This week’s Espresso covers updates from Ualá, Cortex, Solvento and more!

Outline of this episode:

[00:28] - Ali closes a $25 million Series A round
[00:46] -Tax reform discussion in Colombia introduces change on wealth tax calculation for private companies
[01:19] - Interview with Solvento’s CPO and cofounder Pedro Bosch on their seed round
[03:50] - Greenenergy raises a $5 million common equity investment
[04:15] - Cortex secures $48 million in a Series C round
[04:39] - Ualá announces a $150 million investment in Latin America
[05:01] - clicOH lands in Colombia via the acquisition of Logysto
[05:22] - New episodes of Crossing Borders and How to be the Difference
[05:51] - Latamlist’s selection of 14 Paraguayan startups


Resources & people mentioned:

Companies & Startups: Ali, Solvento, Greenenergy, Cortex, Ualá, clicOH, Logysto, Vexi
VCs, Accelerators, Institutions: BTG Pactual, Deetken Impact Sustainable Energy, Lightrock, Softbank, Riverwood.
People: Pedro Bosch, Nathan Lustig, Cinthia Merlos, Johanna Molina, Paul Lynskey, Stela Barcelos, Alejandra Cruz.