LatamList Espresso (Podcasts LatamList)

In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from Kaszek, SoftBank, Kredito, Clara, and more.

In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from Sempli, Merama, Wheel the World, and more!

In this week’s Espresso, we cover investment updates from SoftBank, Lumu Technologies, ELSA, and more!

In this week’s Espresso, we invited Deepak Chhugani, founder and CEO of Nuvocargo, on the podcast to talk about their latest round of funding. We also cover updates from Spline, dLocal, Cora, and more!

In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from Skydrop, Ualá, Frete, Houm, and more!

In this week’s Espresso we cover updates from Latam’s unicorns and other news from startups including Latinia, Superfüds, Abaco, PlayVox, and 123Seguros.

In this week’s Espresso, we invited Victor Noguera, co-founder of Flat, and Migue Morkin, founder and CEO of Sirena, to discuss their startups’ exciting announcements. We take a look at fintech funding in Latam during the first semester of 2020, and we also cover recent investment news from dataPlor, Peiky, Burn to Give, ComunidadFeliz, Magnetis, & more!

In this week’s Espresso, we invited Bruno Henriques, VP of Growth at iFood to talk about the platform’s newest feature: drone-assisted food delivery services. We also cover the arrival of Lana in Latam and other news updates from Didi, Amazon, Classpert, & more!

In this week’s Espresso, we feature updates from Stori, Auth0, Loggi, Kushki, and the Amazon Investor Coalition.

In this week’s Espresso, we invited Stefan Moller, co-founder of Klar to talk about the fintech’s recent round of investment. We also have other updates from Nuvemshop, Sami, Casai, Vozy & more!

In the first Espresso of the year, we take a look back at Latin America’s startup and venture capital ecosystem over the course of 2020. Our highlights feature stories from IDB Lab, Magma Partners, ALLVP, Claire Diaz-Ortiz, Pierpaolo Barbieri, Lab4U, Justo, La Haus, Kushki, dLocal, Matias Muchnick, and more!

In this week’s Espresso, we invited Gaston Irigoyen, CEO and co-founder of Pomelo, to talk about their recent round of Seed funding. We also cover updates from ontop, Divibank, QED Investors and more!

In this week’s Espresso we cover updates from Kredi, Dapp, Cornershop, and more.

In this week’s Espresso, we invited Richard Ambrose, CEO of Azimo, and Meirav Adi, VP of Sales at dLocal, to talk about a new partnership between the two companies. We also have Albo’s Angel Sahagun on the podcast to discuss the company’s recent round of funding. We also cover updates from Valiu, Bitso, TerraMagna, and more!

In this week’s Espresso we cover updates from Habi, Konfio, Frubana, and more.

In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from Torre, Trybe, Neta, and more!

In this week’s Espresso, we cover exciting investment updates happening across the region featuring startups like Bitso, Neivor, Colektia, Mundi, among others.

Brian York: Liftit raises $22.5M in a Series B, Ep 5
In this week’s Espresso, Brian York, CEO and co-founder of Liftit, joins us on the podcast to talk about the company’s $22.5M Series B. This episode also covers other investment news from Swap, BizCapital, and IDB Lab, as well as updates on Brazil’s open banking system and Rappi’s newest app feature.

In this week’s Espresso, we invited Mafalda Barros, co-founder of Quansa, to talk about the company’s recent round of funding. We also cover updates from Lemon, Mural, NotCo, and more!

In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from Stori, Fintual, Fanatiz, La Haus, and more!

In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from iFood, Meru, and Mudango!

This week’s Espresso features Hans Apostel, co-founder of MedPass, who talks about the health tech’s recent investment round. We also have other updates from Brazil’s ecosystem including news from Ideal, Quanto, Fazenda Futuro, Iugu, & more!

In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from Global66, Merqueo, Newtopia VC, and more!

In this week’s Espresso, we cover investment updates from Jüsto, InEvent, Aflore, and more!

VOLL, Worky, and ePesos close investment rounds. Brazil’s Central Bank suspends WhatsApp payments a week after launching. Oscar Robles, CEO of ePesos, appears on the podcast to talk about the problems the fintech startup ePesos is solving in Mexico.

In this week’s Espresso, we invited Anabel Perez, co-founder & CEO of Novopayment, to talk about the launch of their new product in partnership with Visa. We also cover investment updates from Neon, Slik, Kestraa, and Habi, as well as other news from dLocal and SP Ventures.

In this week’s Espresso, Manolo Fernandez, Head of Growth and Planning at Jüsto, joins us on the podcast to talk about the company’s most recent round of funding, a $12M Pre-Series A. Brazil’s antitrust watchdog withdraws the ban on Cielo regarding WhatsApp payments and Mexico’s Banorte partners Rappi to work on a new endeavor. OUTLINE OF THIS EPISODE: [0:27] – WhatsApp Payments [1:20] – Critical situation of Brazilian MSEs [1:46] – Rappi partners with Banorte [2:06] – In conversation with Manolo Fernandez, Jüsto [6:11] – Kontigo’s digital wallet [6:33] – Luchadores fund III RESOURCES & PEOPLE MENTIONED: Guest: Manolo Fernandez Startups: Jüsto, Cielo, Finplace, Kontigo, Rappi Felipe Avelar Institutions: Anfac, CADE Banorte 500 Luchadores III IDB Lab  

In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from GMB, 99 minutos, NUE.life, and more.

In this week’s Espresso, we cover exciting updates from Olist, Facio, Kavak, and Openpay. We also talk about the future of work in Latin America (Runa) as well as the contributor pieces by Susana García-Robles and Dave Dabbah!

In this week’s Espresso, we invited Oriana Fuentes, co-founder and COO of Emptor, to talk about the company’s recent expansion and new partnerships. We also cover other news updates from Colegium, WeXchange (IDB Lab), Tül, Cheaf & more!

