Ualá raises $300M Series E, Interview with Andrés Benavides, Ep 190

This week’s Espresso covers news from Klar, Educbank, Fairplay, and more!

Outline of this episode:

• [00:27] – Klar launches platinum credit card
• [00:37] – Educbank raises $14.5M through the issuance of corporate bonds
• [00:57] – Fairplay secures $35M credit line from BBVA Spark
• [01:19] – Ualá raises $300M Series E and reaches $2.75B valuation
• [01:38] – Tako raises $13.2M seed round from a16z and Ribbit Capital
• [01:58] – Cometa raises $12M Series A to optimize school administration
• [02:13] – Interview with Andrés Benavides CEO & Cofounder of Cometa
• [10:43] – Lerian raises $3.1M in a round led by MAYA Capital
• [11:00] – Influur raises $10M in series A round
• [11:11] – Pravaler raises $75M in FIDCs
• [11:24] – Tumoni raises $2.3M in pre-seed round
• [11:44] – Asia Shipping acquires Hórus Logística
• [12:00] – Blip raises $60M in series C round

Resources & people mentioned:

• People: Andrés Benavides
• Startups: Klar, Educbank, Fairplay, Ualá, Tako, Cometa, Lerian, Influur, Pravaler, Tumoni, Asia Shipping, Hórus Logística, Blip
• VCs: BBVA Spark, Allianz X, a16z, Ribbit Capital, Reach Capital, MAYA Capital, Point72 Ventures, HTwenty Capital, Slauson & Co, Counterview Capital, Warburg Pincus