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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

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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