Rio (LinkedIn) · Aug 2025
Rio said it contributed LATAM operational perspective to Artemis' Stablecoin Payments from the Ground Up report and highlighted demand for institutional stablecoin FX and liquidity.
LATAM’s largest stablecoin FX and liquidity provider
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 29, 2026
Rio is a Mexico City-based LATAM stablecoin FX and liquidity infrastructure company that helps businesses convert between stablecoins and local currencies, with liquidity provision, market making, OTC trading, and developer APIs.
Primary product
Stablecoin FX and liquidity infrastructure
Founded
2022
Headquarters
Mexico City, Mexico
Team size
10-20 employees
Industry
Technology, Information and Internet
Sub-industry
Stablecoin FX, liquidity provision, and OTC trading
Offices
0 jobs at Rio
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Business model
Stage
Seed
Total raised
$125K
Latest round
Seed · Jan 2022
Latest amount
$125K
Jan 2022 · Y Combinator
Leadership
Co-Founder & CEO
Co-Founder & CTO
Co-Founder & COO
Head of Growth
Head of Finance
General Counsel / Head of Legal
Operations Compliance Manager
Santiago A.
Head of Operations
GTM Lead
Geovanny
Head QA Engineer
Matt
Principal Software Engineer
Investors
Compliance-first, LATAM-focused, engineering-heavy, and execution-oriented; public messaging emphasizes speed, transparent on-chain execution, deep liquidity, and building hard infrastructure.
Compensation
No public salary bands or compensation framework found; hiring posts describe roles as foundational and mission-critical rather than publishing pay data.
Pricing
Spread-based pricing and execution fees on liquidity provision, market making, OTC trading, and fiat/stablecoin FX conversions.
Differentiators
Technology
Customers
Competitors
Estimated revenue
Approximately $2M-$3M estimated ARR (GetLatka estimated $2.1M as of Dec 2024)
Estimated monthly visits
1.3K
Traffic estimate as of Jun 2026
Rio (LinkedIn) · Aug 2025
Rio said it contributed LATAM operational perspective to Artemis' Stablecoin Payments from the Ground Up report and highlighted demand for institutional stablecoin FX and liquidity.
Rio (LinkedIn) · Jul 2025
Rio announced it would provide liquidity through Checker's network for stablecoin FX and settlement across Latin America, including use cases in cross-border payments, trade, and payroll.
Rio (LinkedIn) · Jun 2025
Rio said it has been building the compliant stablecoin/fiat FX layer for LATAM since 2022 and cited backing from Y Combinator and Soma Capital.
Castle Island Ventures / Artemis / Dragonfly · Jun 2025
Industry report on stablecoin payments that Rio contributed to, reinforcing demand for compliant and efficient stablecoin rails in LATAM.