Two former executives from Tul are launching a platform aimed at boosting manufacturing exports in Latin America by connecting suppliers with builders in the United States.
Santiago Bueno, who resides in New York, served as the CFO, and Alejandro Roldán, who splits his time between Bogotá and Mexico City, was the Vice President of Global Commodities at Tul, an e-commerce platform for hardware stores. Both Colombians have now launched Latii, a platform with the goal of providing Latin American manufacturing suppliers with access to the U.S. market, helping to identify sources of precision construction materials such as windows, doors, and steel structures.
To kickstart Latii, they have raised a pre-seed investment round of US$2.1 million, led by Era Ventures, with contributions from Foundamental, Nine Four Ventures, Aceros Turia, and angel investors like Chase Gilbert, founder and CEO of Built Technologies; Maria Davidson, founder and CEO of Kojo; and Alec Hartman, founder and CEO of Welcome Homes, all interested in the potential supply chain access it offers.