Welcome to the LatamList roundup, your bi-monthly summary of the Latin America startup scene.
Fintechs, wellness startups, mobility startups, and VC firms took the spotlight in the first half of January, with activity in Argentina, Colombia, Chile, and Brazil. Here are the partnerships, expansions, partnerships, fundings, and other news we saw over the last two weeks.
Partnerships
- Colombian neobank Plurall partnered with BBVA Spark to provide micro entrepreneurs with loans backed by Fondo Nacional de Garantías. Read more on LatamFintech Hub.
Expansions
- Kuady expanded to Ecuador. The digital wallet now operates in Mexico, Peru, Argentina, Chile, and Ecuador. Read more on LatamFintech Hub.
- Hanu, a Chilean employee-wellness startup expanded to Colombia. Hanu now serves customers in Chile, the US, and Colombia. Read more on DFSud.
Partnerships
- Brazilian mobility startup Rhino raised $1.7M from 4Equity Media Ventures in a media-for-equity deal. Read more on Startupi.
Fundings
- Argentinian financial products marketplace Alprestamo made its first corporate bond issuance, structured by Cono Sur Investments, and raised $929K. Read more on LatamFintech Hub.
Other
- Brazilian venture capital firm Big Bets did the first closing of its second fund, raising $25M to invest in pre-seed and seed rounds of software startups. Read more on Brazil Journal.
