Read More1 minute read SStartup FundingPeruvian online education platform Netzun closes $1.4M Pre-Series A roundbyCarolina GonzalezNovember 24, 2022 The Peruvian edtech Netzun has closed a $1.4M Pre-Series A round. Some of the investors in this round…
Read More2 minute read SStartup FundingEdtech Laboratoria gets $4M grant from MacKenzie Scott to support women in techbyAlejandra Cruz GarcíaNovember 16, 2022 The American lawyer and writer MacKenzie Scott, Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife, with an estimated fortune of more than $55…
Read More3 minute read CCrossing BordersGreatest Hits Episode: Mariana Costa, Laboratoria: Transforming Latin America’s Tech Sector with Female Talent, Ep 193byNathan LustigNovember 11, 2022 For this week on the Crossing Borders podcast, we’re revisiting one of our greatest hits episodes featuring Mariana…
Read More1 minute read SStartup LaunchesKushki enables cross-border payments for global companies with Kushki MundialbyCarolina GonzalezOctober 27, 2022 Kushki, the payments technology company connecting Latin America, is introducing its new business division- Kushki Mundial. This division…
Read More2 minute read SStartup FundingPeruvian fintech Wolet closes $2M debt funding round for SMEs creditbyAlejandra Cruz GarcíaSeptember 23, 2022 Peruvian fintech Wolet raised a $2 million debt funding round led by Acorde Private Fund and a group…
Read More1 minute read SStartup ExpansionsUnicorn paytech Kushki enters PerubyAlejandra Cruz GarcíaSeptember 21, 2022 Unicorn paytech Kushki, which connects Latin America with digital payments, is officially launching operations in Peru. In this…
Read More1 minute read SStartup FundingPeruvian fintech Prestamype receives a $2M loan from the IDB LabbyCarolina GonzalezSeptember 14, 2022 The IDB Lab, the innovation laboratory of the Inter-American Development Bank, approved a $2M loan for the Peruvian…
Read More1 minute read VVC FundsPeruvian Salkantay Ventures closes first VC fund at $26MbyCarolina GonzalezSeptember 13, 2022 Salkantay Ventures, the largest VC fund in Peru, has closed its first venture capital fund, Salkantay Exponential Fund…
Read More2 minute read SStartup FundingPeruvian edtech uDocz gets $2M seed-round for Mexico expansionbyAlejandra Cruz GarcíaSeptember 13, 2022 Peruvian education startup uDocz closed a $2 million seed-round. The funding comes after the startup’s participation in April…
Read More2 minute read CCrossing BordersGregorio Gilardini, Leasy: Driving financial inclusion for Latin Americans via cars, Ep 183byNathan LustigSeptember 1, 2022 Gregorio Gilardini is the co-founder and CEO of Leasy, a Peru and Mexico-based startup that provides car financing…