episode:

[00:27] - Vexi announces its $24M round
[00:41] - Interview with Gustavo Rojo Blasquez, Vexi’s CEO
[03:45] - The fintech Tribal announces a new partnership with Visa
[04:08] - Oxio announces a $40 million Series B round
[04:22] - Cubbo acquires DedaLog
[04:40] - Mara announces its first $6M round
[04:59] - Latamlist featured articles and podcast episodes

Resources & people mentioned:

Companies: Vexi, Tribal, Visa, Oxio, Cubbo, DedaLog, Mara, Klar.
VCs, Accelerators, Institutions: ParaFi Capital, Canary Ventures, Caffeinated Capital, Y Combinator.
People: Gustavo Rojo Blasquez, Stefan Moller.

In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from Leasy, Avista, 99minutos, FreteBras, and more!

OUTLINE OF THIS EPISODE:
[00:27] – Interview with Javier Ruiz Galindo, co-founder, and co-CEO at Cura Deuda
[02:40] – Leasy secures $17M to offer automobile financing
[03:02] – Colombian fintech Avista raises $6M via bonds on the Colombian Stock Exchange
[03:20] – Cayena announces a $17.5M Series A funding round
[03:44] – 99minutos raises $82M Series C funding round
[04:05] – FreteBras plans to make 230 new hires in remote work positions
[04:30] – Latamlist’s articles
[04:48] – Entrepreneurship101: How to launch a company

RESOURCES & PEOPLE MENTIONED:
Companies: Cura Deuda, Leasy, Avista, Cayena, 99minutos, FreteBras
VCs, Accelerators, Institutions: Magma Partners, Anteris, Vine Ventures, Oak HC/FT, Kaszek, Prosus Ventures, WeXchange
People: Javier Ruiz Galindo, Maricel Saenz, Mariana Castillo, Paulina Aguilar

In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from Queplan.cl, Emi Labs, Recorrido and more!

Outline of this episode:

[00:27] - Tpaga announces a $10M Series A funding round
[01:01] - Queplan.cl launches new platform InternationalHealth.com
[01:29] - Interview with Ryan Kerr, cofounder of Queplan.cl
[09:50] - Chilean marketplace Recorrido is acquired by Busbud.
[10:11] - Emi Labs raises $11M Series A funding round
[10:44] - Latest Crossing Borders episode with Doménica Obando
[11:02] - Latamlist picks for International Women’s Day

Resources & people mentioned:

Companies: Tpaga, Queplan.cl, InternationalHealth.com, Emi Labs, Busbud, Recorrido, Talently.
VCs, Accelerators, Institutions: Merus Capital, Koshla Ventures, EWA Capital, Mountain Partners, Star 26, Fundación Botnar, New Ventures
People: Ryan Kerr, Nathan Lustig, Doménica Obando.

In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from Notco, Technisys, Valoreo, Cometa Ventures and more!

Outline of this episode:
[00:27] - Technisys wil be acquired by SoFi and reach unicorn status.
[01:01] - Mundi announces a $16 million Series A funding round
[01:20] - NotCo announces a joint venture with Kraft Heinz
[01:54] - Valoreo announces an $80M Series B funding round
[02:24] - EmpleosTI is now Hireline and starts its expansion to Latam.
[02:38] - Interview with Emmanuel Olvera, Hireline’s CEO
[04:15] - Mezubo announces a $5.5M seed funding round
[04:42] - Capria Ventures partners with the VC firm Cometa
[05:08] - Featured article by Alejandro Guízar, Billpocket’s CEO on payment processors.
[05:24] - New Crossing Borders and How to be the Difference episodes.

Resources & people mentioned:
Startups & Companies: SoFi Technologies, Technisys, Mundi , NotCo, Kraft Heinz, Valoreo, Hireline, Mezubo, Bitso, Cabify, Kueski, Billpocket
VCs, Accelerators, Institutions: Union Square Ventures, L Catterton, Canary Ventures, Dila Capital, Capria Ventures, Cometa
People: Matías Muchnick, Emmanuel Olvera, Alejandro Guízar, Nathan Lustig, Gina Gotthilf, Daniel Undurraga

In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from Neon, Hireline, Velvet, and more!

