LatamList Espresso
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Latin America’s entrepreneurs are solving some of the world’s most pressing challenges, yet there is only minimal English language coverage of the region’s booming startup ecosystem. As a result, we’ve brought together all the news from Latin America in an even more accessible format.LatamList Espresso is your weekly shot of news on the latest startup, venture capital, and tech news in Latin America. Hosted by Josefina Dominguez Iino, Editor at LatamList, this podcast summarizes the biggest headlines of the week with additional insights from founders, investors, and other key players in Latin America.
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V360 secures $7M Series A, Ep 201
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Mar 11, 2025 |
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Interview with David Tafur, CEO and Founder of YaVendió, Ep 200
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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VEMO raises $63.7M, Ep 199
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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CashU secured a $17.5M FIDC backed by Itaú BBA, Ep 198
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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Turbi raises $12.5M Series D, Ep 197
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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Paytrack raises $40M Series B. Ep 196
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Jan 28, 2025 |
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Finmaq raises $29M. Interview with José Javier Cordero CEO of PayMon. Ep 195
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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Agibank raises $63M from Lumina Capital, Ep 194
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Jan 14, 2025 |
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Onze raises $20M. Interview with Jaime Tabachnik, Founder of Solvento , Ep 193
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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ZeBrands secures $53M syndicated loan from HSBC and Sabadell, Ep 192
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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Addi secures $100M credit line, Ep 191
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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Ualá raises $300M Series E, Interview with Andrés Benavides, Ep 190
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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Plata Card raises $55M through the issuance of bonds, Ep 189
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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AgriCapital raises $7.4M, Ep 188
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Nov 05, 2024 |
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CXC raises a $32.6M Series A round led by Kaszek, Ep 187
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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Agrolend raises $53M in series C round, Ep 186
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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Asaas secures $150M in a round led by BOND, Ep 185
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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ExcelCredit raises $50M from Nomura, Ep 184
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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ROCK secures $54M, Ep 183
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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Cayena raises a $55M Series B round, Ep 182
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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Gringo raises $12.4M in Series C. Interview with Mateo Semerene Co-founder of Altscore, Ep 181
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Sep 10, 2024 |
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Syonet merges with Lead Force and starts operations in Mexico, Ep 180
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Aug 27, 2024 |
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Andes STR raises $4M in a round led by Executive Venture Fund, Ep 179
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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Stori raises $212M in a debt and equity deal, Ep 178
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Aug 13, 2024 |
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Tapi raises $22M led by Kaszek, Ep 177
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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Interview with Chazki on its merger with Lok. OCN raises $86M, Ep 176
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Jul 23, 2024 |
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Eden raises $10M led by Sierra Ventures, Ep 175
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Jul 16, 2024 |
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Stori to inject $383M into Mexico operations, Ep 174
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Jul 09, 2024 |
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CRMBonus raises $10M in a Series B extension round, Ep 173
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Jul 02, 2024 |
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Celcoin raises $120M in Series C round, Ep 172
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Jun 25, 2024 |
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Félix secures $15.5M Series A, Ep 171
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Jun 18, 2024 |
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CloudWalk raises $313M, Ep 170
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May 28, 2024 |
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CRMBonus raised $78M in a Series B round led by BOND, Ep 169
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May 21, 2024 |
