(Bloomberg) Actis LLP, a London-based private equity company and Mainstream Renewable Power Ltd. will develop $1.4 billion of wind and solar projects in Chile to help curb electricity shortages threatening the mining industry. Read more
Actis Joins Mainstream on $1.4 Billion of Clean Energy in Chile
Tags: Actis LLP, Chile, Mainstream Renewable Power, Private Equity
LarrainVial and Mineria Activa III Launch Mining and Agriculture Funds (en español)
Tags: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Chile, LarrainVial, Mining, Private Equity
(Funds Americas) With assets of $ 47 million, the private equity fund Mineria Activa III seeks to promote at least three mining development projects. On the other hand, the agricultural venture capital fund Sembrador Venture, involving Subsole and LarrainVial, is starting a third investment vehicle under the name of Victus. Read more
Executive Briefing: Ranking LatAm Markets: the 2013 Scorecard
Tags: Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Ranking, Regulation, Scorecard
Last month LAVCA released the 2013 Scorecard on the PE/VC Environment in Latin America, and the results appear scripted to reflect recent headlines from business and mainstream media: Mexico, Colombia and Peru are the investor favorites. Read more
You can now Create a Company in one day in Chile (en español)
(Pulso Social) Tu empresa en un día allows you to create a company in one day, here’s how to use it to create your company with a single procedure, no paperwork and no cost. Read more
InverSur Capital launches a venture capital fund oriented on ICT ventures
Tags: Chile, Fundraising, ICT, Inversur, Venture Capital
(Press Release) Santiago - InverSur Capital, a private investment fund management company linked to Oliver Flögel, launches its first venture capital fund, focused on high-impact information and communication technologies (ICT) ventures. The company starts its operations in Chile through the Amérigo Chile Early Stage & Growth Fund with a maximum size of US $50 million under management, from which US$ 30 million have already been committed, combining both the participation of private Limited Partners and the Financing Program for Venture Capital Investment Funds – Early-Stage Funds – of CORFO. Read more
Foreign venture capital arrives in Chile to invest in new start-ups
Tags: Amérigo Chile, Chile, CORFO, Ecus Agri-Food, Genesis Ventures, Minería Activa, NXTP Labs, Start-ups, Venture Capital, Waste to Energy
InverSur Launches New Fund for ICT Companies in Chile (En español)
Tags: Amérigo Chile, Chile, CORFO, ICT, Inversur, Venture Capital
InverSur lanzó nuevo fondo de inversión para emprendimiento TIC en Chile
(Pulso Social) Empresas de alto impacto vinculadas al sector de las TIC es lo que buscará el nuevo fondo de inversión que se acaba de lanzar en Chile. InverSur, administradora de fondos de Oliver Flögel –quien hasta el año pasado fue encargado de desarrollar la estrategia digital de Chile– formará parte de una red de fondos de inversión independientes con aportes públicos y privados para desarrollar compañías de innovación tecnológica. Read more
The lure of Chilecon Valley
Tags: Chile, Entrepreneurs
(The Economist) October 13, 2012 – One by one they came to the stage and pitched their ideas to the crowd. There was the founder of Kwelia.com, which makes software that helps landlords mint more money from their properties. There was the co-founder of Chef Surfing, an online service for people looking to hire chefs, and for culinary wizards keen to tout their skills. Read more