Outline of this episode:
[00:27] - Velvet announces $200M funding.
[00:59] - Neon becomes a unicorn after a $300M round.
[01:35] - delt.ai processes $25M in debt financing from TrustToken
[02:07] - Interview with José de la Luz López Sanguino, delt.ai’s CEO
[07:54] - Financial Health Innovation Fund announces new investments
[08:35] - Viva Translate announces $4M in funding.
[09:11] - New Crossing Borders episode with Luis Rubén Chávez.

Resources & people mentioned:
Companies & Startups: Velvet, Neon, delt.ai, TrustToken, Finerio Connect, Chari, Hireline, Viva Translate, Zenfi
VC funds, Institutions, Accelerators: BBVA, Y Combinator, Village Capital, MetLife Foundation
People: José de la Luz López Sanguino, Nick Grassi, Luis Rubén Chávez, Nathan Lustig

In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from Flexio, R2, Bain & Company, and more!

Outline of this episode:
[00:27] - Flexio announces a $3M seed funding round
[00:44] - Interview with Nathan Schorr, Flexio’s CEO and co-founder
[03:25] - R2 raises $5.9M in a seed round
[03:52] - VC firm H20 Capital Innovation announces a second fund for $50M
[04:19] - Respira Labs announces they raised $2.8M in pre-seed and grant funding
[04:47] - Bain & Company acquires the Chilean startup Spike
[05:10] - Featured article “Why the Mexican Fintech industry is booming”
[05:21] - New “How to be the difference” episode with Aisha Williams, CEO of ImpactVest.

Resources and people mentioned:
Companies & Startups:Flexio, R2, Rappi, Clip, Respira Labs, Bain & Company, Spike
VC Funds, Accelerators, Institutions:Costanoa Ventures, Soma Capital, GeneralCatalyst, Y Combinator, 166 2nd family office, H20 Capital Innovation
People: Nathan Schorr, Jan Mozer, Johanna Molina, Paul Lynskey, Aisha Williams

In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from Betterfly, Ualá, the IFC, and more!

Outline of this episode:

[00:27] - IFC and We-FI launched a new call for applications for IFC ScaleX
[00:53] - Betterfly became the third Chilean unicorn
[01:21] - Sooper raised a $5.7M seed funding round
[01:51] - Ualá announced it would begin its operations in Colombia
[02:18] - Interview with Natalia Ríos, Country Manager of Ualá in Colombia
[06:12] - Creditas announced a $260M Series F funding round
[06:42] - Inspectorio raised $50 Million in a Series B round
[07:16] - Melonn announced a $20M Series C funding round
[08:06] - Featured article “The low hanging fruit of Mexico’s financial system”
[08:25] - New Crossing Borders episode with Sophia Wood

Resources and people mentioned:

Companies & Startups: Betterfly, Cornershop, NotCo , Sooper, Ualá, Creditas, Inspectorio, Melonn,
VCs, Funds, Programs and Institutions: IFC ScaleX, IFC, We-Fi, Glade Brook Capital. Greycroft, Mundi Ventures. Lightrock, QED Investors , DST Global Partners, Canary VC, Kaszek Ventures, Fidelity Management & Research LLC, Insight Partners, Techstars, Flexport, Ecolab ,Matchstick Ventures, QED Investors. Global Founders Capital , NFX, Pear and Wollef
People: Natalia Ríos, Alejandro Guízar, Nathan Lustig, Sophia Wood.

In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from Habi, Mono, Village Capital and more!

Outline of this episode:

[0:27]- Healthtech Nilo Saúde raises $10 million in a Series A
[1:02]-Proptech Habi acquires Mexico’s Okol
[1:32]- Inventa announces a $20 million Series A funding round
[1:58]-Fairplay raises $35M in a Series A funding round
[2:35]-Mono will participate in the next Y Combinator’s cohort
[3:05]-Launch of new program called YLAI Americas Accelerator
[3:40]-Episode 161 of Crossing Borders with Daniel Peña
[4:02]-Episode 26 of How to be the difference

Resources & people mentioned:

Companies and Startups: Nilo Saúde, Habi, Propiedades.com, Tu Cantón, Inventa, Fairplay, Mono, The Intern Group, LocalAdventures
VCs, Institutions and funds: GFC, SoftBank Latin America Fund, Tau Ventures, MAYA Capital, Canary Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Monashees, Dila Capital, Kayyak Ventures, Speedinvest, Elevar Equity, Architect Capital, Y Combinator, Village Capital, US Department of State , IREX, YLAI
People: Daniel Peña, David Lloyd, Johanna Molina, Paul Lynskey, Lee Carlin, Nathan Lustig

In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from AgendaPro, Parrot, Vozy and more!

