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June 1, 2021

Twitter cofounder joins Belvo's recordbreaking $43m Series A

The round is the largest ever Series A for a Latin America-focused fintech.


Tim Smith

3 min read

Barcelona-founded open finance startup Belvo has raised the largest ever Series A round for a fintech company operating in LatAm.

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Belvo’s API allows fintech companies to integrate with a wide range of financial institutions
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Tim Smith

Tim Smith was news editor at Sifted. He covered deeptech and AI, and produced Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast . Follow him on X and LinkedIn

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