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Primero

Builds an AI layer, Primia, that connects big Latin American companies' internal systems and runs supervised agents to automate their processes.

Rising · 2026

Founded
— · Mexico
Founders
José Murillo (Co-CEO) · Andrés Rosales (Co-founder) · Santiago Buenahora (Co-founder)
Backers
Kaszek · General Catalyst · Conviction · 8VC
Website
primero.ai

In their words

“The world's most competitive companies can be built right here in Latin America.”
José Murillo, Co-CEO · Contxto, 2026-08-25

As published in English by Contxto; the original may have been in Spanish.

On the record

  • 2026-08-25Raised a $12M seed round co-led by Kaszek and General Catalyst, described by Reuters as one of the region's largest recent seed rounds. Contxto
  • 2026-08-25Reuters reported the round, noting angel investors linked to FEMSA, Bimbo, Aeroméxico and Kimberly-Clark de México. Reuters (via GBM)

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