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
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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 .