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  • QED Investors Leads US$17.5m Series A in Chilean Insurtech Betterfly (formerly Burn to Give)

    December 31, 2020

    QED Investors led a US$17.5m Series A in Betterfly (formerly Burn to Give), a Chilean certified B-Corp insurtech providing life insurance to SMEs and incentivizing policyholder’s wellbeing with subsidized coverage.…

  • Grupo Prisma Invests in Burn to Give

    Grupo Prisma, Albatross Capital, and Katapult Impact Invest US$8.5m in Burn to Give

    July 18, 2020

    Grupo Prisma, Albatross Capital, and Katapult Impact invested US$8.5m in Burn to Give, a socially responsible Chilean insurtech focused on providing life insurance to underprivileged families and incentivizing policyholders’ wellbeing…

  • Alaya Capital Exits TranslationBackOffice (en español)

    March 22, 2019

    Chilean VC Alaya Capital exited TranslationBackOffice through an undisclosed sale. (Press Release) La firma de Venture Capital, fundada en Córdoba, Argentina, cuyo primer Fondo invirtió en 7 compañías, confirmó su…

  • SoftBank discusses the Alibaba Effect in LatAm

    SoftBank: Latin America and the “Alibaba Effect” in Current Crisis

    May 5, 2020

    The following resource was shared with LAVCA by SoftBank based on a communication they sent to their investors, partners, and founders. The statement discusses the “Alibaba effect” in Latin America,…

  • AC Ventures Discussed How To Navigate Current COVID-19 Crisis

    AC Ventures: Navigating the Current Crisis

    May 1, 2020

    The following resource was shared with LAVCA by AC Ventures based on a communication they sent to their investors and partners. The statement reviews the current state of the global…

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    Entrepreneur Spotlight: Interview with Laura Mendoza, Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer, Unima

    December 3, 2019

    Unima is a Mexico-based healthtech startup developing fast and low-cost diagnostics and infectious disease surveillance for limited resource settings. LAVCA interviewed Laura Mendoza, Co-Founder & CPO about biotechnology, impact of winning WeXchange’s pitch competition…

  • Vittude LAVCA

    Redpoint eventures Leads a US$1.12m Investment in Vittude

    November 13, 2019

    Redpoint eventures led a US$1.12m seed investment in Vittude, a Brazilian healthtech developing an online therapy platform for businesses to offer their employees, with participation from Superjobs Ventures. (Forbes) As burnout…

  • Paul Carttar

    How Can Private Investors Effect Social Change?

    February 1, 2019

    LAVCA spoke with Paul Carttar the co-founder of the International Venture Philanthropy Center (IVPC) and former Director of the Social Innovation Fund (a priority program of the Obama Administration), about…

  • SGR Energy Set to Acquire Swiss Terminal Barranquilla from Ashmore

    July 10, 2018

    SGR Energy announced that it will acquire Swiss Terminal Baranquilla in Colombia from Ashmore Colombia’s Fondo De Infraestructura Colombia Ashmore I – FCP.

  • Cade Approves Itaú’s Purchase of Non-Controlling Stake in XP Investimentos

    March 14, 2018

    Brazil’s antitrust authority CADE has approved the purchase of a minority stake in financial services broker XP Investimentos SA by Itaú Unibanco Holding SA. General Atlantic and Brazilian investment firm…

  • Solfintec TPG ART LAVCA Venture Investors

    TPG Invests in Brazilian Digital Agtech Startup Solinftec

    July 24, 2017

    TPG has made an undisclosed investment in Brazilian agtech startup Solinftec through TPG ART, the firm’s Alternative and Renewable Technologies growth equity platform. (AgFUNDER News) Global private equity group TPG has…

  • Property Simple LAVCA Venture Investors Magma Partners Adrian Fisher

    Magma Partners’ PropertySimple Receives US$3m to Expand in the U.S.

    June 2, 2017

    Real estate portal PropertySimple, which started out as PropiedadFacil in Chile, raised US$3m from investors including Magma Partners. (Nathan Lustig) I’m excited to finally be able to announce that our…

  • Entrepreneur Profile: Guille Freire, co-founder and CEO, Trocafone

    February 20, 2017

    Trocafone is closing the digital gap in Brazil by making smartphones more affordable by powering trade-in programs for major carriers and manufacturers like Samsung, LG, Apple, and Movistar, and selling refurbished devices on Trocafone.com…

  • 500 Startups Announces 18 New Investments in Latin America

    October 17, 2016

    (500 Startups) 500 Startups has announced 18 new investments in Latin American startups, following their LatAm Accelerator Batch program based in Mexico City. This is the 6th batch of Latin American…

  • Entrepreneur Profile: Nicolás Pardo Lanzetta, Head of RedSeguro

    March 18, 2015

    Nicolás Pardo Lanzetta, Head of Colombian insurance intermediary RedSeguro spoke with LAVCA about sourcing financing and where he sees the biggest opportunities and challenges for creating and growing a business…

  • Show Me the Money: Hotel Urbano Picks Up Another US$50m

    March 11, 2014

    (Pulso Social) Capital-wise, Hotel Urbano has got it down. The Brazilian online travel agency has picked up a R$120m (US$50m) investment round from Tiger Global Management and Insight Venture Partners.

