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Liberty Strategic Capital agreed to invest USD150m in Argentina-based satellite earth observation startup Satellogic. In July Satellogic announced a merger with CF Acquisition Corp. V, a SPAC formed by Cantor…

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Argentine satellite earth observation startup Satellogic merged with CF Acquisition Corp. V, a SPAC formed by Cantor Fitzgerald, to go public at a reported USD850m valuation. The deal includes a…

Tencent and Fondo Pitanga made a follow-on US$50m investment in Argentine spacetech Satellogic, with participation from IDB Lab. Tencent and Pitanga led a US$27m Series B in 2017. (Clarín) La…

Fondo Pitanga and Tencent Holdings Limited made a US$27m Series B investment in spacetech startup Satellogic. (TechCrunch) Space tech company Satellogic has raised US$27m in a Series B round led…

Venture capital backed startups Creditas, Descomplica, Contabilizei, and Satellogic were rated among the 10 most innovative companies in Latin America. Investors in these companies include Kaszek Ventures, e.Bricks Ventures, and…

Venture Capital fund Pitanga invested in Satellogic, an Argentinian startup aiming to revolutionize the Satellite industry with low-cost satellite production. (Economia – Estadão) Para o matemático Emiliano Kargieman, de 40…

LatAm Growth SPAC, a special purpose acquisition company launched by SouthLight Capital (formerly Colony LatAm Partners) raised USD130m in its IPO on the Nasdaq. (Lexlatin) La compañía de adquisición de…

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

Tencent made an undisclosed investment in Ualá, an Argentine mobile banking app. Goldman Sachs led a US$34m investment in Ualá in 2018, with participation from monashees, Ribbit Capital, Jefferies Group,…

Nubank doubled its valuation to US$4b this year with a US$180m investment from Tencent, representing about a 5% stake in the company. US$90m was a direct investment from Tencent; the other US$90m in equity was purchased from existing shareholders. In March 2018, DST Global led a US$150m round in Nubank at a valuation over US$2b, with participation from Thrive Capital, Dragoneer Investment Group, and existing investors Founders Fund, Redpoint Ventures, Ribbit Capital, and QED Investors. Previous investors include KaszeK Ventures, Sequoia Capital, and Tiger Global Management. Tencent’s last disclosed direct investment in Latin America was a 2017 Series B in Satellogic, an Argentine space exploration platform.

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.

Asian investors are playing an increasingly important role in financing LatAm startups, co-investing alongside local and global investors across a range of sectors and stages.

NXTP Labs made an undisclosed investment in Kilimo, an Argentinian AgTech start-up that improves water irrigation using Big Data, soil testing, and a web application. The firm also confirmed its…

Macri will be sworn in next week, heading a government packed with private sector stars including Mario Quintana of PE/VC fund manager Grupo Pegasus (as a senior member of the…

(NXTP Labs) NXTP Labs, the leading early stage Latin American venture capital firm, has raised its first global fund with US$38.5m surpassing the initial goal of US$30m.