Kapital secures $20M in Series A round and $45M in debt facility, Ep 134
In this week’s Espresso, we cover investment updates from Kapital, Ualá, Cubo, and more!
Cubo secures a $3.5M seed round
Cubo, a Salvadoran fintech, successfully raised $3.5M in a seed round. Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo’s BID Lab led…
El Salvador presents law proposal to facilitate the issuance of cryptobonds
The government of El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele presented to Congress a proposal for a law on digital…
El Salvador-based n1co to become the first neobank in Central America with $18M seed-round
El Salvador-based fintech n1co raised a $18 million seed-round from regional groups. The payments startup seeks to position…
El Salvador plans to construct a Bitcoin City
In June 2021, El Salvador became the first country to adopt Bitcoin as a national currency. The country’s…
Bitso to become core service provider for El Salvador bitcoin wallet
Bitso, a Mexican crypto exchange platform, announced that it will be a core provider for Chivo wallet, El…
Florence Frech, Leal: Using Data to Engage with Customers in Latin America, Ep 114
Despite coming from a family of entrepreneurs in El Salvador, Florence Frech hadn’t considered being one herself until…
Hugo raises Series A round and launches hugo Ventures
Latamlist – Hugo, an El Salvador-based delivery startup, recently raised an undisclosed Series A investment round. The startup…
Leal arrives in El Salvador and Panama
LatAm List – Leal, the largest loyalty platform in Colombia, has more than 450 allied brands and over…
Colombia’s Leal raises $3M
LatAm List – Leal has just raised $3M from FCP Ventures and an anonymous contributor. The Colombian startup…