Mexican industrial real estate developer Finsa plans to launch its third CKD on the Mexican stock exchange next year hoping to raise MXN$10b. (El Economista) La desarrolladora inmobiliaria anunció ayer…
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ALLVP and InQlab invested ~US$2.5m in Slang, a Boston-based edtech focused on career development. ALLVP partnered with Slang earlier in 2019 to launch a free English course on entrepreneurship for…
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ChoppUp, a Brazilian IoT startup that partners with beer distributors, raised R$4m over two rounds from FINEP and undisclosed investors. (Fusões & Aquisições) Liderada por entusiastas do mercado cervejeiro e tecnológico,…
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Real Estate investor Paladin Realty Partners is preparing to list a CERPI for MXN$4b on the BMV. The proceeds will be invested in housing projects, offices, hospitals, and shopping centers…
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Sura Asset Management has announced the successful launch of its second real estate investment fund utilizing Peru’s FIRBI structure. With $1b in commitments it is the largest FIRBI in Peruvian…
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Criatec 3, managed by Inseed Investimentos, made a R$3m investment in VarejOnline, a software platform for retail management. (Baguete) A VarejOnline, companhia de Santa Catarina dona de um sistema de…
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The Gontijo family office led a R$5m investment in Alfred, a Brazilian startup building e-commerce locker facilities in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. Alfred also formed exchanged equity shares with Pakpobox, a Chinese locker pioneer partnered with Alibaba, through a strategic partnership.
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Be Grand, developer of residential housing, placed a CKD for 4,000 million pesos and debt for 1,500 million pesos in the Mexican Stock Exchange. The developer will use the capital to develop more than 5 projects in Mexico City and its metropolitan area.
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Mexican real estate group Be Grand listed its debut CKD vehicle for up to MXN4 billion on the Mexican Stock Exchange (BMV). Be Grand plans to use the capital raised to develop residential projects in Mexico. Institutional investors that made capital commitments to this CKD vehicle include Afores XXI Banorte and Citibanamex, Singaporean sovereign wealth fund Temasek, and insurance firm Seguros MetLife.
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Gonzalo Costa, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of NXTP Labs, and Francisco Jardim, Founding Partner of SP Ventures, talk about why investors should be excited about the agtech opportunity in Latin…
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Tributi, a Colombian tax automation platform, raised US$800k from Y Combinator, Foundation Capital, Graph Ventures and others.
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BNDES’ Criatec 3, managed by Inseed Investimentos, made a R$6m investment in Bluepex, a Brazilian cybersecurity solution.
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ComparaGuru is a Mexico-based financial management platform for comparing insurance and banking products that has raised US$11m in financing to date. In this interview with CEO Fernando González-Ambía, also an Executive in Residence at QED Investors, we learn how ComparaGuru is encouraging financial literacy and bridging the banking gap in Mexico
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Spanish bank Banco Sabadell has made its debut early stage investment in Mexico by contributing US$100K to the US$1.5m round recently raised by Trendier, a mobile marketplace to buy and sell used fashion in Mexico and Colombia. This is Trendier’s second funding round in the startup’s history.
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Partners Group is expected to list its first CERPI (Certificado de Proyectos de Inversión) on the Mexican Stock Exchange (BMV) by July 2018. Partners Group’s CERPI will seek to raise…
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Fund: Barn Investments Executive: Flavio Zaclis, Founding Partner News Coverage: Search LAVCA
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Undisclosed angels made an undisclosed investment in Benvenuto, a Brazilian residential real estate platform.
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Contacto: Caitlin Mitchell, LAVCA [email protected] +1.646.315.6737 Empresas Tecnológicas Respaldan Nueva Coalición Creada por LAVCA para Apoyar el Crecimiento Récord de Startups en América Latina Google, Facebook, Qualcomm Ventures, Movile, Globant,…
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Canary raised R$160m for its first fund. Investments include fintech SmartMEI, HR platform Gupy, IT startup Terramagna, used car marketplace Volanty, online factoring platform Rapidoo, and IDwall, a validation and…
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Cemex led a US$1m investment in Ipsum, a Chilean project management platform for the construction industry. (Press Release) En agosto de 2017, CB Insights, un sitio internacional especializado en inteligencia…
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U.S based private equity firm Advent has purchased 32% of Enjoy, a Chilean casino operator owned by the Martínez family, for approximately US$120m. (El Mercurio) El fondo estadounidense Advent informo…
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The Colombian federal government is seeking to formulate regulation specific to private equity funds in order to align private capital funds with international standards. (Portafolio) Establecer normas propias que rijan…
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Criatec 2 made a R$6.5m investment in Chipus Microeletrônica, a startup specializing in energy efficient chips. (Baguete) A Chipus Microeletrônica, especializada no desenvolvimento de projetos de chips de baixo consumo…
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Miami-based The Venture City launched a US$100m venture fund to invest in startups globally, including Latin America. Initial investments in Latin America include Hogaru, Emprego Ligado, and 1DOC3. (Miami Herald)…
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Brazilian PE firm Diamond Mountain Investimentos Group will invest R$200m in renewable energy company Vapor Energia over the next five years. (Press Release) Verba será investida dentro dos próximos cinco…
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A group of American, British, Colombian, Mexican, and Peruvian investors made a US$525k Series A investment in Polymath Ventures’ Autolab, an autoshop startup based in Colombia. (Portafolio) El pasado 15…
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HSBC México and IGNIA have partnered to launch Startupbootcamp Fintech to accelerate financial services startups in Latin America. (Press Release) El primer programa en Latinoamérica de Startupbootcamp FinTech －aceleradora líder…
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Puerto Rico accelerator Parallel18 invested US$75k each (US$225k total) in Puerto Rico’s Brands Of, Brazil’s Timokids, and Argentina’s Be Better Hotels to expand operations in Puerto Rico. Paralell18 also announces…
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The Pacific Alliance (Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru) aims to invest a total of US$120m in local entrepreneurial projects with the assistance of local funds. Four of the countries’ institutions…
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Company: Mercadoni Investors: Axon Partners, Grupo Pegasus Mercadoni is a Colombian grocery delivery app that raised a US$6.2m investment from Axon Partners and Grupo Pegasus. In this interview with Mercadoni co-founder…