Sergio Andrés Rincón Rincón

Pleased to announce that Forte Global has just launched in Peru - our sixth market. And we're also scaling up in current markets, including Colombia. As always, our goal is to be the backbone... the platform... the operating system... that enables world-class talent development. We make it super easy for any funder of education/training (whether governments, foundations, multinationals, or companies) to contract based on, track, verify and pay for outcomes - without the usual headaches and complexity. In Peru, we're working in partnership with Es Hoy to launch "ElevaTech" - a program to provide AI-focused digital training to disadvantaged Peruvians who would not otherwise have the opportunity to achieve their full potential. The focus of the AI training is on Cybersecurity, Data Science, and Data Engineering. AI will lead to massive job displacement over the next decade, but also create massive opportunities for those with the rights skills to take advantage of it. We're proud to help Peruvians thrive in this new AI era. Alejandro Jimenez T. Carolina Echeverri Hernández Ana Maria Roldan Arango Laura Torre Sergio Claux Mora

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Problems I see every day as the CEO of Superfuds: ⚠️ Why 4–5% monthly interest doesn’t work for consumer goods in LATAM. Fintechs across #LatinAmerica are offering working capital at 4–5% monthly, citing regulatory caps and vague “platform fees.” Let’s be clear: that’s not innovation. At those rates, it’s not financing, it’s value extraction. Run the math on a healthy small or medium CPG business: Gross margin: ~50% After logistics & distribution: ~25% After SG&A: EBITDA of 5–8% Introduce debt at 4–5% monthly (~60% APR+): EBITDA disappears Cash flow is consumed by lenders Growth is mathematically impossible The opportunity isn’t to lend at the ceiling. It’s to design products that actually align with how CPG economics work. Confirming against AAA retailers at 1.5–2.0% monthly Structured factoring with transparency Bank credit at sustainable rates For founders: debt can be the cheapest fuel you’ll ever raise, if the structure respects your P&L. At predatory rates, it stops being leverage and becomes a liability. LATAM doesn’t need more high-yield credit, it needs smarter financial infrastructure that scales with its brands.

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Mexico was the sole country granted a 90-day extension on trade talks by the United States, after steeper tariffs on dozens of other countries kicked in last week. Mexico is currently subject to tariffs of 25% on non-USMCA exports, 25% on non-US content in vehicles, 17% on tomatoes, and 50% on steel and aluminum. What is the impact of the new tariff landscape on the Mexican economy? Which country is most affected? What is the importance of remaining in the USMCA? In our analysis, performed using the Deloitte Computable General Equilibrium Model (DCGEM), we found the following: 1) Our results indicate that, under the current scenario, Mexico's GDP growth would be 0.24% in 2025. 2) The United States would be the country most affected. Our results indicate that, over the cumulative 2025-2030 period, the U.S. would lose nearly 1 percentage point of GDP growth compared to previous estimates without tariffs. 3) For the medium term, this analysis anticipates that the current global trade tensions open the door to nearshoring toward Mexico. In the 2025-2030 period, Mexico would show a cumulative gain of almost 0.5 percentage points compared to the tariff-free scenario. 4) If tariffs were raised to 30% on August 1 and remained so throughout the year, Mexican GDP growth would have been between +0.1% and -0.7% in 2025 . Read the full analysis at the link below: https://lnkd.in/eqaCtjzK #economy #economics #tariffs #trade #mexicanecon #latamecon #usmca #cdnecon #cdnbiz #cdnpoli #usecon #globalecon #nafta #smallbusiness #smallbiz #deloitte

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The future belongs to those who dare to build deep tech. And in Latin America, more of them are rising every day. According to the Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo, our region’s deep tech ecosystem is now valued more at $8B, with over 340 active startups as of 2023. In recent years, VC investment in the sector has grown 44x. But at Draper Cygnus, this growth is a confirmation of our thesis. We’ve spent the last decade backing founders who chose the harder path. People building from science, not hype. From conviction, not consensus. Startups like Skyloom Global, Stämm, Splight, Lemon, and Novo Space. All driven by teams that are turning deep science into real-world solutions for energy, health, space, climate and beyond. Behind every case, there were founders who chose the non-obvious path. Who decided to build deep tech in an industry where access to capital, talent and validation wasn’t easy. And yet, they moved forward. Investing is about walking alongside those who turn science into impact. This is just the beginning. But if there’s one thing we’ve learned along the way, it’s this: conviction, when sustained over time, becomes your greatest differentiator 🚀 #DeepTech #VentureCapital #DraperCygnus

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