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Rodolfo Spielmann, Managing Director and Head of Latin America at Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and LAVCA Board Member, shared insights about partnerships with family-controlled businesses as a model…

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  • Interview with Vicky Ricuarte from Arukay

    Coding is the Future: Interview with Arukay Co-Founder and CEO Vicky Ricaurte

    Company: Arukay Financing Status: Bootstrapped Interview with: Co-Founder & CEO Vicky Ricaurte Arukay, a Colombian edtech teaching K-12 students how to program, won the 2019 WeXchange Pitch Competition, an initiative founded…

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    A Brand Laboratory: Interview with Foodology Co-Founder Daniela Izquierdo

    Company: Foodology Investors: Jaguar Ventures, XFactor, Ideas VC & Impact Investing, NOA Capital, Innogen Capital Ventures Interview with: Co-Founder Daniela Izquierdo Dark kitchens, also known as “ghost”, “virtual”, or “cloud”…

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    Startups that cashed up in 2019 have an advantage approaching the C19 crisis. LAVCA spoke directly with the CEOs of 74 startups to understand how they’re navigating 2020.

  • Alexandre Takinami, Douglas Storf, and Ury Rappaport from SWAP

    Banking as a Service: An Interview with SWAP Co-Founders Ury Rappaport and Douglas Storf

    Company: SWAP Investors: ONEVC, GFC, Flourish Ventures, a.b.seed, Hustle Fund, Brad Flora, Patrick Sigrist, Canary, SOMA Capital, Rhombuz Ventures, Brad Flora, and Patrick Sigrist.  Interview with: Co-Founders Douglas Storf and…

  • Interview with Alice CFO Luiz Octavio Maluf

    Healthtech During Transformational Times: An Interview with Alice CFO Luiz Octávio Maluf

    Company: Alice  Investors: Canary, KaszeK Ventures, MAYA Capital Interview with:  CFO of Alice, Luiz Octávio Maluf Santos Alice, a Brazilian healthcare provider led by André Florence, former CFO at 99,…

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    Less Paperwork, More Employee Retention: An Interview with Worky Co-Founder and CEO Maya Dadoo

    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…

  • Remessa Online Entrepreneur Spotlight in Venture Bulletin

    Finance Without Borders: Remessa Online and The Quest to Connect Brazilian Businesses

    Company: Remessa Online Investors: KaszeK Ventures, Bewater Ventures, Global Founders Capital, MAR Ventures Interview with: Co-Founder Alexandre Liuzzi Brazil-based international money transfer platform Remessa Online raised US$20m from KaszeK Ventures,…

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    Building Trust in Real Estate: An Interview with La Haus Co-Founder and President Rodrigo Sánchez-Ríos

    Company: La Haus Investors: KaszeK Ventures, Acrew Capital, IMO Ventures, Beresford Ventures, NFX Interview with: Co-Founder Rodrigo Sánchez-Ríos (President) La Haus is a Colombian residential real estate platform that just…

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    Tech Growth Coalition: LatAm C19 Relief Efforts

    Since the C19 pandemic began, Tech Growth Coalition members have stepped up with relief efforts in Latin America and globally, through a combination of capital-infused initiatives (including grants and donations), strategic partnerships, and lending tech infrastructure support…

  • LP Profile: Rafael Ramirez, Portfolio Manager, Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation

    LAVCA recently spoke with Rafael Ramirez, Portfolio Manager– Private Equity & Special Opportunities at the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation, a sovereign wealth fund originally seeded by state oil & gas…

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    Taking Games Seriously: An Interview with Wildlife Studios Co-Founders Arthur Lazarte and Mike Mac-Vicar

    Company: Wildlife Studios Investors: Benchmark Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners Interview with: Co-Founders Arthur Lazarte (Co-CEO) & Mike Mac-Vicar (CTO) Wildlife Studios is a Brazilian mobile game developer with offices in…

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    SoftBank: Latin America and the “Alibaba Effect” in Current Crisis

    The following resource was shared with LAVCA by SoftBank based on a communication they sent to their investors, partners, and founders. The statement discusses the “Alibaba effect” in Latin America,…

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  • IDB Invest and Blue Like an Orange Invest USD22m in Colombian Grocery Delivery Platform Merqueo (em portugues)

