Neon becomes a unicorn. delt.ai brings DeFi lending to businesses in Mexico, Ep 83

In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from Neon, Hireline, Velvet, and more!

Outline of this episode:

• [00:27] – Velvet announces $200M funding.
• [00:59] – Neon becomes a unicorn after a $300M round.
• [01:35] – delt.ai brings DeFi lending to businesses in Mexico.
• [02:07] – Interview with José de la Luz López Sanguino, delt.ai’s CEO
• [07:54] – Financial Health Innovation Fund announces new investments
• [08:35] – Viva Translate announces $4M in funding.
• [09:11] – New Crossing Borders episode with Luis Rubén Chávez.

Resources & people mentioned:

• Companies & Startups: Velvet, Neon,  delt.ai, TrustToken, Finerio Connect, Chari, Hireline, Viva Translate, Zenfi
• VC funds, Institutions, Accelerators:  BBVA, Y Combinator, Village Capital, MetLife Foundation
• People: José de la Luz López Sanguino, Nick Grassi, Luis Rubén Chávez, Nathan Lustig