The Córdoba entrepreneurial ecosystem supports the direction of Milei's government

Córdoba was abuzz with the sixth edition of the VC Summit, a  venture capital forum held at the Quinto Centenario hotel in Córdoba's capital city.

There, where investors, startups, companies, and key figures from Latin America's innovation ecosystem came together, the enthusiasm of Córdoba's entrepreneurs for the direction President Javier Milei  is giving the country was palpable.

Alfonso Del Boca, creator of Chytapay, a payment processing platform, highlighted the government's removal of regulations.

"The direction they've taken with the removal of regulations is good, especially in my field, fintech, regarding information, perception, and withholding regimes. By making the economy much more banked, I think it can help us a lot," he pointed out.

When asked whether he believed this was a pro-entrepreneur government, he replied: "I don't know if it's pro-entrepreneur, but by removing regulations, for example, it allows us in the private sector to undertake and makes things a bit easier," he concluded.

Córdoba's entrepreneurs want to maintain the rules of the game

Jairo Trad, from startup Kilimo, stated that he finds the macroeconomic order "excellent" and called for keeping the same rules for a while.

"I welcome the current macroeconomic order, I think it's excellent. I also think it's important that, if we're going to follow a path, we stick to it, we maintain it. Mechanisms should be created so that this path is sustainable," he said.

He also pointed out that Argentina is essentially an entrepreneurial country, although with a lot of risk.

"The business owner who opens a kiosk in Argentina is exposed to such a high level of risk that, honestly, opening a kiosk or starting a startup involves more or less the same risk," he concluded.

Agustín and Tomás Caneri, founders of Retia, a startup aimed at streamlining health-related services, highlighted the opening of the economy under Milei's leadership.

"It's a much more open economy to the world and with a different perspective where we can think a bit further ahead. I believe the measures that have been taken are appropriate," said Agustín.

"I think that what's currently developing in the entrepreneurial ecosystem and foreign investment are all things we need as a country to grow," Tomás added.

Meanwhile, Ceferino Lascano, from Sublimis, which among other services offers medical tourism, pointed out difficulties due to the exchange rate, although he highlighted "the predictability that exists now, which allows us to make budgets and maintain them for a longer period."

Lucas Marchi, from Vincufy, highlighted that the current government seeks to develop "the private sector" with policies that do not harm the sector as previous governments did.