In this week’s Espresso, we invited Jacobo Singer, COO at dLocal, to talk about the company’s most recent achievement: becoming Uruguay’s first unicorn. We also cover other news updates from Delivery Hero, Jefa, ReStudio, Wimet, and more!

In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from Bitso, The Intern Group, a55, and more!

In this week’s Espresso, we invited Amr Shady, co-founder and CEO at Tribal Credit, and Mario Bustamante, co-founder and CEO at Instacrops, to talk about their startups’ recent rounds of funding. We also cover updates from Loft, Atrato, Pachama & more!

This week’s Espresso features guest Vilash Poovala, CEO and co-founder of Oyster Financial, who talks about the fintech’s latest round of funding. We also cover investment updates from Aflore and NotCo, and other updates from Nubank and SoftBank.

For this week’s Espresso we invited Rodrigo Sánchez-Ríos, founder of La Haus, on the podcast for the second time around to talk about their recent round of funding. We also cover other updates from MadeiraMadeira, Contabilizei, Kriptos, and more!

In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from 500 Startups, Flat, The Intern Group, and more!

In this week’s Espresso, we invited Alex Torrenegra, founder and CEO of Torre, and Adolfo Roullion, co-founder and CEO of Frizata, to talk about their startup’s exciting announcements. We also cover updates from Olist, Kavak, and more!

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.

In this week’s Espresso, we invited Matías Castillo, co-founder and CEO of Pulsar, to talk about the company’s recent round of funding. We also cover updates from SoftBank, Kocomo, WeXchange, and more!

For this week’s Espresso, we invited Santiago Sosa, founder and CEO of Nuvemshop, to talk about the company’s recent round of funding. We also cover other updates from Kredi, Storybook, iFood, and more!

In this week’s Espresso, we invited Juan Jorge Herrera, CEO of Rocketbot, to talk about their recent pre-Series A. We also cover updates from K-Startup Grand Challenge 2021, Houm, The Intern Group, and more!

In this episode of WeXchange’s podcast, we invited three amazing entrepreneurs leading HR tech companies in the region to learn more about this ever-evolving industry. We discuss some of the biggest challenges that HR managers face, the future of work in a pandemic world, and how some of these pain points can be tackled through technology.

In this week’s Espresso, we invited Mateo Jaramillo, co-founder and CEO of Heru, to talk about their unique solution and the recent round of funding. We also cover updates from Mati, Fondeadora, Simpleat, Pier, & Ualá!

In this week’s episode, we talk to Matías Rivera, founder and CEO of Fanatiz, about becoming the global distribution partner for one of the ten best leagues in the world: the Brasileirão. We also cover investment news from Conta Simples, Pathfind, iClinic, Zygo Tecnologia, Mozper, & more!

This week Latam’s ecosystem saw a series of product launches from Rapyd, Incode, and Rappi. Sebastián Vidal, Executive Director of Parallel18, made an appearance on the podcast and we had a great conversation covering some of Puerto Rico’s untapped opportunities. Then, we also talked about the acquisitions in Brazil by Loft and Nubank, and updates from Mercado Libre and Village Capital.

In this week’s Espresso, we invited Mariano Focaraccio, founder and CEO of Drixit Technologies, to talk about the company’s recent round of funding. We also cover other updates from Fondeadora, aptuno, Higo, and Baubap.

In this week’s Espresso, we cover hugo’s acquisition of Venezuelan food delivery app Yummy and other updates from iFood, Chiper, dLocal & more!

In the final Espresso of the year, we cover exciting updates in the Uber-Cornershop saga as well as investment rounds from Come Bien, Mozper, Ontop, Selina, & more!

In this week’s Espresso, we cover Sofía’s Series A, updates on Parallel18’s relief fund, and MercadoLibre’s expansion throughout the region!

In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from Kavak, SoftBank, Angel Ventures, and more!

In this week’s Espresso, we invited Rodrigo Labbé, CEO of Jooycar, to talk about the platform’s recent expansion to the US. We also have several articles lined up from guest contributors Sofía Gancedo (Bricksave), Lorena Torres (Openpay), Thiago Paiva (Oyster), & Greg Mitchell (Angel Ventures). Including other updates from BossaBox, Pibox (Picap), & Locaweb!

In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from La Haus, Belvo, UBITs, dLocal, and more!

In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from Ontop, Nowports, IDB Lab, and more!

In this week’s Espresso, we invited Armando Romero, Integrated and Multichannel Marketing Head at Bayer de Mexico, to talk about the launch of Bayer’s Digital Health Bootcamp. We also cover updates from Hash, Mono, Credijusto, and more!

In this week’s Espresso, we invited Nathan Lustig, Managing Partner at Magma Partners, to talk about the enormous opportunity insurtech presents in Latin America. Latam’s ecosystem also saw investment news from two Argentine unicorns, SVB Financial Group, and FitBank, along with updates from Cofece and Cornershop. 

In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from Gaia, Compound Foods, Cayena, and more!

For this week’s Espresso, we invited Marta Forero, co-founder of UBits to talk about the recent investment they closed with the Stanford GSB Impact Fund. We also cover the open call for the Women STEMpreneur Competition 2020 organized by the IDB Lab and Angel Ventures, the launch of Facebook’s accelerator program, and other updates from BBVA Mexico, Loft, Mottu, The NotCo, & more!

For this week’s Espresso, we invited Diego Muradas, co-founder and CEO of Zenda.la, to talk about their seed round of funding. We also cover updates from Yana, Bettergly, Credijusto, and more.

In this week’s Espresso, we invited Humberto Pertuz, CEO and founder of Vozy to talk about closing their recent round of funding. We also cover other news from Pachama, Cerby, Facturama, Zoop, and others!

In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from Aplazo, Cubbo, Mercado Pago, and more!

