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Sophia Wood

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Sophia is the co-founder of LatamList. Currently, she is CEO at Friends of Wallacea & Venture Partner at Magma Partners. Sophia is passionate about harnessing the power of technology to empower communities to conserve and sustainably manage their land. She has followed this passion down several avenues, from entrepreneurship to investment and large-scale conservation management, including projects that span Africa, Latin America, and the South Pacific.
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SStartup Expansions

Uruguay’s dLocal expands to Nigeria and South Africa

  • bySophia Wood
  • December 27, 2019
LatAm List – dLocal is a cross-border payments company based in Uruguay that leverages API-driven technology to support…
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IIPOs

Brazil’s XP launches the 4th biggest US IPO of 2019

  • bySophia Wood
  • December 20, 2019
LatAm List – The Brazilian financial broker XP Investimentos originally listed their stock at $27 per share, which…
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SStartup Funding

Brazil’s Hanzo raises Series A from Dot Capital and Mastercard

  • bySophia Wood
  • December 17, 2019
LatAm List – Hanzo is a Brazilian consumer engagement and loyalty platform that has been working with Mastercard…
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AAccelerators

Rampa Ventures launches virtual accelerator to support tech startups across Latin America

  • bySophia Wood
  • December 12, 2019
LatAm List – Rampa Ventures recently announced the launch of its new virtual accelerator, called Hiperpropulsor, to support…
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SStartup Funding

Mexico’s leading neobank, albo, raises $19M to bank the unbanked

  • bySophia Wood
  • December 11, 2019
LatAm List – Albo is the largest neobank in Mexico, providing digital banking services to over 200,000 customers…
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EEnterprise

Goldman Sachs to lend $125M to MercadoLibre

  • bySophia Wood
  • December 7, 2019
LatAm List – Goldman Sachs made its biggest Mexican loan to date with a $125M credit for e-commerce…
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UUnicorns

Gaming startup Wildlife becomes Brazil’s newest unicorn

  • bySophia Wood
  • December 6, 2019
LatAm List – Wildlife Studios, a Brazilian mobile gaming startup, recently raised a $60M Series A at a…
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SStartup Updates

Ecuador’s Kriptos takes first place in Comet Competition Mexico

  • bySophia Wood
  • December 6, 2019
LatAm List – The Comet Competition is an international startup competition run by Ingram Micro, a Fortune 500…
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IInsights

An Alternative Ranking of Latin America’s Startup Ecosystems

  • bySophia Wood
  • November 29, 2019
LatAm List – A few weeks ago, StartupBlink released their Startup Ecosystems Rankings Report for 2019, which ranks…
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SStartup Funding

Ecuadorian cybersecurity startup, Kriptos, receives investment from SixThirty Cyber to launch in the US

  • bySophia Wood
  • November 26, 2019
LatAm List – Founded in 2018 by Ecuadorian cousins, Christian Torres and Alfonso Villalba, Kriptos, has quickly expanded…

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