LEAP Global Partners led a US$8.5m Series A investment in Listo, a consumer financial services startup offering insurance products and loans to US-based Latinos, with participation from Mexico Ventures and Continental Advisors.

DILA Capital announces the final close of its third fund, with MXN$800m in commitments anchored by Mexico Ventures and NAFIN, Mexico’s Development Bank.  Recent investments include Ben & Frank, Camino Financial, Kinedu, Creze and Urbvan.

Wharton Alumni Angels’ Brazil Chapter is looking to invest R$9-12m in local startups this year, according to BTG Pactual president Roberto Sallouti, who recently joined this angel network.

“Technology has never been a more attractive sector than it is today in Latin America, and we are seeing higher and higher percentages of total investment dollars going into the…

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,…