Pomelo
Pomelo is a company based in Argentina. Builders in Fintech has recorded 2 equity rounds for Pomelo, most recently a series c round of 55,000,000 USD on 20 January 2026.
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Funding history
55,000,000 USD
Insight PartnersLead, KaszekLead, Adams Street Partners, Endeavor Catalyst, Index Ventures, Monashees, S32, TQ Ventures
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40,000,000 USD
KaszekLead, Index Ventures, Insight Partners, Monashees, S32
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Pomelo, founded in 2021, handles regulatory and card network licences itself so customers can issue and process cards across eight Latin American markets with one integration.
Pomelo raised a $55 million Series C co-led by Kaszek and Insight Partners, taking total funding to $160 million; the round took three months from kickoff to close.
Pomelo's customers include BBVA, BCI, Bancolombia, Binance, Bybit, ARQ, Lemon and PayJoy.
Pomelo launched a global card programme that can issue and process in more than 150 markets and hired a former Mastercard, Santander and SoFi executive to lead it.
Pomelo's treasury and settlement are fully mirrored in fiat and stablecoins, and about 20–25% of its customers now use stablecoins.
The first ChatGPT e-commerce purchase in Latin America was made with a Pomelo-issued card tokenised for an agent.
Pomelo is expanding beyond cards into real-time payments and stablecoins.
Carlos has worked in payments for about 15 years, including about ten at Mastercard and as an early Pomelo employee who launched its operations in Colombia, Peru and the Andean markets.