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Hosted by Cyrus Bakhshi, Thomas Barrett · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 22 episodes
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Welcome to "La Frontera," a podcast dedicated to exploring the dynamic startup and venture capital ecosystem in Latin America. We dive into the innovations, opportunities, and challenges unique to the region. Our goal is to bridge the gap between founders in the region and international investors by providing founders with access to high-quality resources and funding and investors with the insights and guidance to invest with confidence. You can explore all of our newsletters and be notified of future episodes here: https://www.lafronterapodcast.com
Cyrus Bakhshi, Thomas Barrett hosts La Frontera: Bridging Startups and VCs Across the Americas, a business show with 22 episodes published.
This week on La Frontera, we sit down with Ben Zehr, Co-Founder of Reciprocal, to explore one of the most underfunded opportunities in venture today: climate tech in Latin America. Despite representing ~8% of global GDP
How do you raise ~$20M and scale to ~$6M ARR in ~20 months as a first-time founder in Latin America? In this episode of La Frontera, we sit down with Nico Camhi, CEO and co-founder of Vambe, to break down the real playbo
We sat down with Andrew Endicott, GP at Gilgamesh Ventures and former co-founder and president of Petal—one of the earliest fintech companies to challenge traditional credit underwriting by using cash-flow data instead o
We sat down with Marcial González Fraga, Founder of Oss, to explore how startup founders can raise capital on their own terms. From launching Mercado Libre’s fintech lending arm to co-founding a startup and leading 100+
We sat down with Nico Estrada, CFO of VEMO, to dive into how this Mexican company is accelerating the electric mobility revolution across Latin America. Nico takes us through his journey from Colombia to Wall Street to M
In this episode, we talk with Daniela Pacheco, Managing Partner of New Ventures Capital (NVC), about making impact investing in Latin America both sustainable and profitable. Daniela shares how NVC is bridging philanthro
In this episode, we dive into why M&A matters now more than ever in LatAm, and how Adquiere is tackling the region’s exit gap head-on. Daniel shares how a failed acquisition of his last company sparked the idea for Adqui
Tomas Uribe's unconventional path, unique style and perspective is a refreshing one, and his journey has a bit of everything: from a childhood steeped in music and the arts to a leap from Colombia to New York City. He sh
Ali Jamal, Founding Partner of First Check Ventures, was more than just an early-stage investor. He was a friend, a mentor, and a quiet force who backed founders before anyone else did; often when all they had was convic
In this episode of La Frontera, we sit down with Juan Fantoni, co-founder and Chief Commercial Officer of Pomelo, one of Latin America’s most ambitious fintech infrastructure startups. Juan walks us through his journey f
In this episode, we sit down with Maria Gutierrez Peñaloza, co-founding partner of Nido Ventures, to explore why Mexico may be entering its “golden decade” for tech and cross-border innovation. Maria shares how her backg
In this episode of La Frontera, we talk with Marinella Piñate, CEO and co-founder of Zumma, a Mexico-based fintech transforming messy manual finance ops with an AI-powered “WhatsApp CFO” for businesses across Latin Ameri
In this episode of La Frontera 🌵, we sit down with Luis Enriquez, co-founder and GP of Bridge Latam, to explore why now is the moment to invest in Latin America's booming tech scene. Luis breaks down the $1 trillion opp
In this episode of La Frontera 🌵, we talk with Andrés Londoño Botero, CFO and co-founder of Monet, a Colombian fintech that’s issued over a million loans to users at the base of the pyramid—many receiving credit for the
In this episode, we sit down with Susy from DUX Capital to explore the hustle, focus, and luck needed to break into venture capital, the critical role of female investors in the startup ecosystem, and why fundraising in
In this episode of La Frontera 🌵, we sit down with Nico Yepes, co-founder of Moffin, a fintech infrastructure startup based in Guadalajara that’s quietly transforming how data is shared in Mexico. Nico brings the invest
In this episode, we sit down with Angel Cisneros, founder and CEO of Saptiva, an AI infrastucture and orchestration platform in LatAm. We explore his remarkable journey of bootstrapping Quiubas and exiting to Twillio, lo
In this episode of La Frontera, we sit down with Alejandro Troll, GP at BVC, to unpack the differences between venture ecosystems in Brazil, Colombia, and Peru—and why those nuances matter for startups and investors. We
In this episode, we chat with Courtney McColgan, Founder and CEO of Runa, about the realities of building and scaling a startup in Latin America as a foreign founder. Courtney shares hard-earned lessons from growing Cabi
In this episode, we sit down with Rene Ojeda, partner at 500 Global, who’s been shaping the LatAm startup ecosystem from day one. We explore the history of 500 LatAm, how the VC and startup landscape has evolved, and wha
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