  • Rocket Internet’s Mexican ecommerce site Linio receives new 50M investment

    November 6, 2013

    (Ventureburn) Linio, a Mexico City-based ecommerce startup that is currently one of the leading and fastest growing in Latin America, has announced new investment from Latin Idea — a prominent…

  • Confessions Of A VC Who Raised Money During Financial Armageddon

    July 7, 2010

    By Alan J. Patricof, Founder & Managing Director – Greycroft, LLC This post originally appeared on Business Insider. (Business Insider) July 7, 2010 – It took a lot of time…

  • Interview with Mark Heesen, NVCA Executive Director

    October 29, 2004

    LAVCA INTERVIEWS MARK HEESEN, NVCA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR “The high tech economy is based solely on ideas. We’re no longer dealing with factories and trying to get a product out the…

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  • KKR to Acquire Majority Stake in Telefonica Chile’s Fiber Optic Network in a Deal Valued at US$1b

    February 22, 2021
  • Arlon Group and FitPart Invest US$18.5m in Brazilian Logistics Solutions Sotran (em português)

    February 19, 2021
  • MGM Innova Capital Invests US$4m in Wirewatt

    February 19, 2021
  • BTG, Safra, and Kinea Invest R$1.2b for Rochaverá Towers (em português)

    February 19, 2021
  • Base10 Capital Partners Leads US$7.8m in Mexican Lending Platform Mundi (en español)

    February 18, 2021
  • Alaya Capital Partners Leads US$1.2m Round in Accounting and Legal Management Platform Backstartup (en español)

    February 17, 2021
  • H.I.G. Capital in Partial Exit from Brazilian Advertising Company Eletromidia via IPO for US$17m (em português)

    February 12, 2021
  • Movile Leads Series A Investment in Argentine Last-Mile Delivery Platform Moova (en español)

    February 12, 2021
  • H.I.G. Capital Acquires Brasília Indústria e Comércio de Alimentos FVO

    February 11, 2021
  • DOMO Invest Invests R$3.5m in Brazilian Edtech Digital Innovation One (em português)

    February 11, 2021
  • Astella Investimentos Invests R$8m in Brazilian Omnichannel Marketing Platform bornlogic (em português)

    February 11, 2021
  • Proeza Ventures Leads ~US$6m Series A in Spain-Based Logistics Management System BusUp (em português)

    February 11, 2021
  • ThornTree Capital Partners Leads R$180m Series B in Brazilian Healthcare Provider Alice (em português)

    February 11, 2021
  • SoftBank and Invus Opportunities Lead US$84.5m Round in Brazilian Edtech Descomplica

    February 10, 2021
  • Nexus Group to Acquire 20% Stake in Intralot de Peru

    February 9, 2021
  • DILA Capital Reaches US$35m First Close for DILA IV (en español)

    February 9, 2021
  • General Atlantic Leads US$65m Series A in Mexican Grocery Delivery Platform Jüsto

    February 9, 2021
  • Storm Ventures Leads US$2m in Brazilian Event Management Platform InEvent (em português)

    February 9, 2021
  • Randon Ventures Invests R$13m in Brazilian Fleet Insurance Marketplace Grupo Delta (em português)

    February 9, 2021
  • Lanx Capital Leads R$13.5m Round in Brazilian Agricultural Marketplace Grão Direto

    February 9, 2021
  • Acciones & Valores launches Fore Fund (en español)

    February 8, 2021
  • Igah Ventures Reaches US$130m Final Close for Third Fund

    February 8, 2021
  • IDB Invest Commits US$10m to SEAF Caribbean SME Growth Fund

    February 6, 2021
  • Alaya Capital Partners, Potencia Ventures, Mr. Pink, and Winnipeg Invest US$600k in Talently (en español)

    February 5, 2021
  • Women’s World Banking Capital Partners Leads US$6.6m Convertible Debt Round in Aflore (en español)

    February 5, 2021
  • Angel Ventures, FJ Labs, Upper90, and Presight Capital Lead US$50m Round in VALOREO

