Fundación Chile GM Marcos Kulka announced plans to launch an agtech-focused VC fund in 2H2019.  (Diario Financiero) Marcos Kulka de Fundación Chile: “Chile debe enfocar la investigación donde tiene escala.…

Chilean association ACVC submitted policy recommendations to the Ministerio de Hacienda to overcome obstacles to startup investment. (Economía y Negocios) Un bajo involucramiento de las grandes empresas con los innovadores…

In 2019, Argentine VC fund Ayala Capital plans to invest US$4m in 6-7 startups in Argentina, Chile, Mexico, and potentially Colombia and Peru. (Perfil) El fondo de administración de inversiones…

Angel Ventures, Fondo Alerce and CLIN invested US$1.7m in CitySense, a Chilean open platform to develop smart city solutions. Angel Ventures invested US$1.3m in 2018 through its Pacific Alliance Fund…

Chile Ventures invested US$200k in ZeroQ, a Chilean startup with a “smart line” customer service app for corporate clients.  (Economía y Negocios) La startup, que permite conseguir números de atención…

Manutara Ventures made an undisclosed investment in Barracks, a Chilean analytics software for gaming. (Iberian Lawyer) Manutara Ventures, through their venture capital tech fund, on an investment in Barracks, a…

Scale Capital led a US$5m investment in U-Planner, a Chilean edtech platform for higher education.  Press Release: u-planner raised 5 million USD of investment in a venture round led by…

HCS Capital Partners invested US$3m in Jooycar, a Chilean insurance tech platform for real-time automotive data. 

Chilean Fondo CLIN invested US$300k in Instacrops, a crop monitoring platform, and US$300k in SimpleRoute, a logistics platform. Fondo CLIN is administered by Fundación Chile, with funding from Corfo, family office Zoma Capital, Entel and Engie Factory.

Chilean VC Genesis Ventures announced plans to raise a new US$100m VC fund.