Bootstrap Ventures – The Scalepoint Podcast
Bootstrap Ventures - The Scalepoint Podcast
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This is Bootstrap Ventures - The Scalepoint Podcast , hosted by Martin Koderisch, and brought to you by Scale Point Partners. I meet with founders and experts in payments, fintech, and SaaS to explore how to build a business sustainably, profitably, and often without relying on big external funding.
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The podcast focuses on building sustainable and profitable businesses without reliance on large external funding, with episodes exploring topics like bootstrapping, AI integration in finance, and the intricacies of payment models. Notable examples include insights from Caleb Avery on scaling Tilled sustainably and Matthew Steinbrecher discussing merchant of record models.
The Scalepoint Podcast, hosted by Martin Koderisch, and brought to you by Scalepoint Partners. I meet with founders and experts in payments, fintech, and SaaS to explore how to build a business sustainably, profitably, and often without relying on big external funding.
In this episode, Carlos Del Valle, Co-founder and CEO of Tonder, shares the story behind building one of Latin America’s emerging payment infrastructure platforms.
Born out of a first-hand pain point in his previous startup, Tonder was created to address the challenges of low card approval rates, fragmented payment systems, and the lack of reliable, unified solutions across the region.
We explore how Tonder is navigating the complexity of cross-border settlements, why composability is central to its platform architecture, and how stablecoins now power a significant portion of its operations.
Carlos also reflects on what it takes to scale across multiple markets in LatAm, the reality of building remote-first teams, and the regulatory and cultural barriers that still need to be addressed to accelerate digital payments in the region.
From on-the-ground experience to future ambitions, this conversation is a deep dive into what it really takes to build resilient, regionally attuned fintech infrastructure in Latin America.
Links:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/cdelvalleg/
https://tonder.io/
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