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LatamList Espresso — 231 episodes

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Prestamype raises $27M in equity and debt, Ep 230

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Azos raises $24M Series C, Ep 229

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Ualá raises $195M led by Allianz X, Ep 228

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Bravo raises $236M for debt settlement solution, Ep 227

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Kavak raises $300M round led by Andreessen Horowitz, Ep 226

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Clara renews $150M credit line, Ep 225

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Alfred raises $15M Series A, Ep 224

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Plata raises $500M from Nomura, Ep 223

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Vambe raises $14M Series A, Ep 222

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Creditas raises $108M Series G led by Andbank, Ep 221

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Plata raises $250M, reaching a $3.1B valuation, Ep 220

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Lastro raises $16M Series A led by Prosus Ventures, Ep 219

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A5X raises $37.6M in Series C, Ep 218

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Omie raises $160M, Ep 217

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Starian raises $115M from General Atlantic, Ep 216

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AgendaPro raises $35M, Ep 215

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Buk acquires Bemmbo, Ep 214

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Stone secures $54M from IDB Invest, Ep 213

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Woba raises $13.5M, Ep 212

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Neon raises $129M in Series E extension round, Ep 211

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Welli raises $25M to expand medical-credit platform, Ep 210

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Agibank raises $350M through FIDC, Ep 209

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Palla raises $14.5M Series A, Ep 208

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Credicuotas secures $33M in bond issuance, Ep 207

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Vexi raises $15.3M from Banco Covalto, Ep 206

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Magalu raises $130M from the IFC, Ep 205

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Kavak raises $127M, Ep 204

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Félix Pago raises $75M Series B, Ep 203

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Grão Direto raises $15.4M, Ep 202

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V360 secures $7M Series A, Ep 201

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Interview with David Tafur, CEO and Founder of YaVendió, Ep 200

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VEMO raises $63.7M, Ep 199

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CashU secured a $17.5M FIDC backed by Itaú BBA, Ep 198

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Turbi raises $12.5M Series D, Ep 197

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Paytrack raises $40M Series B. Ep 196

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Finmaq raises $29M. Interview with José Javier Cordero CEO of PayMon. Ep 195

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Agibank raises $63M from Lumina Capital, Ep 194

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Onze raises $20M. Interview with Jaime Tabachnik, Founder of Solvento , Ep 193

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ZeBrands secures $53M syndicated loan from HSBC and Sabadell, Ep 192

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Addi secures $100M credit line, Ep 191

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

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Plata Card raises $55M through the issuance of bonds, Ep 189

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AgriCapital raises $7.4M, Ep 188

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CXC raises a $32.6M Series A round led by Kaszek, Ep 187

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Agrolend raises $53M in series C round, Ep 186

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Asaas secures $150M in a round led by BOND, Ep 185

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ExcelCredit raises $50M from Nomura, Ep 184

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ROCK secures $54M, Ep 183

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Cayena raises a $55M Series B round, Ep 182

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Gringo raises $12.4M in Series C. Interview with Mateo Semerene Co-founder of Altscore, Ep 181

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Syonet merges with Lead Force and starts operations in Mexico, Ep 180

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Andes STR raises $4M in a round led by Executive Venture Fund, Ep 179

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Stori raises $212M in a debt and equity deal, Ep 178

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Tapi raises $22M led by Kaszek, Ep 177

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Interview with Chazki on its merger with Lok. OCN raises $86M, Ep 176

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Eden raises $10M led by Sierra Ventures, Ep 175

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Stori to inject $383M into Mexico operations, Ep 174

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CRMBonus raises $10M in a Series B extension round, Ep 173

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Celcoin raises $120M in Series C round, Ep 172

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Félix secures $15.5M Series A, Ep 171

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CloudWalk raises $313M, Ep 170

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CRMBonus raised $78M in a Series B round led by BOND, Ep 169

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Jeeves lands $75M credit line to grow its Latin America operations, Ep 168

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Toku secures $9.3M in a round led by Gradient, Ep 167

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Nubank secures a $150M loan, Ep 166

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Akad raises $22.5M in Series A, Ep 165

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Umgrauemeio secures $3.7M to fight forest fires, Ep 164

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Addi raises $86M round, Ep 163

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Sostengo raises $3.8M seed round, Ep 162

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Skyone raises $12M investment, Ep 161

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Simetrik raises $55M in Series B, Ep 160

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Traive secures $20M for Brazilian expansion, Ep 159

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Pomelo secures $40M in Series B, Ep 158

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Zubale raises $25M, Ep 157

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Uncover raises $7.5M Seed round, Ep 156

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Finkargo raised $20M in a series A round led by QED investors, Ep 155

