Tech stampede as investors hunt Latin American unicorns – Reuters

Tech stampede as investors hunt Latin American unicorns – Reuters

Oct 21 (Reuters) - When Sebastian Kanovich co-founded Latin American digital payments startup dLocal in Montevideo in 2016, he struggled to get global retailers to take him seriously.

"It took us a lot of No's before getting the first Yes," he told Reuters. "We were not only from Latin America, but from Uruguay, not known for technology."

Five years on, it's a different story.