Delays, defective raw material, lack of availability, opaque pricing, and having to manage 10+ distributors. These are the problems facing Mexican manufacturers every day when they buy the most essential raw materials like polymers and metals.
With the tailwind of Nearshoring, Mexican manufacturers are spending >$460B per year on raw materials. However, the supply chain depends on imports from Asia and the U.S., leading to a long, frustrating, and inefficient buying process.
The Mercai founders, Chenyu, Emilio, and Rodolfo, have had more than 30+ years of experience in manufacturing, raw material distribution, and technology across Mexico, Colombia, Brazil, the US, and China. We have lived through many of these problems, particularly in Latin America.
That's why we decided to start Mercai in late 2022, the "one-stop" B2B platform for manufacturing raw materials in Latin America. With our SaaS-enabled marketplace, we dramatically simplify the once opaque and inefficient raw materials buying processes, from search, purchase, logistics, to financing.
Our vision is to rapidly modernize the manufacturing industry in Latin America, bringing much-needed trade, employment, and economic opportunities to the continent. We are a Seed-stage startup backed by renowned venture capitalists across the US and Latam.
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