Chilean VC fund Endurance Investments and Mexico’s NOA Capital invested US$1m in The Live Green Co, a Chilean foodtech developing plant-based alternatives to replace animal-based products.  (Contxto) The Live Green Co is…

General Atlantic led a US$65m Series A in Jüsto, a Mexican grocery delivery platform, with follow-on from Mountain Nazca and Foundation Capital. Justo was founded by former Cabify President Ricardo…

Valor Capital led a US$5m seed round in XP Health, a California-based vision benefits platform for US corporate employees, with participation from Village Global, Semper Virens, J-Angels, Stanford’s StartX, and…

SoftBank, DST Global, and Greenoaks led an undisclosed round in Kavak, a Mexican car resale marketplace, with participation from QED Investors and follow-on from KaszeK Ventures and General Atlantic, at…

Brazilian shopping center developer Aliansce invested R$15.5m in BeGreen, a Brazilian farm-to-table vegetable subscription platform building farms in shopping center parking lots.  (Contxto) Food waste is often the outcome of…

ACON Investments has completed the acquisition of a majority stake in Sola de Antequera, a producer, processor, and distributor of premium preserved and canned vegetables. The amount of the transaction…

DILA Capital led an undisclosed Series A in payments platform Kushki, with participation from KaszeK Ventures, Magma Partners, Clocktower Ventures and Conexo. (Contxto) Ecuadorian/Colombian Kushki closed its Series A for an undisclosed…

QED Investors closed its sixth fund with US$350m in commitments. QED’s Latin America portfolio includes Nubank, QuintoAndar, Creditas, Konfio and others (Press Release) QED Investors Closes $350 Million Fund VI…

Private Equity firm Denham Capital, through its international power fund, committed US$250m to Ceiba Energy, which is an owner, developer and operator of renewable energy and natural gas assets in…

Global growth equity firm General Atlantic announced senior leadership team promotions: Gabriel Caillaux, Martín Escobari, and Anton Levy to Co-Presidents.  (Press Release) General Atlantic, a leading global growth equity firm,…

minu, a payroll fintech providing Mexican employees digital access to their earned wages, raised a US$6.5m seed round from QED Investors, Village Global, Next Billion Ventures and Mountain Nazca Mexico.…

Chilean foodtech NotCo raised a US$30m investment led by The Craftory, with participation from Bezos Expeditions, MAYA Capital and previous investor KaszeK Ventures. NotCo is The Craftory and Amazon CEO…

DST Global led a US$200m investment round in Colombian on-demand delivery startup, Rappi, which is now valued north of US$1b, as first reported by Axios.  (TechCrunch) Rappi, the Colombian on-demand delivery…

ComparaGuru is a Mexico-based financial management platform for comparing insurance and banking products that has raised US$11m in financing to date. In this interview with CEO Fernando González-Ambía, also an Executive in Residence at QED Investors, we learn how ComparaGuru is encouraging financial literacy and bridging the banking gap in Mexico

Dan Green, Partner, Gunderson Dettmer discusses Key issues on Intellectual Property during the LAVCA VC in the Bay Meeting in 2017. Gunderson Dettmer works with US and international VCs investing…

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.

Suyo, a startup making it easier and more affordable for low-income families in Colombia to formalize their houses and land, recently received follow-on financing from Omidyar Network. In this interview with Suyo CEO Matt Alexander, we learn of the overwhelming size of the problem and opportunity.

Across the planet, countries and communities are feeling the effects of growing populations, urbanization, and climate change. These environmental and economic forces have pushed governments, scientists, and startups to think about how to adapt for security and survival, while also minimizing environmental damage…

LAVCA spoke with Camilo Villaveces, President and CEO of Ashmore Colombia about the opportunity for private equity investments in the Andean region and how infrastructure continues to be the single biggest opportunity in LatAm.

(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…

(General Atlantic) March 27, 2012 – Aceco TI, the leading company focused on design and maintenance of data centers in Brazil and Latin America, today announced that General Atlantic LLC…

(GRUPO SURA) December 29, 2011 – GRUPO SURA has become the largest pension fund player in Latin America with one of the most important insurance and investment operations within the…

LAVCA recently spoke with John Avirett, Principal at Greenspring Associates, about the firm’s venture fund-of-fund’s model and a recent trip to Latin America.

Sofinnova Partners led a US$5.6m Series A in Protera, a Chilean biotech startup developing a protein to naturally extend food shelf-life, with participation from SOSV. (Contxto) Today, biotech Protera announced it closed an…

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.

QED Investors led a US$6m round in Milo, a Colombia- and Miami-based fintech platform focused on mortgage lending for international buyers  of US real estate, with participation from MetaProp and…

Appian Capital has closed its second fund (“Fund II”) for US$775m. The vehicle will be focusing on investments in metals and mining, targeting assets in jurisdictions with proven geology, supportive…

Latin American tech companies have been targets of M&A, and IPOs since 2012. This is a list of highlighted tech companies that raised US$1m+ and were acquired/IPO’d during that period.

A5 Capital Partners and Inseed Investimentos merged to form a new venture firm called KPTL. (Press Release) The venture capital firms A5 Capital Partners and Inseed Investimentos announced today the…

Ardian and Chilean Fund Manager CMB agreed to acquire a 33% stake in a Chilean toll road business from Brookfield Infrastructure for an undisclosed amount. The business that is being…