Articles

How Magma Partners Thinks about SaaS in Latin America

In this article, we’ll cover how we think about SaaS, along with some of the challenges and opportunities for SaaS founders in Latin America. 

Magma Partners Q2 2023 Investor Letter

We send quarterly investor letters to our LPs about what we're seeing in the Latin America startup market. We share edited versions with our portfolio. We’ve decided to share a further edited version publicly.

Magma Partners Q1 2023 Investor Letter

We send quarterly investor updates to our LPs and include a deep dive on what we’re seeing in the market. We’ve decided to share an edited version with founders so you can get an idea of what we’re seeing too. 

Magma Partners Q4 2022 Investor Letter

We send quarterly investor updates to our LPs and include a deep dive on what we’re seeing in the market. We’ve decided to share an edited version with founders so you can get an idea of what we’re seeing too. 

How the downturn may affect Latin American Fintech Startups

The downturn has many risks for Latin American fintechs, but fewer risks than their US counterparts. In this article, Nate unpacks a few of Jim Chanos’ ideas and how his ideas might play out in Latin America.

The Rise of Latin American Vertical Marketplaces

I constantly ask myself: why are Latin American companies buying offline, accepting terrible customer experience, when they wouldn’t stand for it in their day to day lives? If I zoom out 10-20 years, what will B2B commerce look like?

Venture Capital in Latin America: Elite Status and Underestimated Founders

Adelyn Gunawan: Lessons Learned from my Remote Summer Internship at Magma Partners

My family is ethnically Chinese from Indonesia but I was born in Singapore and spent most of my life in the UK. In the fall, I will be attending the University of Chicago and hoping to major in Economics and Political Science. 

Magma Partners Q3 Update: 7 New Investments as Silicon Valley looks South

Q3 was headlined by 7 investments, including 2 follow ons into existing portfolio companies. We did our first investment in Brazil, deepened investments in Mexico and other regions in Latin America.

Ciara Middleton: What I Learned from the Crossing Borders Podcast

I am a first-generation US citizen, born to parents raised in Ireland. My two brothers and I have lived in Pennsylvania...