Agustin Feuerhake, Fintual: Redefining what it means to invest in Latin America, Ep 138

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-size: 24pt;">Agustin Feuerhake, Fintual: Redefining what it means to invest in Latin America, Ep 138</span><br /> <br /></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For retail investors in Latin America, the options to invest are limited. This space is often dominated by traditional banks that charge very high fees and involve processes that are quite complex for non-experts. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As co-founder and CMO of robo advisor Fintual, Agustin Feuerhake intends to change that reality by helping Latin Americans invest well. Fintual is a digital platform that makes investing in mutual funds more accessible through lower fees and simpler processes.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I sat down with Agustin to talk about his endeavors over the years as one of the most prolific entrepreneurs we’ve had on the podcast. He shares with us his reflections on reaching an exit with QueHambre as a young entrepreneur, as well as what it was like to have co-founded the first Chilean company to get into YCombinator.</span></p> <h3><span style="font-weight: 400;">Exiting QueHambre</span></h3> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">When Agustin and his team were building the food delivery startup QueHambre –a novel concept for Latin America at the time– they were not comfortable with the idea of raising capital. According to Agustin, they had the wrong approach and thought of it as asking for money rather than selling part of their company. Once they ran out of money, instead of pursuing growth, they decided to sell the business.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Listen to this episode of</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Crossing Borders</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">to find out why small exits are extremely important for budding ecosystems and what Agustin le