Irene Hofman

CEO

Juan Pablo Telleria

Equity Investments Associate

Magdalena Coronel

Chief Investment Officer

Past deals in Uruguay

Bankingly

Series A in 2022
Bankingly is a fintech company founded in 2015 and headquartered in Montevideo, Uruguay. It offers software as a service (SaaS) to financial institutions, enabling them to provide internet-based banking services through various digital channels, including mobile and online banking as well as conversational banking. Bankingly's mission is to enhance financial inclusion for underbanked and lower-income customers in emerging markets. The company's cloud-hosted technologies allow financial institutions to adjust their costs based on the number of active users, ensuring a scalable and efficient model. The platform includes a mobile application, transactional website, chatbot, and other tools that facilitate secure digital banking transactions and effective client communication. With over 1,500,000 users across more than 100 entities, Bankingly is committed to helping financial organizations grow and adapt to the evolving digital landscape.

VU

Series B in 2021
VU LLC is a cybersecurity company based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, with additional locations in Santiago, Chile; Montevideo, Uruguay; Distrito Federal, Mexico; and Cuenca, Ecuador. The company specializes in developing software solutions aimed at preventing fraud and identity theft. Its product offerings include the VU Application Server, which integrates with existing authentication systems; VU Fraud Analysis, designed for environments requiring strong authentication; and VU Mobile Token, a mobile application that generates one-time passwords for user verification. Additionally, VU provides the VU Smart Wallet for mobile payments, VU Secure VPN for user authentication of digital assets, and VU Voice Recogn, a biometric solution that uses voice fingerprint identification. By leveraging a combination of traditional cybersecurity measures and advanced technologies such as biometrics, geolocation, machine learning, and user behavior analysis, VU aims to enhance identity protection and fraud prevention.

VU

Series B in 2020
VU LLC is a cybersecurity company based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, with additional locations in Santiago, Chile; Montevideo, Uruguay; Distrito Federal, Mexico; and Cuenca, Ecuador. The company specializes in developing software solutions aimed at preventing fraud and identity theft. Its product offerings include the VU Application Server, which integrates with existing authentication systems; VU Fraud Analysis, designed for environments requiring strong authentication; and VU Mobile Token, a mobile application that generates one-time passwords for user verification. Additionally, VU provides the VU Smart Wallet for mobile payments, VU Secure VPN for user authentication of digital assets, and VU Voice Recogn, a biometric solution that uses voice fingerprint identification. By leveraging a combination of traditional cybersecurity measures and advanced technologies such as biometrics, geolocation, machine learning, and user behavior analysis, VU aims to enhance identity protection and fraud prevention.
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