In 2019, Argentine VC fund Ayala Capital plans to invest US$4m in 6-7 startups in Argentina, Chile, Mexico, and potentially Colombia and Peru. (Perfil) El fondo de administración de inversiones…

TPG is preparing to raise US$3.5b for its second impact investing fund, The Rise Fund II, and it will focus mainly on healthcare, education, financial services and energy. New Jersey…

ALL-VP has held a first close of US$73m  for its latest investment vehicle. The Mexico-city based, early-stage tech investor firm launched its first US$6m investment vehicle in 2012.

NXTP Labs led a US$1.5m investment in RetailApp, a Miami-based retail analytics platform, with participation from Indicator Capital, Alpha4 Ventures and others. 

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.

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.

Movile made a US$18.3m investment in payment solutions startup Zoop, with plans to integrate Zoop across Movile’s mobile app portfolio. (Reuters) – Dona de aplicativos como o iFood, a empresa…

The Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE) and MetLife Foundation announced US$183k in grant investments in ARTEMISIA, New Ventures, Village Capital, and World Vision Canada as part of ANDE’s Catalyst…

Scotiabank Partners and NXTP Labs, an Argentina-based venture capital firm and accelerator, have announced a partnership to accelerate fintech startups from Mexico, Colombia, Chile, and Peru. (Press Release) Scotiabank announced…

Tienda Nube provides over 16,000 merchants an omnichannel e-commerce platform, with integrations for credit card and offline payment, shipping and logistics, and distribution in the region’s major online marketplaces. In this interview, co-founder and CEO Santiago Sosa shares insights into the challenges online merchants face in Latin America, and how Tienda Nube is innovating around them.