Kontigo
Seed Round in 2024
Kontigo is a financial technology company focused on integrating over 1.5 billion people into the financial system, particularly targeting small and medium-sized businesses in Latin America. The company provides a non-custodial and fully decentralized banking solution based on USDC, a stablecoin. Each user is equipped with a USDC wallet designed to safeguard against local inflation while also earning yield through saving circles, known as ROSCAs. Kontigo facilitates a "Save now, buy later" marketplace where users can spend or invest their savings. Additionally, the company has developed an AI-driven credit-building feature accessible via WhatsApp, which tracks and reports users' saving circle activities to local credit bureaus, enhancing their credit profiles.
Zippi Soluções de Crédito Ltda is a digital platform based in São Paulo, Brazil, that specializes in providing financial services for gig workers, particularly drivers for ride-sharing applications such as Uber, 99, and Cabify. The platform offers personal loans tailored to the needs of self-employed individuals, allowing them to manage their finances more effectively. By providing weekly invoices and facilitating payments through a user-friendly application, Zippi aims to support its clients in focusing on their business growth without incurring annual fees. This approach positions Zippi as a valuable resource for the growing gig economy in Latin America.
Yummy
Venture Round in 2022
Yummy Inc. is a food delivery application company founded in 2020 by Vicente Zavarce, with its headquarters located in San Francisco, California, and an additional office in Caracas, Venezuela. The Yummy app operates across Latin America, allowing users to order and pay for meals through both mobile and web platforms. It offers various payment options, including foreign credit cards and cash, making it convenient for users to enjoy their food at their preferred locations.
Treinta is a digital ledger app tailored for Latin American microbusinesses. It enables users to record transactions by assigning products from their inventory, providing real-time insights into business metrics. By using Treinta, owners can save up to 30 minutes daily in bookkeeping tasks and enhance efficiency by over 30%. Currently, it serves microbusinesses transitioning from pen-and-paper tracking methods.
Kredi operates an online mortgage platform designed for Latin American customers. It uses proprietary algorithms to connect users with suitable financial institutions, streamlining the loan application process.
Mono is a digital bank designed specifically for startups and small to medium-sized businesses in Latin America, beginning its operations in Colombia. The company aims to empower these businesses by addressing key challenges they face in managing finances. Mono's platform enables users to open a digital checking account quickly, make online payments using a debit card, and integrate seamlessly with various software-as-a-service applications. This approach allows businesses to efficiently manage their expenses and streamline their financial operations, ultimately facilitating growth and enhancing financial control.
Rebill is a fintech company that specializes in providing a payments and subscriptions platform tailored for digital businesses and global enterprises operating in Latin America. Its platform enables seamless integration of over 100 local payment methods, including credit cards, bank transfers, cash, and digital wallets, facilitating efficient revenue operations across diverse markets. Rebill's solution offers a single point of trust and automation for managing cross-country and multi-currency transactions, allowing e-commerce and SaaS companies to optimize recurring billing scenarios. This flexibility enhances acceptance rates and provides advanced metrics, ultimately streamlining billing processes and enabling businesses to scale more rapidly in the region. The company prioritizes transparency and customer support, ensuring that clients receive reliable assistance as they expand their operations.
PayCaddy
Seed Round in 2022
PayCaddy facilitates Latin American companies in launching financial services via an API-driven platform. It offers digital wallet creation with KYC checks, online payment processing, and issuance of personalized debit/prepaid cards for customers or employees.
Flexio is a checkout technology company focused on transforming the financial landscape in Latin America through innovative point-of-sale financing solutions. The company aims to enhance consumer experiences by offering straightforward, transparent, and honest financial products. Flexio's digital payment platform enables businesses to manage collections and payments remotely, allowing them to efficiently receive invoices via email, automate data downloads, and ensure timely payment approvals. By prioritizing simplicity and privacy, Flexio serves as a vital financing solution for consumers while meeting the needs of merchants, thus contributing to a more accessible financial ecosystem in the region.
