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A curated library on Pan-American capital.

Deep reads on venture capital, startups, AI, funds, angels, Mexico, LATAM, unicorns and market trends. Written by the AIS curation team.

Venture Capital

Venture Capital in Latin America — A 2026 Field Guide

The region raised roughly $4B in 2025 across ~700 deals. Here's how the ecosystem is structured heading into 2026.

9 min read
Mexico

The Mexico Nearshoring Thesis — Why Capital is Moving South

USMCA, wage arbitrage, and geopolitical de-risking are converging into what could be the biggest industrial relocation in a generation.

7 min read
Unicorns

How LATAM Unicorns Are Built — Lessons from Nubank, Rappi, Kavak

Nine unicorns, one region, one pattern: build for real-world friction, deploy capital efficiently, expand across borders once the machine works.

8 min read
AI & Innovation

AI-Native Startups in Spanish-Speaking Markets

600M Spanish speakers, deep vertical friction, and cheap deployment. The AI opportunity in Latin America is not "less than" the US — it is different.

7 min read
Angel Investing

Angel Investing in Latin America — A Practical Playbook

Ticket sizing, deal flow, syndicates, tax structure, and the mistakes that separate great LATAM angels from expensive tourists.

6 min read
Tech Hubs

Mexico City as a Tech Hub — The State of the Ecosystem

CDMX now hosts more Series-A-and-above founders than any other city in Spanish-speaking Latin America. Here's why.

6 min read
Funds

Family Offices in Latin America — Who's Deploying, What They Want

Multi-family and single-family offices from Mexico, Colombia, Peru and Brazil are now major LPs and direct-deal buyers.

6 min read
Startups

Startup Fundraising in LATAM — What Really Closes a Round

A tight, honest guide to running a fundraising process in Latin America: from teaser to term sheet.

8 min read
Market Trends

Market Trends to Watch in 2026 — LATAM & Global

AI infrastructure, private credit, LATAM secondaries, and the return of hardware. What the smart money is watching.

5 min read
Startups

Cross-Border Legal Structures — Cayman, Delaware, and Local Opcos

A plain-English walk-through of the structure most LATAM startups adopt when raising international capital.

6 min read