byMilena Garbarino September 12, 2024 No comments 1 minute read Colombian fintech Cobre secured $ 35M in Series B funding. The round was led by Oak HC/FT, with additional investment from Kaszek, QED, and Canary. Cobre will use the funds to invest in commercial efforts and further develop its products. Cobre specializes in managing interoperable […]
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byMatheus Tomé September 10, 2024 No comments 1 minute read Brazilian fintech unicorn Neon raised a $102M Series E from existing investors. The Series E was divided into two tranches, one of $64M in December 2023 and one of $38M in August 2024. Neon will use the funds to pursue profitability through enhancing its technology
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byAraceli Dominguez September 10, 2024 No comments 1 minute read This week’s Espresso covers news from Mercately, Vetwork, 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
byMilena Garbarino September 3, 2024 No comments 1 minute read Comun, a Latino-founded digital bank for immigrants in the U.S., raised a $21.5M Series A led by Redpoint Ventures. ANIMO Ventures, Costanoa Ventures, FJ Labs, RTP Global, and South Park Commons also participated in the round. The Series A comes 18 months after the seed
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bySara Delgado September 3, 2024 No comments 1 minute read Puntored, a Colombian fintech that provides financial services like payments, credits, remittances, and prepaid services to low- and middle-income populations in Latam, raised $2M from the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) through the Stellar Enterprise Fund, SDF’s venture fund. Puntored will use the funds to expand
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byMatheus Tomé September 3, 2024 No comments 1 minute read Welcome to the LatamList roundup, your bi-monthly summary of the Latin America startup scene. There was plenty of activity from the Caribbean to South American countries, with Costa Rican, Salvadoran, Brazilian, and Chilean startups in the spotlight. Here are the launches, partnerships, expansions, and fundings
byMatheus Tomé September 2, 2024 No comments 1 minute read Mexican fintech unicorn Stori launched in Colombia, its first expansion outside of Mexico. The fintech plans to invest over $100M in Colombia over the next 3 years. Earlier in August 2024, Stori raised a $212M round. Stori’s first product in Colombia is the Tarjeta S,
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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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bySara Delgado August 28, 2024 No comments 1 minute read Salvadoran fintech Ábaco raised $4M in a pre-seed round. Investors include Caricaco Ventures, Cacao Capital, Innogen Capital Ventures, Invariantes Fund, Mercy Corps Ventures, and Bridge Latam, among others. With the funds, Ábaco will be able to lend to more SMEs and expand into new markets.
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byMatheus Tomé August 27, 2024 No comments 1 minute read Brazilian fintech Magie raised a $5.1M seed round led by Lux Capital, marking the fund’s first investment in Brazil. Canary also participated in the round. Magie will use the funds to acquire new clients, strengthen its security infrastructure, and implement new features like facial recognition.
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byAraceli Dominguez August 27, 2024 No comments 1 minute read 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
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Javier Ruiz Galindo began his career working in brokerage firms, where he managed investment portfolios for families and individuals. He worked at Actinver and another brokerage firm all while studying industrial engineering. Later, he decided to temporarily pause his professional career to finish his studies. This combination of practical experience and academic training has given
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