Argentinian Crypto Exchange Lemon Cash Raises $16M to Expand in Latin America

The company plans to expand its operations n Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Uruguay by the end of 2022.

AccessTimeIconJul 27, 2021 at 3:00 a.m. UTC
Updated Sep 14, 2021 at 1:31 p.m. UTC
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Lemon Cash, an Argentina-based crypto exchange, raised $16.3 million in a Series A funding round that was led by British fund Kingsway Capital, Lemon Cash announced Tuesday.

The exchange will use some of the money to expand its operations in Latin America this year and in 2022, including in Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Uruguay, CEO Marcelo Cavazzoli told CoinDesk. 

Cavazzoli declined to comment on whether Lemon Cash plans to acquire any companies immediately.

In addition to Kingsway Capital, Draper Associates, Valor Capital, Cadenza Capital Management, Draper Cygnus, Coinbase Ventures and Grupo Supervielle participated in the round, Cavazzoli said.

The company raised $1.1 million in two rounds of seed funding last year. That was led by Draper University and Draper Cygnus. Silent Unicorn and Amagis Capital also participated. 

According to Cavazzoli, the company's latest round will give it enough funds to continue operations through 2022.

Lemon Cash plans to launch a crypto card in conjunction with Visa in October, while it works on decentralized finance (DeFi) lending, borrowing and trading products, Cavazzoli said. 

The company, which has 35 employees, will use some of the new funds to double its staff this year, mainly in Argentina, the CEO said. 

Cavazolli didn't provide data on revenue or active clients, although he stated that 60,000 people are on the waiting list to receive the crypto card that will be launched in October. 

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