    May 18, 2022
  • General Atlantic Acquires Stake in Brazil’s Locaweb

    May 18, 2022
  • Lightrock Reaches USD300m Final Close for LatAm Growth Fund

    May 18, 2022
  • Next47 and YC Lead USD15m Series A for Brazilian Industrial Equipment Platform Tractian

    May 17, 2022
  • Grupo Procaps To Acquire Mexico’s Grupo Somar From Advent

    May 17, 2022
  • Stripes Leads USD32m Series A+ for Brazilian Fintech Nomad

    May 16, 2022
  • UBS O’Connor and Gramercy Provide USD100m Credit Line to Colombia’s Credivalores

    May 16, 2022
  • Stratus Alternative Fund To Launch Jamaica SME Private Equity Fund

    May 14, 2022
  • GIP To Acquire Actis-backed Atlas Renewable Energy

    May 13, 2022
  • Lightrock and Silver Lake Lead USD110m Round for Brazilian Fintech Dock

    May 12, 2022
  • FRAM Capital Acquires Minority Stake in Brazil’s Classy Brands

    May 12, 2022
  • Jive Investments and Mauá Capital Merge to Form Jive Maua

    May 12, 2022
  • Argentine E-commerce Platform Elevva Raises USD30m Seed Round (en español)

    May 11, 2022
  • QED Investors Lead USD100m Round for Brazilian Solar Energy Platform Solfácil (em português)

    May 11, 2022
  • Homebrew and SoftBank Lead USD200m Series C for Colombian Proptech Habi

    May 11, 2022
  • Vinci Partners Exits Brazil’s Pro Infusion Via Sale to Viveo Group

    May 11, 2022
  • Colombian Infrastructure Equity Fund Acquires Colombian Port Terminals

    May 6, 2022
  • BTG Pactual Acquires Controlling Stake in Brazil’s V.tal

    May 6, 2022
  • Dalus Capital Leads USD10m Round for Uruguay-based Banking Platform Bankingly (en español)

    May 4, 2022
  • Insight Partners Leads USD196m Series B for Mobile Device Management Platform Mosyle

    May 4, 2022
  • Advent International To Invest in Colombia’s GHL Hotels

    May 3, 2022
  • Lightsmith Group Leads USD60m Round for Farm Management Platform Solinftec

    May 2, 2022
  • KASZEK and Avenir Growth Lead USD111m Series B for Chilean Fintech Xepelin

    May 2, 2022
  • Galgo Capital Acquires 40% of Peru’s Crece Capital

    May 1, 2022
  • Itaú Acquires 11.3% Stake in Brazil’s XP From General Atlantic, Others for ~USD1.6b

    April 30, 2022
  • CDPQ To Acquire Power Transmission Portfolio in LatAm From Terna Group for ~USD279m

    April 29, 2022
  • NFT Education Platform Ola GG Raises USD8m Round (en español)

    April 27, 2022
  • Brazilian Gaming Platform Snackclub Raises ~USD10m Round (em portugês)

    April 27, 2022
  • KASZEK and Tiger Global Lead USD24m Round for Colombian Payment Network Minka

    April 27, 2022
  • Greylock Leads USD55m Series B for Brazilian Wholesale Marketplace Inventa

    April 27, 2022
  • Borderless Capital Leads USD10m Round for Blockchain Travel Platform TravelX

    April 26, 2022
  • Barn Investimentos Leads ~USD5m Series A for Brazilian Livestock Management Platform Rumina (em português)

    April 25, 2022
  • IG4 Capital To Raise USD500m Fund III and USD300m Credit Fund

    April 25, 2022
  • Sparta To Raise BRL50m for Infrastructure Fund

    April 22, 2022
  • Accenture Acquires Argentina’s Ergo

    April 21, 2022
  • BNDES invests BRL250m in Lightrock’s Growth Equity Fund II Brasil

    April 19, 2022
  • Evergreen Investment Partners To Raise USD100m for Hidrogenesis Fund I

    April 19, 2022
  • ACON Acquires Stake in Brazil’s Sapore

    April 12, 2022

Latest Private Equity News

  • Wind Point Partners Acquires Mexico’s Palmex

    February 22, 2022
  • Grupo Pegasus Invests in Puppis

    February 22, 2022
  • Vinci Partners Invests BRL100m in Brazil’s DMCard

    February 21, 2022
  • Macrocapitales Sells 33.33% of Hass Peru to Local Investors

