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…
Cleantech Kilimo raises $7.5M in Series A round
Cleantech Kilimo raised $7.5M in a Series A round led by Emerald Technology Ventures. The Yield Lab Latam,…
Mexican fintech Félix Pago secures $15.5M Series A
B2C remittance solution Félix raised a $15.5M Series A round led by Castle Island Ventures, with participation from…
Nubank and Rappi featured in TIME’s 100 Most Influential Companies of 2024
Nubank and Rappi were the only two Latin American companies named in TIME100’s Most Influential Companies of 2024. …
Argentine unicorn Vercel secures $250M Series E
Argentine unicorn Vercel raised $250M in a Series E funding round led by Accel, with participation from CRV,…
ABSeed raises $30M to invest in B2B SaaS
Brazilian VC ABSeed raised its third fund, Seed 3, a $30M fund to invest in early-stage B2B SaaS…