1) Kavak
KAVAK is a fast-paced marketplace that enables car dealers and private sellers to communicate directly with serious buyers.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $8.70B (October 2020)
- Country: Mexico
- City: Lerma de Villada
- Started in: 2016
- Founders: Carlos Julio Garcia, Roger Laughlin
- Industries: Automotive, E-Commerce, E-Commerce Platforms, Online Portals
- Number of employees: 1,000-5,000
- Funding: $1,188.00M
- Funding rounds: 6
- Number of investors: 24
You can find their website here.
2) Rappi
Rappi is a consumer tech company that specializes in providing online delivery services that connect customers with third party vendors via a state-of-the-art delivery infrastructure.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $5.25B (August 2018)
- Country: Colombia
- City: Bogota
- Started in: 2015
- Founders: Felipe Villamarin, Sebastian Mejia, Simon Borrero
- Industries: Consumer Goods, E-Commerce, Food Delivery
- Number of employees: 5,000-10,000
- Funding: $2,248.01M
- Funding rounds: 11
- Number of investors: 44
You can find their website here.
3) QuintoAndar
QuintoAndar provides a solution for landlords and renters to post properties and find ideal homes for your needs.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $5.10B (September 2019)
- Country: Brazil
- City: Campinas
- Started in: 2012
- Founders: Andre Penha, Gabriel Braga
- Industries: Internet, Property Management, Real Estate, Rental, Software
- Number of employees: 1,000-5,000
- Funding: $755.74M
- Funding rounds: 8
- Number of investors: 28
You can find their website here.
4) C6 Bank
C6 Bank is a bank with no physical branches, but all the convenience of a traditional bank.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $5.05B (December 2020)
- Country: Brazil
- City: Sao Paulo
- Started in: 2018
- Founders: Carlos Fonseca, Leandro Torres, Luiz Calicchio, Marcelo Kalim
- Industries: Banking, Credit Cards, Finance, Financial Services, FinTech
- Number of employees: 1,000-5,000
- Funding: $2,370.50M
- Funding rounds: 3
- Number of investors: 1
You can find their website here.
5) Creditas
Creditas is a financial technology startup that connects creditworthy individuals with proprietary technology to obtain fast, simple, and competitive financing.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $4.80B (December 2020)
- Country: Brazil
- City: Sao Paulo
- Started in: 2012
- Founders: Sergio Furio
- Industries: Banking, Consumer Lending, FinTech, Personal Finance
- Number of employees: 1,000-5,000
- Funding: $867.44M
- Funding rounds: 10
- Number of investors: 25
You can find their website here.
6) Nuvemshop
Nuvemshop provides SMBs in Latin America with the tools to setup, manage, and promote their online business.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $3.10B (August 2021)
- Country: Brazil
- City: Sao Paulo
- Started in: 2011
- Founders: Alejandro Alfonso, Alejandro Vazquez, Jose Abuchaem, Martin Palombo, Santiago Sosa
- Industries: E-Commerce, E-Commerce Platforms, Retail Technology, SaaS
- Number of employees: 500-1,000
- Funding: $628.30M
- Funding rounds: 9
- Number of investors: 29
You can find their website here.
7) Wildlife Studios
Wildlife Studios is a mobile gaming company that develops and publishes unique games that are fun and challenging.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $3.00B (December 2019)
- Country: Brazil
- City: Sao Paulo
- Started in: 2011
- Founders: Arthur Lazarte, Michael Mac-Vicar, Victor Lazarte
- Industries: Gaming, Mobile, Video Games
- Number of employees: 500-1,000
- Funding: $180.00M
- Funding rounds: 2
- Number of investors: 13
You can find their website here.
8) Loft
Loft is a highly-specialized marketplace for residential real estate that brings together motivated buyers and sellers. Thousands of buyers and sellers use Loft to buy and sell homes.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $2.90B (January 2020)
- Country: Brazil
- City: Sao Paulo
- Started in: 2018
- Founders: Florian Hagenbuch, Gustavo D. Saraiva, João Vianna, Kristian Huber, Marcus Vinicius Grigoletto, Mariana Paixao, Mate Pencz
- Industries: Marketplace, Property Management, Real Estate
- Number of employees: 500-1,000
- Funding: $788.00M
- Funding rounds: 7
- Number of investors: 43
You can find their website here.
