Kontigo
YC S24 · Active · USDC-Smart Neobank for Latinos.
Competitors
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
 NALAShared: border payment, cross border, buildingActiveOther | Other | Active | YCW19 |
 MozperShared: latin america, region, moneyActiveOther | Other | Active | YCS20 |
 TreintaShared: latin americaActiveAI | AI | Active | YCW21 |
Adjacent
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
 LittioShared: latin america, neobank, currencyActiveOther | Other | Active | YCW23 |
| MarcoPoloShared: latin america, latamInactiveOther | Other | Inactive | YCW21 |
 LuoShared: border payment, cross borderNot statedOther | Other | Not stated | EF2024 |
 HamsaShared: border payment, cross border, currencyNot statedOther | Other | Not stated | 500 Global2020 |
 PanaShared: border payment, cross border, countryActiveOther | Other | Active | YCS22 |
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Founders
- jesus alberto Castillo ferrerFounder/CEO
- Gino GuatavitaFounder/CTO
About Kontigo
We’re building Kontigo, a USDC Smart Neobank for Latinos in the U.S. and Latin America. We launched our Peer-to-Peer onramp 20 days ago and we’ve already had $540k in deposits, 10k active users and a +300k waitlist. The founding team has built and scaled fintechs in Latam, and it’s ex-Venmo, Nubank, Rappi, MercadoLibre, Ualá, Platzi, and Yuno. We’re already backed by DST Global, Soma Capital, Pioneer Fund, Transpose + 10 YC alums. Sending money to Latin America is just as painful as holding it due to the region's fragmentation into 33 countries with 39 different currencies. On one hand, cross-border payments to Latam are absurdly expensive (up to 20% per transaction). Conversely, over the past decade, currency depreciation across the region has become unsustainable. (some countries surpassing the trillion percent ). Kontigo solves this with a USDC global wallet & a BTC savings account. - Like Venmo, but on-USDC. - Like Zelle, but for cross-border payments. No limits. - Like Nubank & Revolut, but without inflationary currencies. Bitcoin-backed. User wallets are connected to an AI-private banker on WhatsApp to execute international USDC transactions.
- YC batch
- S24 · Summer 2024
- Status, per YC
- Active
- Category
- AI
- Team size
- 10
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, USA
- Founded
- 2023
- Checked
- 33m ago
Kontigo: questions
Which YC batch was Kontigo in?
Kontigo was in Y Combinator's Summer 2024 batch (S24).
Is Kontigo still active?
Y Combinator lists Kontigo as active.
Who founded Kontigo?
Kontigo's founders, as listed on its YC page: jesus alberto Castillo ferrer (Founder/CEO), Gino Guatavita (Founder/CTO).
Where is Kontigo based?
Kontigo lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.
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