Minu raises $14m to provide on-demand salary payments in Mexico
Mexican start-up minu has announced a Series A funding round worth $14 million, led by FinTech Collective.
Minu’s round includes $2.5m of debt from Banco Sabadell.
The Mexico City-based firm saw new investment from VEF, XYZ, and DocuSign founder Tom Gosner among others.
Existing investors QED, Next Billion Ventures, and Village Global were also involved in the Series A round.
The round also includes $2.5 million worth of debt from Banco Sabadell Mexico. Minu has raised a total of $20 million since its founding in 2019.
Minu offers employee the ability to withdraw their earned wages early. This method of on-demand payment has grown in popularity as a means of broadening financial inclusion.
The start-up claims to have more than 100 enterprise clients, and deals across the public and private sector.
Co-founders Nima Pourshasb, Rafa Niell and Paolo Rizzi say 70% of Mexican workers live from paycheque to paycheque.
“For today´s consumer who lives in an on-demand economy, not having access to the motor of their financial health – earned wages that legally belong to them – is surprisingly outdated,” says Pourshasb.
“It generates high anxiety and forces absurdly sub-optimal financial decisions in a country with no usury laws.
“The pandemic has jumpstarted the momentum and urgency for this correction, and Minu is leading the charge towards a financially empowered and resilient workforce.”
Minu plans to use its new money to expand its sales team and focus on an expansion deeper into Mexico.
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