“Can Latitud become the full financial and operational infrastructure layer — from incorporation to banking to capital — for every venture-backed company in Latin America?”
Founded in 2021 by Brazilian entrepreneur Brian Requarth (who had a costly incorporation misstep when selling VivaReal), Latitud started as a community and services platform helping LatAm startups incorporate correctly in the US (Delaware/Cayman) and access the Silicon Valley ecosystem. By 2022, it was positioning itself as the 'operating system for venture-backed LatAm companies', backed by a16z and NFX. By 2024 it had extended into embedded financial infrastructure with the launch of Meridian, a business account product offering treasury management, cross-border FX transfers, and compliance for LatAm startups with US/Cayman entities — explicitly partnering with licensed financial providers rather than seeking its own bank charter.
Latitud discloses Synapse Brokerage as its banking provider, according to the Embedded Finance Index 2026.
Latitud does not disclose a bank charter of its own; its banking services are provided through Synapse Brokerage.
Latitud was founded by Brian Requarth, Gina Gotthilf and Yuri Danilchenko and is founded in 2021, headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil.
Latitud has raised undisclosed in total (latest round: Series A, 2022).
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