Nelo secures a $100M credit facility. Aplazo acquires Sensai Metrics, Ep 117

This week’s Espresso covers updates from Covalto, Menta, Pulpo, and more!

Outline of this episode:

• [00:28] – Aplazo acquires Sensai Metrics
• [00:52] – Pulpo closes an $8M funding round 
• [01:24] – Nelo secures a $100M credit facility
• [01:36] – Interview with Kyle Miller, cofounder and CEO of Nelo
• [03:18] – Skandia and Accial Capital Management launch Impacto
• [03:44] – Fidu announces a $5M round
• [04:12] – Covalto secures a $10M line from the International Development Finance Corporation
• [04:39] – Menta closes a $6M seed round
• [05:13] – New episode of Crossing Borders
• [05:40] – New episode of How to be the Difference

Resources & people mentioned:

• Companies & Startups: Aplazo, Pulpo, Nelo, Skandia, Accial Capital Management, Fidu, Covalto, Menta, Sensai Metrics.
• VCs, Accelerators, Institutions: Impacto, International Development Finance Corporation, Nazca Ventures, Victory Park Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, NFX, Imaginable Futures, Broom Ventures, Base10 Partners, Wollef.
• People: Nathan Lustig, Kyle Miller, David Poritz, Cristobal Perdomo, Johanna Molina, Paul Lynskey, Hector de Jesus Cortes.