9) Unico
unico IDtech is a Brazilian identification technology company that offers facial biometrics and digital admission solutions.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $2.60B (August 2021)
- Country: Brazil
- City: Sao Paulo
- Started in: 2007
- Founders: Diego Torres Martins, Paulo Roberto de Alencastro Junior
- Industries: Consulting, Identity Management, Information Technology, Software
- Number of employees: 500-1,000
- Funding: $235.94M
- Funding rounds: 3
- Number of investors: 5
You can find their website here.
10) Uala
Ualá is a fintech company that offers a financial ecosystem through an app, linked to a free international Mastercard card.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $2.45B (August 2021)
- Country: Argentina
- City: Buenos Aires
- Started in: 2017
- Founders: Pierpaolo Barbieri
- Industries: Apps, Banking, Financial Services, FinTech, Personal Finance
- Number of employees: 1,000-5,000
- Funding: $608.00M
- Funding rounds: 7
- Number of investors: 22
You can find their website here.
11) Bitso
Bitso is a cryptocurrency trading platform that facilitates the purchase and sale of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $2.20B (May 2021)
- Country: Mexico
- City: Mexico City
- Started in: 2014
- Founders: Ben Peters, Daniel Vogel, Pablo Gonzalez
- Industries: Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency, Financial Exchanges, FinTech
- Number of employees: 250-500
- Funding: $314.66M
- Funding rounds: 9
- Number of investors: 20
You can find their website here.
12) CloudWalk
CloudWalk Technology is an artificial intelligence platform that specializes in facial recognition for the banking, public security, and aviation industries.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $2.15B (September 2021)
- Country: Brazil
- City: Sao Paulo
- Started in: 2013
- Founders: Arthur Macedo, Behzad Malek, Bruno Freitas, Eliezer Pimentel, Luis Silva
- Industries: Credit Cards, Financial Services, Point of Sale, Virtual Currency
- Number of employees: 100-250
- Funding: $345.00M
- Funding rounds: 7
- Number of investors: 12
You can find their website here.
13) Clip
Clip is a payment terminal that enables businesses to accept all electronic payment methods with ease.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $2.00B (June 2021)
- Country: Mexico
- City: Mexico City
- Started in: 2012
- Founders: Adolfo Babatz, Vilash Poovala
- Industries: E-Commerce, FinTech, Mobile, Mobile Payments, Payments
- Number of employees: 250-500
- Funding: $397.36M
- Funding rounds: 10
- Number of investors: 16
You can find their website here.
14) Loggi
Loggi provides a technology platform that is used by delivery companies and their couriers. It allows the couriers to pick up deliveries, package shipments, track packages individually or in groups, communicate with each other and with customers, update delivery statuses in real time, and much more.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $2.00B (June 2019)
- Country: Brazil
- City: Sao Paulo
- Started in: 2013
- Founders: Arthur Debert, Eduardo Wexler, Fabien Mendez
- Industries: Delivery Service, Internet, Logistics, Supply Chain Management
- Number of employees: 1,000-5,000
- Funding: $484.32M
- Funding rounds: 8
- Number of investors: 17
You can find their website here.
15) Olist
Olist is an SMB commerce enabler ecosystem that specializes in the fields of logistics and capital.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $1.50B (December 2021)
- Country: Brazil
- City: Curitiba
- Started in: 2015
- Founders: Tiago Dalvi
- Industries: E-Commerce, E-Commerce Platforms, Marketplace, Retail, Small and Medium Businesses
- Number of employees: 1,000-5,000
- Funding: $318.75M
- Funding rounds: 10
- Number of investors: 22
You can find their website here.
16) NotCo
NotCo is a food technology company that produces plant-based meat and dairy substitutes.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $1.50B (July 2021)
- Country: Chile
- City: Santiago
- Started in: 2015
- Founders: Karim Pichara Baksai, Matias Muchnick, Pablo Zamora
- Industries: Artificial Intelligence, Food and Beverage, Food Processing
- Number of employees: 250-500
- Funding: $395.84M
- Funding rounds: 7
- Number of investors: 18
You can find their website here.
17) Neon
Neon is a digital bank that offers credit cards, personal loans, and investment products, among other services.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $1.38B (February 2022)
- Country: Brazil
- City: Sao Paulo
- Started in: 2016
- Founders: Pedro Conrade
- Industries: Banking, Credit, Financial Services, FinTech
- Number of employees: 500-1,000
- Funding: $720.42M
- Funding rounds: 7
- Number of investors: 13
You can find their website here.
