Sebastián Spena

💬 Gupshup Conversations 2024 💬 In a world where users spend more than 3.5 hours a day on their smartphones, brands must evolve to stay connected. Gupshup Conversations 2024 brings together experts from Google and Meta to reveal how AI is revolutionizing the way brands converse with their customers. Dive into the panel "Facilitating conversations with #IA to elevate the customer experience", with Andrea Sánchez, Director of Customer Experience at EnviaFlores.com, José Antonio Del Razo Torres Chief Marketing Officer at Grupo Cinemex, and Rodrigo Figueras Head of Product - AI & Automation at Stori, who will share how these technologies are taking the customer experience to the next level. 📌 Secure your place and join those who are transforming the future of digital conversations. Don't miss it! 👇 https://lnkd.in/g7wBB7ks #ConversationsMéxico #Gupshup #Innovación #Liderazgo #Networking #IAConversacional

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Venture Capital Mx: Pide Directo Thanks to Ronni Samir for sharing the inception story of PideDirecto and its journey to now serving over 5,000 clients across LATAM. PideDirecto began as a simple restaurant ordering app but quickly evolved into a comprehensive platform offering e-commerce, logistics, payment terminals, POS systems, and analytics. To better serve diverse clients, Pide Directo focused on digital services, leading to the launch of AmbitOne, which integrates both online and offline solutions. After acquiring Habitue in Uruguay and Ambit Technology in Mexico, AmbitOne became the holding company, uniting all three under one vision. AmbitOne is a one-stop solution that empowers consumer businesses across Latin America with a comprehensive suite of tools for thriving in the digital era. (Full Article in the Comments) #startups #venturecapital #mexico

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MRR is probably the acronym I repeat most during any given day, driven by the rise of SaaS startups in Latam. While MRR is a straightforward metric in principle 📊, we spend quite some time understanding the MRR of the companies in our portfolio and pipeline. As a result, I decided to geek out a bit on the topic. Please find a brief deep-dive below. Looking forward to feedback from founders and VCs on the topic! 💬 #VentureCapital #Latam #MRR

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#Savings #deposits in #CaboVerde #banks reached a record value of 10.2 billion escudos (92 million euros) at the end of the first quarter of this year, according to data from the central bank, analyzed by Lusa. The value follows an #increasing monthly #trend (renewing highs since October) and represents a growth of 8.6% in one year, indicates the monetary summary published by Banco de Cabo Verde (#BCV). A further 808 million escudos (7.3 million euros) were channeled into savings in 12 months, between March 2023 and the same month this year. #Term #deposits (which in addition to individuals include other entities) also reached a record value in February, with 46.2 billion escudos (418 million euros) and fell in March to 45 billion escudos (407 million euros ). Even so, the value at the end of the quarter was 4.4% above that recorded a year earlier. The amount of demand deposits in national currency also broke records in each month of the first quarter of this year, reaching the end of March with a new maximum of 107 billion escudos (976 million euros). Eight commercial banks operate in Cabo Verde, authorized by BCV.

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Make original mistakes! As a startup CEO, you make countless decisions every day, and while it's okay to slip up sometimes, there are critical decisions you need to get right. Ideally, you learn from others and ensure the mistakes you make are unique. In our latest piece, my friend Jorge Heraud, founder and former CEO of Blue River Technology, shares the original mistakes he made on his path to building one of the coolest companies I've ever invested in. From navigating concentrated buyer power to managing acquisition negotiations, Jorge reveals the lessons he learned and why developing expertise early on is essential. Read his story here: https://bit.ly/3V08V7m

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Let's talk about Finance: The reality of the Business Plan is based on minimizing entry risks in the first 5 years of operations. At the Banking level it allows you to analyze intellectual capacity, Capital Reserve and above all how the Bank invests its funds in your company with the assurance that there is a return on investment and debt repayment. The Business Plan does not guarantee you but it minimizes the risks. Efrain medina President CEO RRI Global Consulting Group www.rrigcg.com Any questions you can write to me at: [email protected]