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QI Tech raises $200M in Series B round, Ep 154

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Cobre raises $13M to enhance CFOs’ work, Ep 153

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Albo raises $40M series C round, Ep 152

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Kapital invests $50M in the acquisition and capitalization of Autofin, Ep 151

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Fretadão secures $10M funding. Syscap has secured $2.3M, Ep 150

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123 Lease secures a $30M round, Ep 149

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Praso raises $9.5M and acquires Floki’s intellectual property, Ep 148

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Nomad raises $61M in a Series B round, Ep 147

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Klar raises $100M credit facility, Ep 146

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Tractian secures $46.9M in a Series B round, Ep 145

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Mexican startup Albo acquires Delt.ai for $20M, Ep 144

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Nubank reaches 85M customers. Casai closes operations in Mexico and Brazil, Ep 143

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Colombian startup Foodology raises a $17M round, Ep 142

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Global66 becomes FC Bayern Munich’s first regional partner in South America, Ep 141

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Somos Internet secures a $13.4M seed round, Ep 140

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Nuvocargo raises $36.5M in Series B round, Ep 139

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Bicycle Capital announces the launch of a $500M fund, Ep 138

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Fz Sports announces $74M financing, Ep 137

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NocNoc raises $14M Series A round led by PayPal, Ep 136

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Kiwi raises $4.5M in a Pre-Series A round, Ep 135

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Kapital secures $20M in Series A round and $45M in debt facility, Ep 134

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The Yield Lab announces a $50M fund, Ep 133

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Cilia secures a $21.8M round. Nu launches Cuenta Nu, Ep 132

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R2 secures a $100M debt facility from CIM, Ep 131

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KLYM raises $27M in a Series B round. Mattilda secures a $10M credit line, Ep 130

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Rankmi merged with Osmos and raised a Series A round, Ep 129

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Buk raises $35M. Mexican startups Plerk and Minu announced their merger, Ep 128

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Vexi raises an $8M round, led by Magma Partners. Celcoin acquires Finansystech, Ep 127

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Zenfi closes $8.5M funding round. Mendel acquires Te Facturo, Ep 126

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Interview with Antonio Soares on LatAm’s fintech landscape for 2023. Syncfy closes $10M seed round, Ep 125

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NotCo raises a $70M extension of its Series D round. Nubank announces a $330M equity capitalization, Ep 124

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Interview with Juliane Butty on Platzi’s female founders' report. Baubap receives $20M loan, Ep 123

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Flourish Fi secures $2.3M in a seed round. El Salvador proposes law to facilitate the issuance of cryptobonds, Ep 122

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Finkargo closes $75M funding round. Mackenzie Scott donates $4M to Laboratoria, Ep 121

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Mendel closes investment round for $60M. Beat shuts down operations in Latin America, Ep 120

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Quinio raises $40M in equity and debt. Nubank launches Nucoin, its digital currency, Ep 119

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Yaydoo acquires Oyster Financial. Kukun closes $4.5M seed round, Ep 118

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Nelo secures a $100M credit facility. Aplazo acquires Sensai Metrics, Ep 117

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Vozy raises $5M in a Pre-Series A round. Plerk announces a partnership with WeWork, Ep 116

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Cortex secures $48 million in a Series C round. Ualá announces a $150 million investment in Latin America, Ep 115

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Minteo secures $4.3 million in a seed funding round. Nubank leaves Brazil’s stock market, Ep 114

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Colombia approaches Brazilian authorities to import Pix. Kavak signs structured financing agreements worth $810M, Ep 113

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Finaktiva raises $25M in debt. Salkantay Ventures closes its first VC fund at $26M, Ep 112

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Xepelin secures a $140M credit line from Goldman Sachs. Pagaleve closes a $25M Series A round, Ep 111

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R2 closes $15M Series A round. Plurall receives $20M in debt capital from Fasanara Capital, Ep 110

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Plerk closes $12M Series A round. Latú Seguros raises the largest pre-seed round in LatAm at $6.7M, Ep 109

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Interview with Billpocket on its deal with Kushki. Pomelo extends its Series A round to $50M, Ep 108

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Clara lands $150M debt facility from Goldman Sachs. DD360 closes a $91M investment round, Ep 107

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Yaydoo and Paystand merge to create a new Fintech unicorn. Geopagos receives $35M in investment round, Ep 106

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Kushki becomes Ecuador’s first payment aggregator. Bia raises $6M in a pre-seed round, Ep 105

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Colombian startup treble.ai closes $15M Series A round. Arrenda raises $26.5M in pre-seed round, Ep. 104

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Stori becomes Mexico’s new unicorn after a $150M round. Betterfly lands in the European market, Ep 103