Outline of this episode:

[0:27]- AgendaPro closes a financing round for $3.7M
[0:55]-Interview with Julio Guzmán, AgendaPro’s CEO
[8:22]-Parrot secures $9.5M in a round led by F Prime Capital
[8:54]-Interview with Roberto Cebrian, founder of Parrot
[12:45]-Klar raises a $70M Series B funding round
[13:13]-Laika raises a $48M Series B funding round
[13:45]-Vozy partners with Latin Leap through its Seed Investment Club.
[14:25]-Ubits announces a $25M Series B funding round
[14:52]-a55 raises $16M in a Series B
[15:22]-Featured article: 2022: The future of payments, why cash is no longer king
[15:43]- Crossing Borders episode with Miguel Medina from Plerk

Resources & people mentioned:

Companies and Startups: AgendaPro, Parrot, Klar, Laika, Delivery Hero, Vozy, Ubits, a55, Billpocket, Plerk
VCs and funds: Kayyak Ventures, F Prime Capital, General Atlantic, Prosus, Quona, IFC, Mouro Capital, SoftBank. JAM Fund, FJ Labs, Latin Leap, Riverwood Capital, Roble Ventures, EndeaPlerkvor Catalyst, Owl Ventures, Móvile. Mouro Capital.
People: Julio Guzmán, Roberto Cebrián, Alejandro Guízar, Miguel Medina, Nathan Lustig

In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from Uber Eats, Nana Delivery, Tul and more!

Outline of this episode:

[0:27] - Uber Eats restaurant delivery service in Brazil will end in March.
[1:03] - The Live Green Co announces a $7M pre-Series A funding round
[1:32] - Alán Jaime Misrahi announces the launch of his new company Draftea
[2:03] - Tul raises 181 Million in a Series B funding round
[2:38] - Nana Delivery raises $3.6M in a pre-seed funding
[3:05] - Featured article on women leading the healthtech and biotech industries
[3:25] - Ep.25 Holidays Special of How to be the Difference – Part 2

Resources & people mentioned:
Companies & Startups:Uber, Rappi, iFood, Cornershop, The Live Green Co, Draftea, Tul, Nana Delivery, Yana, Theia, EOLO Pharma , The Intern Group
VCs, Funds, Accelerators: DRADS Capital, Kaszek Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Bullpen Capital,8VC, Canary Ventures, Maya Capital
People: Alán Jaime Misrahi, Nigel Eccles, Andrea Campos, Flavia Deutsch, Pia Garat, Johanna Molina, Paul Lynskey

In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from Shopper, Nowports, Olist and more!

Outline of this episode:

[0:27] - Shopper announces a $30M Series C funding round
[1:02] - Nowports announced a $60M funding round
[1:33] - ALLVP Managing Director Fernando Lelo de Larrea leaves the VC fund he co-founded.
[2:13] - Abstra raises a $2.3M funding round
[2:59] - Olist secured $186M in a Series E in a funding round
[3:40] - Ambar raises $36M in a Series C round
[4:19] - LatamList’s top picks for the best impact startups in LatAm
[8:36] - Ep.24 How to be the difference Holidays Special

Resources & people mentioned:
Companies, Institutions & Startups: Shopper, Nowports, ALLVP, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México, Abstra, Olist, Ambar, The Intern Group, MIT’s Refugee Action Hub
VCs and Funds: GIC, Minerva Foods, Quartz, Oikos, Floating-Point, Tiger Global, SoftBank Latin America Fund, Mouro Capital, DST, Monashees, Wellington Management, Echo Capital, Oria Capital, TPG Capital, Argonautic Ventures
People: Fernando Lelo de Larrea, Federico Antoni, Bruno Vieira Costa, Bruno Balbinot, Johanna Molina. María del Mar Vélez, Crack the Code,

In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from Nuvocargo, Clara, Incode and more!

The LatamList Espresso podcast team will take a holiday break but make sure to tune in starting January 2022 to find out what’s going on in Latin America’s ecosystem.

