During this episode, Santosh is joined by Jaime Tabachnik, Co-Founder and CEO at Solvento, a company unlocking the flow of money for truckers in Latin America. During the conversation, Santosh and Jaime discuss the intersection of freight and finance. Jaime shares his transition from civil engineering to logistics and payments, and how his experience led to founding Solvento. The company aims to help SMEs in the Mexican trucking industry by providing software and financial solutions to improve cash flow and efficiency. They discuss Solvento's $50 million lending facility, the specifics of the Mexican trucking market, and the impact of nearshoring. Jaime also addresses venture capital investment in lending models, the potential for transformative change in the Mexican economy, and more.
Highlights from their conversation include:
- Solvento and Logistics Payment Automation (0:41)
- Jaimeās background in Supply Chain and Logistics (1:51)
- Solvento's Infrastructure for Freight Industry (9:46
- Lending Facility and Quick Pay Solutions (15:49)
- Mexican Trucking Industry Insights (22:34)
- Nearshoring and the Mexican Supply Chain (25:53)
- Lending Models in Emerging Markets (28:39)
- VC Investment and Capital Efficiency (30:51)
- Jaimeās Motivation and Industry Impact (32:05)
- Rapid Fire: Security, Elections, and Interest Rates (34:01)
- Final thoughts and takeaways (37:01)
About The Future of Supply Chain
During each episode of The Future of Supply Chain, we sit down with a different entrepreneur, investor, or industry veteran to discuss their story, views on the industry, and how we can collectively build the future of supply chain together. Listen to more episodes atĀ https://www.dynamo.vc/podcasts.
About Dynamo Ventures
Dynamo Ventures is a pre-seed and seed stage fund that invests in supply chain and mobility startups, worldwide.