For this week’s Espresso, we invited Pedro Moura and Jessica Eting, co-founders of Flourish, on the podcast to talk about their recent round of funding. We also cover other updates from Pachama, Minu, and wOS!

In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from WeXchange, Picap, Nuvemshop, and more!

In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from QuintoAndar, Konfio, Kangu, and more!

For this week’s Espresso, we invited Pierpaolo Barbieri, founder of Uala, to talk about the fintech’s recent expansion into Mexico. We also have updates from Nubank, Credijusto, and Cornershop, as well as two unicorn announcements (Kavak and VTEX) in the region!

In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from Aptuno, Jefa, Nubank, and more!

In this week’s Espresso, we invited Claire Díaz-Ortiz to talk about joining Magma Partners and launching Brava. We also have other news updates from Konfio, Jüsto, Top, Acesso Digital, ProChile, & more!

In this week’s Espresso, cover updates from Klar, Pomelo, Yummy, and more!

In this week’s Espresso we invited Angel Arias, co-CEO and co-founder of Plerk, to talk about the closing of the company’s recent round. We also cover updates from Nowports, Súper, and Moons, among other stories.

Tomás Bercovich: Global66 raises $4.3M to expand its remittance services, Ep 12

In this week’s Espresso, we invited Tomás Bercovich, co-founder and CEO of Global66 to talk about the fintech’s latest investment round. We also cover other investment updates from startups like Yalochat, Fondeadora, Finsocial, Origin, Cyberlabs, among others.

In this week’s Espresso we cover investment updates from Cargamos and Dondo, as well as a new partnership between dLocal and Dinie.

In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from Uala, Jooycar, Pipo Saude, and more!

Latam’s ecosystem saw a series of acquisitions and investments take place despite the global crisis. Kaszek Ventures and XP Inc. were active players in venture capital this week. Rodrigo Sánchez-Ríos, Founder and President of La Haus, makes an appearance on the podcast to share his insights on the proptech market in Latin America pre and post-COVID-19.

In this week’s Espresso we cover updates from Nowports, Súper, and Moons, among other stories.

Fintech Pomelo raises $35M for Latam’s payments infrastructure, Ep 69

In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from Pomelo, The Intern Group, Justos, and more!

Outline of this episode:
[0:27] - BNPL in Latam
[1:13] - Pomelo’s expansion
[2:19] - Higo’s Series A
[3:19] - Solving for safer cities
[3:43] - Data based car insurance
[4:38] - NEW How to be the Difference episode
[5:15] - 9th edition of the WeXchange forum

Resources & people mentioned:
Startups: Pomelo, Justos, Nelo, Higo, Gabriel
[Repost] How to break into NGOs with Catalina Escobar, President of Juanfe Foundation, Ep 19
WeXchange forum

Ben & Frank announce new investment for regional expansion, Ep 70

In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from Ben & Frank, Atomchat, Yummy, and more!

Outline of this episode:
[0:27] - Ben & Frank’s expansion
[1:00] - Mundi’s debt financing
[1:29] - Foodology’s Series A
[2:07] - Asynchronous customer messaging
[2:54] - Yummy’s acquisition
[3:40] - NEW How to be the Difference episode

Resources & people mentioned:
Startups: Ben & Frank, Mundi, Foodology, Atomchat, Yummy
An introduction to fintech with Sempli’s Esteban Velasco, Ep 20

In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from Merama, Crack the Code, Kavak, and more!

Outline of this episode:
[0:27] - Crack the Code raises $2.7M from Kaszek Ventures
[4:06] - Nubank begins trading its shares at the NYSE
[4:35] - Merama becomes a unicorn with a $1.2B valuation
[4:56] - Kavak acquires Garaj Sepeti to begin operations in Asia
[5:15] - Mastercard launches partnership with Jeeves
[5:43] - Kueski secures 202 million in debt and equity funding
[6:12] - Blockchain.com acquires the Argentinian company SeSocio.com
[6:39] - Platzi raised 62 million in a series B round

Resources & people mentioned:
Startups & Companies: Crack the Code, Nubank, Merama, Garaj Sepeti, Kavak, Kueski, Mastercard, Jeeves, Blockchain.com, SeSocio.com, Platzi
VC Funds: Advent International, Softbank, StepStone Group, Victory Park Capital, One Prime Capital, Glisco, Prosus, Foundation Capital, Y Combinator, 500 Startups, FJ Labs, FundersClub, Kaszek Ventures
People: María del Mar Vélez, David Vélez, Guido Quaranta, Gaston Krasny

In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from Nuvocargo, Clara, Incode and more!

The LatamList Espresso podcast team will take a holiday break but make sure to tune in starting January 2022 to find out what’s going on in Latin America’s ecosystem.


Outline of this episode:

[0:27] - Brazilian fintech Azos raises $10M in a Series A
[0:59] - Nuvocargo raises $20.5M to bolster US-Mexico trade
[1:31] - Interview with Deepak Chhugani, Nuvocargo’s founder and CEO
[5:12] - Clara becomes a unicorn after a Series B financing round of $70 million
[5:32] - Incode becomes a unicorn after raising 220 million in a Series B funding round
[5:55] - InEvent raises 2 million in seed funding from Storm Ventures
[6:22] - Bancolombia and Gemini announce partnership for bitcoin trading
[6:51] - Ep.159, Crossing Borders Greatest Hits ft. Mariana Castillo

Resources & people mentioned:

Companies & Startups: Azos, Nuvocargo, Clara, Incode, InEvent, Bancolombia,Gemini, Ben & Frank
VCs and funds: Prosus Ventures. Kaszek Ventures, Maya Capital, Propel, Tiger Global Management, Coatue, General Atlantic, Softbank, Storm Ventures
People: Deepak Chhugani, Mariana Castillo.

In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from Shopper, Nowports, Olist and more!


