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§ Private Profile · Bogotá, Colombia
Fintech platform for SME international trade finance in Latin America, automated credit scoring & imported goods as collateral.
Finkargo is a financial technology company based in Colombia and Mexico that provides international trade financing and supply chain services for small and medium-sized enterprise importers across Latin America. The platform utilizes automated credit scoring with alternative data and imported goods as collateral to offer capital alongside supplier verification, cargo insurance, and currency management tools. To date, the company has facilitated 5,850 trade operations representing $713 million in total value, serving 680 importers and connecting them with 1,600 suppliers. The enterprise has secured over $27 million in total equity, including a $20 million Series A, alongside a $75 million structured debt facility. Its institutional backers include venture capital firms and debt providers such as QED Investors, Quona, Flybridge, and Community Investment Management. Finkargo was founded in 2021 by Santiago Molina, Tomás Shuk, and Andrés Ferrer.
Finkargo has raised $103.0M across 3 funding rounds.
Finkargo has raised $103.0M in total across 3 funding rounds.
Finkargo has raised $103.0M across 3 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $20.0M Series A in November 2023.
Finkargo has raised $103.0M in total across 3 funding rounds.
Finkargo's investors include QED Investors, 01 Advisors, 2.12 Angels, 99 Startups, BBG Ventures, Bling Capital, BlockTower Capital, Carao Ventures, Clocktower Technology Ventures, Derive Ventures, Flybridge Capital Partners, Gradient Ventures.
Finkargo is a technology company founded in 2021 that provides a digital platform for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Latin America, primarily importers in Colombia and Mexico, offering fast trade financing using imported goods as collateral, alongside logistics, insurance, supplier verification, and supply chain management services.[1][2][4][5] It solves the critical problem of limited access to import financing, which hampers over 4 million Mexican businesses and wastes up to 60% of their resources on complex processes, by delivering revolving credit lines up to $2.7M, automated credit scoring, and end-to-end trade support to optimize working capital and enable global scaling.[1][4][5] With $197.86M raised—including a $75M credit line and $95M Series A extension—Finkargo has supported over 680 importers, 5,850 operations worth $713M, and 1,600 verified suppliers across 40 countries, driving 80% of clients to report revenue growth.[1][4]
Finkargo was founded in 2021 in Colombia by Santiago Molina, Andres Ferrer, and Tomas Shuk, with Shuk's personal frustrations securing financing for international trade operations inspiring the platform as Latin America's first dedicated foreign trade financing solution.[4][5] The idea emerged to address SME importers' struggles with 60-120 day payment-to-shipment gaps and lack of capital for $30B+ annual Asian imports in Colombia and Mexico, starting with a "must-have" fintech credit product layered with supply chain software.[2][5] Early traction included a $7.5M seed round in 2022 from Quona, Flybridge, Maya Capital, and One VC, followed by a $20M Series A in 2023 led by QED Investors, enabling over 250 customers and 2,000+ operations worth $200M by late 2023, with rapid expansion into Mexico amid nearshoring trends.[1][2][5]
Finkargo rides the nearshoring wave and LATAM supply chain digitization, capitalizing on SMEs' need to integrate into global value chains amid U.S.-Mexico trade growth and Asia import surges totaling $30B+ annually in key markets.[2][5] Timing aligns with post-pandemic logistics disruptions and fintech maturation, where traditional banks overlook SME trade finance gaps, allowing Finkargo to disrupt via embedded finance and SaaS in a $4,400-company supply chain tech sector.[1][2] It influences the ecosystem by empowering MSMEs in emerging markets to "dream globally," fostering trade linkages, boosting local economies through 5,850+ operations, and setting a model for vertical fintech starting with credit then expanding workflows.[3][4][5]
Finkargo is poised to dominate LATAM trade finance by tripling operations with recent $95M, deepening Mexico penetration, and layering fleet financing/insurance amid nearshoring tailwinds.[1][2] Rising global trade data intelligence and AI-driven scoring will shape its edge, potentially expanding to Brazil or more services as SME import demand surges. Its influence could evolve from regional disruptor to pan-LATAM leader, unlocking billions in underserved financing and redefining SME global commerce—transforming import barriers into scalable growth engines, just as it began with a founder's frustration.[1][4][5]