Gradient Ventures led a US$14m Series A in Fondeadora, a Mexican open banking platform co-founded by Norman Muller and Rene Serrano in 2011, with participation from Fintech Collective, Sound Ventures,…

IDB Invest has agreed to invest up to US$30m in Kandeo 3D, a private debt fund managed by Kandeo Investment Advisors that will provide financing to mid-sized companies in Mexico,…

B Capital Group led a US$15m Series B in Yalochat, a Mexican conversational customer service management platform that runs on WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger, with participation from Sierra Ventures. Sierra Ventures…

US-based VC fund Good Growth Capital led a US$1.2m seed round in Irys, a Mexican platform for civic engagement with local governments, with participation from Arcadis, Techstars Ventures, and City…

Magma Partners and LEAP Global Partners invested US$1.2m in ARCA, a Mexican insurtech marketplace focused on car insurance, with participation from insurance company Grupo Peña Verde. (Contxto) In Mexico, insurance is…

Arc Labs made a US$25m debt investment in Flat.mx, a Mexican proptech focused on the purchase, renovation, and resale of residential real estate. ALLVP led Flat’s US$4.5m pre-seed round in…

Soma Capital, InQlab, and Palm Drive Capital invested US$5m in LAIKA, a Colombian e-commerce platform for pet goods and services, to strengthen its operations in Colombia and expand to the…

Florida-based Cambridge Capital led a US$22.5m Series B in Liftit, a B2B Colombian logistics marketplace for independent truck drivers, with participation from H20 Capital, AC Ventures, 10x Capital, Banyan Tree…

Private equity fund Bocel will launch a CKD on the Mexican Stock Exchange to invest in mid-sized companies across different sectors. Details of the offering were undisclosed. (El Economista) Bocel,…

Company: Worky Investors: QED Investors, LEAP Global Partners, STARTegy Ventures Interview with: Co-Founder and CEO Maya Dadoo Worky, a Mexican HR automatization platform is currently expanding its services to cater…