Outline of this episode:

[0:27] - Shopper announces a $30M Series C funding round
[1:02] - Nowports announced a $60M funding round
[1:33] - ALLVP Managing Director Fernando Lelo de Larrea leaves the VC fund he co-founded.
[2:13] - Abstra raises a $2.3M funding round
[2:59] - Olist secured $186M in a Series E in a funding round
[3:40] - Ambar raises $36M in a Series C round
[4:19] - LatamList’s top picks for the best impact startups in LatAm
[8:36] - Ep.24 How to be the difference Holidays Special

Resources & people mentioned:
Companies, Institutions & Startups: Shopper, Nowports, ALLVP, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México, Abstra, Olist, Ambar, The Intern Group, MIT’s Refugee Action Hub
VCs and Funds: GIC, Minerva Foods, Quartz, Oikos, Floating-Point, Tiger Global, SoftBank Latin America Fund, Mouro Capital, DST, Monashees, Wellington Management, Echo Capital, Oria Capital, TPG Capital, Argonautic Ventures
People: Fernando Lelo de Larrea, Federico Antoni, Bruno Vieira Costa, Bruno Balbinot, Johanna Molina. María del Mar Vélez, Crack the Code,

In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from Uber Eats, Nana Delivery, Tul and more!

Outline of this episode:

[0:27] - Uber Eats restaurant delivery service in Brazil will end in March.
[1:03] - The Live Green Co announces a $7M pre-Series A funding round
[1:32] - Alán Jaime Misrahi announces the launch of his new company Draftea
[2:03] - Tul raises 181 Million in a Series B funding round
[2:38] - Nana Delivery raises $3.6M in a pre-seed funding
[3:05] - Featured article on women leading the healthtech and biotech industries
[3:25] - Ep.25 Holidays Special of How to be the Difference – Part 2


Resources & people mentioned:
Companies & Startups:Uber, Rappi, iFood, Cornershop, The Live Green Co, Draftea, Tul, Nana Delivery, Yana, Theia, EOLO Pharma , The Intern Group
VCs, Funds, Accelerators: DRADS Capital, Kaszek Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Bullpen Capital,8VC, Canary Ventures, Maya Capital
People: Alán Jaime Misrahi, Nigel Eccles, Andrea Campos, Flavia Deutsch, Pia Garat, Johanna Molina, Paul Lynskey

In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from AgendaPro, Parrot, Vozy and more!


Outline of this episode:

[0:27]- AgendaPro closes a financing round for $3.7M
[0:55]-Interview with Julio Guzmán, AgendaPro’s CEO
[8:22]-Parrot secures $9.5M in a round led by F Prime Capital
[8:54]-Interview with Roberto Cebrian, founder of Parrot
[12:45]-Klar raises a $70M Series B funding round
[13:13]-Laika raises a $48M Series B funding round
[13:45]-Vozy partners with Latin Leap through its Seed Investment Club.
[14:25]-Ubits announces a $25M Series B funding round
[14:52]-a55 raises $16M in a Series B
[15:22]-Featured article: 2022: The future of payments,​​ why cash is no longer king
[15:43]- Crossing Borders episode with Miguel Medina from Plerk


Resources & people mentioned:

Companies and Startups: AgendaPro, Parrot, Klar, Laika, Delivery Hero, Vozy, Ubits, a55, Billpocket, Plerk
VCs and funds: Kayyak Ventures, F Prime Capital, General Atlantic, Prosus, Quona, IFC, Mouro Capital, SoftBank. JAM Fund, FJ Labs, Latin Leap, Riverwood Capital, Roble Ventures, EndeaPlerkvor Catalyst, Owl Ventures, Móvile. Mouro Capital.
People: Julio Guzmán, Roberto Cebrián, Alejandro Guízar, Miguel Medina, Nathan Lustig

In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from Habi, Mono, Village Capital and more!


Outline of this episode:

[0:27]- Healthtech Nilo Saúde raises $10 million in a Series A
[1:02]-Proptech Habi acquires Mexico’s Okol
[1:32]- Inventa announces a $20 million Series A funding round
[1:58]-Fairplay raises $35M in a Series A funding round
[2:35]-Mono will participate in the next Y Combinator’s cohort
[3:05]-Launch of new program called YLAI Americas Accelerator
[3:40]-Episode 161 of Crossing Borders with Daniel Peña
[4:02]-Episode 26 of How to be the difference


Resources & people mentioned:

Companies and Startups: Nilo Saúde, Habi, Propiedades.com, Tu Cantón, Inventa, Fairplay, Mono, The Intern Group, LocalAdventures
VCs, Institutions and funds: GFC, SoftBank Latin America Fund, Tau Ventures, MAYA Capital, Canary Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Monashees, Dila Capital, Kayyak Ventures, Speedinvest, Elevar Equity, Architect Capital, Y Combinator, Village Capital, US Department of State , IREX, YLAI
People: Daniel Peña, David Lloyd, Johanna Molina, Paul Lynskey, Lee Carlin, Nathan Lustig

In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from Betterfly, Ualá, the IFC, and more!


Outline of this episode:

[00:27] - IFC and We-FI launched a new call for applications for IFC ScaleX
[00:53] - Betterfly became the third Chilean unicorn
[01:21] - Sooper raised a $5.7M seed funding round
[01:51] - Ualá announced it would begin its operations in Colombia
[02:18] - Interview with Natalia Ríos, Country Manager of Ualá in Colombia
[06:12] - Creditas announced a $260M Series F funding round
[06:42] - Inspectorio raised $50 Million in a Series B round
[07:16] - Melonn announced a $20M Series C funding round
[08:06] - Featured article “The low hanging fruit of Mexico’s financial system”
[08:25] - New Crossing Borders episode with Sophia Wood

Resources and people mentioned:

Companies & Startups: Betterfly, Cornershop, NotCo , Sooper, Ualá, Creditas, Inspectorio, Melonn,
VCs, Funds, Programs and Institutions: IFC ScaleX, IFC, We-Fi, Glade Brook Capital. Greycroft, Mundi Ventures. Lightrock, QED Investors , DST Global Partners, Canary VC, Kaszek Ventures, Fidelity Management & Research LLC, Insight Partners, Techstars, Flexport, Ecolab ,Matchstick Ventures, QED Investors. Global Founders Capital , NFX, Pear and Wollef
People: Natalia Ríos, Alejandro Guízar, Nathan Lustig, Sophia Wood.

