Crescera Capital and Vulcan Capital have acquired a minority stake in a Brazil-based fintech Nelogica for R$550m (approximately US$103m) at a reported valuation of R$2.9b (approximately US$542m). (Baguete) A Nelogica,…

Andreessen Horowitz led a US$48m Series A in Casai, a Mexico-based developer of boutique travel apartments, with participation from Andreessen Horowitz’s Cultural Leadership Fund, KaszeK Ventures, monashees, Global Founders Capital…

DOMO Invest led a R$5.5m round in Rede Vistorias, a Brazilian proptech providing real estate asset inspection services, through its DOMO Enterprise fund, with participation from Terracotta Ventures and Invisto.…

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.

Valor Capital invested US$4m in Solfácil, a Brazilian solar energy financing platform. (Press Release) Reducing electricity bills once and for all, with no upfront investment and in a sustainable manner.…

QED Investors led a US$22.5m Series B in Brazilian digital brokerage Warren, with participation from Mercado Libre’s MELI Fund, WPA and Quartz, and follow-on from KaszeK Ventures, Chromo Invest, and…

Hent, a Brazilian property rental management platform, raised R$5m from Canary. Hent was one of seven Brazilian startups to participate in YC’s W20 batch.  The company is founded by Leonardo Pinho, co-founder…

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…

The following statement was shared with LAVCA by Jaguar Ventures where the fund discusses the current states of its fundraising activity and the positive impact that the C19 crisis has…

Teravoz, a Brazilian VoIP services provider to small businesses and call centers, was acquired by Twilio, providing an exit to investors Canary and Wayra Brasil. Teravoz reports a 30x return…

LAVCA recently spoke with  🏠 proptech founders from Loft (Brazil) and Flat (Mexico) about their strategy, funding, model, and growth, as well as potential for the sector in Latin America.…

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…

Ribbit Capital led a R$35m investment in Gorila Invest, a Brazilian personal investment management platform, with participation from monashees, Canary and Iporanga Investimentos. (Globo) A Gorila, plataforma de controle e consolidação…

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.

QuintoAndar is a breakout Brazilian real estate startup that CBInsights and the NYTimes flagged as a future unicorn in 2019. Read LAVCA’s interview with Co-founder Andre Penha (CTO) about bootstrapping for the first few years, before raising a Series A in 2015, and a R$250m Series C in 2018.

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…

Y Combinator invested US$120k in Mexico City-based book review e-commerce site, Beek. (TechCrunch) Leveraging post-literate tools like YouTube and emojis to create a website and mobile app that allows people…

(pulsosocial) Rocket Internet is at it again. The vehicle this time around: ClickBus, an online booking platform for bus travel, which commenced operations this week in Brazil.

(VentureBeat) March 31- Playdom, the fast-growing social gaming company in Silicon Valley, announced today that it has acquired Buenos Aires-based game development studio Three Melons. The terms were not disclosed.