1、Latin America is a giant.Our numbers speak for themselves:we have a GDP that surpasses US$5T,over 600 million habitants,and a territory that stretches from Tijuana to Tierra del Fuego.These big numbers also come with challenges to overcome.This could be a deterrent,but weve seen time and time again
2、that it works much like the opposite.Startup founders are diving head-first into opportunities as vast as The Amazon River,finding to borrow from our friends at NFX the fast-moving waters that allow them to use technology to build amazing solutions.Not just incrementally better ones,but rather marke
3、t-changing.This journey of discovery can be a solitary one,often with unexpected storms.When the skies are clear once more,how to know if youll spot a shore to explore?In this first edition of The LatAm Tech Report,we hope to provide new coordinates for your opportunity map.All of us in the startup
4、ecosystem have been seeing a brand-new Latin America.After more than two years of pandemic life,the leap in digitalization has persisted beyond global trendlines.And even though 2021 brought an atypical boom in the number of deals(and high valuations),the region keeps on thriving.Latituds opening le
5、tter2022 is already the second largest year for investment in LatAmPrivate Capital Investment in Latin America(USDb)Capital Invested(USDb)Number of DealsSource:LAVCA.Data as of September 30,2022.Note:Private capital investment includes PE,VC,private credit and infrastructure&natura resources.Latin A
6、mericas various industries feel this transformation,stemming from their customers new digital habits.So,we took a deep dive into the present and future of seven of these industries,which are also the ones that have been gaining investors attention the most in recent years:Fintech B2B,Fintech B2C,E-c