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32 L I V U P VICTOR SANTOS & GABRIEL EISENCRAFT Food & Beverage LatAm Raising $40M Launched in 2016, Liv Up is a direct-to-consumer food & beverage brand connected with a new generation of urban consumers looking for healthy food and convenience. Vertically integrated, the company leverages technology and data to optimize operations and create a fast feedback loop between customers' insights and products. Reconnecting the CPG industry with consumers through top notch experience and outstanding portfolio, the company is building a beloved brand in Brazil. With 250K+ followers on Instagram, Liv Up is growing fast, on path to reach $20M+ in sales in 2019 – just 3 years after launch. L I T T L E K AMAL BUDHABHATTI Smart Cities Africa Raising $40M When foreign ride hailing platforms first entered Africa in 2016, drivers quickly discovered that they paid low commissions, required expensive data, and offered no benefits. Through Little, drivers can earn commissions not just from rides, but also by selling data products on behalf of Safaricom and facilitating riders' bill payments via M-PESA. Little lowers drivers' operating costs by offering them vehicle insurance at a 75% discount, free data while they are driving, and emergency loans to cover unexpected vehicle maintenance costs. In addition, Little is the only ride-hailing platform that accommodates users without smartphones by triangulating their locations using only cell towers. Little operates in four countries in Africa, and is poised to capture a big share of the African ride hailing market, worth an estimated $3.7B. L I S N R RODNEY WILLIAMS Fintech US, LatAm, Europe, MENA, Asia, Africa Raising $20M LISNR® powers transactions across the customer journey globally with the most advanced Ultrasonic Data Platform. Today, companies like Jaguar Land Rover, Ticketmaster, and Visa use this solution to create frictionless payment moments for consumers around the world. LISNR's ultrasonic data transmission technology enables fast, reliable, and secure communication between devices that have a speaker and/or microphone. LISNR's proprietary technology is removing the need for complex, expensive, vulnerable and power-consuming RF, audio or QR code based technologies. Founded in 2012, LISNR is located in Oakland, CA and Cincinnati, OH. Major investors include Visa, Target, Intel, Jump Capital, Mercury Fund, R/GA, and Synchrony Financial. L AT I N F I N T E C H JAVIER CASTRO Fintech LatAm Raising $4M Established in 2015, Latin Fintech was the first Peruvian fintech to offer consumer loans through a completely digital platform. Using artificial intelligence to quickly assess credit risk, Latin Fintech disburses funds in less than an hour after a customer applies for a loan. Currently, the company allocates loans of up to $900 with an average 14% monthly interest rate and a 1-6 repayment window. To date, Latin Fintech has disbursed over 30K loans to more than 10K underbanked people in Peru. The quality of the portfolio is stable, with delinquency rates between 6% and 8% on average. The company is currently disbursing 1,800 loans per month and has achieved breakeven point a year ago. Latin Fintech is raising a Series A round in order to expand operations into Mexico, and fund new products for SMEs and longer term loans.

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