Latamlist Roundup July 16th – July 31st: PagBrasil partners with Wipay and Paybyrd to offer Pix to Brazilians in Europe
Welcome to the LatamList roundup, your bi-monthly summary of the Latin America startup scene. Fintechs made up the…
Nutri Co raises $2M
Peruvian foodtech Nutri Co has secured $2M from Uruguayan bioactives producer Terraflos. This round follows Nuti Co’s pre-seed…
Tapi raises $22M led by Kaszek, Ep 177
This week’s Espresso covers news from Winnin, Relif, Escala, and more!
Digitt raises $50M from CoVenture
Mexican fintech Digitt secured $50M in debt from CoVenture. This is CoVenture’s first direct investment in Latin America.…
Tapi raises $22M Series A
Argentinian paytech Tapi raised $22M in a Series A round led by Kaszek, with participation from Andressen Horowitz.…
Venture Capital: Golden Key or Gilded Cage
In 1997, I joined the founding team of Patagon.com. We sold the company three years later to Banco…
Escala raises $12M funding round
Escala, a USA-based CRM provider for Hispanic SMEs, raised $12M in an investment round co-led by IGNIA and…
NetLex raises $24M in Series B round
Brazilian contract lifecycle management platform NetLex raised $24M from Riverwood Capital, marking the largest investment in a CLM…
Overview of Cali’s entrepreneurial ecosystem
A few weeks ago, I was invited to facilitate a Startup Weekend in Cali. This was my fifth…
Sustainable foodtech startup ProNuvo raises $2M from the IFC
Costa Rican insect-based animal feed startup ProNuvo raised $2M from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a division of…