Fundación Chile launched a US$18m fund with support from CORFO and private investors, including Zoma Capital, ENGIE Factory, ENTEL and others. The fund will invest in Chilean startups in energy, water, mining and other sectors with a focus on sustainability.
Startupbootcamp Scale FinTech Mexico City, a program for growth stage startups in emerging markets in partnership with Finnovista, welcomes Expediente Azul (Mexico), Facturedo (Chile), Pagamobil (Mexico), Quotanda (Mexico) and Billin…
Chilean investment firm Dadneo launched its first early-stage fund, Vulcano, with US$18m to invest in emerging projects in the phase of international expansion. Dadneo has invested US$2.8m to date in TiendaNube and others. (Economía…
The MetLife Foundation provided US$3.9 million for Accion to leverage digital solutions and customer-centered design to empower underserved consumers in Argentina, Chile, and Mexico—and disseminate learnings throughout the region. (Press Release)…
FIS Ameris, a new social impact fund, made its inaugural investment in Chilean carpooling app Allride. (Economía y Negocios) Lanzado oficialmente a mediados del año pasado, FIS Ameris, el fondo…
Manutara Ventures made an undisclosed investment in Rhinobird, a Chilean interactive video platform. (LexLatin) El fondo chileno de capital de riesgo Manutara Ventures invirtió recursos en la startup Rhinobird Inc.,…
Magma Partners, with the backing of several Latin American and international family offices, has raised a US$15m fund to invest in 60 Latin American early-stage tech companies. (Economía y Negocios)…
Alaya Capital Partners and MercadoLibre’s MELI Fund invested US$300k in Zoco, a Chilean ecommerce platform for small businesses selling on MercadoLibre. (Press Release) El Fondo de Capital Emprendedor cordobés invirtió U$D…
Wayra Chile invested US$500k across three startups: ZappingTV, PostedIn, and Cloner. (Press Release) La compañía sumó a su portafolio a Zapping TV, plataforma de televisión vía streaming; “Cloner” servicio automático…
Americas Energy Fund II, a private equity fund managed by Chile’s SCL Energía Activa, has agreed to acquire 100% of Árbol SpA, a Chilean company with a solar power plant…