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!
Outline of this episode:
- [0:42] – Recap of H1 2020
- [3:30] – Manolo Fernandez, Justo
- [4:57] – Matias Rivera, Fanatiz
- [6:57] – Bruno Henriques, iFood
- [7:46] – Matias Muchnick, NotCo
- [9:00] – Pierpaolo Barbieri, Ualá
- [10:00] – Unicorn season
- [11:25] – Claire Diaz-Ortiz, Magma Partners
- [13:29] – Rodrigo Labbe, Jooycar
- [15:08] – Mateo Jaramillo, Heru
- [16:18] – An end to the Uber-Cornershop saga
Resources & people mentioned:
- Antonias Rojas, Claire Diaz-Ortiz, Manolo Fernandez, Matias Rivera, Bruno Henriques, Matias Muchnick, Pierpaolo Barbieri, Rodrigo Labbe, Mateo Jaramillo
- VC funds, initiatives, and accelerators: Magma Partners, Kaszek Ventures, ALLVP, Canary, Founders Fund, Brava Initiative, Rampa
- Startups: Kinedu, Lab4U, Rappi, iFood, UberEats, Justo, Turbi, Jooycar, Cargo X, Truora, Credijusto, Kushki, Belvo, Omnilatam, Uala, Kavak, dLocal, VTEX, Greensill Capital, Heru, NotCo, La Haus, Fanatiz,
- IDB Lab
- Uber-Cornershop saga
Full Espresso episodes:
- Manolo Fernandez on Jüsto closing a $12M Pre-Series A, Ep 4
- Matías Rivera: Fanatiz becomes global distributor of Brazilian soccer, Ep 10
- Bruno Henriques: iFood to launch first drone-assisted food delivery service in Latam, Ep 11
- Vilash Poovala: Oyster Financial closes $14M funding round, Ep 14
- Pierpaolo Barbieri: Uala’s arrival in Mexico, Ep 17
- Claire Díaz-Ortiz: Magma Partners launches the Brava initiative to invest in more female founders in Latam, Ep 18
- Rodrigo Labbé, Jooycar expands to the US with Fleetr, Ep 23
- Mateo Jaramillo: Mexican startup Heru raises $1.7M pre-seed round, Ep 26
- Cofece approves Uber-Cornershop acquisition in Mexico, Ep 28