    February 5, 2021
  • Brazil-Focused SPAC Itiquira Raises US$200m via IPO

    February 4, 2021
  • KPTL Leads R$6m Round in Brazilian User Experience Research Platform MindMiners (em português)

    February 4, 2021
  • Redpoint eventures Leads R$3m Seed Round in Brazilian Manufacturing Platform Peerdustry (em português)

    February 4, 2021
  • Quona Capital and Kinea Ventures Lead US$6m Series A in Brazilian Financial Marketplace Monkey

    February 4, 2021
  • Accel Leads US$12m Series A in Mexican Consumer Trading Platform Flink

    February 4, 2021
  • Draper Cygnus Invests US$640k in Argentine Biotech Panarum

    February 3, 2021
  • Valor Capital Group Leads US$19m Series A in Brazilian Open-Source Collaboration Platform Rocket.Chat

    February 3, 2021
  • IDB Invest Provides US$30m in Debt Financing to Brazilian Fintech Creditas

    February 3, 2021
  • L Catterton Partially Exits Espaçolaser for R$811.6m via IPO

    February 1, 2021
  • Astella Investimentos Invests R$4m in Brazilian Govtech Aprova Digital (em português)

    January 30, 2021
  • Vinci Partners Raises US$250m via Nasdaq IPO

    January 28, 2021
  • GIC, Whale Rock, and Invesco Lead US$400m Series G in Nubank

    January 28, 2021

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  • Arlon Group and FitPart Invest US$18.5m in Brazilian Logistics Solutions Sotran (em português)

    February 19, 2021
  • H.I.G. Capital in Partial Exit from Brazilian Advertising Company Eletromidia via IPO for US$17m (em português)

    February 12, 2021
  • H.I.G. Capital Acquires Brasília Indústria e Comércio de Alimentos FVO

    February 11, 2021
  • Nexus Group to Acquire 20% Stake in Intralot de Peru

    February 9, 2021
  • Acciones & Valores launches Fore Fund (en español)

    February 8, 2021
  • IDB Invest Commits US$10m to SEAF Caribbean SME Growth Fund

    February 6, 2021
  • Brazil-Focused SPAC Itiquira Raises US$200m via IPO

    February 4, 2021
  • L Catterton Partially Exits Espaçolaser for R$811.6m via IPO

    February 1, 2021
  • Vinci Partners Raises US$250m via Nasdaq IPO

    January 28, 2021
  • Linzor Capital Partners Acquires Majority Stake in Colombian Healthcare Services Company Sies Salud

    January 25, 2021
  • Alloy Merchant Finance Announces New Managing Director

    January 25, 2021
  • Blackstone-Backed Pátria Raises US$588m in US IPO; Blackstone Partially Exits

    January 22, 2021
  • Nexxus and IGNIA Announce Alliance (en español)

    January 19, 2021
  • Darby International Capital Launches as Independent Asset Management Company

    January 19, 2021
  • Alloy Merchant Finance Completes Undisclosed Debt Investment in Moneta Technologies

    January 15, 2021
  • EB Capital Sells its Stake in BR Supply (em português)

    January 13, 2021
  • DHS Private Equity Trust Acquires Grupo VITRO for US$1.2b

    January 11, 2021
  • Australis Partners Acquires a Majority Stake in Sekura

    January 11, 2021
  • Credito Real, Promecap, and Credit Suisse Acquire Loan Portfolio of Famsa (en español)

    January 8, 2021
  • Andes Plus Fund I Receives US$20m in Commitments from Undisclosed Family Offices and DFI (en español)

    January 8, 2021
  • IDB Invest Commits US$20m to HMC Andean Private Debt Investment Fund

    January 7, 2021
  • Australis Partners Acquires 80% Stake in Galenica

    December 29, 2020
  • Linzor Capital Partners Acquires Majority Stake in Uno Salud Dental

    December 23, 2020
  • H.I.G. Capital Invests in KM2 Solutions

    December 22, 2020
  • CADE Approves Acquisition of Aqua Capital-backed Fertiláqua by ICL Brasil for US$120m (em português)

    December 17, 2020
  • XP Private Equity Fund Acquires Stake in Pottencial Seguradora for R$275m (em português)

    December 16, 2020
  • Pátria Investimentos’ Lavoro Acquires Desempar (em português)

    December 15, 2020
  • TC Latin America Partners to Launch TC Credit Partners

    December 10, 2020
  • Carlyle and GIC Partially Exit Brazilian Hospital Network Rede D’Or via US$2.23b IPO

    December 8, 2020
  • Relay Investments-backed Colca Capital Acquires Polysistemas

