Brazil-focused special situations fund manager IG4 Capital Partners reached a USD231.5m final close for its Private Equity Fund II. IG4 has also raised additional co-investment commitments for the recently created…

Brazilian consumer orthodontics startup SouSmile raised a US$10m Series A from Global Founders Capital, KaszeK Ventures and Canary. (TechCrunch) Amid expectations that early-stage funding and valuations will decline due to…

Argentine car marketplace Karvi raised US$3m from Pelham Capital and other investors.  (Contxto) Argentina’s online platform for cars, Karvi, raised an investment for US$3 million and let the world know last…

monashees and Class5 Global led a US$8.8m investment in TrueHome, a Mexican real estate platform, with participation from FJ Labs and follow-on from Mountain Nazca. (Crunchbase)  The real estate space…

Barn Investments made an undisclosed investment in Smilink, a Brazilian orthodontics startup. (Press Release) Dear colleagues, friends and investors, In turbulent times such as the one that we are living,…

Telefonica, through its Innovation Ventures, made an undisclosed investment in Brazilian VC Redpoint eventures. (Medium) Novas diretrizes da estratégia global de inovação aberta da Telefónica reforçam a relevância do mercado…

Quona Capital closed its second fund with US$203m in commitments. The fund’s anchor investor, sponsor, and general partner is Accion and the capital will be used to target financial inclusion…

NXTP Ventures led a R$6m seed investment in Kangu, a Brazilian delivery logistics startup.   (Press Release) Kangu, a vertically integrated network of drop-off and pick-up points for e-commerce logistics in…

Magma Partners closed its third fund with US$50m in commitments, including US$4m from IDB Lab, to invest in Latin American startups. (LatAm List) Magma Partners, an early-stage investment firm with…

QED Investors closed its sixth fund with US$350m in commitments. QED’s Latin America portfolio includes Nubank, QuintoAndar, Creditas, Konfio and others (Press Release) QED Investors Closes $350 Million Fund VI…