#109 – How to create a unicorn when you're 23 years old: Alfonso de los Ríos, Nowports

<p><b>Alfonso De Los Ríos</b> is 23 years old, but his startup experience goes way beyond what you&apos;d imagine for his age. He&apos;s the co-founder of <b>Nowports</b>, a startup that is bringing tech to the international supply chain and helping companies move their containers more efficiently.</p><p>Nowports rode the logistics startups boom during the pandemic. The company raised its <em>Series A</em> one year into the pandemic – and then raised round after round at a breakneck pace. The last one was a <em>Series C</em>, led by SoftBank, which valued the Mexican startup at over a billion dollars and transformed it into a unicorn.</p><p><em>Today, Alfonso and I talk about:</em></p><ul><li>Alfonso&apos;s journey of cofounding Nowports, raising round after round, and managing its global growth;</li><li>His take on the changes brought by the pandemic and the current market downturn, and his strategy of going on the offensive;</li><li>How to scale a startup without losing its culture and values, and Alfonso&apos;s sources for learning about leadership.</li></ul><p>Set up an international corporate structure accepted by international investors with <a href="https://go.latitud.com/?utm_source=latitud&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=description-link"><b>Latitud Go</b></a>.</p>