LatamList Espresso

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 [0...

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:...

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 , Matti...

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...

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 , Datamar...

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 s...

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 V...

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] - Ne...

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 roun...

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...

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 facilit...

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...

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 rais...

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...

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 raise...

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 [04:1...

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 rai...

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...

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 Bra...

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 a...

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 f...

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 $1...

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 [0...

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...

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:...