    December 7, 2020
  • PC Capital and Altum Capital Complete Undisclosed Investment in Medios Cattri

    December 7, 2020
  • Emerald Peak Appoints Lauren Burnhill as Managing Partner and Launches US$150m LatAm Fund

    December 6, 2020
  • Bain Capital to Exit Notre Dame Intermedica for R$3.75b in Follow-on Offering (em português)

    December 2, 2020
  • Kinea Acquires Minority stake in Verzani & Sandrini for R$150m (em português)

    December 1, 2020
  • Toesca Raises US$310m for Toesca Deuda Privada DIP LATAM Fund

    November 27, 2020
  • Crescera and Vulcan Acquire Minority Stake in Brazilian Fintech Nelogica for US$103m (em português)

    November 27, 2020
  • XP Private Equity Acquires Minority Stake in Brazilian Digital Skincare Brand Beyoung for R$140m (em português)

    November 26, 2020
  • Titan Venture Capital Acquires Data Center Unit Oi for R$325m

    November 26, 2020

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  • Arlon Group and FitPart Invest US$18.5m in Brazilian Logistics Solutions Sotran (em português)

    February 19, 2021
  • Base10 Capital Partners Leads US$7.8m in Mexican Lending Platform Mundi (en español)

    February 18, 2021
  • Alaya Capital Partners Leads US$1.2m Round in Accounting and Legal Management Platform Backstartup (en español)

    February 17, 2021
  • Movile Leads Series A Investment in Argentine Last-Mile Delivery Platform Moova (en español)

    February 12, 2021
  • DOMO Invest Invests R$3.5m in Brazilian Edtech Digital Innovation One (em português)

    February 11, 2021
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    February 11, 2021
  • Proeza Ventures Leads ~US$6m Series A in Spain-Based Logistics Management System BusUp (em português)

    February 11, 2021
  • ThornTree Capital Partners Leads R$180m Series B in Brazilian Healthcare Provider Alice (em português)

    February 11, 2021
  • SoftBank and Invus Opportunities Lead US$84.5m Round in Brazilian Edtech Descomplica

    February 10, 2021
  • DILA Capital Reaches US$35m First Close for DILA IV (en español)

    February 9, 2021
  • General Atlantic Leads US$65m Series A in Mexican Grocery Delivery Platform Jüsto

    February 9, 2021
  • Storm Ventures Leads US$2m in Brazilian Event Management Platform InEvent (em português)

    February 9, 2021
  • Randon Ventures Invests R$13m in Brazilian Fleet Insurance Marketplace Grupo Delta (em português)

    February 9, 2021
  • Lanx Capital Leads R$13.5m Round in Brazilian Agricultural Marketplace Grão Direto

    February 9, 2021
  • Igah Ventures Reaches US$130m Final Close for Third Fund

    February 8, 2021
  • Alaya Capital Partners, Potencia Ventures, Mr. Pink, and Winnipeg Invest US$600k in Talently (en español)

    February 5, 2021
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    February 5, 2021
  • Angel Ventures, FJ Labs, Upper90, and Presight Capital Lead US$50m Round in VALOREO

    February 5, 2021
  • KPTL Leads R$6m Round in Brazilian User Experience Research Platform MindMiners (em português)

    February 4, 2021
  • Redpoint eventures Leads R$3m Seed Round in Brazilian Manufacturing Platform Peerdustry (em português)

    February 4, 2021
  • Quona Capital and Kinea Ventures Lead US$6m Series A in Brazilian Financial Marketplace Monkey

    February 4, 2021
  • Accel Leads US$12m Series A in Mexican Consumer Trading Platform Flink

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  • Draper Cygnus Invests US$640k in Argentine Biotech Panarum

    February 3, 2021
  • Valor Capital Group Leads US$19m Series A in Brazilian Open-Source Collaboration Platform Rocket.Chat

    February 3, 2021
  • IDB Invest Provides US$30m in Debt Financing to Brazilian Fintech Creditas

    February 3, 2021
  • Astella Investimentos Invests R$4m in Brazilian Govtech Aprova Digital (em português)

    January 30, 2021
  • GIC, Whale Rock, and Invesco Lead US$400m Series G in Nubank

    January 28, 2021
  • Igah Ventures Leads R$38m Series A in Brazilian Payroll Lending Platform Bxblue (em português)

    January 27, 2021
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    January 27, 2021
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  • Brazilian Solar Energy Payments Platform Edmond Raises R$40m (em português)

    January 26, 2021
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    January 22, 2021
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    January 21, 2021
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    January 20, 2021
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    January 19, 2021
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    January 16, 2021
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    January 15, 2021
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