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Takenos is a digital wallet for people who earn, spend and save in more than one currency. Four entrepreneurs founded it in 2022, after experiencing firsthand how hard it was to get paid from abroad while living in Argentina. They started by solving payments for freelancers and passed 10,000 users early on. In 2025 they closed a USD 5 million seed round co-led by Variant and Lattice, the first investment by either fund in a Latin American startup, and expanded into Peru.

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A Latin American fintech backed by Silicon Valley investors:

Raising capital from US funds requires a structure those funds understand and spotless compliance in the US. For a team building product and entering new countries, that can't become a second job.

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Compliance that grows with the company:

Zero missed deadlines since 2023. Every new country and every new feature adds complexity for Takenos; Openbiz makes sure its US obligations are filed on time, with no surprises.

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Lessons for founders:

The Takenos founders keep coming back to one idea: understanding Latin American financial systems and speaking the user's language is their edge over the big players. The same goes for their providers: choosing partners who know the reality of Latin American founders saves time and costly mistakes.

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Wrapping up:

Takenos shows that world-class financial infrastructure can be built from Latin America. At Openbiz, we support founders like the Takenos team so their US structure never holds them back.