Yogome es un startup mexicano de edtech que levantó una ronda de US$6.6m serie A. En nuestra entrevista con Manolo Diaz, CEO y co-fundador de Yogome, nos explica cómo se construye una marca global de edtech, la razón por la cual dirigen su marketing hacia los padres, y los planes que tienen para lanzar productos para escuelas y maestros.
Weex es un Operador Móvil Virtual que cuenta con más de 150k usuarios activos y un crecimiento de doble dígito mensual. Ricardo Suárez, co-fundador de Weex, nos explica de qué manera la compañía está cambiando el sector de telecom y generando acceso a información a la juventud mexicana.
HSBC México and IGNIA have partnered to launch Startupbootcamp Fintech to accelerate financial services startups in Latin America. (Press Release) El primer programa en Latinoamérica de Startupbootcamp FinTech －aceleradora líder…
Mexico’s government has committed US$4.1m to three local agtech venture capital funds via its fund FOCIR (Fondo de Capitalización e Inversión del Sector Rural). The funds are managed by local…
Since launching in September 2014, Aliada now provides 50,000 services monthly, and expects to reach over 60,000 services by the end of 2017. In this interview with founders Ana Isabel Orvañanos and Rodolfo Corcuera, we explore how Aliada is trying to impact the lives of thousands of Mexicans while combating the social stigma associated with domestic labor.
Apli is a Mexican startup connecting workers to flexible job opportunities that just raised US$1.5m. In this interview with Co-founder and Co-CEO Vera Makarov, we learn how Apli is innovating the traditional recruiting process for service and retail jobs in Mexico, and why she thinks improving turnover and absenteeism in small businesses is a US$100b opportunity in Latin America.
IGNIA, Angel Ventures Mexico, ON Ventures, and GC Capital participated in a bridge funding round for Rocket.la, a Mexican fintech startup developing credit products for the under-banked. (Press Release) Rocket…
Promotora Social Mexico (PSM) led an undisclosed investment in Aliada, a Mexican domestic labor platform, with participation from VARIV Capital, Capital Invent, Dila Capital, and Gentera through its innovation arm…
Mexican VC IGNIA invested in five startups this year: Apli, AirTM, KarmaPulse, Lentesplus.com, and Afluenta. Other investors in Apli included ALL VP, Social Capital, and Soldier Field Angels. (El Economista)…
ALLVP led a US$1.5m follow-on investment in Apli, a Mexican startup connecting workers to flexible job opportunities, with participation from IGNIA, Soldiers Fields Angels, and Social Capital. Apli was accelerated at…