In this week’s Espresso, we cover updates from Platzi, DeltaX, Simplee and more!

Outline of this episode:

[00:28] - Colombian fintech Minka raises a $24M Series A funding round.
[00:59] - Edtech startup Platzi announced that it will launch a satellite into space.
[01:29] - Bolivian freight platform startup DeltaX raises $1M in a seed round.
[02:09] - Interview with Luis Fernando Ortiz, CEO and founder of DeltaX.
[03:45] - Argentinian startup Waterplan raises a $7M seed round.
[04:19] - Chilean insurtech Simplee raises its first seed round.
[04:51] - Interview with Diego Fernandez Leon, CEO and co-founder of Simplee.
[07:51] - Alejandro Guízar’s featured article “Unlocking your remote team’s creativity”
[08:04] - Impactus Ventures announced an open call for applications to the 2022 Childtech Challenge


Resources & people mentioned:

Companies & Startups: Minka, Platzi, FOSSA Systems, DeltaX, Nowports, Nuvocargo, Waterplan, Simplee, Billpocket
VCs, Accelerators, Institutions: Magma Partners, Tiger Global Management, Kaszek, Duro Ventures, SC Angeles, 99 Startups, Cibersons, Transition Global, Giant Ventures, Impactus Ventures
People: Alfonso de los Ríos, Deepak Chhugani, Luis Fernando Ortiz, Diego Fernández Leon, Alejandro Guízar