In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from Flexio, R2, Bain & Company, and more!


Outline of this episode:
[00:27] - Flexio announces a $3M seed funding round
[00:44] - Interview with Nathan Schorr, Flexio’s CEO and co-founder
[03:25] - R2 raises $5.9M in a seed round
[03:52] - VC firm H20 Capital Innovation announces a second fund for $50M
[04:19] - Respira Labs announces they raised $2.8M in pre-seed and grant funding
[04:47] - Bain & Company acquires the Chilean startup Spike
[05:10] - Featured article “Why the Mexican Fintech industry is booming”
[05:21] - New “How to be the difference” episode with Aisha Williams, CEO of ImpactVest.

Resources and people mentioned:
Companies & Startups:Flexio, R2, Rappi, Clip, Respira Labs, Bain & Company, Spike
VC Funds, Accelerators, Institutions:Costanoa Ventures, Soma Capital, GeneralCatalyst, Y Combinator, 166 2nd family office, H20 Capital Innovation
People: Nathan Schorr, Jan Mozer, Johanna Molina, Paul Lynskey, Aisha Williams

In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from Neon, Hireline, Velvet, and more!



Outline of this episode:
[00:27] - Velvet announces $200M funding.
[00:59] - Neon becomes a unicorn after a $300M round.
[01:35] - delt.ai processes $25M in debt financing from TrustToken
[02:07] - Interview with José de la Luz López Sanguino, delt.ai’s CEO
[07:54] - Financial Health Innovation Fund announces new investments
[08:35] - Viva Translate announces $4M in funding.
[09:11] - New Crossing Borders episode with Luis Rubén Chávez.

Resources & people mentioned:
Companies & Startups: Velvet, Neon, delt.ai, TrustToken, Finerio Connect, Chari, Hireline, Viva Translate, Zenfi
VC funds, Institutions, Accelerators: BBVA, Y Combinator, Village Capital, MetLife Foundation
People: José de la Luz López Sanguino, Nick Grassi, Luis Rubén Chávez, Nathan Lustig

In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from Notco, Technisys, Valoreo, Cometa Ventures and more!

Outline of this episode:
[00:27] - Technisys wil be acquired by SoFi and reach unicorn status.
[01:01] - Mundi announces a $16 million Series A funding round
[01:20] - NotCo announces a joint venture with Kraft Heinz
[01:54] - Valoreo announces an $80M Series B funding round
[02:24] - EmpleosTI is now Hireline and starts its expansion to Latam.
[02:38] - Interview with Emmanuel Olvera, Hireline’s CEO
[04:15] - Mezubo announces a $5.5M seed funding round
[04:42] - Capria Ventures partners with the VC firm Cometa
[05:08] - Featured article by Alejandro Guízar, Billpocket’s CEO on payment processors.
[05:24] - New Crossing Borders and How to be the Difference episodes.

Resources & people mentioned:
Startups & Companies: SoFi Technologies, Technisys, Mundi , NotCo, Kraft Heinz, Valoreo, Hireline, Mezubo, Bitso, Cabify, Kueski, Billpocket
VCs, Accelerators, Institutions: Union Square Ventures, L Catterton, Canary Ventures, Dila Capital, Capria Ventures, Cometa
People: Matías Muchnick, Emmanuel Olvera, Alejandro Guízar, Nathan Lustig, Gina Gotthilf, Daniel Undurraga

In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from Queplan.cl, Emi Labs, Recorrido and more!

Outline of this episode:

[00:27] - Tpaga announces a $10M Series A funding round
[01:01] - Queplan.cl launches new platform InternationalHealth.com
[01:29] - Interview with Ryan Kerr, cofounder of Queplan.cl
[09:50] - Chilean marketplace Recorrido is acquired by Busbud.
[10:11] - Emi Labs raises $11M Series A funding round
[10:44] - Latest Crossing Borders episode with Doménica Obando
[11:02] - Latamlist picks for International Women’s Day

Resources & people mentioned:

Companies: Tpaga, Queplan.cl, InternationalHealth.com, Emi Labs, Busbud, Recorrido, Talently.
VCs, Accelerators, Institutions: Merus Capital, Koshla Ventures, EWA Capital, Mountain Partners, Star 26, Fundación Botnar, New Ventures
People: Ryan Kerr, Nathan Lustig, Doménica Obando.

In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from Leasy, Avista, 99minutos, FreteBras, and more!

OUTLINE OF THIS EPISODE:
[00:27] – Interview with Javier Ruiz Galindo, co-founder, and co-CEO at Cura Deuda
[02:40] – Leasy secures $17M to offer automobile financing
[03:02] – Colombian fintech Avista raises $6M via bonds on the Colombian Stock Exchange
[03:20] – Cayena announces a $17.5M Series A funding round
[03:44] – 99minutos raises $82M Series C funding round
[04:05] – FreteBras plans to make 230 new hires in remote work positions
[04:30] – Latamlist’s articles
[04:48] – Entrepreneurship101: How to launch a company


RESOURCES & PEOPLE MENTIONED:
Companies: Cura Deuda, Leasy, Avista, Cayena, 99minutos, FreteBras
VCs, Accelerators, Institutions: Magma Partners, Anteris, Vine Ventures, Oak HC/FT, Kaszek, Prosus Ventures, WeXchange
People: Javier Ruiz Galindo, Maricel Saenz, Mariana Castillo, Paulina Aguilar

In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from Vexi, Cubbo, Oxio and more!