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Jeeves lands $75M credit line to grow its Latin America operations, Ep 168
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May 14, 2024 |
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Toku secures $9.3M in a round led by Gradient, Ep 167
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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Nubank secures a $150M loan, Ep 166
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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Akad raises $22.5M in Series A, Ep 165
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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Umgrauemeio secures $3.7M to fight forest fires, Ep 164
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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Addi raises $86M round, Ep 163
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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Sostengo raises $3.8M seed round, Ep 162
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Mar 20, 2024 |
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Skyone raises $12M investment, Ep 161
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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Simetrik raises $55M in Series B, Ep 160
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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Traive secures $20M for Brazilian expansion, Ep 159
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Feb 13, 2024 |
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Pomelo secures $40M in Series B, Ep 158
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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Zubale raises $25M, Ep 157
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Dec 05, 2023 |
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Uncover raises $7.5M Seed round, Ep 156
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Nov 28, 2023 |
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Finkargo raised $20M in a series A round led by QED investors, Ep 155
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Nov 14, 2023 |
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QI Tech raises $200M in Series B round, Ep 154
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Nov 07, 2023 |
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Cobre raises $13M to enhance CFOs’ work, Ep 153
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Oct 10, 2023 |
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Albo raises $40M series C round, Ep 152
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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Kapital invests $50M in the acquisition and capitalization of Autofin, Ep 151
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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Fretadão secures $10M funding. Syscap has secured $2.3M, Ep 150
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Sep 19, 2023 |
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123 Lease secures a $30M round, Ep 149
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Sep 12, 2023 |
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Praso raises $9.5M and acquires Floki’s intellectual property, Ep 148
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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Nomad raises $61M in a Series B round, Ep 147
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Aug 29, 2023 |
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Klar raises $100M credit facility, Ep 146
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Aug 22, 2023 |
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Tractian secures $46.9M in a Series B round, Ep 145
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Aug 15, 2023 |
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Mexican startup Albo acquires Delt.ai for $20M, Ep 144
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Aug 08, 2023 |
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Nubank reaches 85M customers. Casai closes operations in Mexico and Brazil, Ep 143
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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Colombian startup Foodology raises a $17M round, Ep 142
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Jul 25, 2023 |
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Global66 becomes FC Bayern Munich’s first regional partner in South America, Ep 141
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Jul 18, 2023 |
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Somos Internet secures a $13.4M seed round, Ep 140
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Jul 11, 2023 |
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Nuvocargo raises $36.5M in Series B round, Ep 139
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Jul 04, 2023 |
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Bicycle Capital announces the launch of a $500M fund, Ep 138
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Jun 27, 2023 |
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Fz Sports announces $74M financing, Ep 137
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Jun 20, 2023 |
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NocNoc raises $14M Series A round led by PayPal, Ep 136
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Jun 13, 2023 |
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Kiwi raises $4.5M in a Pre-Series A round, Ep 135
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Jun 06, 2023 |
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Kapital secures $20M in Series A round and $45M in debt facility, Ep 134
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May 30, 2023 |
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The Yield Lab announces a $50M fund, Ep 133
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May 23, 2023 |
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Cilia secures a $21.8M round. Nu launches Cuenta Nu, Ep 132
