# Francisco Mere

> Francisco Meré is the founder and CEO of Blooms, a financial-technology company that gives Latin American fruit and vegetable exporters fast working capital, cross-border factoring, and multi-currency payments so their produce can reach North American shelves. A lawyer-turned-banker-turned-builder, he previously co-founded Bankaool, Mexico's first fully digital bank, ran the agricultural development bank FIRA, and chaired Mexico's fintech association. With Blooms he is chasing a multibillion-dollar financing gap that keeps growers cash-poor even as demand for fresh produce booms.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Blooms
- **Organizations:** Blooms (Blooms Trade Inc. / Blooms Capital), Uellbee, Bankaool, FIRA, Fintech Mexico, Kubo.financiero, Banco de Mexico, Societe Generale, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
- **From:** Mexico
- **Nationality:** Mexican
- **Education:** Law degree (Abogado), Escuela Libre de Derecho, Master's in International Affairs and Public Policy, Columbia University, Graduate program (Silicon Valley), Singularity University
- **Known for:** Founded Blooms, raising a $2.6M seed round in May 2025 led by SP Ventures, Co-founded Bankaool, the first fully digital, branchless bank in Mexico and a Latin American pioneer in 100% online account opening; exited in 2017, Served as CEO of FIRA, Mexico's development bank for rural, agricultural, forestry and fishing sectors

## Career timeline

- **1990s** — Associate at New York law firm Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
- **—** — Director of Energy and Natural Resources at French bank Societe Generale
- **—** — Consultant for the International Monetary Fund advising the Government of Colombia
- **—** — Held various positions at Banco de Mexico (central bank) and the Treasury Ministry (SHCP)
- **—** — Director of Development Banking (Banca de Desarrollo) at the SHCP
- **—** — Director General (CEO) of FIRA, Mexico's agricultural development bank
- **2013** — Recognized as a Leader of Inclusive Business by the IFC
- **—** — Co-founded and led Bankaool, Mexico's first fully digital bank; exited in 2017
- **—** — Elected President / Chairman of Fintech Mexico and the IberoAmerican Fintech Association
- **—** — Co-authored The Fintech Book
- **—** — Co-founded Uellbee, a financial wellness fintech
- **2024** — Founded Blooms, a trade-finance fintech for Latin American produce exporters
- **2025** — Closed a $2.6M seed round led by SP Ventures (announced May 20, 2025)

## Achievements

- Founded Blooms, raising a $2.6M seed round in May 2025 led by SP Ventures
- Co-founded Bankaool, the first fully digital, branchless bank in Mexico and a Latin American pioneer in 100% online account opening; exited in 2017
- Served as CEO of FIRA, Mexico's development bank for rural, agricultural, forestry and fishing sectors
- Chaired Fintech Mexico and the IberoAmerican Fintech Association
- Named a Leader of Inclusive Business by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) in 2013
- Co-author of The Fintech Book

## Latest updates

- **2025-05** — Blooms announced a $2.6M seed round led by SP Ventures, with Angel Ventures, The Yield Lab Latam, Eqwow Ventures, Glocal Managers and Mercy Corps Ventures participating.
- **2025-05** — Blooms and Monex USA announced a referring partnership on global B2B payments.

## Links

- Website: https://blooms.trade
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/franciscomere
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/BloomsCapital
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/BLOOMS.CAPITAL/

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Last updated: 2026-06-24