Minka closes a $24M Series A. DeltaX, Waterplan, and Simplee raise seed rounds, Ep 93

In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from Platzi, DeltaX, Simplee and more!

Outline of this episode:

• [00:28] – Colombian fintech Minka raises a $24M Series A funding round.
• [00:59] – Edtech startup Platzi announced that it will launch a satellite into space.
• [01:29] – Bolivian freight platform DeltaX raises $1M in a seed round.
• [02:09] – Interview with Luis Fernando Ortiz, CEO and founder of DeltaX.
• [03:45] – Argentinian startup Waterplan raises a $7M seed round.
• [04:19] – Chilean insurtech Simplee raises its first seed round.
• [04:51] – Interview with Diego Fernández León, CEO and co-founder of Simplee.
• [07:51] – Alejandro Guízar’s featured article “Unlocking your remote team’s creativity”
• [08:04] – Impactus Ventures announced an open call for applications to the 2022 Childtech Challenge

Resources & people mentioned:

• Companies & Startups:  Minka, Platzi, FOSSA Systems, DeltaX, Nowports, Nuvocargo, Waterplan, Simplee, Billpocket
• VCs, Accelerators, Institutions: Magma Partners, Tiger Global Management, Kaszek, Duro Ventures, SC Angeles, 99 Startups, Cibersons, Transition Global, Giant Ventures, Impactus Ventures
• People: Alfonso de los Ríos, Deepak Chhugani, Luis Fernando Ortiz, Diego Fernández Leon, Alejandro Guízar