Outline of this episode:

[0:27] - Brazilian fintech Azos raises $10M in a Series A
[0:59] - Nuvocargo raises $20.5M to bolster US-Mexico trade
[1:31] - Interview with Deepak Chhugani, Nuvocargo’s founder and CEO
[5:12] - Clara becomes a unicorn after a Series B financing round of $70 million
[5:32] - Incode becomes a unicorn after raising 220 million in a Series B funding round
[5:55] - InEvent raises 2 million in seed funding from Storm Ventures
[6:22] - Bancolombia and Gemini announce partnership for bitcoin trading
[6:51] - Ep.159, Crossing Borders Greatest Hits ft. Mariana Castillo

Resources & people mentioned:

Companies & Startups: Azos, Nuvocargo, Clara, Incode, InEvent, Bancolombia,Gemini, Ben & Frank
VCs and funds: Prosus Ventures. Kaszek Ventures, Maya Capital, Propel, Tiger Global Management, Coatue, General Atlantic, Softbank, Storm Ventures
People: Deepak Chhugani, Mariana Castillo.

In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from Merama, Crack the Code, Kavak, and more!

Outline of this episode:
[0:27] - Crack the Code raises $2.7M from Kaszek Ventures
[4:06] - Nubank begins trading its shares at the NYSE
[4:35] - Merama becomes a unicorn with a $1.2B valuation
[4:56] - Kavak acquires Garaj Sepeti to begin operations in Asia
[5:15] - Mastercard launches partnership with Jeeves
[5:43] - Kueski secures 202 million in debt and equity funding
[6:12] - Blockchain.com acquires the Argentinian company SeSocio.com
[6:39] - Platzi raised 62 million in a series B round

Resources & people mentioned:
Startups & Companies: Crack the Code, Nubank, Merama, Garaj Sepeti, Kavak, Kueski, Mastercard, Jeeves, Blockchain.com, SeSocio.com, Platzi
VC Funds: Advent International, Softbank, StepStone Group, Victory Park Capital, One Prime Capital, Glisco, Prosus, Foundation Capital, Y Combinator, 500 Startups, FJ Labs, FundersClub, Kaszek Ventures
People: María del Mar Vélez, David Vélez, Guido Quaranta, Gaston Krasny

In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from Aptuno, Jefa, Nubank, and more!

In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from Aplazo, Cubbo, Mercado Pago, and more!

In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from Stori, Fintual, Fanatiz, La Haus, and more!

In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from Skydrop, Ualá, Frete, Houm, and more!

Ben & Frank announce new investment for regional expansion, Ep 70

In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from Ben & Frank, Atomchat, Yummy, and more!

Outline of this episode:
[0:27] - Ben & Frank’s expansion
[1:00] - Mundi’s debt financing
[1:29] - Foodology’s Series A
[2:07] - Asynchronous customer messaging
[2:54] - Yummy’s acquisition
[3:40] - NEW How to be the Difference episode

Resources & people mentioned:
Startups: Ben & Frank, Mundi, Foodology, Atomchat, Yummy
An introduction to fintech with Sempli’s Esteban Velasco, Ep 20

Fintech Pomelo raises $35M for Latam’s payments infrastructure, Ep 69

In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from Pomelo, The Intern Group, Justos, and more!

Outline of this episode:
[0:27] - BNPL in Latam
[1:13] - Pomelo’s expansion
[2:19] - Higo’s Series A
[3:19] - Solving for safer cities
[3:43] - Data based car insurance
[4:38] - NEW How to be the Difference episode
[5:15] - 9th edition of the WeXchange forum

Resources & people mentioned:
Startups: Pomelo, Justos, Nelo, Higo, Gabriel
[Repost] How to break into NGOs with Catalina Escobar, President of Juanfe Foundation, Ep 19
WeXchange forum

In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from Torre, Trybe, Neta, and more!

In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from Ontop, Nowports, IDB Lab, and more!

In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from Sempli, Merama, Wheel the World, and more!

In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from Kavak, SoftBank, Angel Ventures, and more!

In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from Gaia, Compound Foods, Cayena, and more!

In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from 500 Startups, Flat, The Intern Group, and more!

In this week’s Espresso, we invited Matías Castillo, co-founder and CEO of Pulsar, to talk about the company’s recent round of funding. We also cover updates from SoftBank, Kocomo, WeXchange, and more!

In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from QuintoAndar, Konfio, Kangu, and more!

In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from WeXchange, Picap, Nuvemshop, and more!