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Honored to have been part of the Metaverse Odyssey podcast and to share insights on the exciting future of blockchain gaming in Latin America. 🌍🎮 Building a strong sense of community and focusing on fun, engaging gameplay are at the heart of what we do at Sura.GG. 🚀 Thanks Flavien Defraire for the invitation and the great conversation—LatAm is just getting started in leading the way for Web3! 🔥 #BlockchainGaming #LatAm #Web3 #CommunityFirst"

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Venture Capital Mx - EFEX EFEX is a banking platform designed to meet the needs of businesses in Latin America engaged in cross-border trade with the United States. By focusing on partnering with fintechs and marketplaces that serve SMBs, EFEX addresses a significant gap in the financial infrastructure of Latin America, where companies face barriers in accessing the U.S. market due to the complexities of international banking.   EFEX provides services that enable these businesses to open bank accounts in multiple countries, hold funds in U.S. dollars, and move those funds into their local currencies with instant or forward payments. Full Article Link in Comments ⬇ Dimitri Zaninovich Santiago Bustamante Villa #startups #venturecapital #mexico

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Venture Capital Mx: Taxo It was a pleasure speaking with Constanza Martínez as she shared David Paredes Gortaire's inspiration for Taxo, discussed some challenges of expanding across countries in Latin America, and provided a glimpse into Taxo's product roadmap. What is Taxo? Everyone knows taxes can be tedious, challenging, and frankly anything but enjoyable especially for taxpayers in Mexico. Enter Taxo, revolutionizing the tax experience by making it easier to understand and manage. Taxo's platform automates individual tax processes, empowering accountants to boost their efficiency and expand their client base. To date, Taxo has more than 11,000 taxpayers and 900 accountants using Taxo’s platform in Mexico processing over 100,000 tax declarations. Read more about Taxo's step by step process below! ⬇ https://lnkd.in/demixdH5 #startups #venturecapital #LATAM

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Since 2020 I have had the privilege of being part of BuiltWorlds. Throughout these years I have seen how corporations, startups, and companies from Latin America have begun to take an interest in the events that BuiltWorlds holds. Likewise, companies, corporations and CVCs and VCs from North America and Europe have been interested in learning more about the development of the ConTech ecosystem in Latin America. Based on this interest in the ecosystem, a year ago we began to explore the possibility of holding a Summit or an event focused on technological adoption for construction, sustainability and infrastructure development in Latinoamerica. Today this event, Building Latam Fest, is not only a reality, but it exceeds the expectations that any of us could have in mind. What began with a Whatsapp group and zoom calls to brainstorm ideas about what the event could be, will be the largest Contech, Cleantech and Buildtech event in Latin America and the most solid step for the consolidation of the ecosystem in the region.   The purpose is not to make just another event, the purpose is to have an event to consolidate the ecosystem, to disseminate how the innovation areas of corporations and companies in the sector can have innovation programs to respond to the challenges they have, so that startups can find accelerators and specialized mentoring in the industry that helps them structure themselves in the best possible way for investment, that investors know how the ecosystem is generating opportunities for technological development that can provide return and that in the end the sector benefits from this whole virtuous circle.   Within this process, we could not have found a better ally than La Mezcladora - Hub de Innovación of UTEC Ventures for the organization of the event, nor a better space than UTEC, the technological university of Peru, in Lima. Save the date and participate in this unique event Thanks to all that help in the WA group and the zoom calls to make the event a reality: La Mezcladora - Hub de Innovación, Progreso X, NEXT by Lamosa, Leonard:LatAm, Cementos Pacasmayo SAA, UNACEM, Buildtech Ventures LLC, Mangxo, 360Lateral, Buildpeer, Zacua Ventures, Spybee, Alexis Pérez, @alex Tamayo, Erick Ricardo Melgar Godoy, Gabriela Rodas Urruela, Sheidy Li Cam, Daniel Chamochumbi, Ines Roggero Cilloniz, Francisco Barua, Luis Enrique Flórez Parodi, Victoria Medrano Blanco, Carlos Enrique Sosa, Margarita de la Peña Virgós, Juan Alejandro Saldarriaga Fernández, Natalia Stephanou Frieri, Lilianne Brunstein, Ana María Montoya Arango, Robert ROCHA B., Rodrigo Zetina V., Sergio Angelini, Mauricio Valdes, Julian Rico, Felipe Garzón, @alvaro V, ★ GERMAN ELERA, Mario Espana muchos otros que seguramente se me pasan

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Imagine investing in the stock market without the need to constantly study or track it. What if you could let expert strategies and technology work for you?

