Rio
YC S22Mexico City, MX · Founded 2022 · 10 employees · 1 known investors
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Rio is a stablecoin liquidity provider for Latin America that enables financial companies to access and convert between stablecoins and local currencies. The platform facilitates digital asset transactions for financial innovators in the region.
Also known as Rampa
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S22)
Rio was founded in 2022 by Eudelio Garza, Javier Roberts, and Ricardo Villarreal Chapa.
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Eudelio Garzain𝕏FounderEudelio Garza served as Product Manager at BlockVigil, a developer platform offering Matic node infrastructure, before founding Rio to address on-and-off ramping solutions for cryptocurrency developers in emerging markets.
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Ricardo Villarreal Chapain𝕏FounderRicardo Villarreal Chapa is a computer engineering graduate from Boston University who previously worked as an engineering product manager serving financial institutions and as a private equity analyst. He is a co-founder of Rio.
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- What does Rio do?
- Rio is a stablecoin liquidity provider for Latin America that enables financial companies to access and convert between stablecoins and local currencies. The platform facilitates digital asset transactions for financial innovators in the region.
- Who founded Rio?
- Rio was founded by Eudelio Garza, Javier Roberts, Ricardo Villarreal Chapa in 2022.
- Who are Rio's investors?
- Rio's investors include Y Combinator.
- Where is Rio headquartered?
- Rio is headquartered in Mexico City, MX.