In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from Uala, Jooycar, Pipo Saude, and more!

In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from Global66, Merqueo, Newtopia VC, and more!

In this week’s Espresso, we invited Mafalda Barros, co-founder of Quansa, to talk about the company’s recent round of funding. We also cover updates from Lemon, Mural, NotCo, and more!

In this week’s Espresso, cover updates from Klar, Pomelo, Yummy, and more!

In this episode of WeXchange’s podcast, we invited three amazing entrepreneurs leading HR tech companies in the region to learn more about this ever-evolving industry. We discuss some of the biggest challenges that HR managers face, the future of work in a pandemic world, and how some of these pain points can be tackled through technology.

In this week’s Espresso we invited Angel Arias, co-CEO and co-founder of Plerk, to talk about the closing of the company’s recent round. We also cover updates from Nowports, Súper, and Moons, among other stories.

In this week’s Espresso we cover updates from Nowports, Súper, and Moons, among other stories.

In this week’s Espresso we cover updates from Habi, Konfio, Frubana, and more.

In this week’s Espresso we cover updates from Kredi, Dapp, Cornershop, and more.

For this week’s Espresso, we invited Diego Muradas, co-founder and CEO of Zenda.la, to talk about their seed round of funding. We also cover updates from Yana, Bettergly, Credijusto, and more.

In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from GMB, 99 minutos, NUE.life, and more.

In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from La Haus, Belvo, UBITs, dLocal, and more!

In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from Kaszek, SoftBank, Kredito, Clara, and more.

In this week’s Espresso, we invited Juan Jorge Herrera, CEO of Rocketbot, to talk about their recent pre-Series A. We also cover updates from K-Startup Grand Challenge 2021, Houm, The Intern Group, and more!

In this week’s Espresso, we invited Gaston Irigoyen, CEO and co-founder of Pomelo, to talk about their recent round of Seed funding. We also cover updates from ontop, Divibank, QED Investors and more!

In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from Bitso, The Intern Group, a55, and more!

In this week’s Espresso, we invited Amr Shady, co-founder and CEO at Tribal Credit, and Mario Bustamante, co-founder and CEO at Instacrops, to talk about their startups’ recent rounds of funding. We also cover updates from Loft, Atrato, Pachama & more!

In this week’s Espresso, we invited Armando Romero, Integrated and Multichannel Marketing Head at Bayer de Mexico, to talk about the launch of Bayer’s Digital Health Bootcamp. We also cover updates from Hash, Mono, Credijusto, and more!

In this week’s Espresso, we invited Alex Torrenegra, founder and CEO of Torre, and Adolfo Roullion, co-founder and CEO of Frizata, to talk about their startup’s exciting announcements. We also cover updates from Olist, Kavak, and more!

In this week’s Espresso, we invited Deepak Chhugani, founder and CEO of Nuvocargo, on the podcast to talk about their latest round of funding. We also cover updates from Spline, dLocal, Cora, and more!

In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from iFood, Meru, and Mudango!

For this week’s Espresso, we invited Santiago Sosa, founder and CEO of Nuvemshop, to talk about the company’s recent round of funding. We also cover other updates from Kredi, Storybook, iFood, and more!

In this week’s Espresso, we invited Mariano Focaraccio, founder and CEO of Drixit Technologies, to talk about the company’s recent round of funding. We also cover other updates from Fondeadora, aptuno, Higo, and Baubap.

For this week’s Espresso, we invited Pedro Moura and Jessica Eting, co-founders of Flourish, on the podcast to talk about their recent round of funding. We also cover other updates from Pachama, Minu, and wOS!

In this week’s Espresso, we feature updates from Stori, Auth0, Loggi, Kushki, and the Amazon Investor Coalition.

In this week’s Espresso, we cover exciting investment updates happening across the region featuring startups like Bitso, Neivor, Colektia, Mundi, among others.

In this week’s Espresso, we cover investment updates from Jüsto, InEvent, Aflore, and more!

In this week’s Espresso, we cover investment updates from SoftBank, Lumu Technologies, ELSA, and more!

In this week’s Espresso we cover updates from Latam’s unicorns and other news from startups including Latinia, Superfüds, Abaco, PlayVox, and 123Seguros.

In this week’s Espresso we cover investment updates from Cargamos and Dondo, as well as a new partnership between dLocal and Dinie.

