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…

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…

BuenTrip Ventures led a US$1.25m in Kriptos, an Ecuadorian cybersecurity platform expanding operations to Mexico, with participation from Techstars, Sixthirty Cyber, Wayra, Compusoluciones Ventures, SVlinks Angels, 0bs.mx, and angels.  (Forbes)…

SURA Investment Management and Credicorp Capital Asset Management, together called Unión para la Infraestructura S.A.C (UPI), launched a second infrastructure debt fund with a COP$1.5-2t (approximately US$574m) target. (Press Release)…

Clout Capital led a US$2.55m Series A in Quantum Talent, a Peruvian HR SaaS platform focused on increasing employee productivity.  Angel Ventures led a US$660k round in 2019. (Press Release)…

Software Uruguay-based company Memory has announced a merger with Colombia-based Accel-KKR backed Siigo.  (Press Release) Memory, empresa líder en Uruguay en software contable, de gestión de empresas y de facturación…

CITES invested US$1.75m in each of three Argentine early-stage startups: Stradot, a hardware startup building drones to lift and organize parked vehicles in outdoor parking lots; Clover, a biotech startup…

BID Invest granted a line of credit of up to ~US$60m to Mexican lending platform Konfio. Konfio will have access to an initial ~US$36m in credit capacity which can be…

TPG’s The Rise Fund acquired China-based photovoltaics producer Trina Solar’s assets in Spain, Chile, Colombia, and Mexico totaling 1GW. The assets will be managed by Matrix Renewables, a newly launched…

Mountain Nazca exited Kavak, a Mexican marketplace for used cars, through a secondary sale to SoftBank and General Atlantic. KaszeK Ventures invested previously. (Press Release) Mountain Nazca se convierte en…

ALLVP and NFX led a US$5.3m seed round in Nuvocargo, a Mexican managed freight transportation marketplace for Mexico-US routes, with participation from Maya Capital, Magma Partners, One Way Ventures, and…

Private equity fund manager Ore Investments raised a US$46m first close for its mining-focused fund Ore Mining Private Equity I FIP. The company is targeting a total of US$80m. (BNamericas)…

Aqualia, water subsidiary of citizen service group FCC and Australian investment fund IMF, acquires 13 water concessions in Colombia, the third largest market for the group after Spain and the…

Cicero Impact Capital and Promotora Social Mexico will invest up to US$4m in Medica Santa Carmen, a Mexican network of dialysis clinics. ALLVP invested previously. (Press Release) Médica Santa Carmen…

Cicero Impact Capital and Promotora Social México made a US$4m debt investment in Medica San Carmen. The investment will be used for national expansion, marketing, technology, and operational expenses.  (Press…

Redwood Ventures led an undisclosed seed investment in Genius Foods, a Mexican foodtech focused on extending the shelf life of food products. (Amexcap) Redwood Ventures lideró la ronda semilla de…

Dila Capital led an undisclosed investment in Someone Somewhere, a marketplace for Mexican artisanal goods, with participation from PSM, GBM Ventures, Soldiers Field Angels, Unreasonable Capila and Kalei Ventures. (Investing.com)…

Private Equity fund Australis Partners agreed to a follow-on investment of US$18.4m in Reve Group, which owns Colombian supermarket chain Justo & Bueno and coffee shop chain Tostao. This investment…

BlackRock listed a Cerpi on the Mexican BMV to raise US$68.8m. The Cerpi will be raised in seven different series which will invest in real estate, infrastructure, and energy amongst…

Colombian fintech Finsocial raised US$125m in debt financing from Morgan Stanley to expand its lending capacity. (La Republica) Con esta operación, la compañía financiera nacional espera aumentar su cartera de…

Patria Investimentos has signed an agreement to sell its portfolio company Argo Energia to Energía Bogotá of Colombia and Rede Eléctrica of Spain for R$3.5b. The transaction has been submitted…

Mexican industrial real estate developer Finsa plans to launch its third CKD on the Mexican stock exchange next year hoping to raise MXN$10b. (El Economista) La desarrolladora inmobiliaria anunció ayer…

Mountain Nazca, Foundation Capital and FEMSA Ventures made a US$10m seed investment in Jüsto, a Mexico-based grocery delivery startup founded by Cabify alum Ricardo Weber. Quiet Capital, Vas Ventures, 500…

Kandeo fully exited Grupo Factoring de Occidente (GFO), A Colombia company that offers financing solutions to SMEs, through a sale to Latin Trade Capital, a member of Crecera Capital LLC,…

Real Estate investor Paladin Realty Partners is preparing to list a CERPI for MXN$4b on the BMV. The proceeds will be invested in housing projects, offices, hospitals, and shopping centers…