Foundation Capital made a US$6m investment in Colombian edtech Platzi. Other investors include Omidyar Network, Mountain Nazca Chile, Y Combinator, 500 Startups and others. (Contxto) Platzi, a Colombian startup specializing…

Actis listed a US$150m CerPI on the Mexican BMV. The CerPI was fully subscribed by Mexican Pension Fund managers (AFOREs) prior to its listing. Actis will utilize the proceeds to…

Canadian private equity firm Clairvest Group agreed to merge its portfolio company Chilean Gaming Holdings with Sun Dreams SA creating one of the largest casino operating conglomerates in Latin America.…

Oikocredit Invested US$4.7m in Caravela, a coffee trader in Latin America that uses direct trade principles. Oikocredit purchased shares from Annona Sustainable Investments. (Press  Release) The Netherlands / United Kingdom…

General Atlantic has appointed Pedro Parente to the newly created position of Chairman of Brazil. The advisory position will help lead General Atlantic’s portfolio companies in Brazil. Mr. Parente is…

DILA Capital and Mountain Nazca Mexico exited Creze, a Mexican financial services startup for small businesses, through a sale to Polygon Fintech, a financial group targeting unbanked consumers. This transaction…

DILA Capital made an undisclosed investment in Alana Jobs, a Mexican HR tech platform for the hospitality industry. (Press Release) DILA Capital is proud to announce their investment in Alana…

Portuguese VC Indico Capital Partners made its inaugural Brazil investment in Zenklub, an online therapy and wellness platform. (DCI) A startup Zenklub recebeu R$ 2 milhões do fundo de investimentos…

Astella Investimentos led a R$6.8m investment in JOTA, a data intelligence platform focused on Brazilian state institutions. (Brazil Journal)  O JOTA- mais conhecido pelo site (https://www.jota.info) que cobre o Poder…

General Atlantic and SoftBank made an undisclosed investment in Mexican payments startup Clip. Reuters reports a round near US$100m at a valuation near US$400m. (Reuters) Japan’s SoftBank Group invested about…