“Can a mobile-only, bureau-free microlender become the primary credit infrastructure for Mexico's 50M+ underbanked consumers using proprietary alternative scoring?”
Founded in 2018 as Mexico's first fully-mobile, bureau-free microloan platform, Baubap bet on alternative scoring (device data, behavioral signals) rather than Buró de Crédito. The company targets underbanked Mexican consumers who lack formal credit history, offering MXN microloans entirely through an Android app. With $143M raised over 9 rounds, Baubap has grown to 1.5M+ borrowers while remaining laser-focused on consumer lending in Mexico — unlike regional peers that expanded into banking or BNPL.
Baubap was founded by Roberto Salcedo and Luis Villarreal and is founded in 2018, headquartered in Ciudad de México, México (Roma Norte, Cuauhtémoc).
Baubap has raised $143.6M in total (latest round: Later Stage VC).
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