18) Konfio
Konfio provides digital banking, payments, and software tools designed to boost growth and productivity for small and mid-size enterprises.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $1.30B (September 2021)
- Country: Mexico
- City: Mexico City
- Started in: 2013
- Founders: David Arana, Francisco Padilla
- Industries: Finance, Financial Services, FinTech, Lending, Software
- Number of employees: 250-500
- Funding: $824.59M
- Funding rounds: 11
- Number of investors: 17
You can find their website here.
19) Merama
Merama is an e-commerce platform that partners with e-commerce product sellers.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $1.20B (December 2021)
- Country: Mexico
- City: Lomas de Chapultepec
- Started in: 2020
- Founders: Felipe Delgado, Guilherme Nosralla, Olivier Scialom, Renato Andrade, Sujay Tyle
- Industries: Consumer Goods, E-Commerce, Finance, Retail
- Number of employees: 100-250
- Funding: $445.00M
- Funding rounds: 5
- Number of investors: 10
You can find their website here.
20) LifeMiles
LifeMiles is the new frequent flyer program from Avianca and TACA. It’s the one frequent flyer loyalty program that replaces multiple programs, so you can earn and redeem miles across the network.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $1.15B (July 2015)
- Country: Colombia
- City: Bogota
- Started in: 2011
- Founders: Matt Vincett
- Industries: Air Transportation, Loyalty Programs, Public Transportation
- Number of employees: 250-500
- Funding: $343.70M
- Funding rounds: 1
- Number of investors: 1
You can find their website here.
21) Clara
Spend management from start to finish for Latin American businesses.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $1.00B (December 2021)
- Country: Mexico
- City: Mexico City
- Started in: 2020
- Founders: Diego Garcia, Gerry Giacoman Colyer, Guilherme Penna
- Industries: B2B, Banking, Credit Cards, Enterprise Software, Payments
- Number of employees: 100-250
- Funding: $108.50M
- Funding rounds: 6
- Number of investors: 43
You can find their website here.
22) Betterfly
Betterfly is a mission-driven platform for community wellness that turns healthy behaviors into charity donations.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $1.00B (February 2022)
- Country: Chile
- City: Santiago
- Started in: 2018
- Founders: Cristobal della Maggiora, Eduardo della Maggiora
- Industries: FinTech, Fitness, Health Care, InsurTech, Wellness
- Number of employees: 100-250
- Funding: $202.50M
- Funding rounds: 5
- Number of investors: 17
You can find their website here.
23) MadeiraMadeira
Madeira offers an extensive selection of fine home furnishings and accessories. They offer thousands of choices from hundreds of vendors. Check back frequently as new products are added every day.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $1.00B (January 2021)
- Country: Brazil
- City: Parana
- Started in: 2009
- Founders: Daniel Scandian, Marcelo Scandian, Robson Privado
- Industries: E-Commerce, Furniture, Home and Garden, Home Decor, Home Improvement, Marketplace
- Number of employees: 1,000-5,000
- Funding: $304.58M
- Funding rounds: 8
- Number of investors: 11
You can find their website here.
24) CargoX
Cargox is a non-profit organization dedicated to disrupting the container shipping sector
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $1.00B (October 2021)
- Country: Brazil
- City: Sao Paulo
- Started in: 2015
- Founders: Stefan Kukman
- Industries: Logistics, Supply Chain Management
- Number of employees: 1-10
- Funding: $377.93M
- Funding rounds: 1
You can find their website here.
25) Movile
Movile is a Brazilian mobile commerce platform that allows enterprises to create, manage, and market their applications so they can reach a wider audience.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $1.00B (July 2018)
- Country: Brazil
- City: Sao Paulo
- Started in: 1998
- Founders: Andreas Blazoudakis, Eduardo Lins Henrique, Fabio Povoa, Fabricio Bloisi, Leonardo Constantino Oliveira, Leonardo Sales, Marcelo Sales, Rafael Duton
- Industries: E-Commerce, Information Services, Information Technology, Mobile
- Number of employees: 1,000-5,000
- Funding: $394.00M
- Funding rounds: 10
- Number of investors: 5
You can find their website here.
26) EBANX
EBANX is a financial services company that specializes in creating customized digital solutions for any retailer.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $1.00B (October 2019)
- Country: Brazil
- City: Curitiba
- Started in: 2012
- Founders: Alphonse Voigt, João Del Valle, Wagner Ruiz
- Industries: E-Commerce, Financial Services, FinTech, Payments
- Number of employees: 500-1,000
- Funding: $460.00M
- Funding rounds: 3
- Number of investors: 3
You can find their website here.