Impact investing firm Capria aims to raise US$200m this year to deploy in emerging markets. Capria’s network of impact investment funds in LatAm includes Odiseo in Colombia, Performa Investimentos in…

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)…

TriLinc Global Impact Fund approved US$22.7m in term loans and trade finance facilities to companies operating in Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, and Southeast Asia. (Business Wire) TriLinc Global Impact Fund…

MercadoLibre (through its MeLi fund), NXTP Labs, and Alaya Capital made a US$3m investment in 123Seguro, an Argentine insurtech startup. This is the company’s first institutional financing. (Press Release) 123Seguro,…

Argentina’s Fondo Fiduciario para el Desarrollo de Capital Emprendedor (FONDCE) has selected LAVCA members NXTP Labs, Draper Cygnus and Jaguar Ventures to receive US$12m in funding for each fund. The…

Mountain Nazca’s portfolio company Groupon LatAm has announced the acquisition of Brazilian e-commerce platform Peixe Urbano. (GESTIÓN) La firma de inversiones tecnológicas Latino Americana Mountain Nazca, propietaria de Groupon Latam,…

Miami-based The Venture City launched a US$100m venture fund to invest in startups globally, including Latin America. Initial investments in Latin America include Hogaru, Emprego Ligado, and 1DOC3. (Miami Herald)…

LAVCA spoke with Johanna Posada, Founder & Managing Director for Elevar Equity about the opportunity for investing and exiting impact in Latin America and LP priorities when committing to an impact fund.

Tim Draper and Cygnus capital have partnered to launch the Draper Cygnus VC Fund to invest in Argentinian startups. (La Nacion) Tim Draper, que invirtió en 30 proyectos que se…

Private equity investor Mesoamerica and company builder Polymath Ventures have formed a strategic partnership to build and scale high-impact companies across Latin America. (Press Release) THE FIRST PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN A…