Redpoint eventures led a US$1.12m seed investment in Vittude, a Brazilian healthtech developing an online therapy platform for businesses to offer their employees, with participation from Superjobs Ventures. (Forbes) As burnout…

SoftBank led a R$190m investment in Olist, a Brazilian e-commerce platform, with follow-on from Redpoint eventures and Valor Capital. Endeavor Catalyst, FJ Labs, and 500 Startups invested previously. (Neofeed) A…

Fifth Wall Ventures led a US$10m investment in Cobli, a Brazilian telematics and fleet management SaaS platform, with participation from Valor Capital, NXTP Ventures, GLP, and angels including Hans Tung…

KaszeK Ventures led a R$7m investment in Theia, a Brazilian family support platform founded by Flávia Deutsch and Paula Crespi. (StartSe) A startup Theia, criada por Flavia Deutsch e Paula…

KaszeK Ventures raised US$600m across two new funds, including US$375m for its fourth flagship fund and US$225m for its first opportunities fund. (Press Release) Latin American venture capital firm Kaszek…

This leaderboard tracks Latin American tech unicorns, privately held tech companies with post-money valuations of US$1b+ based on their last disclosed valuation event.

Monashees led a US$10.5m seed investment in Kovi ,provider of rental cars for on-demand drivers in Latin America, with participation from MAYA Capital and ONEVC. Co-founders Adhemar Milani Neto (CEO)…

KaszeK Ventures, Redpoint eventures and QED Investors made a R$16m Series A investment in Xerpa, a Brazilian HRtech platform. (Exame) A Xerpa, startup que leva a área de recursos humanos…

QED Investors and Invus Opportunities co-led a US$22.6m investment in Escale, a Brazilian digital marketing agency providing customer acquisition services to Brazilian telco and healthcare companies. Previous investors KaszeK Ventures,…

SoftBank announced an initial US$2b commitment on a new SoftBank Innovation Fund to invest in Latin American startups, with a target of US$5b. SoftBank’s investments in the region include 99…

SoftBank is preparing a Latin American fund that “could reach several billion dollars in size,” according to Bloomberg. SoftBank COO Marcelo Claure, a Bolivian, will run the new fund. Since 2018,…

General Atlantic invested R$250m in Brazilian apartment rental platform QuintoAndar at a reported valuation of about R$1.1b. Previous investors include Acacia Partners, Qualcomm Ventures and Kaszek Ventures.

Domo Invest led a R$4m investment in Turbi, a Brazilian car-sharing platform.

LAVCA spoke with Scott Sobel, Co-Founder & Managing Partner of Valor Capital Group, about why despite the political uncertainties with the upcoming election, there is still an incredible opportunity for U.S./Brazil cross-border VC  investment and how Brazil compares to China.

When it comes to international players investing in Latin American startups, US investors dominate the list, representing 67% of all global investors into LatAm startups since 2013.

European investors are playing an increasingly active role in financing LatAm startups, co-investing alongside local and global investors, with a tendency towards fintech and edtech.

The entrance of major global investors into a string of recent early and expansion stage rounds in Latin America is contributing to record investment dollars in Latin American startups.

DGF Investimentos made an undisclosed investment in Brazilian edtech startup Mosyle, which will be used to establish operations in the U.S. (Press Release) The new wave of Brazilian startups are…

Two former Buscapé executives, Ridrigo Borges and Guga Stocco, have teamed up with Gabriel Sidi, Marcello Gonçalves, and Felipe Andrade to launch Domo Invest. The Brazilian venture capital firm’s first…