We’re excited to co-lead Takenos‘s seed round with Lattice, backing a team that’s redefining access to digital dollars across LATAM.

Takenos enables users to receive money from abroad, save in USD and spend globally through a virtual dollar card — all powered by stablecoins.

Takenos has reached a level of PMF with real world adoption that has long been the holy grail of crypto companies. They have consistently been a top-5 app in Bolivia in the App Store (yes, all apps, not just crypto apps) — at times, even more popular than ChatGPT.

Unlike many LATAM fintechs focused on the “big three” markets of Brazil, Mexico, and Argentina, Takenos is winning across the long tail — countries like Bolivia and Peru that have been traditionally neglected by both banking and fintechs alike.

The founders, Lucas, Francisco, Joaquín, Simón, are builders in the truest sense: hands-on, resourceful and willing to relocate their entire team to each new market they enter. We’re proud to back the Takenos team as they build the future of onchain finance in LATAM.

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