Colombian restaurant management platform MUY Tech rebranded to RobinFood and raised US$16m in debt financing from Miami-based VC MGM Sustainable Energy Fund. RobinFood is founded by Domicilios.com Co-Founders Jose Guillermo…

ALLVP led a US$15m Series B in MUY, a Colombian restaurant management platform founded by José Calderón (CEO) and Miguel Mc Allister, who previously founded Domicilios.com and sold it to…

Seaya Ventures led a US$4m investment in MUY Tech, a Colombian restaurant management platform. This is Seaya’s first investment in Colombia. MUY co-founders José Calderón (CEO) and Miguel McAllister previously…

General Catalyst led a USD17m Series A for Examedi, a Chilean at-home vaccination and lab test provider with participation from angels Thomaz Srougi (Dr. Consulta), Sebastian Mejia (Rappi) and Jaime…

(El Financiero) Meor will invest MXN1.45b for the development of industrial parks in Mexico. Meor, el fondo inmobiliario invertirá alrededor de 1,450 millones de pesos para el desarrollo de tres…

H.I.G. Capital invested an undisclosed amount for a majority stake in Colombia-headquartered cleaning products and kitchenware company Virutex Ilko. (H.I.G. Capital) H.I.G. Capital (“H.I.G.”), firma internacional líder gestora de capital…

Alloy Capital provided structured debt to Mexico-based risk management company MAS Seguros, which was recently acquired by Hexagon Capital. (Alloy Capital) La empresa es codirigida por Ernesto Moya y Alejandro…

Blue Like an Orange Sustainable Capital, Palm Drive Capital and Minerva Capital led a USD32m round for RobinFood, a Colombian restaurant management platform, with participation from Bethia, Semillero Partners and…

Elevva, an Argentine e-commerce brand developer and aggregator, raised a USD30m seed round from Canary, MatterScale Ventures, Latitud, Asymmetric Capital, Redwood Ventures, Primo Ventures, Norte Ventures and Bolt Ventures. Angels participating…

Acrew Capital and Angeles Investors led a USD32m Series A for Canela Media, a video streaming platform for hispanics in the US, with participation from Samsung NEXT, Link Ventures, TEGNA…

Altum Capital reached a USD125m final close for ALTUM USD II, its second private debt fund focused on providing loans to SMEs in Mexico. (Forbes) Altum Capital, fondo especializado en…

BlackRock announced the closing of its COP2.5b fund focused on financing public-private partnership projects in Colombia with the goal of promoting the development of transportation infrastructure in the country. (Mintransporte)…

Dalus Capital and Kayyak Ventures led a USD5.1m seed round for Aptuno, a Colombian  proptech focused on eliminating the need for a co-signer in the residential rental market. FJ Labs led…

SoftBank Latin America, Amazon and Accel led a USD108m Series B for Pismo, a Brazilian card issue and digital banking platform for SMEs, with participation from Falabella Ventures, PruVen, B3,…

FunderClub and Clocktower led a USD2m seed round for Toku, a Chilean software platform enabling automated recurring payments for SMEs. Toku raised USD50k from Platanus Ventures earlier this year. (Startups Chilenas)…

Ayenda, a Colombian budget hotel chain, raised a USD10m round from 500 Global, Dalus Capital and IDB Lab. Dila Capital invested in June; KASZEK led a USD8.7m Series A in 2020;…

monashees led a USD13.5m Series A for Coderhouse, an Argentine data science and app development education platform, with participation from YC and angels David Velez (Nubank) and Guillermo Rauch (Vercel).…

Kingsway Capital led a USD16.3m Series A for Lemon, an Argentine crypto banking platform, with participation from Valor Capital, Draper Associates, Cadenza Ventures, Amagis Capital, Coinbase Ventures, Borderless Capital, Reserve,…

Sofinnova Partners led a USD10m Series A for Protera, a Chilean biotech developing a protein to naturally extend food shelf-life, with participation from Grupo Bimbo and ICL Planet. Sofinnova led a…

NY-based hedge fund Luxor Capital led a USD14.3m seed round for Treinta, a Colombia-based sales and inventory management platform for SMEs, with participation from Goodwater Capital, Y Combinator, First Check…

IDB Invest, Blue Like an Orange and Mexico Ventures led a USD27.5m round in kubo.financiero, a Mexican peer-to-peer lending platform, with participation from Dalus Capital, and follow-on from Bamboo Finance…

Betterfly (formerly Burn to Give), a Chilean certified B-Corp insurtech providing life insurance for employees of SMEs and incentivizing policyholder’s wellbeing with subsidized coverage, raised a USD60m Series B from…

Peruvian PRODUCE and COFIDE launched Fondo de Capital para Emprendimientos Innovadores, a ~USD18m fund of funds to invest in Latin America-based fund managers. (Business Empresarial) – El Ministerio de la…

Accel led a USD2.7m round in Atrato, a Mexican lending platform enabling installment payments for retail brands and SMEs, with participation from Martin Schrimpff (PayU) and Bill Clerico (WePay). Atrato was…

IFC has agreed to invest USD20m in HMC Deuda Privada Andina, a private debt fund which will provide financing to mid-sized companies in Colombia, Peru and Chile. (IFC) La Corporación…

Angel Ventures and Mountain Nazca led a USD4.2m Series A for Colektia, a Chile-based debt collection platform, with follow-on from Kayyak Ventures, Devlabs, and Fen Ventures. (AMEXCAP) – Colektia, fintech…

LAVCA recently spoke with Maria Pia Iannariello, Co-Founder & COO of MGM Innova Capital, about the opportunity for private capital and green infrastructure in Latin America.

DILA Capital reached a US$35m first close for DILA IV. IDB Lab is acting as the anchor investor in the fund.  The new fund aims to invest in a total…

Alaya Capital Partners, Potencia Ventures, Mr. Pink, and Winnipeg made a US$600k in Talently, a Peruvian hrtech connecting freelance software developers with international companies. (Press Release) La pandemia Covid-19 cambió…

Mexican PE Nexxus Capital announced an undisclosed commitment in Mexico-based VC IGNIA Partners. The alliance will allow diversifying the sectors in which Nexxus invests. (Press Release) IGNIA y Nexxus Capital (“Nexxus”) anuncian…