For this week’s Espresso we invited Rodrigo Sánchez-Ríos, founder of La Haus, on the podcast for the second time around to talk about their recent round of funding. We also cover other updates from MadeiraMadeira, Contabilizei, Kriptos, and more!

In the first Espresso of the year, we take a look back at Latin America’s startup and venture capital ecosystem over the course of 2020. Our highlights feature stories from IDB Lab, Magma Partners, ALLVP, Claire Diaz-Ortiz, Pierpaolo Barbieri, Lab4U, Justo, La Haus, Kushki, dLocal, Matias Muchnick, and more!

In the final Espresso of the year, we cover exciting updates in the Uber-Cornershop saga as well as investment rounds from Come Bien, Mozper, Ontop, Selina, & more!

In this week’s Espresso, we invited Richard Ambrose, CEO of Azimo, and Meirav Adi, VP of Sales at dLocal, to talk about a new partnership between the two companies. We also have Albo’s Angel Sahagun on the podcast to discuss the company’s recent round of funding. We also cover updates from Valiu, Bitso, TerraMagna, and more!

In this week’s Espresso, we invited Mateo Jaramillo, co-founder and CEO of Heru, to talk about their unique solution and the recent round of funding. We also cover updates from Mati, Fondeadora, Simpleat, Pier, & Ualá!

In this week’s Espresso, we cover exciting updates from Olist, Facio, Kavak, and Openpay. We also talk about the future of work in Latin America (Runa) as well as the contributor pieces by Susana García-Robles and Dave Dabbah!

In this week’s Espresso, we cover Sofía’s Series A, updates on Parallel18’s relief fund, and MercadoLibre’s expansion throughout the region!

In this week’s Espresso, we invited Rodrigo Labbé, CEO of Jooycar, to talk about the platform’s recent expansion to the US. We also have several articles lined up from guest contributors Sofía Gancedo (Bricksave), Lorena Torres (Openpay), Thiago Paiva (Oyster), & Greg Mitchell (Angel Ventures). Including other updates from BossaBox, Pibox (Picap), & Locaweb!

In this week’s Espresso, we invited Oriana Fuentes, co-founder and COO of Emptor, to talk about the company’s recent expansion and new partnerships. We also cover other news updates from Colegium, WeXchange (IDB Lab), Tül, Cheaf & more!

In this week’s Espresso, we cover hugo’s acquisition of Venezuelan food delivery app Yummy and other updates from iFood, Chiper, dLocal & more!

In this week’s Espresso, we invited Stefan Moller, co-founder of Klar to talk about the fintech’s recent round of investment. We also have other updates from Nuvemshop, Sami, Casai, Vozy & more!

This week’s Espresso features Hans Apostel, co-founder of MedPass, who talks about the health tech’s recent investment round. We also have other updates from Brazil’s ecosystem including news from Ideal, Quanto, Fazenda Futuro, Iugu, & more!

In this week’s Espresso, we invited Claire Díaz-Ortiz to talk about joining Magma Partners and launching Brava. We also have other news updates from Konfio, Jüsto, Top, Acesso Digital, ProChile, & more!

For this week’s Espresso, we invited Pierpaolo Barbieri, founder of Uala, to talk about the fintech’s recent expansion into Mexico. We also have updates from Nubank, Credijusto, and Cornershop, as well as two unicorn announcements (Kavak and VTEX) in the region!

In this week’s Espresso, we invited Humberto Pertuz, CEO and founder of Vozy to talk about closing their recent round of funding. We also cover other news from Pachama, Cerby, Facturama, Zoop, and others!

In this week’s Espresso, we invited Jacobo Singer, COO at dLocal, to talk about the company’s most recent achievement: becoming Uruguay’s first unicorn. We also cover other news updates from Delivery Hero, Jefa, ReStudio, Wimet, and more!

This week’s Espresso features guest Vilash Poovala, CEO and co-founder of Oyster Financial, who talks about the fintech’s latest round of funding. We also cover investment updates from Aflore and NotCo, and other updates from Nubank and SoftBank.

In this week’s Espresso, we invited Anabel Perez, co-founder & CEO of Novopayment, to talk about the launch of their new product in partnership with Visa. We also cover investment updates from Neon, Slik, Kestraa, and Habi, as well as other news from dLocal and SP Ventures.

