First Block: Interview with Gerry Giacomán Colyer, Co-Founder and CEO of Clara

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Welcome to First Block, a Notion series where founders from the world’s leading companies tell us what it was like to navigate the many firsts of their startup journey—and what they learned from that experience.

In this episode, recorded live at Mexico Tech Week, we spoke with Gerry Giacomán Colyer, Co-founder and CEO of Clara. In just a few years, Clara has become one of the fastest-growing companies in the Americas, reaching over 20,000 customers across three countries and raising $80 million along the way. Gerry shares the founding insight that came from watching a previous company struggle without proper financial tools, the near-end experience of their bank partner shutting down months after launch, and how they’re now deploying AI agents to transform finance operations across Latin America.

Chapters

00:00 Intro

01:42 The Starting Point

05:11 Early Milestones

08:47 Scaling Decisions

12:30 Staying Lean

15:56 Roadmap Across Markets

19:52 The Tool Stack

20:59 Advice Block