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 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

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

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

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!

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

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!

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

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.

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 

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.