    February 19, 2022
  • Jive Investments Sells 49% Stake in Select Assets for USD25.5m

    February 19, 2022
  • Advent Acquires 25% Stake in Brazil’s Tigre for BRL1.35b

    February 18, 2022
  • Altum Capital Reaches USD125m Final Close for Second Mexico Private Debt Fund

    February 15, 2022
  • SouthLight Capital’s LatAm Growth SPAC Raises USD130m on Nasdaq

    February 9, 2022
  • LIV Capital’s Second SPAC Raises USD100m on the Nasdaq

    February 8, 2022
  • MicroVest Invests USD5m in Panama’s Banco La Hipotecaria

    February 8, 2022
  • PesoRama Merges With CPC Skyscape & Receives USD4.2m in Subscription Receipts Led by Fundamental Private Markets

    February 8, 2022
  • Linzor Capital Partners Exits Chile’s Mundo via Sale to DigitalBridge

    February 4, 2022
  • XP Invests ~USD9m in Brazil’s BR Supply (em português)

    January 31, 2022
  • Prisma Capital Increases Stake in Brazil’s Dommo Energia

    January 29, 2022
  • SPX Capital Targets BRL2.5b Brazil PE Fund (em português)

    January 28, 2022
  • BlackRock’s Global Renewable Energy Fund III to Invest USD200m in Chilean Solar Assets

    January 28, 2022
  • Cerberus To Commit BRL50m to Brasil Brokers

    January 27, 2022
  • RF Bank & Trust to Raise USD50m Bahamas Fund

    January 27, 2022
  • Linzor Capital Partners Acquires 70% of inConcert and Convertia

    January 24, 2022
  • Castlelake to Provide USD600m in Financing to Brazil’s Gol

    January 24, 2022
  • Liberty Strategic Capital to Invest USD150m in Argentina’s Satellogic

    January 19, 2022
  • IFC Leads USD30m Financing for Brazil’s Odata

    January 18, 2022
  • Continental Grain Company Invests in Chile’s Agroberries

    January 18, 2022
  • Encinno Capital Invests in Mexico’s Mita Residential

    January 18, 2022
  • Trinity Capital and Structure Banca de Inversión Acquire Colombia’s Acerías Paz del Río for COP74.8b

    January 14, 2022
  • TMF Group Acquires Paraty Capital

    January 11, 2022
  • Grupo Stefanini Acquires Cobiscorp

    January 6, 2022
  • AINDA Invests USD38m in Mexico’s Neology

    December 24, 2021
  • SPS Capital Reaches BRL1b First Close for Special Situations Fund

    December 23, 2021
  • Alta Growth Capital and Fondo de Fondos Acquire Mexico’s Interquim

    December 20, 2021
  • Equitas Management Partners Acquires Chile’s Mostos del Pacifico

    December 16, 2021
  • Mubadala Capital Closes USD311m Brazil-Specific fund

    December 15, 2021
  • Prisma Capital Reaches USD650m Final Close for Special Situations Fund II

    December 15, 2021
  • Axxon Partners Invests BRL100m+ in Brazil’s JA Saúde Animal

    December 14, 2021
  • Blue like an Orange Invests BRL60m in Brazil’s Rede Decisão

    December 14, 2021
  • XP, One7, Acqio and BNDES Launch BRL400m Credit Fund

    December 13, 2021
  • IDB Invest Provides USD10m Loan Facility to Portland Caribbean Fund II

    December 9, 2021
  • Kandeo Partners with Colombia’s Clave

    December 7, 2021

Latest Venture Capital News

  • Mexican Delivery Platform Skydropx Raised USD20m Seres A from Cometa, Base10 Partners, 645 Ventures

    October 26, 2021
  • Brazilian Car Insurtech Justos Raises ~USD35.8m Series A from SoftBank, KASZEK and Others

    October 25, 2021
  • Andreessen Horowitz and Base Partners Lead USD15m Series A for Colombian Foodtech Foodology

    October 22, 2021
  • Unbox Capital Leads USD30m Series B for Brazilian Marketing Platform Rock Content (em português)