Tomás Bercovich: Global66 raises $4.3M to expand its remittance services, Ep 12

In this week’s Espresso, we invited Tomás Bercovich, co-founder and CEO of Global66 to talk about the fintech’s latest investment round. We also cover other investment updates from startups like Yalochat, Fondeadora, Finsocial, Origin, Cyberlabs, among others.

In this week’s Espresso, we invited Bruno Henriques, VP of Growth at iFood to talk about the platform’s newest feature: drone-assisted food delivery services. We also cover the arrival of Lana in Latam and other news updates from Didi, Amazon, Classpert, & more!

In this week’s episode, we talk to Matías Rivera, founder and CEO of Fanatiz, about becoming the global distribution partner for one of the ten best leagues in the world: the Brasileirão. We also cover investment news from Conta Simples, Pathfind, iClinic, Zygo Tecnologia, Mozper, & more!

For this week’s Espresso, we invited Marta Forero, co-founder of UBits to talk about the recent investment they closed with the Stanford GSB Impact Fund. We also cover the open call for the Women STEMpreneur Competition 2020 organized by the IDB Lab and Angel Ventures, the launch of Facebook’s accelerator program, and other updates from BBVA Mexico, Loft, Mottu, The NotCo, & more!

In this week’s Espresso, we invited Victor Noguera, co-founder of Flat, and Migue Morkin, founder and CEO of Sirena, to discuss their startups’ exciting announcements. We take a look at fintech funding in Latam during the first semester of 2020, and we also cover recent investment news from dataPlor, Peiky, Burn to Give, ComunidadFeliz, Magnetis, & more!

This week Latam’s ecosystem saw a series of product launches from Rapyd, Incode, and Rappi. Sebastián Vidal, Executive Director of Parallel18, made an appearance on the podcast and we had a great conversation covering some of Puerto Rico’s untapped opportunities. Then, we also talked about the acquisitions in Brazil by Loft and Nubank, and updates from Mercado Libre and Village Capital.

In this week’s Espresso, we invited Nathan Lustig, Managing Partner at Magma Partners, to talk about the enormous opportunity insurtech presents in Latin America. Latam’s ecosystem also saw investment news from two Argentine unicorns, SVB Financial Group, and FitBank, along with updates from Cofece and Cornershop.

Brian York: Liftit raises $22.5M in a Series B, Ep 5
In this week’s Espresso, Brian York, CEO and co-founder of Liftit, joins us on the podcast to talk about the company’s $22.5M Series B. This episode also covers other investment news from Swap, BizCapital, and IDB Lab, as well as updates on Brazil’s open banking system and Rappi’s newest app feature.

In this week’s Espresso, Manolo Fernandez, Head of Growth and Planning at Jüsto, joins us on the podcast to talk about the company’s most recent round of funding, a $12M Pre-Series A. Brazil’s antitrust watchdog withdraws the ban on Cielo regarding WhatsApp payments and Mexico’s Banorte partners Rappi to work on a new endeavor. OUTLINE OF THIS EPISODE: [0:27] – WhatsApp Payments [1:20] – Critical situation of Brazilian MSEs [1:46] – Rappi partners with Banorte [2:06] – In conversation with Manolo Fernandez, Jüsto [6:11] – Kontigo’s digital wallet [6:33] – Luchadores fund III RESOURCES & PEOPLE MENTIONED: Guest: Manolo Fernandez Startups: Jüsto, Cielo, Finplace, Kontigo, Rappi Felipe Avelar Institutions: Anfac, CADE Banorte 500 Luchadores III IDB Lab

VOLL, Worky, and ePesos close investment rounds. Brazil’s Central Bank suspends WhatsApp payments a week after launching. Oscar Robles, CEO of ePesos, appears on the podcast to talk about the problems the fintech startup ePesos is solving in Mexico.

Latam’s ecosystem saw a series of acquisitions and investments take place despite the global crisis. Kaszek Ventures and XP Inc. were active players in venture capital this week. Rodrigo Sánchez-Ríos, Founder and President of La Haus, makes an appearance on the podcast to share his insights on the proptech market in Latin America pre and post-COVID-19.

LatamList Espresso is your weekly shot of news on the latest startup, venture capital, and tech news in Latin America. Hosted by Josefina Dominguez Iino, Editor at LatamList, this podcast summarizes the biggest headlines of the week with additional insights from founders, investors, and other key players in Latin America.