BAI Capital, GGV and GIC led a USD50m round for Stori, a Mexico-based credit card issuer for the underbanked, at a reported USD1.2 valuation, with follow-on from Lightspeed, General Catalyst,…

GGV and GIC led a USD125m Series C for Stori, a Mexican credit card issuer, with participation from General Catalyst, Goodwater Capital and Tresalia Capital, and follow-on from Lightspeed, Vision…

Lightspeed Ventures led a USD32.5m Series B for Stori, a Mexican credit card issuer, with follow-on from Vision Plus Capital, BAI Capital, and Source Code Capital.  Bertelsmann Investments and Source…

DOMO Invest led a R$5.5m round in Rede Vistorias, a Brazilian proptech providing real estate asset inspection services, through its DOMO Enterprise fund, with participation from Terracotta Ventures and Invisto.…

Bertelsmann Investments and Source Code Capital led a US$10m Series A in Stori, a Mexican digital bank, with follow-on from Vision Plus Capital. (FinSMEs) Stori, a Mexico-based digital bank, raised…

FIR Capital and Bzplan made a R$2m investment in Rede Vistorias, a Brazilian real estate survey platform.

Angel Uribe, Senior Advisor, TPG Growth on looking for exceptional stories during the LAVCA Venture Investors Meeting in NYC in 2017. This content is made possible with support from Omidyar…

PE/VC Firms Raise Historic Record of $10.3 Bln for Latin America in 2011 LAVCA Releases 2011 Data on Private Equity & Venture Capital in Latin America   New York, March…

(LAVCA) September 14, 2011 – Fundraising for Latin America private equity and venture capital surged through June 2011, with 14 funds raising $4.9 bln, according to 2011 LAVCA Mid-year Data…

Latin America Fundraising on Track to Break Historical Record, Exits Surge LAVCA Releases Mid-Year PE/VC Data for Latin America & Results of Global LP Survey    New York, September 14, 2011…

LAVCA’s seventh annual Latin American Startup Directory profiles 523 startups that raised USD1m+ in venture funding in 2021 and 1H 2022, during a time of record venture investment in the region. 

(Brazil Journal) Colombia-controlled energy transmission company Argo Energia acquired five transmission lines held by Brookfield Asset Management-owned Quantum for BRL4.3b (~USD831m). Patria Investments founded Argo Energia in 2016, and Temasek…

Colombian proptech Habi secured a USD75m credit line from Triple Point Capital and others. (Press Release) – Habi (“Habi” or “the Company”), the data-driven residential real estate platform and the…

BNDES will invest a combined BRL2.5b in Brazil-based infrastructure funds managed by Vinci Partners, BTG Pactual, Kinea and Patria. (BNDES) O Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social (BNDES) pré-selecionou…

Alloy Capital provided structured debt to Mexico-based risk management company MAS Seguros, which was recently acquired by Hexagon Capital. (Alloy Capital) La empresa es codirigida por Ernesto Moya y Alejandro…

Barn Investimentos led a ~USD5m Series A for Rumina, a Brazilian livestock health and credit management platform, with participation from Indicator Capital.  (Startupi) – A Rúmina, ecossistema de soluções digitais, fechou…

IG4 Capital is planning to raise a new USD300m credit fund providing solutions to medium-sized companies. IG4 is also currently raising its third fund with a target of USD500m. (Exame)…

BNDES agreed to invest up to BRL250m in Lightrock’s Growth Equity Fund II Brasil. The fund will invest in health, education, renewable energy, sustainable agriculture and food, efficient mobility and…

Innova Capital led a ~USD17m round for Celcoin, a Brazilian open finance infrastructure developer for fintechs targeting the underbanked. Celcoin acquired Galaxy Pay, a Brazilian API for recurring payments with PIX…

The family office of the Moreira Salles family, Lanx Capital, Gávea Investimentos and Dynamo invested BRL389m in re.green, a company that aims to restore 1 million hectares of Atlantic Forest…

Vinci Partners, through its Vinci Capital Partners III, led a BRL650m investment in Brazil-based wine e-commerce Evino, with participation from JCR and XP. Evino acquired Grand Cru, a Brazil-based importer…

Acrew Capital and Angeles Investors led a USD32m Series A for Canela Media, a video streaming platform for hispanics in the US, with participation from Samsung NEXT, Link Ventures, TEGNA…

First Rock Private Equity agreed to acquire an 85% stake in a petroleum company in Trinidad and Tobago for an undisclosed amount. (Jamaica Observer) The cost to acquire the firm…

Kinea Ventures and Brazil VC G2D led a USD25m Series A for Digibee, a Brazilian e-commerce digital integration manager for SMEs. SP Ventures led a ~USD2.7m venture debt round in August…

Founders Fund led a USD6m seed round for Vest, a retail platform enabling Latin American consumers to invest in public companies listed on the NASDAQ or NYSE, with participation from…

Valor Capital Group led a ~USD16m Series A for Agrolend, a Brazilian unsecured credit platform for small crop farmers, with follow-on from SP Ventures, Barn Investimentos, Provence Ventures and Continental…

IDC Ventures led a ~USD5m Series A for SuperSim, a Brazilian microcredit platform targeting the underbanked. Navi Capital led a ~USD6m round in August 2020.  (Bem Paraná) – A SuperSim, fintech de…

Cross Commerce, a Brazilian e-commerce solutions platform enabling international retailers to operate in Brazilian e-commerce marketplaces, raised USD3m from Canary, ONEVC, MAYA Capital, GFC and Norte Ventures. (Press Release) –…

Axxon Partners invested over BRL100m for a minority stake in JA Saúde Animal, a Brazil-based veterinary pharmaceutical company. (O Presente Rural) A J.A Saúde Animal anunciou um acordo com um…

Dalus Capital and Kayyak Ventures led a USD5.1m seed round for Aptuno, a Colombian  proptech focused on eliminating the need for a co-signer in the residential rental market. FJ Labs led…