LatamList Espresso

This week’s Espresso covers updates from Yummy, Klar, Kushki, and more!
Outline of this episode:
[00:28] - Kushki becomes a unicorn after a $100M extension of its Series B
[01:11] - Delivery startup Yummy raises $47M in a funding round
[01:48] - Brazilian payment platform Zippi raises $16M Series A round
[02:23] - Ozon raises $25M in debt and $4M in a seed round
[03:08] -Mexican fintech Klar raises $70M in equity funding
[03:47] -Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai announced $1.2B investment commitment in Latin America
[04:21] - Interview with Marcos Esterli, co-founder of Pandas on their $6.3M pre-seed round
[06:03] - New episode of Hacking Insurance with Hugues Bertin, Chief Strategic Officer at Digital Insurance LatAm
[06:18] -New episode of How to be the Difference with Pepe Villatoro, Regional Head of Expansion at Deel
Resources & people mentioned:
Companies & Startups: Kushki, Yummy, Zippi, Ozon, Klar, Pandas, Deel, Digital Insurance LatAm.
VCs, Accelerators, Institutions: Kaszek Ventures, Clocktower Ventures, SoftBank Latin America Fund, DILA Capital, Anthos Capital, JAM Fund, Soma Capital, WIND Ventures, Ethos Capital, YC Continuity, Tiger Global, Y Combinator, Volpe Capital, Rainfall Ventures, Globo Ventures, Hummingbird, Mantis, MSA Capital, Architect Capital, 1984.vc, K50 Ventures, Bridge Partners, Angel Ventures, Magma Partners, Simma Capital, General Atlantic, Prosus Ventures, Quona Capital, Mouro, IFC, Acrew, Endeavor Catalyst.
People: Sundar Pichai, Marcos Esterli, Rodrigo Alfonso, Hugues Bertin, Paul Lynskey, Johanna Molina, Pepe Villatoro.

In this week’s Espresso we invited Angel Arias, co-CEO and co-founder of Plerk, to talk about the closing of the company’s recent round. We also cover updates from Nowports, Súper, and Moons, among other stories.

In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from 500 Startups, Flat, The Intern Group, and more!

In this week’s Espresso, we cover news from Kavak, GoPass, Able-On, and more!
Outline of this episode:

• [00:28] – Monuv secures $1.7M funding
• [00:37] – Kuna launches loan platform for new and used cars in Mexico
• [00:48] – Finkargo raises $20M in series A round
• [00:58] – Jobecam raises $408K from IBD Lab
• [01:09] – Paytech Handy partners with Banco Itaú in Uruguay
• [01:19] – Argentinian healthtech Extendeal raises $7.5M
• [01:26] – Able-On receives $7.25M to include AI in the logistics chain
• [01:43] – Kavak to cease operations in Peru and Colombia in 2024
• [01:57] – Galactic Holdings raises $6.25M in Series A round.
• [02:15] – Creze secures $5.7M credit facility from BBVA Spark
• [02:24] – Loads raises $2M in seed round
• [02:34] – Chilean Proptech Legria secured $3M
• [02:46] – Logistics startup Teclogi raises $4.6M
• [03:00] – GoPass secures $15M to digitize toll booth and parking payments in Colombia

Resources & people mentioned:

• Startups: Monuv, Kuna, Finkargo, Jobecam, Itaú, Handy, Extendeal, Able-On, Kavak, Galactic Holdings, Creze, Loads, Teclogi, GoPass
• VCs: Indicator Capital,Invest Tech, QED investors, IDB Lab, ITA Frotas, Galaxy Interactive, DragonFly, BBVA Spark, Nazca. Canary, Alaya Capital, Ameris Capital, Acumen Latam Impact Ventures, Kaszek Ventures

In this week’s Espresso, we cover news from Rextie, Praso, Nequi, and more!
Outline of this episode:

• [00:27] – Citi acquires stake in Rextie
• [00:40] – Devolut secures $600K Pre-seed round
• [00:50] – Talana raises $8M and prepares its debut in Mexico
• [01:02] – Leadsales raises $3.7M funding
• [04:21] – Vendah secures $2.4M investment
• [04:32] – Mercado Pago partners with Siigo
• [04:45] – FACIA raises $1M funding
• [04:56] – Praso raises $9.5M and acquires Floki’s intellectual property
• [05:07] – Copel launches new fund focused on energy transition
• [05:15] – Open English partners with Soccer Star Richarlison
• [05:24] – Nequi launches customizable policy
• [05:34] – Frota 162 secures $600K investment
• [05:45] – Nuu raises $4M funding
• [05:56] – Biwiser raises over $160K
• [06:11] – Featured articles

Resources & people mentioned:

• Startups: Pismo, Rextie, Devolut, Talana, Leadsales, Vendah, Mercado Pago, Siigo, FACIA, Praso, Floki, Frota 162, Nuu, Open English, Nequi.
• VCs: Softbank, Venturance, Altis, BluePointe Ventures, Ulu Ventures, Y Combinator, Acelera Ventures, Valor Capital Group, NFX, ACE Ventures, EcoEnterprise Fund, Vox Capital.
• People: Richarlison, Frank Slootman, Shane Parrish, Roberto Peñacastro
• Content: The Knowledge Project