Read More3 minute read CCrossing BordersMariana Castillo, Ben & Frank: Direct-to-Consumer Eyewear for the Mexican Market, Ep 124byNathan LustigOctober 20, 2020 Mariana Castillo believes that the eyewear shopping experience in Mexico is broken. It’s generally reduced to an impersonal…
Read More1 minute read EEspressoHans Apostel: MedPass secures additional $6M in funding, Ep 19byAngel AndracaOctober 20, 2020 This week’s Espresso features Hans Apostel, co-founder of MedPass, who talks about the health tech’s recent investment round.…
Read More1 minute read EEspressoClaire Díaz-Ortiz: Magma Partners launches the Brava initiative to invest in more female founders in Latam, Ep 18byAngel AndracaOctober 13, 2020 In this week’s Espresso, we invited Claire Díaz-Ortiz to talk about joining Magma Partners and launching Brava. We…
Read More3 minute read CCrossing BordersDan Green, Gunderson Dettmer: Legal Structures for Startups in Latin America, Ep 122byNathan LustigOctober 7, 2020 An avid traveler from a young age, Dan Green’s relationship with Latin America stretches all the way back…
Read More1 minute read EEspressoPierpaolo Barbieri: Uala’s arrival in Mexico, Ep 17byAngel AndracaOctober 6, 2020 For this week’s Espresso, we invited Pierpaolo Barbieri, founder of Uala, to talk about the fintech’s recent expansion…
Read More3 minute read CCrossing BordersMandeep Rai, The Values Compass: What 101 Countries Teach Us About Purpose, Life, and Leadership, Ep 121byNathan LustigSeptember 29, 2020 Mandeep Rai’s meeting with a Sikh person in the middle of Panama during her sabbatical across Latin America…
Read More1 minute read EEspressoHumberto Pertuz, Vozy: On closing an $800K investment round for voice communication services, Ep 16byAngel AndracaSeptember 29, 2020 In this week’s Espresso, we invited Humberto Pertuz, CEO and founder of Vozy to talk about closing their…
Read More3 minute read CCrossing BordersSantiago Pineda, Mensajeros Urbanos: A Collaborative Logistics Network for Latin America’s Last-Mile Delivery Industry, Ep 120byNathan LustigSeptember 22, 2020 Santiago Pineda started his entrepreneurial journey straight out of highschool at 18 years old. He would spend hours…
Read More1 minute read EEspressoJacobo Singer: dLocal becomes Uruguay’s first unicorn, Ep 15byAngel AndracaSeptember 22, 2020 In this week’s Espresso, we invited Jacobo Singer, COO at dLocal, to talk about the company’s most recent…
Read More3 minute read CCrossing BordersMatías Muchnick, NotCo: Training Algorithms to Fix the Broken Food Industry from Chile, Ep 119byNathan LustigSeptember 17, 2020 Matías Muchnick left the investment banking world in pursuit of a solution that would bring sustainability to the…