Wibond is a digital payment platform founded in Argentina in 2020 by Ezequiel Bucai and Alejandro Silvestre. It operates under a "buy now, pay later" model, providing users with a flexible payment method that allows them to pay in installments without the need for a card. This innovative approach enhances financial access for a diverse user community while enabling companies to increase sales by attracting new customers. Wibond's platform includes a virtual wallet that facilitates a variety of financial transactions such as payments, collections, and withdrawals, streamlining the payment process for businesses. With a vision to promote trade throughout Latin America, Wibond is expanding its services into markets like Chile and Mexico, building on its experience from a prior venture that connected users with a network of gyms and sports centers in multiple countries.
Aptuno operates an online property listing and leasing platform in Latin America that streamlines the search, application, and leasing process for residential renters and landlords. The platform provides listings with key details such as location, photos, price, and area to help renters find options quickly while giving landlords a clear view of potential tenants. By simplifying the application workflow and delivering transparent information, Aptuno aims to accelerate leasing from weeks to hours and reduce vacancy, improving liquidity for landlords and offering renters a convenient, affordable way to compare and secure housing.
Trii is a fintech company focused on democratizing access to the stock market for retail investors in Latin America. It offers a mobile application that allows individual users to buy and sell shares easily and efficiently. By reducing the costs associated with retail transactions, Trii enables investors to automate investing processes that were previously labor-intensive and costly. The company's platform aims to simplify investment for a broader audience, promoting financial inclusion and enhancing the investment experience for users in the region.
RendaloMaq
Seed Round in 2021
RendaloMaq is a Latin America-focused tech-enabled equipment rental company that provides cloud-powered software and services to modernize construction equipment lending. The platform helps equipment owners manage inventory, track location and availability, and streamline rental workflows, while enabling contractors to rent, buy, or sell construction machinery. RendaloMaq acts as a digital backbone for the regional rental market, aiming to accelerate construction activity by improving procurement and fleet management.
Treinta
Seed Round in 2021
Treinta is a digital ledger app tailored for Latin American microbusinesses. It enables users to record transactions by assigning products from their inventory, providing real-time insights into business metrics. By using Treinta, owners can save up to 30 minutes daily in bookkeeping tasks and enhance efficiency by over 30%. Currently, it serves microbusinesses transitioning from pen-and-paper tracking methods.
Yummy Inc. is a food delivery application company founded in 2020 by Vicente Zavarce, with its headquarters located in San Francisco, California, and an additional office in Caracas, Venezuela. The Yummy app operates across Latin America, allowing users to order and pay for meals through both mobile and web platforms. It offers various payment options, including foreign credit cards and cash, making it convenient for users to enjoy their food at their preferred locations.
Kredi operates an online mortgage platform designed for Latin American customers. It uses proprietary algorithms to connect users with suitable financial institutions, streamlining the loan application process.
Founded in March 2020 by Cristóbal Griffero and Lukas Zorich, Fintoc is a financial technology company based in Santiago, Chile. It offers an API that enables online businesses to accept instant payments directly from customers' bank accounts, facilitating digital payment processing, recurring charges, and automated reconciliation.
Clara
Pre Seed Round in 2021
Clara is a Latin American fintech company specializing in corporate spending management. It offers locally-issued corporate cards, bill pay services, financing solutions, and a software platform designed to streamline expense reporting and provide real-time insights into spending.
99 Minutos
Series A in 2020
99 minutos is a last-mile logistics disruptor for LatAm's burgeoning e-commerce space. The company enables enterprise e-commerce clients to reliably same-day deliver products at low cost - a first for the region. Currently operating in Mexico, Chile, Colombia, and Peru.
The company was founded in 2014 by Alexis Patjane and is headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico.
