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Canary, Atlantico, and Big Bets led a R$7.5m round in Brazilian event planning platform Festalab. (Contxto) Coronavirus (Covid-19) may be reducing the number of social gatherings. But party-planning platform FestaLab still has…

Canary led a R$3.2m round in Clarke Energia, a Brazilian startup managing electricity bills for SMEs, with participation from Fundação Estudar Alumni Partners. (Startupi) A Clarke Energia é uma startup…

Brazilian consumer orthodontics startup SouSmile raised a US$10m Series A from Global Founders Capital, KaszeK Ventures and Canary. (TechCrunch) Amid expectations that early-stage funding and valuations will decline due to…

Teravoz, a Brazilian VoIP services provider to small businesses and call centers, was acquired by Twilio, providing an exit to investors Canary and Wayra Brasil. Teravoz reports a 30x return…

Brazilian VC firm Canary held a US$75m close for its second fund.  (Money Times) A gestora brasileira de capital de risco Canary concluiu uma captação de 75 milhões de dólares,…

monashees, Valor Capital, and Canary invested R$38m in Mimic, a Brazilian company pioneering shared/dark kitchens, with participation from angels including David Velez (Nubank) and José Galló (Renner). (Globo) A economia…

Redpoint eventures and Canary led a US$3.5m investment in Mediação Online, a legal dispute mediation service for Brazilian businesses and consumers. Wayra Brasil and 500 Startups invested previously. (Epoca Negócios)…

Canary and Valor Capital led a R$20m investment in Alicerce, a Brazilian network of education centers to supplement students in the public school system living in city peripheries. Angels including…

Shopper, a Brazilian subscription delivery platform for consumer products, raised R$10m from Canary, former Renner CEO José Galló, Juscelino Martins of Grupo Martins and 99/Yellow co-founder Ariel Lambrecht. Shopper raised…

Canary led a R$4.5m investment in Shopper, a Brazilian subscription delivery platform for consumer products. (Baguete) A Shopper.com.br recebeu mais de R$ 4,5 milhões em sua última rodada de investimentos,…

Canary made an undisclosed investment in EasyDeco, a Brazilian interior design platform.

Canary made an undisclosed seed investment in Go Good, a collaborative exercise app.

Canary made a R$1m investment in LaPag, a Brazilian beauty salon management platform, with participation from angel investor Renato Feitas.

Canary raised R$160m for its first fund. Investments include fintech SmartMEI, HR platform Gupy, IT startup Terramagna, used car marketplace Volanty, online factoring platform Rapidoo, and  IDwall, a validation and…

monashees+ and Canary made an undisclosed Series A investment in IDwall, a Brazilian validation and identification services startup, following a R$2m investment in 2017. 500 Startups previously invested R$500k. (LexLatin) La startup brasileña especializada…

Accion Venture Lab and Canary made an undisclosed seed investment in SmartMEI, a fintech startup servicing micro-entrepreneurs in Brazil. (Press Release) Brazil-based fintech startup and mobile platform SmartMEI announced today…

Canary and Yellow Ventures invested R$1.5m in Gupy, an HR platform digitizing the recruitment and new hire selection process for Brazilian businesses. (Startupi) Tornar o processo de seleção de talentos…

Canary, a Brazilian investment fund created by Peixe Urbano Founder Julio Vasconcellos and four other partners, made a US$256k investment in the Brazilian technology startup Terramagna.  (Global Legal Chronicle) Veirano has…

Canary, a Brazilian investment fund created by Peixe Urbano Founder Julio Vasconcellos and four other partners, has raised US$20m of its US$50m goal and has already invested in three startups.…

(Canary.vc) Canary made undisclosed investments in Brazil’s Rapidoo, an online factoring platform for small businesses, and used car marketplace Volanty.  

Canary and monashees+ invested R$2m (~US$600k) in IDwall, a Brazilian validation and identification services start-up. 500 Startups previously invested R$500k. (Pagamento.me) O que os fundos de investimentos Canary.VC, formados pelos…

Oria Capital invested R$40m in Brazilian AI-powered recruiting platform Gupy. Valor, Canary, and Maya Capital invested previously.  (Press Release)  Oria Capital invests R$40 million in Gupy, leading HR Tech software…

Atlantico led a R$42m investment in Trybe, a Brazilian edtech focused on the development of software skills, with participation from Canary, Global Founders Capital and Norte, with follow-on from e.bricks…

Docket, a Brazilian document management platform, raised R$35m over two tranches from KaszeK Ventures, ONEVC and Valor Capital, with participation from Canary and Wayra Brasil. (Fusões & Aquisições) A Docket,…

2019 marked a significant year for Telefonica’s evolution supporting Latin American startups. Responding to a maturing market, Telefonica re-launched the Wayra brand, focusing on larger tickets (up to US$250k) for more…

Andreessen Horowitz and Vulcan Capital led a US$175m Series C in Brazilian proptech Loft, with participation from Jaguar Ventures and follow-on from monashees, Valor Capital, Fifth Wall Ventures, QED Investors…

LAVCA recently spoke with  🏠 proptech founders from Loft (Brazil) and Flat (Mexico) about their strategy, funding, model, and growth, as well as potential for the sector in Latin America.…

Qualcomm Ventures led a R$40m investment in idwall, a Brazilian validation and identification services startup, with participation from ONEVC and Grupo Globo, and follow-on from monashees and Canary.  (Globo) A…

KaszeK Ventures led a R$20m Series A in SouSmile, a Brazilian direct to consumer dental startup, with participation from Canary and Global Founders Capital. SouSmile raised a US$1.1m seed round…