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May 16, 2023 |
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R2 secures a $100M debt facility from CIM, Ep 131
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May 09, 2023 |
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KLYM raises $27M in a Series B round. Mattilda secures a $10M credit line, Ep 130
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Mar 14, 2023 |
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Rankmi merged with Osmos and raised a Series A round, Ep 129
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Mar 07, 2023 |
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Buk raises $35M. Mexican startups Plerk and Minu announced their merger, Ep 128
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Feb 28, 2023 |
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Vexi raises an $8M round, led by Magma Partners. Celcoin acquires Finansystech, Ep 127
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Feb 21, 2023 |
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Zenfi closes $8.5M funding round. Mendel acquires Te Facturo, Ep 126
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Feb 01, 2023 |
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Interview with Antonio Soares on LatAm’s fintech landscape for 2023. Syncfy closes $10M seed round, Ep 125
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Dec 20, 2022 |
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NotCo raises a $70M extension of its Series D round. Nubank announces a $330M equity capitalization, Ep 124
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Dec 13, 2022 |
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Interview with Juliane Butty on Platzi’s female founders' report. Baubap receives $20M loan, Ep 123
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Dec 07, 2022 |
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Flourish Fi secures $2.3M in a seed round. El Salvador proposes law to facilitate the issuance of cryptobonds, Ep 122
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Nov 29, 2022 |
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Finkargo closes $75M funding round. Mackenzie Scott donates $4M to Laboratoria, Ep 121
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Nov 22, 2022 |
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Mendel closes investment round for $60M. Beat shuts down operations in Latin America, Ep 120
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Nov 15, 2022 |
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Quinio raises $40M in equity and debt. Nubank launches Nucoin, its digital currency, Ep 119
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Nov 08, 2022 |
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Yaydoo acquires Oyster Financial. Kukun closes $4.5M seed round, Ep 118
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Nov 01, 2022 |
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Nelo secures a $100M credit facility. Aplazo acquires Sensai Metrics, Ep 117
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Oct 25, 2022 |
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Vozy raises $5M in a Pre-Series A round. Plerk announces a partnership with WeWork, Ep 116
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Oct 19, 2022 |
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Cortex secures $48 million in a Series C round. Ualá announces a $150 million investment in Latin America, Ep 115
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Oct 11, 2022 |
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Minteo secures $4.3 million in a seed funding round. Nubank leaves Brazil’s stock market, Ep 114
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Oct 04, 2022 |
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Colombia approaches Brazilian authorities to import Pix. Kavak signs structured financing agreements worth $810M, Ep 113
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Sep 27, 2022 |
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Finaktiva raises $25M in debt. Salkantay Ventures closes its first VC fund at $26M, Ep 112
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Sep 20, 2022 |
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Xepelin secures a $140M credit line from Goldman Sachs. Pagaleve closes a $25M Series A round, Ep 111
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Sep 13, 2022 |
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R2 closes $15M Series A round. Plurall receives $20M in debt capital from Fasanara Capital, Ep 110
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Sep 06, 2022 |
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Plerk closes $12M Series A round. Latú Seguros raises the largest pre-seed round in LatAm at $6.7M, Ep 109
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Aug 30, 2022 |
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Interview with Billpocket on its deal with Kushki. Pomelo extends its Series A round to $50M, Ep 108
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Aug 23, 2022 |
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Clara lands $150M debt facility from Goldman Sachs. DD360 closes a $91M investment round, Ep 107
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Aug 16, 2022 |
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Yaydoo and Paystand merge to create a new Fintech unicorn. Geopagos receives $35M in investment round, Ep 106
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Aug 09, 2022 |
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Kushki becomes Ecuador’s first payment aggregator. Bia raises $6M in a pre-seed round, Ep 105
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Aug 02, 2022 |
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Colombian startup treble.ai closes $15M Series A round. Arrenda raises $26.5M in pre-seed round, Ep. 104
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Jul 26, 2022 |
