23 APR 2024 · This week’s Espresso covers news from Kamina, BrandLovrs, Turbi, and more! Outline of this episode: - [00:28] – Investidores.vc raises $483K - [00:40] – Toku secures $9.3M in a round led by Gradient - [00:50] –  Ignacio Errázuriz interview - [03:51] – Kamina secures $3.2M in pre-seed round - [04:04] – BrandLovrs raises $6.6M in a round led by Kaszek - [04:17] – Turbi raises $8.5M in a round led by Domo.vc - [04:28] – Colombian fintech OnePay raises $1.3M in pre-seed round - [04:40] – Crezes raises $750k in pre-seed funding Resources & people mentioned: - Startups: http://investidores.vc/, https://trytoku.com/, https://www.kamina.app/, https://www.brandlovrs.com/, https://turbi.com.br/, https://onepay.ai/, https://crezes.com/ - VCs and Angel investors: https://www.suno.com.br/, https://g4educacao.com/, https://www.gradient.com/,  https://kaszek.com/, http://domo.vc/, https://www.maya.capital/ - People: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ignacio-errazuriz/overlay/about-this-profile/

16 APR 2024 · This week’s Espresso covers news from Nubank Colombia, Radar, Lolocar, and more! Outline of this episode: - [00:28] – Nubank secures a $150M loan - [00:42] – Lolocar acquires OlaCar to enter Uruguay - [00:58] – Radar raises $1.5M - [01:17] – Habi raises $30M from the International Finance Corporation - [01:29] – Carryt acquires Treggo’s operations in Mexico and Colombia - [01:42] – goFlux lands a $6M Series A - [01:57] – Interview Rodrigo Gonçalves goFlux Cofounder and CEO - [06:10] – LatamList roundup Resources & people mentioned: - Startups: https://nu.com.co/, https://www.lolocar.app/cl/, https://uy.linkedin.com/company/olacar, https://www.somosradar.com/, https://habi.co/, https://www.carryt.co/, https://www.treggo.co/, https://www.goflux.com.br/ - VCs and Angel investors: https://www.thefintechfund.com/, https://everywhere.vc/, https://startupistanbul.com/, https://www.rhombuz.vc/, https://www.goflux.com.br/, https://www.linkedin.com/in/cristobalforno/ - Institutions: https://www.dfc.gov/, https://www.ifc.org/en/home, 

9 APR 2024 · This week’s Espresso covers news from Mercado Único, Pulpos, Ada, and more! Outline of this episode: - [00:28] – Inner AI raises $2M and launches AI platform - [00:41] – Mercado Único secures $395K to reduce food waste - [00:51] – Koin raises $7.3M to expand offerings to tourism services - [01:06] – Pulpos raises $4M to boost Mexican SMEs' digitalization - [01:16] – Lexter.ai raises $3.2M to enhance its platform - [01:37] – Palenca raises funding from Experian Ventures - [01:47] – Ada raises pre-Series A from Wayra Brasil - [01:57] – Instacarro raises $10.8M in a debt and equity deal - [02:09] – Akad raises $22.5M in Series A Resources & people mentioned: - Startups: https://www.innerai.com/, https://www.mercadounico.tech/, https://www.koin.com.br/, https://pulpos.com/, http://lexter.ai, https://palenca.com/, https://ada.tech/, https://www.instacarro.com/, https://akadseguros.com.br/. - VCs: https://www.canary.com.br/, https://www.techstars.com/, https://alexia.vc/, https://www.experian.com/ventures/index, https://br.wayra.com/, https://valorcapitalgroup.com/, https://www.acrosscap.com/. - Institutions: https://www.itau.com.br/.

2 APR 2024 · This week’s Espresso covers news from Rebill, umgrauemeio, Taxo, and more! Outline of this episode: - [00:27] – Rebill.com launches 1-Click Checkout - [00:39] – Umgrauemeio  secures $3.7M to fight forest fires - [01:01] – HubLocal raises 700K for cost optimization and market expansion - [01:14] – Taxo raises $1.2M pre-seed round - [01:29] – Brazilian startup IZI raises $800K investment - [01:43] - LatamList roundup Resources & people mentioned: - Startups: https://www.rebill.com/en/, https://www.umgrauemeio.com/, https://hublocal.com.br/, https://taxo.co/, https://izi.app/. - VCs: https://bossainvest.com/, https://www.gvangels.com.br/, https://domo.vc/.

