Co-Founder & CEO at https://teapawt.net/t.co/yhp6vFPDFY. Solving the LatAm credit gap by enabling leading tech platforms to provide financial services
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It’s been incredible to watch @victorcardenas and team build @slashapp since going through @ycombinator in 2021
Venezuelan founder 🇻🇪 building a global fintech company
Slash Financial, which got its start as a fintech for sneakers sales launched by 19-year-old college dropouts, is now a $1.4 billion financial services company bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Looking forward to an even stronger 2026, in which R2 will continue being a driving force for economic growth in LatAm by providing small & medium businesses with frictionless access to capital through the technology platforms they use on a daily basis.
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Roger Larach retweeted
Going Hi since 2024, R2 has been building the financial rails that power Latin America’s digital economy. Founded by @RogerLarach and @RogTeran, the company enables platforms like @UberEats, @Rappimx, @inDrive, and PayU to offer working capital to their merchants through a seamless AI-powered embedded finance platform.
Today, @Ant_Intl’s strategic investment in R2 marks a new milestone for the company — and a new exit for Hi Ventures, our third so far in 2025.
We backed R2 at a key inflection point, as the founders began using AI to transform SME lending in Latin America. Their technology now helps close a $1.8 trillion credit gap, empowering hundreds of thousands of small businesses across the region.
Here’s to the founders redefining how technology can expand access, and to the next wave of AI-native financial infrastructure built from Latin America to the world.
Gracias Roger Larach and Roger Teran for the trust, grit, and brilliance that define R2. It’s a privilege to be part of your journey — and we know this is just page one.
Let’s go Hi
Roger Larach retweeted
Hi exits @r2_capital ... a story of timing, trust, and second chances.
When @rogerlarach first reached out in 2020, we met, shared ideas, clicked but did not invest. Through the years, we could only cheer from the sidelines as R2 joined @ycombinator and raised from @generalcatalyst and @GradientVC.
Four years later, a message from @dchhugani brought them back into our orbit. We met again... and this time, we didn’t hesitate. @hi_ventures_ led the round.
Today, @Ant_Intl 's investment marks a new chapter for R2, and a proud exit for us. But more than that, it’s proof that great founders always find their way back.
Congratulations Roger, @rogteran, Luis, Nimit, Andrea, Dimitri, Angel and the entire R2 team. Muchas, muchas gracias.
Here’s to more AI-native fintech from Latin America going global!
Transitioning to an AI-enabled organization and amplifying our impact through AI agents embedded in our operations has allowed R2 to scale our volume 2.4x YoY. Thanks @hi_ventures_ for your guidance & support in our journey to transform access to financial services in LatAm 🚀
The @r2_capital team has been doing something fascinating: rebuilding themselves as an AI-enabled organization.
This org chart isn’t about headcount, it’s about a new way of thinking... a small human team amplified by #AI agents... people leading where judgment and creativity matter most, and agents embedded where speed and scale create leverage.
Early results are very strong, but what feels most important is the mindset shift: the best organizations will move from asking how to add AI to what they do, to asking what their org looks like when AI is part of the team.
@RogTeran, @rogerlarach & team shared this at our latest board, and it sparked one of the most forward-looking conversations we’ve had.
Embedded finance & AI in action in LatAm 💥
¿Qué pasa cuando una startup como @r2_capital reemplaza call centers con agentes de voz de #AI?
+200,000 minutos de llamadas al mes
<5 min/día de supervisión humana
+14% en recuperación de cuentas en riesgo
Hasta 44% de recuperación total (vs. 35% con agencias)
Junto a @inDrive, @r2_capital está usando #AI para automatizar cobranzas, adaptarse en tiempo real al cliente y reducir costos sin sacrificar empatía.
Este es solo uno de los muchos casos reales incluidos en el State of AI 2025, el reporte más completo sobre cómo startups, corporativos y fondos están
ejecutando #AI en América Latina.
Descárgalo en la liga en el thread.
Gracias @rogerlarach y #RogerTeran por compartir el caso de éxito.
📢 Announcing a big milestone for R2 & @Uber!
Following a successful launch in Mexico, we’ve expanded our partnership with Uber Eats to Chile — bringing frictionless access to capital to thousands of merchants across the region.
👩🏻💻 #DFLab | Fintech R2 se asocia con Uber Eats para otorgar créditos a restaurantes en Chile
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This expansion is a powerful step toward driving financial inclusion and growth for small and medium businesses in Latin America. We're proud to partner with Uber's incredible team and are grateful to be chosen as their embedded lending partner in Mexico & Chile.
We’re excited to announce the launch of R2’s partnership with @inDrive in Peru — enabling frictionless loans for drivers directly on the inDrive app!
We are fortunate to be partnering with a global company that shares our motivation to increase financial inclusion through embedded finance.
Together with @inDrive, we’re using AI and real-time driver performance data to unlock access to capital for hundreds of thousands of drivers across LatAm.
We’re proud to help power inDrive’s fintech strategy across Latin America and are just getting started.
R2 team 🚀 Just held our company offsite and I couldn’t be prouder of this team and R2’s impact across LatAm by enabling access to capital to 52k+ businesses through technology just 3 years after launching. 16 nationalities represented in the team🇭🇳🇸🇻🇦🇷🇨🇴🇲🇽🇨🇱🇻🇪🇨🇺🇵🇪🇺🇾🇵🇾🇮🇳🇺🇸🇧🇷🇪🇨🇫🇷
Roger Larach retweeted
Access to credit for SMEs in Latin America has long lagged behind other regions. Today, we’re excited to share that @UberEats and @r2_capital have announced a partnership to unlock financing for thousands of restaurants in the Uber network.
This is AI, technology, and collaboration at work!
Congratulations to portfolio company, R2, on this incredible milestone. Let’s go Hi!
R2 🤝 @UberEats
#FinanciamientoUberEats is now live in the Uber Eats Restaurant Manager in Mexico.
Thrilled to be working alongside Uber to provide frictionless access to credit to thousands of restaurants across Mexico 🚀
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@rogteran
Roger Larach retweeted
We're thrilled to partner with @rogteran and @rogerlarach to revolutionize capital access for small and medium-sized businesses across Latin America. Their vision, powered by cutting-edge data technology and AI implementation, is truly inspiring.
We're excited to join @CometaVC and @endeavor_global alongside their exceptional previous pool of investors: @GradientVC, @generalcatalyst, and @ycombinator .
Let’s go Hi! @r2_capital
Super excited to have @federicoantoni @pimepardo and the @hi_ventures_ team backing us in our next phase of growth as we continue building AI-powered embedded financial services for small & medium businesses in LatAm. Vamos por más!
Super excited to partner with @r2_capital as they redefine financial access for SMEs across Latin America. At @hi_ventures_ , we’re inspired by their bold vision and innovative AI-driven approach to embedded finance.
A big thank you to @rogteran & Roger Larach, and the R2 team for letting us join their journey, alongside longtime supporters @GradientVC, @generalcatalyst, and @ycombinator.
Great to work on this round with @CometaVC and @endeavor_global Catalyst. Vamos!