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Stori becomes Mexico’s new unicorn after a $150M round. Betterfly lands in the European market, Ep 103
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Jul 19, 2022 |
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Kavak expands to Turkey, Chile, Peru, and Colombia. Sequoia welcomes Latin American startups to its Arc program, Ep 102
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Jul 12, 2022 |
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Mottu raises $40M in debt and equity financing. Revolut announces expansion to Brazil, Ep 101
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Jul 05, 2022 |
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Examedi closes a $17M Series A round. MAYA Capital raises venture capital fund of $100M, Ep 100
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Jun 28, 2022 |
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Revelo acquires Mexican tech talent marketplace Listopro. Take Blip closes $70M Series B round, Ep 99
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Jun 21, 2022 |
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Kushki becomes Ecuador’s first unicorn. Google announces $1.2B investment commitment in Latin America, Ep 98
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Jun 14, 2022 |
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Talently closes the largest seed round for an edtech in Spanish-speaking countries. Truora acquires the Brazilian firm ZapSign, Ep 97
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Jun 07, 2022 |
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Nowports is LatAm's latest unicorn after a $150M Series C round. Bornlogic raises $10M in Series A round, Ep 96
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May 31, 2022 |
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Dock becomes a unicorn after raising $110M. Colombian fintech R5 raises $7M in a funding round, Ep 95
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May 24, 2022 |
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Habi becomes a unicorn after a $200M Series C round. Xepelin raises a $111M Series B round, Ep 94
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May 17, 2022 |
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Minka closes a $24M Series A. DeltaX, Waterplan, and Simplee raise seed rounds, Ep 93
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May 10, 2022 |
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Cybersecurity startup Strike raises $5.4M in a seed round. Picus Capital opens offices in São Paulo, Ep 92
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May 03, 2022 |
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Zubale raises $40M in a Series A. Pierpaolo Barbieri launches VC firm 17Sigma, Ep 91
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Apr 26, 2022 |
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Treinta raises $46M in a Series A. Softbank launches fund for Latin America called Upload Ventures, Ep 90
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Apr 19, 2022 |
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Simetrik announces a $24M Series A round. Casai acquires LoopKey, Ep 89
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Apr 06, 2022 |
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Intuitivo raises a $7.8M seed round. Neivor announces a $3.5M funding round, Ep 88
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Mar 31, 2022 |
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Vexi announces a $24M round. Cubbo acquires Dedalog, Ep 87
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Mar 23, 2022 |
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Cayena announces Series A | Cura Deuda raises $1.3M USD, Ep 86
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Mar 16, 2022 |
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Chilean bus marketplace Recorrido is acquired by Busbud. Emi Labs raises $11M in a Series A funding round.
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Mar 08, 2022 |
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Technisys achieves unicorn status. NotCo announces joint venture with Kraft Heinz, Ep 84
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Mar 01, 2022 |
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Neon becomes a unicorn. delt.ai processes a $25M financing in digital assets.
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Feb 22, 2022 |
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Bain & Company acquires Chilean startup Spike. H20 Capital Innovation announces $50M fund.
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Feb 16, 2022 |
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Betterfly becomes a unicorn. Ualá begins its operations in Colombia, Ep 81
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Feb 09, 2022 |
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Habi acquires Propiedades.com and Tu Cantón. Fairplay raises $35M in a Series A funding round, Ep 80
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Feb 01, 2022 |
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Parrot secures $9.5M in a Series A round. Klar raises $70M in a Series B round, Ep 79
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Jan 25, 2022 |
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Uber Eats will close its operation in Brazil. Tul raises $181M in a Series B funding round. Ep 78
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Jan 19, 2022 |
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Olist raises $186M in a Series E. Nowports announces a $60M funding round.
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Jan 11, 2022 |
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Incode and Clara gain unicorn status. Nuvocargo raises $20.5M for US-Mexico trade, Ep 76
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Dec 22, 2021 |
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Merama becomes a unicorn with a $1.2B valuation. Nubank begins trading shares at NYSE.
