dLocal
dLocal is a Uruguayan financial technology company. It provides cross-border payments connecting global merchants to emerging markets.
| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Industry | Financial technology |
| Founded | 2016 in Montevideo, Uruguay |
Key people | Executive team: Sebastián Kanovich Jacobo Singer Sumita Pandit Diego Cabrera Canay Hernán di Chello Board Members: Martín Escobari Eduardo Azar Andrés Bzurovski Sergio Fogel |
Number of employees | ca. 300 (2021) |
| Website | dlocal |
Established in 2016 as a startup, soon it became the first Uruguayan unicorn. The company has offices in Montevideo, São Paulo, San Francisco, London, Tel Aviv and Shenzhen.[1]
As of 3 June 2021, dLocal went public, reaching a stock market valuation of USD 9.5bn.[1] It is listed at Nasdaq,[2] being the second Uruguayan company in history to reach Wall Street after Starmedia in the 1990s.[1]
Their founders, Andrés Bzurovski and Sergio Fogel, are among the 2000 richest persons in the world, according to Forbes.[3]
References
- "All about the first Uruguayan unicorn". Teledoce.com (in Spanish). 16 September 2020.
- "dLocal goes public". swissinfo.ch (in Spanish). 3 June 2021.
- "Two Uruguayans among Forbes' new billionaires". El Observador (in Spanish). 6 April 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
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