Koywe
YC W23Miami, US · Founded 2022 · 7 employees · 7 known investors
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Koywe provides financial services and regulatory compliance solutions for companies across Latin America, with operations in Chile, Argentina, Colombia, Brazil, Bolivia, Mexico, Peru, and the United States. The company serves as a strategic partner focused on building inclusive and accessible financial services in the region.
Crypto & Web3FintechCrypto / Web3PaymentsUnited States of AmericaChileMexicoAmerica / CanadaLatin AmericaFully Remote
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W23)
Koywe was founded in 2022 by Ignacio Detmer, Guillermo Acuña, and Ignacio D.
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Ignacio Detmerin𝕏Co-FounderIgnacio Detmer is a co-founder and former COO of Americas Car Group, which was acquired by Prosus Group, and co-founder of Opencasa, a proptech platform managing properties valued at $75 million in the United States.
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Guillermo Acuñain𝕏FounderGuillermo Acuña is an entrepreneur based in Chile with full-stack technical capabilities.
Investors · 7
The YC application· Winter 2023 batch
What they told YC
- Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.
- Crypto infrastructure for Latin America.
- What is your company going to make? Please describe your product and what it does or will do.
- The company builds modular crypto, compliance, and fiat rails for individuals and businesses, starting with a crypto ramp that converts local fiat to crypto and back across fintech and web3 platforms while integrating local payment methods and meeting local regulations. Use cases include a full-stack crypto ramp via a 3-line SDK integration, custom fiat-to-stablecoin integration for fintechs, and off-ramping facilities.
Summarized from the founders' answers on their Y Combinator profile.
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2 people who came through Koywe went on to found or lead other companies.
Competitors · 7
by search overlap
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Clip México6 shared keywordsClip provides point-of-sale terminals and payment processing solutions for small and medium-sized businesses in Mexico. The platform enables merchants to accept card payments, manage inventory, access instant payouts, and obtain business financing through a unified dashboard.
Stripe6 shared keywordsStripe provides financial infrastructure for businesses to accept payments, offer financial services, and implement custom revenue models across international markets in 135+ currencies.
Bold4 shared keywordsBold provides payment and financial products for small and medium businesses, including card readers (datáfonos), payment links, online payment gateways, a digital business account, debit and credit cards, business credit, electronic invoicing, and a POS system. It serves merchants in Colombia.
Oyster4 shared keywordsOyster operates a digital payments and collections network in Mexico, formed through a 2022 merger with Yaydoo.
Checkout4 shared keywordsCheckout.com offers Flow, a hosted payment page that businesses can deploy with a low-code, one-time integration to accept payments online. The page can be customized to match a site's branding for a consistent checkout experience.
Square4 shared keywordsSquare is a financial services platform that provides point-of-sale systems, payment processing, payroll management, and cash flow tools for small and medium-sized businesses. The platform integrates with hundreds of third-party applications to help merchants manage operations across online and offline channels.
Companies competing with Koywe for the same Google search keywords, organic and paid, via search-intersection analysis.
In the news
Koywe’s answer to slow international payments started with a lifelong friendship - Refresh Miamirefreshmiami.com · Sep 2026
Top Stablecoin Payments Startups by Fundraising (2026) – New Market Pitchnewmarketpitch.com · Jul 2026Frequently asked questions
- What does Koywe do?
- Koywe provides financial services and regulatory compliance solutions for companies across Latin America, with operations in Chile, Argentina, Colombia, Brazil, Bolivia, Mexico, Peru, and the United States. The company serves as a strategic partner focused on building inclusive and accessible financial services in the region.
- Who founded Koywe?
- Koywe was founded by Ignacio Detmer, Guillermo Acuña, Ignacio D in 2022.
- Who are Koywe's investors?
- Koywe's investors include AlphaLab Capital, Caladan, Manutara Ventures, Nazca, Startups, Tantauco, Y Combinator.
- Where is Koywe headquartered?
- Koywe is headquartered in Miami, US.