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Dec 14, 2021 |
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Nubank acquires Olivia. Provu raises US$256M in Goldman Sachs-led round, Ep 74
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Dec 07, 2021 |
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Cubbo closes $4M Seed Round. Aplazo raised $27M in a Series A, Ep 73
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Nov 30, 2021 |
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Fintual raises $39M from Sequoia. Stori raises $200M Series C, Ep 72
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Nov 23, 2021 |
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rete achieves unicorn status. Proptech Houm raises $35M Series A
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Nov 17, 2021 |
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Ben & Frank announce new investment for regional expansion, Ep 70
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Nov 09, 2021 |
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Fintech Pomelo raises $35M for Latam’s payments infrastructure, Ep 69
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Nov 03, 2021 |
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Neta raises $4.9M led by Kaszek for s-commerce, Ep 68
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Oct 19, 2021 |
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IDB Lab and Google announce the first batch of the LAC Women Founders Accelerator, Ep 67
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Oct 12, 2021 |
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Merama closes $225M Series B funding round, Ep 66
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Oct 05, 2021 |
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SoftBank pledges a further $3B for Latin American tech companies, Ep 65
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Sep 28, 2021 |
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Mexican eCommerce Gaia raises $50M from SoftBank, Ep 64
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Sep 21, 2021 |
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500 Startups launches new investment fund for Latin America, Ep 63
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Sep 14, 2021 |
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Matías Castillo: Pulsar raises $3.6M for manufacturing analytics, Ep 62
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Sep 07, 2021 |
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QuintoAndar raises $120M Series E extension round, Ep 61
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Sep 01, 2021 |
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Gyoung Joo Choe: IDB Lab and Google launch the LAC Founders Accelerator for Women STEMpreneurs, Ep 60
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Aug 25, 2021 |
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New unicorn: Argentina’s Uala valued at $2.45B, Ep 59
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Aug 17, 2021 |
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Global66 raises $12M Series A for regional expansion, Ep 58
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Aug 11, 2021 |
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Mafalda Barros: Quansa raises $3.6M for employee financial health, Ep 57
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Aug 03, 2021 |
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Yummy raises $4M to become Venezuelan ‘super-app’, Ep 56
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Jul 27, 2021 |
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Three Women STEMpreneurs leading the HR revolution in Latin America, Ep 15
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Jul 26, 2021 |
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Angel Arias: Remote-first platform Plerk raises $1M for flexible employee perks worldwide, Ep 55
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Jul 20, 2021 |
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LAVCA’s 2021 Latin America Investment Roundup, Ep 54
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Jul 13, 2021 |
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Habi raises $100M funding Series B funding round, Ep 53
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Jul 06, 2021 |
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Uber acquires Cornershop at $3B+ valuation, Ep 52
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Jul 01, 2021 |
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Diego Muradas: Insurtech Zenda.la raises $2M in a round led by Angel Ventures, Ep 51
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Jun 22, 2021 |
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GMB’s digital expansion and unicorn status, Ep 50
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Jun 15, 2021 |
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dLocal raises $617.65M in IPO, Ep 49
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Jun 08, 2021 |
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Kaszek raises $1B across two funds, Ep 48
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Jun 02, 2021 |
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Juan Jorge Herrera: Rocketbot raises $2M pre-Series A, Ep 47
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May 26, 2021 |
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Gaston Irigoyen: Argentine fintech Pomelo raises $9M to build a payments infrastructure in Latam, Ep 46
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May 19, 2021 |
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Cryptocurrency platform Bitso raises $250M Series C, Ep 45
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May 11, 2021 |
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Amr Shady on Tribal’s Mexico expansion & Mario Bustamante on Instacrops funding round, Ep 44
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May 06, 2021 |
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Armando Romero on Bayer Mexico’s Digital Health Bootcamp, Ep 43
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Apr 27, 2021 |
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Alex Torrenegra on Torre’s seed funding round & Adolfo Rouillon on Frizata’s expansion, Ep 42
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Apr 20, 2021 |
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Deepak Chhugani: Nuvocargo raises $12M to modernize US-Mexico trade, Ep 41
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Apr 14, 2021 |
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Approval of iFood and Domicilios’ merge, Ep 40
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Apr 07, 2021 |
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Santiago Sosa, Nuvemshop: E-commerce platform raises $90M Series D, Ep 39
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Mar 30, 2021 |
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Mariano Focaraccio, Drixit Technologies: Argentine IoT startup raises $1.5M, Ep 38
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Mar 24, 2021 |
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Pedro Moura & Jessica Eting: Flourish raises $1.5M round led by Canary, Ep 37
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Mar 16, 2021 |
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Latam ScaleUp Sessions, Ep 36
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Mar 09, 2021 |
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Colektia raises $4.2M for Latin America expansion, Ep 35
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Mar 03, 2021 |
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Jüsto raised a $65M Series A funding round led by General Atlantic.
