Welcome to the LatamList roundup, your bi-monthly summary of the Latin America startup scene. The first half of March brought news from Mexico, Peru and Ecuador. Here are the product launches, partnerships, and expansions we saw in the last two weeks. Partnerships Nubank announced a partnership with Arcus by Mastercard to launch a cash deposit […]
byJuliane Butty March 13, 2024 No comments 1 minute read Mexican climate tech Niko has raised $3.3M in a seed round led by Picus Capital and 468 Capital, with participation of other VCs and angel investors. With the funds, Niko aims to tackle Mexico’s solar power challenges and high electricity costs by providing a full-suite
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bySara Delgado March 8, 2024 No comments 1 minute read Mexican legaltech Tally secured a funding round led by BDEV Ventures. With the new funding, Tally has raised over $400K in total, including previous investments from Calm Fund by Tyler Tringas and Albert Ni. Tally simplifies legal and bureaucratic procedures for setting up new companies
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byAraceli Dominguez March 5, 2024 No comments 1 minute read 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
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Ziff, a Mexican fintech specializing in B2B financial services in Latin America, acquired digital lending company Arrenda. Ziff provides revenue-based financing tailored to businesses with recurring revenues, especially for those without a credit history. Ziff’s model provides liquidity by funding up to 36 months of receivables. Arrenda’s product, Adelanta, employs proprietary risk algorithms that allow
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byMatheus Tomé March 4, 2024 No comments 1 minute read Chilean healthtech startup Keirón raised $1.7M in a seed round extension led by Taram Capital. Consorcio, Nakama Ventures, and LarrainVial Asset Management also participated. Keirón will use the funds to accelerate growth in Mexico through the enhancement of its omnichannel CRM software, which organizes and
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bySara Delgado February 28, 2024 No comments 1 minute read Mexican microloan platform Baubap raised $120M in debt financing in a round led by Six Point Capital Management. The capital will be used to offer credit lines to more clients. Baubap provides microcredits to individuals who lack access to traditional banking financing. Through alternative data
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byMaría Camila David February 28, 2024 No comments 1 minute read YoFio, a Mexican fintech specializing in financial and credit services for small businesses, secured $10M in a mix of debt and equity led by Oikocredit. 500 Global, Innogen Capital and Cauris Finance also participated in the round. With the new funding, YoFio plans to
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byAraceli Dominguez February 27, 2024 No comments 1 minute read 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] –
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byLiliana Sánchez February 26, 2024 No comments 1 minute read Mexican pet tech Cuida Mi Mascota acquired competitor Tu Mejor Amigo for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition is expected to create cross-selling opportunities between the two companies, to continue expanding in the Mexican market. Federico Aracre, Co-founder of Tu Mejor Amigo, expressed confidence that leveraging
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byHellen Villena February 16, 2024 No comments 2 minute read Welcome to the LatamList roundup, your bi-monthly summary of the Latin America startup scene. In the first half of February, major headlines featured companies like Amazon and Nubank. Here are the product launches, partnerships, and expansions we saw in the last two weeks. Partnerships Lending
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byAraceli Dominguez February 13, 2024 No comments 1 minute read 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
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