Frontier capital in emerging markets
Frontier capital in emerging markets
Nucleus EMV is an investment group on a mission to fund and help scale founders building high impact fintech solutions for previously underserved, large populations in Latin America. Our experience, professionalism and local presence allows us to become operational partners with companies, providing agile support in rapidly evolving landscapes. In addition to capital, we help advise the business in their growth journey and offer personalized services in finance and technology.
For our investors, we are offering an opportunity to take part in the tech-driven innovations in LatAm that are reshaping entire sectors and improving the lives of millions.
Values
Growth Mindset
Desire to challenge the status quo and seek continuous improvement
Agility
Open to new opportunities and able to act fast
Empathy
Sitting in the founder’s shoes and bringing deep operating expertise
"First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win."
- Mahatma Gandhi (ethos of David Velez when creating Nubank)
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Key Stats on LatAm
110
Successful exits (IPO/M&A)
$6.2B
VC investment (USD) first half 2021
35.7%
Increase in number of exits from 2019 to 2020
34
Unicorns, and growing
67%
Unbanked or underbanked population
660m
Population
462m
Unique mobile subscribers
80%
Of mobiles connected to internet