We're building the largest community of gig-economy workers in Latin America and have a suite of services that help improve their way of life and general wellbeing.
We are aware that the now +145M gig-economy community in Latin America has been historically unattended and we want to help change that. We've started by creating a community based on trust to deeply understand the segment's biggest pain points and build solutions that are tailored to solve for these, instead of offering one-size fits all type of solution.
We are building the one-shop solution for the gig-economy workforce in Latin America, a place where they find a tailor-made solution for their way of life.
We are aware that the now +145M gig-economy community in Latin America has been historically unattended and we want to help change that. We've started by creating a community based on trust to deeply understand the segment's biggest pain points and build solutions that are tailored to solve for these, instead of offering one-size fits all type of solution.
We are building the one-shop solution for the gig-economy workforce in Latin America, a place where they find a tailor-made solution for their way of life.
Location: Mexico, Mexico City
Employees: 11-50
Total raised: $1.7M
Founded date: 2019
Investors 2
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | Y Combinat... | ycombinato... |
| - | Magma Part... | magmapartn... |
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 02.12.2020 | Seed | $1.7M | - |
Mentions in press and media 7
| Date | Title | Description |
| 20.05.2021 | Heru Raised $30M in Series A Funding | Heru Inc., a Miami FL-based company developer of wearable AI-powered vision diagnostics and augmentation software, raised $30m in Series A funding. The round was led by D1 Capital Partners with participation from SoftBank Ventures Opportuni... |
| 10.02.2021 | Level closes $1.5M to provide financial services to gig workers | This morning Level, a Seattle-based startup that offers credit to gig-economy workers, announced that it has raised a $1.5 million pre-seed round. Level intends to provide various services to gig-economy workers, starting with a financing p... |
| 21.12.2020 | Heru Closes $2.7 Million Seed Round | MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Heru, a Bascom Palmer Eye Institute medical technology company developing a next-generation AI platform for vision diagnostics and augmentation, today announces its class I listing with the U.S. Food and Drug Adminis... |
| 03.12.2020 | Heru Raises $1.7M in Seed Funding | Heru, a Mexico City-based startup that provides of a comprehensive digital worker service platform in Mexico, raised a $1.7m in pre-seed venture financing. The round was led by Mountain Nazca with participation from Flourish Ventures, YComb... |
| 02.12.2020 | YC-backed Heru raises $1.7M to build software services for Latin American gig workers | Given the attention that TechCrunch pays to Y Combinator’s Demo Days, we also try to keep tabs on the same startups as they scale and raise more capital. Yesterday we covered YC Winter 2020 participant BuildBuddy, for example. Today we’re t... |
| 30.11.2020 | Embedded Inclusive Fintech | The platform and “as a service” startups that are leading the next phase of fintech have to ensure their financial services offerings are embedded but also responsible. |
| - | Heru | “Tax returns and regularizations on the cell phone! Deductions to save. Keep your situation up to date with the SAT Download the app!” |