LatAm companies scaling into the U.S.
Founders from Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, Argentina, Chile, and across the region establishing serious operating presence in the United States.
Cross-border U.S. market-entry partner
Helping Emerging-Market Companies Build in the United States.
Arduo is a venture studio and operating partner for ambitious founders from Latin America, the Middle East, Asia, Africa, and other emerging markets entering the United States. We support U.S. market entry, operating setup, finance coordination, GTM strategy, fundraising readiness, and long-term scaling — combining institutional experience with hands-on partnership.
What we do
Enter the U.S. Build the company. Scale internationally.
Three integrated pillars that carry emerging-market founders from a considered U.S. entry, to an operating company built for scale, to sustained international growth alongside our network.
U.S. Market Entry
We help emerging-market founders design and execute a durable U.S. entry — coordinating entity setup, banking, and operating infrastructure through licensed partners.
- U.S. entry strategy
- Entity setup coordination
- Banking & operations
- Licensed partner network
- Go-to-market readiness
Venture Studio
We co-build companies from thesis to operating business — pairing capital, product resources, and operating support with founders and CEOs-in-residence.
- Startup validation
- Company building
- Founder advisory
- Fundraising preparation
- Long-term partnership
Advisory & Investment Network
We connect portfolio companies with U.S. and international investors, senior operators, and strategic partners to accelerate scaling.
- Executive advisory
- Investor readiness
- Strategic introductions
- Capital access
- Growth ecosystem
How growth unfolds with Arduo
A deliberate path from opportunity to operating company to global scale.
01 / Assess
Evaluate U.S. readiness, sequence risks, and design a market and product plan grounded in your stage, sector, and home-market position.
02 / Set up
Coordinate entity formation, banking, and back-office setup with licensed U.S. counsel and accounting partners — Arduo runs the process end-to-end.
03 / Operate
Embed finance coordination, compliance oversight, and go-to-market execution so U.S. operations run without founder bottlenecks.
04 / Scale
Sharpen the narrative, financial model, and data room — and open doors to U.S. investors, customers, and operators across our network.
“The best way to predict your future is to create it.”
Selected Portfolio
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Truxton CircleGrowth
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LakwevGrowth
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AqqalukEarly
Who we serve
Emerging-market companies building in the United States.
We partner with venture-backed and revenue-generating companies from Latin America, the Middle East, Asia, Africa, and other emerging markets making a serious commitment to the United States.
MENA and African founders entering the U.S.
Companies from the Gulf, Israel, Egypt, Nigeria, South Africa, and across MENA and Sub-Saharan Africa building U.S. operations and reaching U.S. customers.
Asian founders building U.S. presence
Teams from India, Southeast Asia, and other emerging Asian markets standing up U.S. entities, banking, and go-to-market.
Companies with a foot in two markets
Emerging-market companies running operations at home while building revenue, hiring, and product presence in the United States.
Companies preparing for U.S. fundraising
Seed to Series B companies tightening structure, finance, and narrative for U.S. and international institutional investors.
Why Arduo
An operating partner, not a consultancy.
Founders choose Arduo because we work as an operating partner across the full path — from first U.S. entry to scaled operating company.
01
One partner, formation through scale
A single accountable team across every phase of your global build-out.
02
Cross-border operating fluency
Deep experience helping emerging-market companies stand up and run U.S. operations — not generic consulting.
03
Coordinated across licensed partners
We coordinate legal, tax, banking, and accounting through licensed U.S. and local partners — nothing falls between vendors, and Arduo does not itself provide legal or tax advice.
04
Founder-first, execution-obsessed
We do the work, not just make referrals. You get answers and deliverables, not homework.
05
Long-term venture partner
Compensated primarily through equity, aligning with outcomes over the long arc.
Trust
Where our founders come from — and where they build.
Countries served
- Argentina
- Brazil
- Canada
- Chile
- Colombia
- Germany
- India
- Mexico
- Netherlands
- Singapore
- United Kingdom
- United States
Industries served
- Fintech
- SaaS & B2B software
- Healthtech
- Climate & energy
- Logistics & supply chain
- AI & data infrastructure
Strategic partner network
- Licensed U.S. corporate counsel
- Cross-border accounting firms
- U.S. and international corporate banking
- Seed to Series B investors