Outline of this episode:

[00:27] - Vexi announces its $24M round
[00:41] - Interview with Gustavo Rojo Blasquez, Vexi’s CEO
[03:45] - The fintech Tribal announces a new partnership with Visa
[04:08] - Oxio announces a $40 million Series B round
[04:22] - Cubbo acquires DedaLog
[04:40] - Mara announces its first $6M round
[04:59] - Latamlist featured articles and podcast episodes

Resources & people mentioned:

Companies: Vexi, Tribal, Visa, Oxio, Cubbo, DedaLog, Mara, Klar.
VCs, Accelerators, Institutions: ParaFi Capital, Canary Ventures, Caffeinated Capital, Y Combinator.
People: Gustavo Rojo Blasquez, Stefan Moller.

In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from Intuitivo, Neivor, Lemon Cash, and more!

Outline of this episode:

[00:28] – Kitchenita announced a $3M pre-series A round
[00:48] – Interview with Gaspard Hambückers-Jacquemin, COO at Kitchenita
[04:52] – Intuitivo announced its $7.8M seed round
[05:00] – Interview with Tomás Manzitti, Founder & COO at Intuitivo
[07:45] – Neivor announced a $3.5M funding round
[08:20] – Yuno announced a $10M seed funding round
[08:51] – Lemon Cash announced the launch of its cryptocurrency app in Brazil
[09:26] – New Entrepreneurship 101 podcast episode: How to raise capital in Latin America
[09:47] – New Crossing Borders Episode, revisiting a greatest hits episode ft. Gabriela Estrada, CFO and co-founder of Vexi.

Resources and people mentioned:

Companies: Vexi, Kitchenita, Intuitivo, Neivor, Yuno, Lemon Cash, Pix
VCs, Accelerators, Institutions: Meli Fund, SoftBank Latin America Fund. Magma Partners, Marathon VC, Two Culture Capital, Monashees, Kaszek
People: Gaspard Hambückers-Jacquemin, Tomás Manzitti, Karen Serfaty, Maricarmen Herrerias, Antonia Rojas, Gabriela Estrada

In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from Simetrik, Casai, and more!

Outline of this episode:

[00:28] - Simetrik announced a $24M Series A funding round
[01:12] - Dock officially launched operations in Mexico this month
[01:46] - Casai acquired LoopKey
[02:07] - Interview with Nicolás Girard, Oxio’s CEO on their Series B round
[06:33] - Latest episode of Entrepreneurship in Latam 101: “The importance of Product Market Fit according to three female entrepreneurs”
[06:51] - Latest episode of How to be the Difference with Alessandra Angelini, Influur’s CEO: “The fundamental role of influencer marketing in today’s advertising”
[07:11] - Latest episode of Crossing Borders with Santiago Suarez, CEO and co-founder of Addi
[07:26] - Featured article “A Close Look at Bolivia’s Startup Ecosystem” by Kjell Vandevyvere

Resources & people mentioned:

Companies & Startups: Simetrik, Dock, Casai, LoopKey, Oxio, Influur, Addi
VCs, Accelerators, Institutions: Tiger Global, Moore Capital, Monashees, FinTech Collective.
People: Nicolás Girard, Ximena Aleman, Estefanía Hernández, Ingrid Briggiler, Santiago Suárez, Kjell Vandevyvere, Johanna Molina, Paul Lynskey, Alessandra Angelini

In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from Treinta, Crehana, Softbank and more!

Outline of this episode:

[00:27] - Jüsto raises $152 million in a Series B.
[01:07] -Treinta raises $46 million in a Series A.
[01:41] -Crehana acquires the talent management startup Acsendo.
[02:14] -Softbank’s investment arm creates a new fund for Latin America called Upload Ventures.
[02:39] -Alejandro Guízar’s article on The future of work in the digital economy.
[02:52] -Latest episode of Crossing Borders where Nathan Lustig revisits Caterine Castillo’s interview.
[03:04] -New How to be the difference podcast episode with Jaime Bermúdez.
[03:19] -New episode of Entrepreneurship 101 on how to choose the right partners for your business.

Resources & people mentioned:

Companies & Startups: Jüsto, Treinta, Crehana, Acsendo, Softbank, Billpocket, Neivor.
VCs, Accelerators, Institutions: Upload Ventures, Tarsadia Capital, Citius, Arago Capital, Foundation Capital, Quiet Capital, PayU, Prosus, Liontree, Ethos VC, Ten13, Soma Capital, FJ Labs, WeXchange.
People: Alejandro Guízar, Nathan Lustig, Caterine Castillo, Jaime Bermúdez, Amparo Nalvarte, Andrea Baba, Johanna Molina, Paul Lynskey.

In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from Truora, Influur, Zubale, Ualá and more!

Outline of this episode:

[00:28] - Truora raises $15M in a Series A
[00:57] - Zubale raises $40M in a Series A
[01:11] - Interview with Allison Campbell, Zubale’s co-founder
[07:29] - Influur announces a $5M seed round
[08:16] - Pierpaolo Barbieri, Ualá’s founder, launches VC firm 17Sigma
[08:57] - Visa and Ontop sign a partnership agreement
[09:22] - Featured interview on Latamlist “3 female founders on the Edtech opportunities in Latin America”
[09:38] - Latest Crossing Borders episode with Izabel Gallera, partner at Canary Ventures.

Resources & people mentioned:

Companies & Startups: Truora, Zubale, Influur, Ontop, Clara, Jeeves, Platzi, Nowports , Frubana.
VCs, Accelerators, Institutions: 17Sigma, Accel, Propel, Kaszek, Y Combinator, Point72 Ventures, Magma Partners, H20 Capital, General Catalyst, Canary Ventures.
People: Nathan Lustig, Pierpaolo Barbieri, Izabel Gallera, Allison Campbell, Alan Howard, Marcelo Claure, Paulo Passoni, Sebastian Mejía, Kevin Ryan, Niall Ferguson, Vanessa Taiah, Marta Forero, María del Mar Vélez.

