Mexico-based fintech Plata, approved for a banking license in December 2024, raised $250M at a $3.1B valuation, as it seeks to transition to a full-fledged bank
Bloomberg :
Sensor Tower: Temu's MAUs in Latin America grew 143% YoY to 105M in H1 2025; Mexico, Chile, and Uruguay want to tax low-cost imports to protect local businesses
Bloomberg :
Mexican startup OCN, formerly known as OneCarNow, which offers car rentals for gig workers in Mexico and the US, raised a $86M Series A in equity and debt
Huge appreciation to our advisors and investors that have been backing us since day one: …
Mexico-based BNPL startup Aplazo raised a $45M Series B led by QED Investors, bringing its total raised to $100M+ in equity and $75M in committed debt
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Nielsen: over two years, the number of streaming titles in the US, Canada, UK, Mexico, and Germany grew 39% to 2.35M and streaming services grew from 118 to 167
The number of streaming services jumped from 118!to 167 as well. … See also Mediagazer
Sony raises the PS5's price in the UK, Europe, Japan, China, Australia, Mexico, and Canada by ~6% to 21%, citing rising inflation; the US price is unchanged
Tom Warren / The Verge :
Sony raises the PS5's price in the UK, Europe, Japan, China, Australia, Mexico, and Canada by as much as 10%, citing rising inflation; the US price is unchanged
It blames global economic challenges for the change — Sony is increasing its PS5 prices in the UK, Europe, Japan, China, Australia, Mexico, and Canada.
DEUNA, which lets merchants in Latin America offer one-click checkout, has raised a $30M Series A led by Activant Capital, bringing its total funding to $37M
DEUNA, a Mexico-based one-click checkout commerce startup, is officially joining Latin America's nearly $100 billion e-commerce sector …
Bogota-based Habi, which offers a real estate marketplace in Mexico and Colombia, raises a $200M Series C led by Homebrew and SoftBank at a $1B+ valuation
Habi, a Bogota-based proptech, has closed on $200 million in a Series C funding round co-led by Homebrew and SoftBank Latin America Fund.
Draftea, a fantasy sports app focused on Latin America, raises $13.2M led by Kaszek with participation from Sequoia, Bullpen, and FanDuel founder Nigel Eccles
Anita Ramaswamy / TechCrunch : Tweets: @anitaramaswamy Tweets: Anita Ramaswamy / @anitaramaswamy : Meet Draftea, Sequoia's first Mexico-based portfolio company. I spoke to CEO and former pro soccer p...