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General Atlantic and SoftBank made an undisclosed investment in Mexican payments startup Clip. Reuters reports a round near US$100m at a valuation near US$400m. (Reuters) Japan’s SoftBank Group invested about…

InvestTech made an undisclosed investment in ClipEscola, a Brazilian edtech marketing platform. (Empreendedor) A empresa de Santa Catarina ClipEscola, plataforma de comunicação e marketing escolar, firmou sociedade com a gestora…

Adolfo Babatz, Co-founder & CEO of Clip, talks about the fintech opportunity in Latin America during the LAVCA Venture Investors Meeting in NYC in 2017. Founded in 2012 in Mexico, Clip…

Acción Venture Lab announced its second successful exit after it sold its stake in Mexican payment solutions startup, Clip, to an undisclosed buyer. (PR Newswire) Accion Venture Lab, the seed-stage…

(Tech Crunch) Investment in new financial technologies is exploding globally, and as traditional players look for opportunities they’re increasingly turning their attention to technology companies in emerging markets.

Adolfo Babatz, Co-founder and CEO of Mexico City-based Clip, a mobile payment system, spoke with LAVCA about the fundamental misbalance between supply & demand in Mexico, where 90 million cards…

Oria Capital invested R$40m in Knewin, a Brazilian news and social media analytics platform. Knewin previously raised R16.5m from KPTL and Invisto. (Press Release)  Focada em investimentos B2B Tech, a…

This directory profiles the core group of LAVCA Member venture investors, corporates, and tech organizations dedicated to supporting startups and the tech ecosystem.

Kinea, the alternative asset management subsidiary of Brazil-based financial services group Itaú, acquired a minority stake in Brazilian security, maintenance, and facilities management company Verzani & Sandrini, for R$150m. (Clipping…

General Atlantic led a US$200m investment in dLocal, a Uruguay-based cross-border payment platform, with participation from Addition, a new NY-based fund led by Lee Fixel, former Head of Private Equity…

monashees and San Francisco-based SV Latam led a US$14m round in Oyster, a Mexican digital banking platform for SMEs and startups, with participation from FJ Labs, Fintech Collective, Redpoint eventures,…

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,…

Angel Ventures and Fen Ventures led a US$600k seed investment in Get on Board, a Chilean platform for tech jobs, with participation from 500 Startups San Francisco, 500 Startups Mexico…

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…

This leaderboard tracks Latin American tech unicorns, privately held tech companies with post-money valuations of US$1b+ based on their last disclosed valuation event.

The recent EU-LatAm trade deals are a bright spot in the midst of a complex political environment in Latin America’s major economies and LAVCA data shows growth opportunities in tech-related startups, infrastructure, power and renewable energy, and consumer sectors.

ALL-VP has held a first close of US$73m  for its latest investment vehicle. The Mexico-city based, early-stage tech investor firm launched its first US$6m investment vehicle in 2012.

ALLVP exited delivery startup Cornershop through a US$225m sale to Walmart. 

LAVCA spoke with Luis Cervantes, Head of General Atlantic’s Mexico City office, about the LatAm opportunity and the importance of family offices…

Angel Ventures seeks to raise MXN$1bn from Mexican Afores for its debut CKD vehicle, which will be listed on Mexico’s stock exchange (BMV).

When it comes to international players investing in Latin American startups, US investors dominate the list, representing 67% of all global investors into LatAm startups since 2013.

Corporate investors participate in some of the largest investments in LatAm startups, but have also demonstrated an appetite across a range of stages and sectors.

The entrance of major global investors into a string of recent early and expansion stage rounds in Latin America is contributing to record investment dollars in Latin American startups.

Dalus Capital invested MXN$72.4m in Cultura Colectiva, a digital media company creating content for Spanish-speaking millennials. This is the first investment out of Dalus’ second fund. (El Economista) El fondo…

General Atlantic has agreed to make a strategic investment in Mexican multi-brand retailer Grupo Axo for an undisclosed amount.  (Press Release) MEXICO CITY, May 30, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Grupo Axo,…

Fintech investments are on the rise in Latin America, growing 31% (in terms of dollars) and 81% (in terms of deal count) in 2016. Startups in Latin America raised US$500m…

Mexico is in the process of passing Ley de FinTech to regulate the sector, after the country came out on “top in the FinTech space in 2016” with four companies…

Y Combinator invested US$120k in Mexico City-based book review e-commerce site, Beek. (TechCrunch) Leveraging post-literate tools like YouTube and emojis to create a website and mobile app that allows people…