In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from Strike, Kambio, Picus Capital and more!

Outline of this episode:

[00:28] - Cybersecurity startup Strike raises $5.4M in a seed round.
[01:02] - Proptech Kambio closes a $1M pre-seed round.
[01:34] - Colombian startup Ayenda reaches 500 establishments in its low-cost hotel chain.
[02:15] -VC firm Picus Capital will open offices in São Paulo.
[02:43] -PayU acquired Colombian startup Ding and led a $46M investment for the Colombian fintech Treinta.
[03:08] - Latest Crossing Borders episode revisiting Deepak Chhugani’s interview. [03:21] - New episode of Entrepreneurship in Latam 101 on scaling a business to other countries.


Resources & people mentioned:

Companies & Startups: Strike, Kambio, Ayenda, Clara, Xepelin, Kamino, PayU, Ding, Treinta, Nuvocargo
VCs, Accelerators, Institutions: Picus Capital. Magma Partners, Greyhound Capital, FJ Labs, Canary, NXTP, VentureFriends, Latitud, Orok Ventures, First Check Ventures, PlugAndPlay, WeWork Alumni Fund, Bluebox Ventures, Assymetry Ventures, Prosus
People: Santiago Dañino Beck, Nathan Lustig, Deepak Chhugani, Madeleine Clavijo, Mafalda Barros, Mariana Costa

In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from Platzi, DeltaX, Simplee and more!

Outline of this episode:

[00:28] - Colombian fintech Minka raises a $24M Series A funding round.
[00:59] - Edtech startup Platzi announced that it will launch a satellite into space.
[01:29] - Bolivian freight platform startup DeltaX raises $1M in a seed round.
[02:09] - Interview with Luis Fernando Ortiz, CEO and founder of DeltaX.
[03:45] - Argentinian startup Waterplan raises a $7M seed round.
[04:19] - Chilean insurtech Simplee raises its first seed round.
[04:51] - Interview with Diego Fernandez Leon, CEO and co-founder of Simplee.
[07:51] - Alejandro Guízar’s featured article “Unlocking your remote team’s creativity”
[08:04] - Impactus Ventures announced an open call for applications to the 2022 Childtech Challenge


Resources & people mentioned:

Companies & Startups: Minka, Platzi, FOSSA Systems, DeltaX, Nowports, Nuvocargo, Waterplan, Simplee, Billpocket
VCs, Accelerators, Institutions: Magma Partners, Tiger Global Management, Kaszek, Duro Ventures, SC Angeles, 99 Startups, Cibersons, Transition Global, Giant Ventures, Impactus Ventures
People: Alfonso de los Ríos, Deepak Chhugani, Luis Fernando Ortiz, Diego Fernández Leon, Alejandro Guízar

This week’s Espresso covers updates from Habi, Xepelin, Belo, and more!

Outline of this episode:

[00:28] - Habi gained unicorn status after raising a $200M Series C round
[01:08] - Xepelin raised a $111M Series B round
[01:50] -Village Capital and Moody’s partnered to create a new accelerator program
[02:13] -Belo raised $3M in a seed round
[02:35] -Interview with Manuel Beaudroit, CEO and co-founder of Belo
[06:17] -Grupo Central raised $3M in a seed round
[06:38] -Interview with Alejandro Iglesias, CEO and co-founder of Grupo Central
[10:13] -Second edition of the accelerator program K-Startup Grand Challenge
[10:38] -First episode of the Hacking Insurance podcast with Martin Ferrari, CEO of 123Seguro
[11:01] -New episode of Entrepreneurship 101 “Growth strategies for Latin American companies”
[11:17] - Talanta’s upcoming webinar “The competition for emerging talent is changing, who will win?”



Resources & people mentioned:

Companies & Startups: Habi, Xepelin, Belo, Grupo Central, Sekure, 123Seguro, Talanta
VCs, Accelerators, Institutions: Kaszek, Softbank, Homebrew, Tiger Global, Inspired Capital, Avenir, Village Capital, Moody’s, CRV, The Venture City, Newtopia, Latitude, Moonvalley Capital, Global Founders Capital (GFC), Opera Ventures
People: Manuel Beaudroit, Alejandro Iglesias, Rodrigo Alfonso, Martin Ferrari, Andrea Campos, Gina Gotthilf, Manuela Sánchez

This week’s Espresso covers updates from Mentum, Dock, WexChange, and more!

Outline of this episode:

[00:28] - Colombian fintech R5 announced it raised a $7M funding round
[01:10] - Mentum received $4.2M in a funding round led by Google’s Gradient Ventures
[01:45] - Argentinian tech academy HENRY announced it raised $10M in a Series A round
[02:17] - Dock raised a $110M funding round and gained unicorn status.
[02:50] - Mexican proptech Spot2 announced it raised a $4.2M seed round
[03:25] - WexChange announced the finalists of the Women STEMpreneurs Competition


Resources mentioned:

Companies & Startups: R5, Mentum, Plaid, Jeeves, HENRY, Dock, Spot2, Veloz, Jefa, Fitco, Talently.
VCs, Accelerators, Institutions: Global Founders Capital. Magma Partners, Carao Ventures, Accion Venture Lab, Endeavor Catalyst, Gradient Ventures, Soma Capital, Investo, Y Combinator, Kayyak Ventures, Seaya & Cathay, Lightrock, Silver Lake Waterman, Streamlined Ventures, HOF Capital, Acrew Capital, H20, WeXchange.

This week’s Espresso covers updates from Nowports, Pandas, Bornlogic, and more!