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Kavak expands to Turkey, Chile, Peru, and Colombia. Sequoia welcomes Latin American startups to its Arc program, Ep 102

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Mottu raises $40M in debt and equity financing. Revolut announces expansion to Brazil, Ep 101

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Examedi closes a $17M Series A round. MAYA Capital raises venture capital fund of $100M, Ep 100

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Revelo acquires Mexican tech talent marketplace Listopro. Take Blip closes $70M Series B round, Ep 99

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Kushki becomes Ecuador’s first unicorn. Google announces $1.2B investment commitment in Latin America, Ep 98

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Talently closes the largest seed round for an edtech in Spanish-speaking countries. Truora acquires the Brazilian firm ZapSign, Ep 97

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Nowports is LatAm's latest unicorn after a $150M Series C round. Bornlogic raises $10M in Series A round, Ep 96

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Dock becomes a unicorn after raising $110M. Colombian fintech R5 raises $7M in a funding round, Ep 95

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Habi becomes a unicorn after a $200M Series C round. Xepelin raises a $111M Series B round, Ep 94

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Minka closes a $24M Series A. DeltaX, Waterplan, and Simplee raise seed rounds, Ep 93

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Cybersecurity startup Strike raises $5.4M in a seed round. Picus Capital opens offices in São Paulo, Ep 92

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Zubale raises $40M in a Series A. Pierpaolo Barbieri launches VC firm 17Sigma, Ep 91

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Treinta raises $46M in a Series A. Softbank launches fund for Latin America called Upload Ventures, Ep 90

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Simetrik announces a $24M Series A round. Casai acquires LoopKey, Ep 89

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Intuitivo raises a $7.8M seed round. Neivor announces a $3.5M funding round, Ep 88

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Vexi announces a $24M round. Cubbo acquires Dedalog, Ep 87

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Cayena announces Series A | Cura Deuda raises $1.3M USD, Ep 86

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Chilean bus marketplace Recorrido is acquired by Busbud. Emi Labs raises $11M in a Series A funding round.

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Technisys achieves unicorn status. NotCo announces joint venture with Kraft Heinz, Ep 84

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Neon becomes a unicorn. delt.ai processes a $25M financing in digital assets.

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Bain & Company acquires Chilean startup Spike. H20 Capital Innovation announces $50M fund.

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Betterfly becomes a unicorn. Ualá begins its operations in Colombia, Ep 81

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Habi acquires Propiedades.com and Tu Cantón. Fairplay raises $35M in a Series A funding round, Ep 80

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Parrot secures $9.5M in a Series A round. Klar raises $70M in a Series B round, Ep 79

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Uber Eats will close its operation in Brazil. Tul raises $181M in a Series B funding round. Ep 78

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Olist raises $186M in a Series E. Nowports announces a $60M funding round.

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Incode and Clara gain unicorn status. Nuvocargo raises $20.5M for US-Mexico trade, Ep 76

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Merama becomes a unicorn with a $1.2B valuation. Nubank begins trading shares at NYSE.

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Nubank acquires Olivia. Provu raises US$256M in Goldman Sachs-led round, Ep 74

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Cubbo closes $4M Seed Round. Aplazo raised $27M in a Series A, Ep 73

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Fintual raises $39M from Sequoia. Stori raises $200M Series C, Ep 72

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rete achieves unicorn status. Proptech Houm raises $35M Series A

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Ben & Frank announce new investment for regional expansion, Ep 70

162

Fintech Pomelo raises $35M for Latam’s payments infrastructure, Ep 69

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Neta raises $4.9M led by Kaszek for s-commerce, Ep 68

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IDB Lab and Google announce the first batch of the LAC Women Founders Accelerator, Ep 67

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Merama closes $225M Series B funding round, Ep 66

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SoftBank pledges a further $3B for Latin American tech companies, Ep 65

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Mexican eCommerce Gaia raises $50M from SoftBank, Ep 64

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500 Startups launches new investment fund for Latin America, Ep 63

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Matías Castillo: Pulsar raises $3.6M for manufacturing analytics, Ep 62

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QuintoAndar raises $120M Series E extension round, Ep 61

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Gyoung Joo Choe: IDB Lab and Google launch the LAC Founders Accelerator for Women STEMpreneurs, Ep 60

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New unicorn: Argentina’s Uala valued at $2.45B, Ep 59

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Global66 raises $12M Series A for regional expansion, Ep 58

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Mafalda Barros: Quansa raises $3.6M for employee financial health, Ep 57

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Yummy raises $4M to become Venezuelan ‘super-app’, Ep 56

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Three Women STEMpreneurs leading the HR revolution in Latin America, Ep 15