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Feb 18, 2021 |
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SoftBank announces new $100M fund for tech startups in Miami, Ep 33
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Feb 09, 2021 |
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Nubank raises $400M Series G, Ep 32
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Feb 02, 2021 |
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Cargamos raises a $4M funding round for logistics, Ep 31
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Jan 26, 2021 |
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Rodrigo Sánchez-Ríos: La Haus raises $35M Series B, Ep 30
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Jan 21, 2021 |
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2020: LatamList's Year in Espressos, Ep 29
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Jan 14, 2021 |
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Cofece approves Uber-Cornershop acquisition in Mexico, Ep 28
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Dec 23, 2020 |
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Azimo + dLocal partnership & Angel Sahagun on Albo’s $45M funding round, Ep 27
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Dec 15, 2020 |
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Mateo Jaramillo: Mexican startup Heru raises $1.7M pre-seed round, Ep 26
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Dec 08, 2020 |
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Kavak-Uber partnership in Mexico, Ep 25
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Dec 01, 2020 |
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Mexican healthtech raises $19M Series A, Ep 24
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Nov 24, 2020 |
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Rodrigo Labbé, Jooycar expands to the US with Fleetr, Ep 23
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Nov 17, 2020 |
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Oriana Fuentes: Emptor’s regional expansion and partnership with Didi, Ep 22
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Nov 10, 2020 |
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dLocal expands across Africa & hugo acquires Yummy, Ep 21
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Nov 03, 2020 |
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Stefan Moller: Klar raises $15M in a Series A, Ep 20
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Oct 27, 2020 |
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Hans Apostel: MedPass secures additional $6M in funding, Ep 19
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Oct 20, 2020 |
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Claire Díaz-Ortiz: Magma Partners launches the Brava initiative to invest in more female founders in Latam, Ep 18
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Oct 13, 2020 |
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Pierpaolo Barbieri: Uala’s arrival in Mexico, Ep 17
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Oct 06, 2020 |
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Humberto Pertuz, Vozy: On closing an $800K investment round for voice communication services, Ep 16
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Sep 29, 2020 |
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Jacobo Singer: dLocal becomes Uruguay’s first unicorn, Ep 15
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Sep 22, 2020 |
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Vilash Poovala: Oyster Financial closes $14M funding round, Ep 14
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Sep 15, 2020 |
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Anabel Perez: NovoPayment & Visa partnership, Ep 13
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Sep 08, 2020 |
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Tomás Bercovich: Global66 raises $4.3M to expand its remittance services, Ep 12
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Sep 01, 2020 |
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Bruno Henriques: iFood to launch first drone-assisted food delivery service in Latam, Ep 11
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Aug 25, 2020 |
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Matías Rivera: Fanatiz becomes global distributor of Brazilian soccer, Ep 10
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Aug 18, 2020 |
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Marta Forero: Stanford GSB Impact Fund invests in UBits, Ep 9
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Aug 11, 2020 |
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Conversations with Victor Noguera about Flat’s debt financing round & Migue Morkin on Sirena’s acquisition
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Aug 04, 2020 |
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Sebastián Vidal: Parallel18 & the Future of Puerto Rico's Ecosystem, Ep 7
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Jul 28, 2020 |
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Nathan Lustig: How Magma Partners thinks about InsurTech in Latin America, Ep 6
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Jul 21, 2020 |
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Brian York: Liftit raises $22.5M in a Series B, Ep 5
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Jul 14, 2020 |
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Manolo Fernandez on Jüsto closing a $12M Pre-Series A, Ep 4
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Jul 07, 2020 |
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Worky, VOLL, & ePesos Receive Funding. Q&A with Oscar Robles, Ep 3
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Jun 30, 2020 |
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Four Acquisitions During a Pandemic: OmniLatam, PSL, Fliper, DM10, Ep 2
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Jun 23, 2020 |
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Mexican Senate Proposes New Bill, Ep 1
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Jun 16, 2020 |