Outline of this episode:

[00:28] -Pandas raises $6.3M in pre-seed round
[00:57] -Nowports becomes a unicorn after a $150M Series C
[01:49] -Welbe raises its first pre-seed investment round of $3M
[02:31] -Experian acquires 51% stake of Brazilian fintech MOVA
[03:10] -Bornlogic raises $10M in a Series A round
[03:39] -New episode of How to be the difference with Nathan Lustig, Managing Partner at Magma Partners
[03:56] -New episode of Entrepreneurship in Latam 101 on the successes and failures of leading a startup.

Resources & people mentioned:

Companies & Startups: Pandas, Nowports, Welbe, Kavak, Jüsto, Ben & Frank, Experian, MOVA, Bornlogic
VCs, Accelerators, Institutions: Third Kind Venture Capital, Acequia Capital, Picus Capital, Tekton Ventures, Partech, SoftBank Latin America Fund, Tiger Global, Foundation Capital, Monashees, Soma Capital, Broadhaven Ventures, Mouro Capital, Tencent, Base10 Partners, Nazca, Astella Investimentos
People: Johanna Molina, Paul Lynskey, Nathan Lustig, Doménica Obando, Courtney McColgan

This week’s Espresso covers updates from Marvin, Talently, Elevva, and more!


Outline of this episode:

[00:28] - The Brazilian fintech Marvin closed a $15M Series A round
[00:50] - The Mexican startup Paisa closed a $600K pre-seed round
[01:33] - The edtech Talently announced it raised a $3M seed round
[01:57] - Interview with Doménica Obando, Talently’s CEO and co-founder
[07:12] - Argentinian startup Elevva raised a $30M seed round
[07:42] - User authentication startup Truora acquired the Brazilian firm ZapSign
[07:59] - Interview with Maite Muñiz, co-founder at Truora
[10:25] - Alejandro Guízar’s featured article on the evolution of the startup ecosystem in Mexico
[10:43] -The second episode of Hacking Insurance was released

Resources & people mentioned:

Companies & Startups: Paisa, Talently, Elevva, Truora, ZapSign, Marvin, Simplee, MOVii.
VCs, Accelerators, Institutions: Canaan, Magma Partners, Precursor Ventures, Latitud, Forum VC, Gaingels, 500 Startups Latam, Alaya Capital, Salkantay Ventures, Newtype Ventures, Potencia Ventures, Latin Leap, Asymmetric Capital, MatterScale Ventures, Canary, Redwood Ventures.
People: Doménica Obando, Maite Muñiz, Rodrigo Alfonso, Diego Fernández, Alejandro Guízar, Daniel Briceño.

This week’s Espresso covers updates from Yummy, Klar, Kushki, and more!

Outline of this episode:

[00:28] - Kushki becomes a unicorn after a $100M extension of its Series B
[01:11] - Delivery startup Yummy raises $47M in a funding round
[01:48] - Brazilian payment platform Zippi raises $16M Series A round
[02:23] - Ozon raises $25M in debt and $4M in a seed round
[03:08] -Mexican fintech Klar raises $70M in equity funding
[03:47] -Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai announced $1.2B investment commitment in Latin America
[04:21] - Interview with Marcos Esterli, co-founder of Pandas on their $6.3M pre-seed round
[06:03] - New episode of Hacking Insurance with Hugues Bertin, Chief Strategic Officer at Digital Insurance LatAm
[06:18] -New episode of How to be the Difference with Pepe Villatoro, Regional Head of Expansion at Deel

Resources & people mentioned:

Companies & Startups: Kushki, Yummy, Zippi, Ozon, Klar, Pandas, Deel, Digital Insurance LatAm.
VCs, Accelerators, Institutions: Kaszek Ventures, Clocktower Ventures, SoftBank Latin America Fund, DILA Capital, Anthos Capital, JAM Fund, Soma Capital, WIND Ventures, Ethos Capital, YC Continuity, Tiger Global, Y Combinator, Volpe Capital, Rainfall Ventures, Globo Ventures, Hummingbird, Mantis, MSA Capital, Architect Capital, 1984.vc, K50 Ventures, Bridge Partners, Angel Ventures, Magma Partners, Simma Capital, General Atlantic, Prosus Ventures, Quona Capital, Mouro, IFC, Acrew, Endeavor Catalyst.
People: Sundar Pichai, Marcos Esterli, Rodrigo Alfonso, Hugues Bertin, Paul Lynskey, Johanna Molina, Pepe Villatoro.

This week’s Espresso covers updates from Revelo, Habi, Mono, and more!


Outline of this episode:

[00:28] - Incognia raised a $15.5M Series A round
[01:01] - Revelo announced the acquisition of Mexico-based Listopro
[01:44] - Take Blip closed a $70M Series B round
[02:28] - Habi announced an additional $75M in credit lines
[03:04] - Bayer is inaugurating a second edition of the Bayer Bootcamp.
[03:40] - Interview with Armando Romero, Digital Partnership Sr. Manager for Bayer in Mexico
[06:50] - Moova closed a $10M investment round
[07:27] - Mono announced it raised a $6M seed round
[08:03] - Emmanuel Olvera’s article “Getting to know the Latin American tech talent market”
[08:28] - Alejandro Guizar’s article on why “You should sell financial products no matter what type of company you own”


Resources & people mentioned:

Companies & Startups: Incognia, Point72 Ventures, Revelo, Listopro, Take Blip, Habi, Bayer Mexico, Mono, Moova, Hireline, Billpocket.
VCs, Accelerators, Institutions: Magma Partners, Seedstars, Parallel18 Ventures, Warburg Pincus, TriplePoint Capital, Homebrew, SoftBank Latin America Fund, Tiger Global, Soma Capital, Y Combinator, Alaya Capital, FJ Labs, Wayra Telefónica, Matterscale, Kalei Ventures.
People: Armando Romero, Emmanuel Olvera, Alejandro Guízar.