Cubbo closes $4M seed round. Mercado Pago becomes a card operator, Ep 73

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

Outline of this episode: 

• [0:27] – Cubbo closes $4M seed round
• [1:00] – Interview Brian York, CEO at Cubbo
• [3:06] – 9th edition WeXchange Forum
• [3:44] – Facily increased its valuation to $850M
• [4:24] – Finaktiva acquired Libera
• [4:56] – Aplazo, raised $27M in a Series A
• [5:34] – Mercado Pago granted licences in Chile
• [6:02] – Ep 157, Crossing Borders ft Maricel Saenz
• [6:17] – Balancing founderhood with parenthood

Resources & people mentioned:

• Startups: Cubbo, WeXchange, Facily, Finaktiva, Aplazo, Mercado Pago
• Brian York
• Maricel Saenz
• Emma Sánchez Andrade Smith
• Carlos Anaya
• Nur Malek Pascha