26 MAR 2024 · In this week’s Espresso, we cover news from WeKall, Leasy, and more! Outline of this episode: - [00:28] – Foccuz raises $700K in a seed round - [00:47] – Leasy raises  $28M Series A round led by Magma Partners - [01:05] – WeKall acquires Mexican startup Sirenna AI - [01:19] – Addi raises $86M round Resources & people mentioned: - Startups: https://foccuz.com/es/company-es/ https://leasyauto.com/,  https://www.wekall.co/, https://www.sirenna.ai/, https://co.addi.com/ - VCs: https://www.carabela.vc/, https://mgvcapital.com/, https://www.kuipervc.com/, https://www.invariantes.com/, https://magmapartners.com/, https://www.usv.com/, https://a16z.com/, https://www.gic.com.sg/, https://www.goldmansachs.com/

20 MAR 2024 · In this week’s Espresso, we cover news from Niko, Visio.ai, MegaBite, and more! Outline of this episode: - [00:28] – Sostengo raises $3.8M seed round - [00:39] – Niko ​​secures $3.3M seed funding - [00:59] – Visio.ai raises $2.5M in seed round - [01:14] – Megabite and Hungry House merge to create BiteLabs Resources & people mentioned: - Startups: https://www.sostengo.com/, https://www.niko.mx/, https://visio.ai/, https://www.megabitefood.com/, https://www.orderhungryhouse.com/. - VCs: https://www.picuscap.com/, https://468cap.com/, https://www.dgf.com.br/

5 MAR 2024 · In this week’s Espresso, we cover news from YoFio, Baubap, Keirón, and more! Outline of this episode: - [00:28] – Skyone raises $12M investment - [00:38] – Banco Master acquires Brazilian neobank Will Bank - [00:53] – Loovi raises $9M in funding - [01:11] – YoFio secures $10M in seed funding - [01:22] – Baubap raises $120M from Six Point Capital Management - [01:35] – Neowrk raises $2M to expand in Brazil - [01:50] – Pulsar raises $8M in funding - [02:02] – Keirón raises $1.7M to accelerate growth in Mexico - [02:17] – Ziff acquires digital lending startup Arrenda - [02:32] – Bi-monthly roundup Resources & people mentioned: - Startups: https://skyone.solutions/es/, https://www.willbank.com.br/, https://www.loovi.com.br/, https://mx.yofio.app/, https://www.baubap.com/, https://www.neowrk.com/, https://www.pulsarml.com/, https://www.keironsalud.com/. - VCs: https://www.bewater.vc/, https://www.sixpoint.io/, https://www.indicatorcapital.com/, https://cometa.vc/, https://www.taramcapital.com/. - Companies and institutions: https://www.bancomaster.com.br/, https://www.oikocredit.coop/.

27 FEB 2024 · In this week’s Espresso, we cover news from Global66, Housi, BemAgro, and more! Outline of this episode: - [00:28] – Global66 unveils multi-currency feature for its prepaid cards - [00:41] – BemAgro raises $2M pre-Series A round - [00:55] – Simetrik secures $55M in Series B - [01:13] – Housi raises $10M investment - [01:30] – Cuida Mi Mascota acquires Tu mejor Amigo Resources & people mentioned: - Startups: https://global66.com/, https://www.bemagro.com/home, https://www.simetrik.com/, https://www.cuidamimascota.com.mx/, https://www.tumejoramigo.com.mx/. - VCs: https://www.cnh.com/, https://ruralventures.com.br/, https://www.rpev.com.br/, https://tm3.capital/. - Companies and institutions: https://www.gsam.com/content/gsam/uk/en/advisers/homepage.html, https://agroshow.info/agroexponente/grupo-agroven/, https://www.mmagro.com/.

13 FEB 2024 · In this week’s Espresso, we cover news from Cogtive, Vertown, Tenchi Security, and more! Outline of this episode: - [00:28] – Tenchi Security raises $7M Series A - [00:45] – Traive secures $20M investment - [01:01] – Techreo closes $3.4M funding round - [01:20] – Cogtive raises $2M in funding - [01:38] – Vertown secures $1.4M investment - [01:52] – Featured articles Resources & people mentioned: - Startups: https://www.tenchisecurity.com/, https://traivefinance.com/en/, https://techreo.mx/, https://cogtive.com/es/, https://www.vertown.com/. - VCs: https://bradescobank.com/, https://www.l4vb.com/, https://g2momentum.capital/en/, https://www.creationinvestments.com/, https://indicatorcapital.com/, https://www.acolabam.com.br/acolab-ventures, https://irani.com.br/. - Companies and institutions: https://www.accenture.com/us-en, https://www.bb.com.br/.

30 GEN 2024 · In this week’s Espresso, we cover news from Nubank, Pomelo, Daki, and more! Outline of this episode: - [00:28] – Nubank launches savings account in Colombia - [00:37] – Girasol Payment Solutions acquires Finzi - [00:47] – Pomelo secures $40M in Series B - [01:01] – Bioeutectics raises $2.1M in funding - [01:14] – Genial Care raises $10M to expand autism care services - [01:29] – Daki secures $5M investment - [01:42] – Konvex closes a $700K funding round - [01:59] – Afinz acquires Pagolivre Resources & people mentioned: - Startups: https://nu.com.co/, https://finzi.co/, https://pomelo.la/latam/, https://www.bioeutectics.com/, https://genialcare.com.br/, https://www.soudaki.com/, https://getkonvex.com/, https://www.pagolivre.com.br/. - Funds: https://www.kaszek.com/, https://fenventures.com/en/, https://www.generalcatalyst.com/, https://4equity.com.br/, https://500.co/, https://parallel18.com/. - Companies and institutions: https://www.girasolpayments.com/, https://afinz.com.br/.