Valiu Inc. is a fintech company based in Bogotá, Colombia, specializing in electronic fund transfer services specifically for the Venezuelan market. Founded in 2018 by Simon Chamorro and Alberto Niego, Valiu has developed a mobile application that facilitates borderless financial services. This platform enables users to save, send, and receive money conveniently, regardless of their socioeconomic status or the capabilities of their mobile devices. By leveraging a blockchain-based remittance system, Valiu allows users to manage their finances without the reliance on traditional banking institutions, thereby providing accessible financial solutions for Venezuelans, including migrants and their families.
Zippi Soluções de Crédito Ltda is a digital platform based in São Paulo, Brazil, that specializes in providing financial services for gig workers, particularly drivers for ride-sharing applications such as Uber, 99, and Cabify. The platform offers personal loans tailored to the needs of self-employed individuals, allowing them to manage their finances more effectively. By providing weekly invoices and facilitating payments through a user-friendly application, Zippi aims to support its clients in focusing on their business growth without incurring annual fees. This approach positions Zippi as a valuable resource for the growing gig economy in Latin America.
Treble.ai
Seed Round in 2019
Treble.ai, Inc. is a technology company based in Colombia that specializes in enhancing customer support for businesses through its innovative platform. The platform enables companies to gather customer feedback via SMS and email, facilitating a deeper understanding of customer needs. Additionally, Treble.ai automates customer interactions through popular messaging apps like WhatsApp, allowing businesses to streamline their communication processes. By providing tools for effective marketing and engagement, Treble.ai aims to make mobile communications more agile and personalized, helping businesses worldwide adapt to the evolving demands of their users.
Mureni is a healthcare startup based in Mexico City that serves dentists in Latin America by leveraging technology to increase revenue and optimize operations. The company operates in Mexico and Brazil and focuses on dental treatment solutions using three-dimensional scanning and printing technologies to offer metal-free crowns, veneers, and bridges more efficiently and at lower cost than traditional dental labs.
Pronto is a rapidly expanding marketplace that offers ride-sharing and delivery services specifically targeting second-tier cities in Latin America. Established in 2017 by founders Miguel Cano, Gabriel Cano, and Nydia Cano, Pronto utilizes a unique subscription model for drivers, eliminating commission fees and facilitating a more equitable income structure. The platform connects private drivers with passengers, delivery personnel, and local businesses, allowing for cost-effective transportation solutions. This approach not only benefits drivers by providing them with fair compensation but also offers passengers more affordable fares. Pronto has garnered support from Y Combinator and various global venture capital funds, positioning it for continued growth in the competitive mobility sector.
SkydropX
Funding Round in 2018
SkydropX is a logistics management platform based in Mexico that connects businesses with independent local distributors for the delivery of products. It serves the e-commerce and retail sectors in Latin America by centralizing shipment management, which helps reduce delivery times and costs. The platform enables users to ship postage at competitive rates, track shipments in real-time, and integrate these shipments directly into their shopping carts via API. By leveraging a network of independent drivers, SkydropX simplifies the process of sending and receiving parcels, ultimately enhancing customer service for businesses.
Beek is developing the leading audio platform in Latin America, aiming to become the Netflix for spoken word audio among the region's over 480 million native Spanish speakers. The company offers a subscription-based service providing access to a wide range of audiobooks, podcasts, meditations, and other audio content.
Rappi is a consumer technology company that operates an on-demand delivery platform in Latin America. The platform connects consumers with local merchants and independent couriers to order and deliver items ranging from prepared foods and groceries to clothing, pharmaceuticals, liquor, and other goods. Through its logistics capabilities, Rappi enables users to shop for a wide array of products and have them delivered to any location, often within hours, leveraging its network of independent contractors to fulfill orders across multiple categories.
Gecko Robotics
Seed Round in 2016
Founded in 2013, Gecko Robotics specializes in industrial inspection services using robotics and AI-powered data platforms. Serving power, oil & gas, pulp & paper industries, they provide real-time insights for efficient operations and infrastructure maintenance.