Canary and Kinea Ventures, the CVC arm of Itau, led a ~USD5.2m seed round for Saks, a Brazilian pension brokerage.  (Brazil Journal) – A Saks — uma corretora digital de…

Canary and Caffeinated Capital invested USD6m in Mara, a Brazilian grocery shopping platform offering items at wholesale price to low income communities. Mara was founded by 99 co-founder Ariel Lambrecht.…

Nilo Saúde, a Brazilian patient communication and telemedicine platform, raised a USD10m Series A from Canary, MAYA Capital, SoftBank, GFC and Tau Ventures.  (LatamList) – The Brazilian healthtech Nilo Saúde announced a…

Canary and MAYA Capital led a USD3.6m pre-seed round for Nana Delivery, a Brazilian last-mile delivery platform operating through a dark store distribution network, with participation from UK-based VC Presight. …

Canary led a ~USD1.6m seed round for Gank, a Brazilian community-based trading platform for retail investors, with participation from GFC. (LABS News) – There is a newcomer in the area:…

Tuna, a Brazilian credit card and anti-fraud provider testing platform for e-commerce businesses, raised two seed rounds totalling USD3m from Canary and Atlantico. Tuna was founded by Peixe Urbano alums…

Canary invested in Marvin, a Brazilian account receivables- based financing platform. (Startupi) – A Marvin, plataforma que atua em arranjo de pagamentos fundada em maio deste ano, acaba de receber mais uma…

Canary led a USD1.4m round for Lastlink, a Brazilian community and subscription management platform for content creators, with participation from Graph Ventures and angel investors Israel Salmen (Meliuz), Marcela Rezende…

Alicerce Educação, a Brazilian network of education centers to supplement students in the public school system living in city peripheries, raised a USD5m seed extension from Valor Capital Group, Canary…

Canary, Dragoneer Investment Group and Rainfall Ventures led a USD8m seed round for 180 Seguros, a Brazilian developer of embedded consumer insurance products, with participation from 8VC, Quartz and Norte…

Canary led a BRL3.6m round for Cloud Humans, a Brazilian on-demand platform connecting companies with independent sales professionals, with participation from Paulo Silveira (Alura Group), Fabien Mendez (Loggi), Marcelo Sampaio…

Canary led a USD1.5m round for Flourish, a US-based B2B financial education and savings rewards platform with customers in the US, Bolivia, and Brazil, with participation from Xochi Ventures, First…

READ the latest deal case featuring Canary’s investment in Brazil-based education services/ edtech startup Alicerce Educação. The case study includes the deal execution during COVID-19, senior leadership, and community impact. With Canary’s support…

Deal Case Highlight Canary | Alicerce Educação: A Bridge to Education Member Investor: Canary Company: Alicerce Educação Industry-Sector: Education Services/ EdTech   According to the OECD, Brazil’s federal government invests…

Canary and Valor Capital led a R$13m round in Caju, a Brazilian employee benefits management platform, with participation from Ariel Lambrecht of Yellow and 99. Caju provides employers with an…

Canary invested US$980k in Mobees, a Brazilian adtech startup for rideshare services. (Contxto) Brazilian Mobees is mixing mobility and tech to give drivers an additional source of income. No, not through a ride-hailing platform mind you,…

Canary and Norte Ventures led a R$5m round in Rapicare, a Brazilian medical supply SaaS startup for healthcare businesses. (Brazil Journal) Há trocentas healthtechs tentando botar de pé o Ovo…

Canary, KaszeK Ventures, and MAYA Capital invested US$16m in Alice, a Brazilian healthcare provider. Alice was founded by Andre Florence and Matheus Moraes, alums of Brazilian rideshare 99 (acquired by…

Canary led a R$3m round in Boomerang, a Brazilian consumer goods rental platform, with participation from 99 and Yellow founder Ariel Lambrecht. (Fusões & Aquisições) Parafusadeira, furadeira, lavadora de alta…

Hent, a Brazilian property rental management platform, raised R$5m from Canary. Hent was one of seven Brazilian startups to participate in YC’s W20 batch.  The company is founded by Leonardo Pinho, co-founder…

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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…