Didi Chuxing plans to acquire a majority stake in Brazilian rideshare startup 99 for ~US$600m. This officially puts 99 in unicorn territory. Didi and Riverwood Capital invested over US$100m in…

Japan’s Softbank and Riverwood Capital bought a minority stake in 99 (formerly 99 Taxis), a Brazilian rideshare company, for US$100m. Investors in 99 include Didi Chuxing, Riverwood Capital, monashees+, Qualcomm…

(Valor Econômico) Chinese transportation giant Didi Chuxing led an investment in Brazilian rideshare company 99 (formerly 99 Taxis) of over US$100m. The investment round also included participation from monashees+, Qualcomm…

Global Founders Capital led a US$30m investment in Kovi, a Brazilian provider of rental cars for on-demand drivers in Latin America, with participation from Quona Capital, and follow-on from monashees,…

This leaderboard tracks Latin American tech unicorns, privately held tech companies with post-money valuations of US$1b+ based on their last disclosed valuation event.

Monashees led a US$10.5m seed investment in Kovi ,provider of rental cars for on-demand drivers in Latin America, with participation from MAYA Capital and ONEVC. Co-founders Adhemar Milani Neto (CEO)…

LAVCA recently sat down with Loggi co-founder and CEO Fabien Mendez to understand how a company that started out doing document delivery in São Paulo has scale to handle food delivery for some of the biggest brands and competitors in Brazil

The first half of 2018 was a record-breaking semester for startup investment in Latin America. Investment dollars grew for every major market in the region with Brazilian and Mexican startups capturing the most investment.

Mexico is fast emerging as the new battleground for the global transport wars, from rideshare and delivery to e-scooters and mopeds: In the past year, Chinese heavyweights Didi Chuxing (rideshare),…

Inside Latin America’s Breakout Year in Tech is an 8-page graphic report with updates about the venture and tech ecosystem in the region. The report maps the major markets and covers top deals by value, co-investments, startup ecosystem maturity, and the trending and fastest growing sectors.

International appetite to invest in Latin American startups has grown significantly since 2013. This is a mapping of the global investors active in Latin America between 2013-2017 including a deep dive of highlighted investments.

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.

Corporate investors participate in some of the largest investments in LatAm startups, but have also demonstrated an appetite across a range of stages and sectors.

Asian investors are playing an increasingly important role in financing LatAm startups, co-investing alongside local and global investors across a range of sectors and stages.

The entrance of major global investors into a string of recent early and expansion stage rounds in Latin America is contributing to record investment dollars in Latin American startups.

The global transport wars are heating up in Latin America with major investments from new Asian players. A few months after Chinese transportation giant Didi Chuxing announced a US$100m co-investment…