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.

The global transport wars are heating up in Latin America with major investments from new Asian players. A few months after Chinese transportation giant Didi Chuxing announced a US$100m co-investment…

Deal activity in Latin America has been robust over the last 18 months as PE/VC firms deploy the US$17.6b raised for the region in 2014-2015. Over US$8.3b was invested in 2016, and early deal totals for 2017 are on par with last year. In addition to investors managing Latin American dedicated funds, global firms are stepping up activity…

Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS), one of Canada’s largest pension funds, has made its debut direct infrastructure investment in South America. (Press Release) Borealis Infrastructure, the infrastructure investment manager…

Private equity investor ECOSolar has sold a 400MW pipeline in latin America to UK-based solar developer, Solarcentury. (Solar Power Portal) Solarcentury has cemented its international expansion by acquiring a 400MW…

Brazilian PE firm Aqua Capital has raised at least US$349.05m for its Agribusiness Latin America II Fund, which will focus on mid-market food and agribusinesses across Latin America. (PEI Agri…