Manuel Olguín, Keynua: E-signatures for the Latin American market, Ep 127

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-size: 24pt;">Manuel Olguín, Keynua: E-signatures for the Latin American market, Ep 127</span><br /> <br /> As a serial entrepreneur in Latin America, Manuel Olguín is very familiar with the unique challenges that the region holds that can turn into amazing opportunities. One of those pain points is the time-consuming process of signing legal documents. While in the US e-signatures have been widely adopted, in Latin America this is still a novelty.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Having gone through this process on numerous occasions with his own startups, Manuel decided to co-found Keynua,</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">an electronic signature provider that has the added component of identity verification through facial recognition. At Magma Partners, we’ve invested in Keynua’s disruptive solution which has also received backing as part of YCombinator’s 2019 winter batch.</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I sat down with Manuel to talk about his first experience as an entrepreneur when LatAm’s VC industry was just getting started and how he combined his love of tech and his experience in the movie industry to found Cinepapaya. We also talk about how Keynua is providing a solution to fix Latin America’s broken notary services industry.</span></p> <h3><span style="font-weight: 400;">A Peruvian startup success story </span></h3> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Originally from Peru, Manuel decided to go back home after having worked at several tech companies in the US and Europe to try his luck starting his own. With his background in movie distribution and production, he created an online solution for the movie industry. He founded Cinepapaya, a movie ticket selling platform in Peru that eventually grew and expanded into more than 12 South American countries. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Listen to this episode to learn more about Cinepapaya an