MatterScale Ventures and Kayyak Ventures led a USD3m pre-Series A for 1DOC3, a Colombian pre-diagnosis telemedicine platform. TheVentureCity led a USD2m seed investment in 2018. (TechCrunch) – The pandemic has…

1Doc3 is a digital health platform providing individualized medical information to over 1.5 million Spanish-speaking users per month. In this interview with founder Javier Cardona, we learn how 1Doc3 is innovating around access to medical information and care: “the digital revolution in the health industry has not even started, and we are playing the leading role.”

This directory profiles the core group of LAVCA Member venture investors, corporates, and tech organizations dedicated to supporting startups and the tech ecosystem.

Patricia Saenz (Mountain Nazca Colombia) and Paula Arango (Elevar Equity) joined forces to launch EWA Capital, a VC fund seeking US$30m to focus on investing in women entrepreneurs. (La República) …

When it comes to international players investing in Latin American startups, US investors dominate the list, representing 67% of all global investors into LatAm startups since 2013.

There were 24 global investors making debut investments in LatAm in 2017, including notable deals by Softbank and Didi Chuxing, as well as new funds TheVentureCity and ONEVC.

Since its deployment, Telefonica Open Future_ has evolved its investment strategy to the interests of Telefónica, and today it only invests in startups that have a clear fit with the global corporate strategy or with the local strategy of its different units of business. Thus, to date, more than 62 Latin American startups are doing business with the Telefónica Group.

The period January-June 2017 marked a milestone for Colombia venture capital. For the first time since LAVCA began capturing VC data, Colombia became the second most active market in terms of VC dollars with US$67m invested across six deals. In November, LAVCA participated in Smart Capital Colombia, hosted by Ruta N and Capitalia Colombia. READ LAVCA’s update on the Colombian startup ecosystem and download LAVCA’s presentation.

Miami-based The Venture City launched a US$100m venture fund to invest in startups globally, including Latin America. Initial investments in Latin America include Hogaru, Emprego Ligado, and 1DOC3. (Miami Herald)…

(Press Release) Wayra, the digital business accelerator of Telefonica Open Future_, is celebrating five years of investments in Colombia, including Viajala, Hogaru, FLUVIP, Mensajeros Urbanos, Verifícalo and Celotor. Con un…