The Omidyar Network has launched a new impact investing guide for families, “Building and Impact Investing Team.” 

The Rise Fund, a global impact investing fund managed by TPG Growth, invested US$130m in DreamBox Learning, the company that pioneered Intelligent Adaptive Learning technology.  

The IFC intends to invest US$13m in impact investor Capria to focus on emerging markets.

Mind the Gap is a new London-based fund focused on Series A+ investments in Latin American startups, founded by Adán Bernal and Israel Pons.

Spanish digital bank WiZink acquired Aplazame, a Spanish lending platform for e-commerce merchants, for an undisclosed, all-cash amount, providing a full exit for ALLVP.

On the heels of a US$124m fresh capital injection, iFood acquired Rapiddo for an undisclosed amount. Both companies are backed by Movile.  iFood also acquired the Brazilian operations Pedidos Ya

Angel Ventures invested US$1.3m in CitySense, a Chilean open platform to develop smart city solutions, and US$1.2m in Energryn, a Mexican startup using patented hybrid solar technology to democratize consumer access to affordable green energy, through its Pacific Alliance Fund II.

Austral Capital is raising a third fund, the Latin America Growth Tech Fund, with a US$80m target. Fund 1 (2008) was a US$40m tech/biotech-focused fund whose portfolio includes Andes Biotechnologies and Scanntech. Fund II (2012) was a US$20m renewable energy-focused fund. 

Austral Capital is raising a third fund, the Latin America Growth Tech Fund, with a US$80m target. Fund 1 (2008) was a US$40m tech/biotech-focused fund whose portfolio includes Andes Biotechnologies and Scanntech. Fund II (2012) was a US$20m renewable energy-focused fund.

monashees+, Sinai Ventures, Liquid2 Ventures, 500 Startups, Base10 Partners and others made an undisclosed seed investment in Grin, an e-scooter company that just joined Y Combinator.