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In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from Barte, Mattilda, Clara, and more!


OUTLINE OF THIS EPISODE:
[0:28] – Barte raises $3M[0:41] – Mattilda raised a $10M credit line from Addem Capital[0:58] – KLYM raised $27M in a Series B round[1:16] – Wheel the World closes a $6M Pre-Series A round[1:35] – Clara secured a $90M debt financingRESOURCES & PEOPLE MENTIONED:Startups: Barte, Mattilda, KLYM, Wheel the World, ClaraVC firms: NXTP, Force Over Mass, Addem Capital, JP Morgan, International Finance Corporation, Kayak Ventures, Accial Capital, Skandia

In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from Blipay, Rankmi, Avista, and more!


Outline of this episode:[0:28] – Marco raises $200M to expand SME financing platform in Latin America[0:44] – Brazilian fintech Blipay secures $6.7M[1:02] – Rankmi merges with Osmos and raises a Series A round[1:16] – Avista closes a $22.5M debt facility from Accial Capital[1:36] – Bitso launches Bitso Card[1:50] – LatamList featured articlesResources & people mentioned:
Startups: Marco, Blipay, Rankmi, Osmos, AvistaVC firms: Castlelake, MidCap Financial, SRM Ventures, Softbank Latin America Fund, Accial CapitalPeople mentioned: Rocio Wu

In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from Buk, Minu, Datamart, and more!


Outline of this episode:
[0:28] – Plerk and Minu announce their merger [0:43] – Buk raises $35M to enter the Brazilian market[1:03] – Datamart raises a $6.3M round[1:23] – Comun secures $4.5M in a funding round[1:39] – LatamList featured articlesResources & people mentioned:Startups: Minu, Plerk, Buk, Datamart, ComunVC firms: Base10 Partners, Greenoaks, SoftBank Latin America, Moonvalley Capital, Banco Santander, Grupo Falabella, BICE, Costanoa Ventures, South Park Commons, FJ LabsPeople mentioned: Juan Pablo Capello, Gino Ferrand

In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from Vexi, Celcoin, Wibo, and more!


Outline of this Episode:[0:28] – Wibo secures $450K in a pre-seed round [0:45] – Vaas raises $5M in a seed round[1:05] – Vexi raises an $8M round led by Magma Partners[1:25] – Interview with Cinthia Merlos COO and Cofounder of Vexi[5:30] – Celcoin acquired Finansystech for $16.3M[5:44] – QUASH.ai raises $3.7M in a seed round[6:00] – How to build a financial product that can improve people’s lives[6:14] – Crossing Borders: Alejandro Matamala, Runway, Ep 199Resources & People Mentioned:Startups: Wibo, Vaas, Vexi, Celcoin, Finansystech, QUASH.ai, RunwayVC firm: Magma Partners, Hero Capital, Daedalus VC, Andreessen Horowitz, Nazca, Maya Capital, Latitud, HTwenty, G2 Momentum, Q Capital Venture Capital.People mentioned: Cinthia Merlos, Alejandro Matamala

In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from Zenfi, Mendel, Tuhabi, and more!


Outline of this episode:
[0:27] – Zenfi raises an $8.5M round led by Magma Partners[0:46] – Mendel acquires Te Facturo[1:07] – Nippy raises a $1M pre-seed round[1:21] – Tuhabi, closes a $ 400M funding agreement with BBVA SparkResources & people mentioned:
Startups: Zenfi, Mendel, Te Facturo, Nippy, TuhabiVC firm: Magma Partners, Cometa, Redwood Ventures, Polígono, Conny & Co, Unpopular VenturesInstitutions: IDB, BBVA Spark, Córdoba Innovar y Emprender Agency

This week’s Espresso covers updates from Welbe, Syncfy, and more!

Outline of this episode:
[00:28] - Syncfy closes $10M seed round[00:45] - tea secures $8.9M in seed round[01:03] - Welbe closes $4.1M seed round[01:21] - WeKall completes a $1.5M pre-seed round[01:50] - Interview with Antonio Soares on LatAm fintech trends in 2023[05:19] - How to be the Difference’s Holiday Special[05:29] - New Crossing Borders episode
Resources & people mentioned:
Companies & Startups: Syncfy, tea, Welbe, WeKall, Dock, Gunderson Dettmer.VCs, Accelerators, Institutions: Point72 Ventures, Acuitas Group Holdings, Volpe Capital, Nazca, Carao Ventures, Imagine Ventures. People: Antonio Soares, Johanna Molina, Paul Lynskey, Daniel Green, Nathan Lustig.