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Angel Arias: Remote-first platform Plerk raises $1M for flexible employee perks worldwide, Ep 55

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LAVCA’s 2021 Latin America Investment Roundup, Ep 54

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Habi raises $100M funding Series B funding round, Ep 53

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Uber acquires Cornershop at $3B+ valuation, Ep 52

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Diego Muradas: Insurtech Zenda.la raises $2M in a round led by Angel Ventures, Ep 51

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GMB’s digital expansion and unicorn status, Ep 50

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dLocal raises $617.65M in IPO, Ep 49

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Kaszek raises $1B across two funds, Ep 48

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Juan Jorge Herrera: Rocketbot raises $2M pre-Series A, Ep 47

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Gaston Irigoyen: Argentine fintech Pomelo raises $9M to build a payments infrastructure in Latam, Ep 46

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Cryptocurrency platform Bitso raises $250M Series C, Ep 45

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Amr Shady on Tribal’s Mexico expansion & Mario Bustamante on Instacrops funding round, Ep 44

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Armando Romero on Bayer Mexico’s Digital Health Bootcamp, Ep 43

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Alex Torrenegra on Torre’s seed funding round & Adolfo Rouillon on Frizata’s expansion, Ep 42

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Deepak Chhugani: Nuvocargo raises $12M to modernize US-Mexico trade, Ep 41

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Approval of iFood and Domicilios’ merge, Ep 40

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Santiago Sosa, Nuvemshop: E-commerce platform raises $90M Series D, Ep 39

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Mariano Focaraccio, Drixit Technologies: Argentine IoT startup raises $1.5M, Ep 38

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Pedro Moura & Jessica Eting: Flourish raises $1.5M round led by Canary, Ep 37

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Latam ScaleUp Sessions, Ep 36

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Colektia raises $4.2M for Latin America expansion, Ep 35

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Jüsto raised a $65M Series A funding round led by General Atlantic.

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SoftBank announces new $100M fund for tech startups in Miami, Ep 33

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Nubank raises $400M Series G, Ep 32

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Cargamos raises a $4M funding round for logistics, Ep 31

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Rodrigo Sánchez-Ríos: La Haus raises $35M Series B, Ep 30

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2020: LatamList's Year in Espressos, Ep 29

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Cofece approves Uber-Cornershop acquisition in Mexico, Ep 28

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Azimo + dLocal partnership & Angel Sahagun on Albo’s $45M funding round, Ep 27

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Mateo Jaramillo: Mexican startup Heru raises $1.7M pre-seed round, Ep 26

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Kavak-Uber partnership in Mexico, Ep 25

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Mexican healthtech raises $19M Series A, Ep 24

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Rodrigo Labbé, Jooycar expands to the US with Fleetr, Ep 23

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Oriana Fuentes: Emptor’s regional expansion and partnership with Didi, Ep 22

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dLocal expands across Africa & hugo acquires Yummy, Ep 21

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Stefan Moller: Klar raises $15M in a Series A, Ep 20

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Hans Apostel: MedPass secures additional $6M in funding, Ep 19

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Claire Díaz-Ortiz: Magma Partners launches the Brava initiative to invest in more female founders in Latam, Ep 18

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Pierpaolo Barbieri: Uala’s arrival in Mexico, Ep 17

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Humberto Pertuz, Vozy: On closing an $800K investment round for voice communication services, Ep 16

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Jacobo Singer: dLocal becomes Uruguay’s first unicorn, Ep 15

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Vilash Poovala: Oyster Financial closes $14M funding round, Ep 14

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Anabel Perez: NovoPayment & Visa partnership, Ep 13

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Tomás Bercovich: Global66 raises $4.3M to expand its remittance services, Ep 12

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Bruno Henriques: iFood to launch first drone-assisted food delivery service in Latam, Ep 11

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Matías Rivera: Fanatiz becomes global distributor of Brazilian soccer, Ep 10

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Marta Forero: Stanford GSB Impact Fund invests in UBits, Ep 9

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Conversations with Victor Noguera about Flat’s debt financing round & Migue Morkin on Sirena’s acquisition

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Sebastián Vidal: Parallel18 & the Future of Puerto Rico's Ecosystem, Ep 7

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Nathan Lustig: How Magma Partners thinks about InsurTech in Latin America, Ep 6

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Brian York: Liftit raises $22.5M in a Series B, Ep 5

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Manolo Fernandez on Jüsto closing a $12M Pre-Series A, Ep 4

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Worky, VOLL, & ePesos Receive Funding. Q&A with Oscar Robles, Ep 3

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Four Acquisitions During a Pandemic: OmniLatam, PSL, Fliper, DM10, Ep 2

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Mexican Senate Proposes New Bill, Ep 1