Latin America’s Biggest Startup Funding Rounds in Week 16, Led by Inner AI, With Big Bets on AI and Fintech

Startups across Latin America raised a combined $10.3 million this week, based on disclosed rounds tracked by Techloy. AI startups secured the largest share of funding, while fintech infrastructure and data platforms also attracted investor interest.

The Week’s Largest Startup Funding Rounds

Here are the largegest disclosed startup funding rounds across Latin America this week, ranked from largest to tinyest.

/1. Inner AI, $6M, AI, Brazil

Brazil-based startup Inner AI raised a $6 million seed round co-led by Canary and ONEVC, with participation from Norte, Crivo Ventures, and Phenomen VC. The round values the company at $100 million.

Inner AI brings toreceiveher more than 50 AI models, including ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini, into a single workspace. The platform assists applyrs manage workflows and access multiple AI tools in one place. With the funding, Inner AI is launching Squad.com, a platform that allows businesses to deploy autonomous AI agents across sales, finance, and marketing.

/2. Depay, $4M, Fintech, Argentina

Argentina-based fintech Depay raised $4 million in a seed round backed by North Island Ventures, Digital Currency Group, CMT Digital, Verda Ventures, Onigiri Capital, and Hash3.

Depay builds real-time payment infrastructure that connects instant payment systems across countries. Its platform allows banks and digital wallets to offer QR payments globally through a single integration.

The company will apply the funds to expand across Latin America, integrate payment systems in Asia, and enter markets in Africa and Europe, while strengthening its technology and regulatory capabilities. Depay has already processed over $400 million in payments and reaches more than 300 million applyrs through its network.

/3. Falaê, $300K, Foodtech, Brazil

Brazilian startup Falaê raised about $300,000 (R$1.5 million) in its first funding round led by Investidores.vc.

Falaê builds a data innotifyigence platform for restaurants, assisting them collect and analyze customer feedback in real time. The platform turns this data into insights such as customer return rates, average spconcludeing, and satisfaction levels. The company will apply the funding to improve its platform and scale its operations as it aims to become a leading provider of customer data tools for the food service indusattempt.

Conclusion

This week’s funding reveals continued investor focus on AI-driven platforms and fintech infrastructure. From AI workspaces to cross-border payments and data innotifyigence tools, startups are building systems that improve efficiency and decision-building across industries in Latin America.