How much do you know of SA statups?

Where is Gupy from?

• Argentina

• Paraguay

• Brazil

• Chile

Answer explanation

Gupy aims to transform the hiring process, making it a more agile, fair, and fascinating experience for both recruiters and candidates.

We are an HR tech startup founded in 2015. As the first Brazilian artificial intelligence solution developed for the attraction and selection process, more than 80% of hirings occur in the top 10 listed candidates for an open position

In which sector operates Fintual?

• Fintech

• Healthtech

• Edtech

• Agtech

Answer explanation

Fintual is a Latin American FinTech company pioneering new ways of saving and investing by making it more accessible, intuitive and affordable. The digital platform enables users to invest in asset categories such as index funds and ETF’s through their easy-to-use web and mobile applications. Founded in Chile in 2016, Fintual has participated in Y Combinator twice, was the first Latin American company to be backed by Sequoia Capital, and is now one of the leading FinTech companies catering to a younger demographic in South America

When was Mercado Libre funded?

Answer explanation

MercadoLibre, Inc. is an Argentine company headquartered in Montevideo, incorporated in the United States that operates online marketplaces dedicated to e-commerce and online auctions. As of 2016, Mercado Libre had 174.2 million users in Latin America. making it the region's most popular e-commerce site by number of visitors^. The company has operations in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela. In 2023 Time included Mercado Libre in the list of the 100 most influential companies in the world.

What does 3Dar do?

• Loans

• Augmented Reality

• HR training

• Visual Effects

Answer explanation

3dar is a collective of creatives, pushing the boundaries of Virtual Reality, Animation and Visual Effects. Our company has been innovating with new technologies since 2004, and working with the largest brands in the TV, movie and commercial industries. We believe Virtual Reality is the wave of the future, with incredible potential to change the world.

When did Betterfly become a Unicorn?

• 2020

• 2023

• 2022

• 2018

Answer explanation

Betterfly is an online employee benefits platform that rewards healthy habits with life insurance, and membership is paid for by the employer. The insurance coverage grows as users' healthy practices increase, and the platform also provides the option of making donations to a range of charitable causes.

Where is Symplifica from?

• Chile

• Ecuador

• Colombia

• Peru

Answer explanation

Across Latin America, only 20% of some 20 million domestic workers have formal contractual relationships with their employers. In Colombia, Symplifica’s platform seeks to provide social security and extralegal benefits to domestic workers and nannies in the country. Though much of Symplifica’s focus since its 2016 founding has been on providing resources to employers, in June 2022, Symplifica launched Symplifica Trabajador@s, an application designed to be used by the workers themselves.

In which sector does Crehana operates?

• Insurtech

• Edtech

• Agtech

• Proptech

Answer explanation

Crehana, a Peruvian-leading education technology platform for companies and individuals focused on closing the reskilling and upskilling gap in Latin America, announced today that it has raised $70M in a Series B round led by General Atlantic. This round represents Latin America’s largest Series B funding for an education technology company and comes just months after Crehana raised a $13M Series A extension round. Crehana will leverage the funding to expand its enterprise solution, launch operations in Brazil, and invest in new products and technologies.

Where is Rappi from?

Sooper is a fintech startup that provides loans through informal financial advisors to Latin Americans that are not yet connected to the banking system

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Sooper is a B2B construction marketplace based in Brazil that connects retailers, suppliers, distributors, and manufacturers on a single platform. Rafaela Khouri founded it in 2021 as a one-stop online market for building materials.

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