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#fundingalert 💼Company: Soy LuzIA 💰Funding: $19Million ⚡Round: Fresh Funding 👥Investors: monashees, Khosla Ventures, ENDEAVOR CATALYST INC, former basketball player Pau Gasol Luzia is an artificial intelligence chatbot that was founded in 2023 and is supervised by Carlos Pérez, Javier Andrés, and Álvaro Martínez Higes. It can comprehend and react to basic text or voice commands. It has received money in three rounds during the last year. The firm employs 20 people, has 40 million users globally, and in only three months, its new app was downloaded 5.5 million times. It wants to be the go-to phone helper for everyone. Alvaro Martinez Higes, Javier Andres Marin Read more - https://lnkd.in/g9tUfC5F To share your startup story write us on - [email protected] #Luzia #artificialintelligence #globally #chatbot #funding #fundingnews #news #startup #startupnews #news #startuprise

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Efficiency and Effectiveness, a main characteristic that #LATAM SaaS startups share and distinguishes them from their US counterparts. The #LATAM region’s characteristics, its historical economic challenges, market conditions, limited funding and thriving development, have marked the competitive advantages startups have had to develop to succeed in the region. Venturing into this market makes it fundamental to deeply understand its conditions, mentality, challenges and strengths, to translate and incorporate them into a local strategy that is posed to succeed. This article published by Anna Heim at TechCrunch clearly explains how Latin American startups have developed some particularities to better solve the market needs. The region offers a big opportunity for SaaS startups, especially those that can help in the #DigitalTransformation journey the region is going through and, that have been able to understand the market particularities and incorporate them into the strategy to enter the market. Are you a #techstartup looking for international growth? Do you already have a plan in place for #LATAM? Are you partnering with the right local experts that could assist you in that venture?   We build LINKS 🟧 to EVOLVE the business ecosystem between Europe and Latin America #LATAM. 🇪🇺 🔛 🇲🇽 🇨🇴 🇵🇪 🇨🇱 🔶 ----------------------------------------------------------- LINK us Carlos Araujo Cruz & Fernando MAGDALENO ----------------------------------------------------------- EuroLATAM Link - #TECH Division #DoingBUSINESSwithLATAM #businessEXPANSION #businessEVOLVUTION https://lnkd.in/dbDBxJH4

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Gran evento de Incomex Nacional y Grupo Vitel acerca de Precios de Transferencia y nuevas plataformas del grupo. Today I'm attending a transfer pricing and new software platforms. If you own or operate a business in Mexico you should miss Incomex and Grupo Vitel pricing

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This Chilean VC exit has merits? Yep. Why? The PE's markets, and the VC's is no exception, are still pulling out of a bear market. This VC fund was launched in 2021. And, just about 9% of worldwide VC firms of that recent vintage have had exits... It is that tough, still. The profile of this Fund? It is the FEN Ventures III Fund, it is regulated by the CMF and Managed by Larrain Vial Activos AGF. Its policy is to invest in #Fintechs, #Software, #Logistics and #Health of the #LatAm region. So far, invested in 14 Startups in early stages. And, it has 38 investors as per CMF data. Relevance? Lots...to begin with, this tally with the AFIDE law being debated in the Congress of Chile. The AFIDE is to be an agency that will have a Fund of Venture Capital Funds...just like this one... and also regulated. What better news for institutional investors... institutional and others...Is that another story... ACAFI (Asociación Adm. Fondos de Inversión) ACVC CORFO | Chilean Economic Development Agency Start-Up Chile Fundación Chile IdDC, Instituto de Directores de Chile Colegio de Ingenieros de Chile A.G. Colegio de Contadores de Chile A.G. Colegio de Abogados de Chile CFA Society Chile ProChile UK Innovate UK LarrainVial Asset Management Adepa Global Services BancoEstado Subsecretaría de Economía y Empresas de Menor Tamaño

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Entrepreneurs and future investors in Colombia, attention! We will soon offer a webinar in which we will address key topics such as valuation, negotiation and asset management. You can clear up your doubts about investing in one of the countries with the most sustained growth in the region.

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