    October 22, 2021
  • L Catterton Leads Investment in Mexican DTC Eyewear Brand Ben & Frank

    October 21, 2021
  • Anthos Capital Leads USD18m Series A for Venezuelan Delivery Platform Yummy

    October 21, 2021
  • Flourish Ventures and GFC Lead USD10m Series A for Brazilian Wholesale Marketplace Merce do Bairro

    October 21, 2021
  • Tiger Global Leads USD35m Series A for Argentine Fintech Pomelo

    October 21, 2021
  • Brazilian Wholesale Marketplace Inventa Raises ~USD6m Seed Round (em português)

    October 20, 2021
  • QED Investors and KASZEK Lead USD40m Series C for Brazilian Fintech Hash

    October 20, 2021
  • SoftBank, Amazon and Accel Lead USD108m Series B for Brazilian Fintech Pismo (en español)

    October 19, 2021
  • SP Ventures and Astella Investimentos Lead USD17m Series A for Brazilian Fintech Traive (em português)

    October 18, 2021
  • Tencent and SoftBank Lead USD200m Series F for Brazilian Trucking Marketplace CargoX (em português)

    October 15, 2021
  • Valor Capital Group Leads USD22m Series A for Mexican Edtech Aprende Institute

    October 11, 2021
  • Square Capital and Hard Yaka Invest USD15m in Colombian Digital Payments Platform Movii (en español)

    October 6, 2021
  • Atlantico Leads USD6m Series A for Brazilian Wholesale Marketplace ZAX

    October 5, 2021
  • Mercado Libre and KASZEK SPAC Raises USD287m In Public Listing

    October 4, 2021
  • FunderClub and Clocktower Lead USD2m Seed Round for Chilean Software Platform Toku (en español)

    October 4, 2021
  • Colombian Lending Platform Sempli Raises USD10m (en español)

    October 4, 2021
  • Digital Currency Group Leads USD50m Series B for Argentine Crypto Platform Ripio (em português)

    October 4, 2021
  • Tiger Global and Point72 Ventures Lead USD20m Series A for Colombian HRtech Ontop

    October 4, 2021
  • YC and Public.com Lead USD5.7m Seed Round for Retail Investment Platform Sprout

    September 30, 2021
  • Crescera Capital Leads USD80m Series C for Brazilian Mobility Platform Tembici

    September 30, 2021
  • Accel Leads USD23m Series A for Mexican B2B Fintech Higo

    September 30, 2021
  • 500 Global, Dalus Capital and IDB Lab Invest USD10m in Colombian Budget Chain Ayenda (en español)

    September 29, 2021
  • Tarsadia Capital and QED Investors Lead USD110m Series E+ for Mexican Fintech Konfio (en español)

    September 29, 2021
  • Advent International and SoftBank Lead USD225m Series B for E-commerce Aggregator Merama

    September 28, 2021
  • Mexican Lending Platform ProCredito Secures USD6m Private Credit Facility

    September 28, 2021
  • Mexican Last-Mile Delivery Platform Cargamos Raises USD11m Seed Round

    September 22, 2021
  • Globo Ventures Leads ~USD10m Series D Extension for Brazilian Food Delivery Service Liv Up

    September 22, 2021
  • Alfa Collab To Invest Up to ~USD120m in Brazilian Credit Platform for Rural Producers E-ctare

    September 22, 2021
  • monashees and Valor Capital Group Lead ~USD4.6m Round for Brazilian Financial Management Platform BHub (em português)

    September 22, 2021
  • Mexican Car Resale Marketplace Kavak Raises USD700m Series E

    September 22, 2021
  • Crescera Capital Invests ~USD6m in Brazilian Consortium Quotas Marketplace BomConsorcio (em português)

    September 21, 2021
  • Canary Leads ~USD1.6m Seed Round for Brazilian Trading Platform Gank

    September 21, 2021
  • Honey Island Capital and Quartz Lead ~USD2.6m Round for Brazilian Fitness Membership Platform Tecnofit (em português)

    September 17, 2021
  • Lighthouse Investimentos Invests ~USD300k in Brazilian cattle auction marketplace Erural (em português)

    September 15, 2021
  • DOMO Invest Leads ~USD240k Round for Brazilian Fleet Management Platform Infleet (em português)

    September 14, 2021

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