YPF Ventures launched two CVC vehicles. An early-stage fund will focus on energy innovation and cleantech deals locally. A growth equity fund will collaborate with Silicon Valley investors on cross-border…

Andreessen Horowitz made a US$1.6m investment in Meitre, an Uruguayan restaurant management platform. Meitre participated in Y Combinator in Winter 2018 and is founded by Juan and Luis Caviglia. (El…

SoftBank will invest US$1b in Colombian delivery app Rappi, split 50/50 between SoftBank’s Vision Fund and the new SoftBank Innovation Fund. Rappi is the first investment from the US$5b Innovation…

Digital hiring platform Zolvers raised US$500k from the IDB. Zolvers is based in Argentina and run by Founder & CEO Ceciila Retegui. NXTP Labs invested previously. (Latam List)  Zolvers, a…

Village Capital invested US$75k each in the winners of its 2018 Fintech Latam Program: Vexi, a Mexican credit card app for millennials, and Siembro, an Argentine fintech platform for agrobusiness.

Goldman Sachs led a US$34m investment in Ualá, an Argentine mobile banking app, with participation from monashees, Ribbit Capital, Jefferies Group LLC, Cohen’s Point72 Ventures and Soros’s family office. 

MercadoLibre acquired Machinalis, a startup applying machine learning to product recommendation. Machinalis emerged from the math & computation department at la Universidad Nacional de Córdoba (UNC).

Puerto Asís made an undisclosed investment in Argentina’s uSound, a manufacturer of solutions to improve hearing for people with limited resources.

The Ministry of Production of the Nation of Argentina collaborated with the National Insurance Superintendent, ARCAP, ASEA and the insurance sector to allow Argentine insurance companies to invest in startups. Now according to the Instituciones de Capital Emprendedor (ICEs) insurance companies can invest up to 1% in entrepreneurial capital funds, in addition to previously approved capital commitments to other private capital sectors (including PPPs, infrastructure, and real estate).

Mercado Libre’s MELI Fund, and Agrega Partners made a US$3m investment in Argentine fintech Increase, with participation of existing investors including Arfintech and Lucens Capital.