1) Ualá Ualá is a financial company that provides a prepaid MasterCard card to users to let them keep track of their spending, make transfers, and more.
Details of the startup:
Started in: 2017 Founders: Pierpaolo Barbieri Industries: Apps, Banking, Financial Services, FinTech, Personal Finance Number of employees: 251-500 Funding amount: $258,000,000 Number of funding rounds: 7 Number of investors: 18 You can find their website here
2) Pomelo Pomelo is developing a Latin American fintech-as-a-service platform.
Details of the startup:
Started in: 2021 Founders: Gaston Irigoyen, Hernan Corral, Juan Fantoni Industries: Financial Services, FinTech, Information Technology Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: $9,000,000 Number of funding rounds: 1 Number of investors: 15 You can find their website here
3) Karvi Karvi is the Latin American auto market's digital future.
Details of the startup:
Started in: 2017 Founders: Matias Fernandez Barrio, Matias Rossetto Industries: Automotive Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: $14,275,000 Number of funding rounds: 4 Number of investors: 3 You can find their website here
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4) Digital House Digital House is a coding school that educates the next generation of programmers and digital professionals.
Details of the startup:
Started in: 2015 Founders: Nelson Duboscq, Sebastian Mackinlay Industries: Corporate Training, Digital Marketing, Education, Information Technology Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: $70,000,000 Number of funding rounds: 3 Number of investors: 9 You can find their website here
5) Osana Salud Infrastructure for the healthcare industry in LATAM that is API-connected
Details of the startup:
Started in: 2019 Founders: Andres Lawson Industries: Developer APIs, Health Care, IT Infrastructure Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: $7,350,000 Number of funding rounds: 3 Number of investors: 7 You can find their website here
6) Henry Henry provides free software developer training and job placement assistance in exchange for a portion of their future earnings.
Details of the startup:
Started in: 2020 Founders: Antonio Tralice, Leonardo Maglia, Martin Borchardt Industries: E-Learning, EdTech, Software Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: $1,800,000 Number of funding rounds: 3 Number of investors: 7 You can find their website here
7) Workana Workana is a digital platform that connects professionals with small businesses, large corporations, and nonprofits.
Details of the startup:
Started in: 2012 Founders: Fernando Fornales, Guillermo Bracciaforte, Mariano Iglesias, Tomas O'Farrell Industries: E-Commerce, Employment, Internet, Outsourcing Number of employees: 1001-5000 Funding amount: $10,150,000 Number of funding rounds: 5 Number of investors: 12 You can find their website here
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8) RSK Labs RSK is the first open-source platform for smart contracts.
Details of the startup:
Started in: 2014 Founders: Adrian Garelik, Adrián Eidelman, Diego Gutiérrez Zaldívar, Ruben Altman, Sergio Demián Lerner Industries: Financial Services, Internet, Software Number of employees: 11-50 Funding amount: $7,265,500 Number of funding rounds: 8 Number of investors: 14 You can find their website here
9) Afluenta Afluenta is Latin America's first and only Marketplace Lending company for consumer and SME loans, with operations in multiple countries.
Details of the startup:
Started in: 2010 Founders: Alejandro Cosentino Industries: Consumer Lending, Finance, Financial Services, FinTech, Internet, Marketplace Number of employees: 51-100 Funding amount: $25,525,000 Number of funding rounds: 6 Number of investors: 6 You can find their website here
10) VU Security VU Security is a cybersecurity firm that focuses on fraud prevention and identity theft.
Details of the startup:
Started in: 2006 Founders: Sebastian Stranieri Industries: Biometrics, Cyber Security, Fraud Detection, Identity Management, Internet of Things, Mobile, Mobile Devices, Mobile Payments, Security Number of employees: 101-250 Funding amount: $7,461,980 Number of funding rounds: 9 Number of investors: 6 You can find their website here
11) Navent In Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela, Navent operates job and real estate portals.
Details of the startup:
Started in: 1999 Founders: Alejandro Navarro, Nicolas Tejerina Industries: Employment, Real Estate, Recruiting, Search Engine, Software Number of employees: 501-1000 Funding amount: $50,000,000 Number of funding rounds: 3 Number of investors: 2 You can find their website here
