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Sandra Velasco: Empowering the Latin American fintech ecosystem from Mercado Libre

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Today we speak with Sandra Velasco, who, before joining Mercado Libre, worked at Uber where she launched operations in new markets, developed the onboarding system for drivers and the driver funnel in Latin America, and launched products like the UberFleet app. In addition, she collaborated with a social impact Venture Builder in Mexico. She was […]

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Valetec Capital launches venture builder division

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byMatheus Tomé August 20, 2024 No comments 1 minute read Brazilian CVC as a service provider Valetec Capital launched a venture builder division. The new division will operate under an “as a service” model, helping companies develop new business areas and building and managing startups from the ground up. In exchange, Valetec will charge a

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Tucán secures $1M seed round

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byMilena Garbarino August 14, 2024 No comments 1 minute read Tucán, an Argentinian SaaS platform for restaurant e-commerce, logistics, and marketing, raised $1M in a seed round led by Shefa, the venture capital arm of IRSA Group. Three local gastronomic groups also participated in the round. Tucán will allocate the capital to strengthen its technology

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Credit Saison compromises $200M to back startups in Brazil and Mexico

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bySara Delgado August 13, 2024 No comments 1 minute read Japanese financial services group Credit Saison allocated $100m each for newly-formed subsidiaries Credit Saison Brazil and Credit Saison Mexico. “We chose Mexico and Brazil for their market potential and mature fintech ecosystems. Latin America holds the greatest growth potential for us outside Asia,” said Kosuke

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Brazilian legaltech Litipay raises $1.4M from SRM Ventures

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byMatheus Tomé June 14, 2024 No comments 1 minute read Brazilian legaltech Litipay raised $1.4M from SRM Ventures, the venture capital arm of SRM Asset. Litipay will use the funds to acquire more credits originated from judged and settled lawsuits, aiming to increase the number of transactions by 400% compared to 2023. Litipay is a

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Shinkansen closes investment from Krealo

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bySara Delgado June 13, 2024 No comments 1 minute read Chilean fintech Shinkansen closed an investment from Krealo, the Corporate Venture Capital arm of the Peruvian group Credicorp. As part of the investment , Krealo will connect Shinkansen with the holding company’s bank, Banco de Crédito del Perú, enabling the fintech to leverage the bank’s

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Ada raises pre-Series A from Wayra Brasil

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bySara Delgado April 5, 2024 No comments 1 minute read Brazilian Edtech Ada raised a pre-Series A round led by Wayra Brasil, the early-stage CVC arm of Telefónica and Vivo. QMS Capital also participated in the round. With the funds, Ada will grow its product and sales teams. “Ada focuses on education for employability. It

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Palenca raises from Experian Ventures

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bySara Delgado April 5, 2024 No comments 1 minute read Palenca, an income and employment verification provider in Latin America, raised a funding round from Experian Ventures, the investment arm of the data analytics and consumer credit reporting company, Experian. Palenca will use the funds to expand to Brazil and Colombia, where Experian has an

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