GIC led a BRL300m Series C in Brazilian digital brokerage Warren, with follow-on from KASZEK, MELI Fund Ribbit Capital, Chromo Invest, QED Investors and Quartz. QED Investors led a USD22.5m Series…

QED Investors led a USD15m Series B for Hash, a Brazilian payment services provider for companies and SMEs, with follow-on from KASZEK and Canary. KASZEK and Canary invested BRL13m in…

Valor Capital Group led a USD20m Series B for Beep Saúde, a Brazilian at-home laboratory test and home care platform, with participation from Bradesco, Endeavor Catalyst and David Velez (Nubank),…

QED Investors led a USD12m Series A for Nuvocargo, a Mexican freight transportation marketplace managing Mexico-US routes, with participation from FJ Labs, Clocktower, David Velez (Nubank), Michael Ronen (SoftBank), Karim…

QED Investors led a US$6m round in Milo, a Colombia- and Miami-based fintech platform focused on mortgage lending for international buyers  of US real estate, with participation from MetaProp and…

KaszeK Ventures led a R$20m Series A in OmniChat, a Brazilian chat-based customer service platforms that uses WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, and SMS, with follow-on from Honey Island Capital, a seed…

Astella Investimentos led a R$11m round in Skore, a Brazilian corporate training platform, with participation from Alexia Ventures.  (Exame) – A startup brasileira Skore, especializada em treinamentos corporativos, acaba de receber um aporte de 11 milhões…

KaszeK Ventures and QED Investors led a US$62m Series B in Bitso, a Mexican crypto exchange, with follow-on from Coinbase Ventures and Pantera Capital. Ripple made an undisclosed investment in…

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Accion Venture Lab, Emles Venture Partners, and Noveus VC invested US$1.5m in Henry, an Argentine on-demand coding program enabling students to cover their tuition costs through an Income Share Agreement…

Advent International has entered a strategic partnership with Brazil-based premium chocolate producer Grupo CRM and has reportedly acquired a majority stake in the company. Read more here and here (em português). (Advent International)…

Advent International has raised a US$2b final close for Advent Latin American Private Equity Fund VII (LAPEF VII). The vehicle will target investments in Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru across…

DOWNLOAD the latest edition of the Latin American Startup Directory which includes 126 startups that raised US$1m+ in verified venture funding in 2019, and are still in operation, as tracked by LAVCA.

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.

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…

Canary, KaszeK Ventures, and MAYA Capital invested US$16m in Alice, a Brazilian healthcare provider. Alice was founded by Andre Florence and Matheus Moraes, alums of Brazilian rideshare 99 (acquired by…

Global Founders Capital, ONEVC, and Flourish Ventures made an undisclosed investment in Swap, a Brazilian fintech services provider for enterprises. Y Combinator Partner Brad Flora and iFood Cofounder Patrick Sigrist also…

KaszeK Ventures led a US$10m Series A in La Haus, a Colombian proptech for purchasing residential real estate. NFX and Nubank’s CEO David Velez invested US$6m previously. (Press Release)  La…

monashees, KaszeK Ventures, and ONEVC invested US$4.6m in Pipo, a Brazilian employee health plan management platform, with participation from Nubank’s CEO David Velez. (Brazil Journal) Depois de trabalhar anos cobrindo empresas…

Belvo, a Mexican fintech providing a financial services API platform for mobile applications, raised a US$10m round led by KaszeK Ventures and Founders Fund. MAYA Capital, Venture Friends, and Nubank…

QED Investors closed its sixth fund with US$350m in commitments. QED’s Latin America portfolio includes Nubank, QuintoAndar, Creditas, Konfio and others (Press Release) QED Investors Closes $350 Million Fund VI…

Private Equity manager Kinea, the alternative asset management subsidiary of Brazil-based financial services group Itaú, acquires minority stake in Matera, a brazilian technology solutions company, for R$100m. (Valor Econômico) A…

Smart Money Ventures led a R$3m investment in Gama Academy, a Brazilian edtech focused on professional training in programming, design, marketing and sales. (Startupi) A Gama Academy, startup de educação…

banco BV (formerly Banco Votorantim) led a R$25m investment in Olivia, a California-based personal finance app, to fund expansion into Brazil. Olivia was founded by Brazilians Cristiano Oliveira and Lucas…

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…

Andreessen Horowitz and Vulcan Capital led a US$175m Series C in Brazilian proptech Loft, with participation from Jaguar Ventures and follow-on from monashees, Valor Capital, Fifth Wall Ventures, QED Investors…

Valar Ventures led a US$19m extension to Mexican fintech Albo’s Series A, with participation from Mountain Nazca Mexico and Flourish Ventures. Albo raised US$7.4m earlier in 2019. This is Valar’s…

monashees, Valor Capital, and Canary invested R$38m in Mimic, a Brazilian company pioneering shared/dark kitchens, with participation from angels including David Velez (Nubank) and José Galló (Renner). (Globo) A economia…

Tencent and SoftBank led a US$150m investment in Ualá, an Argentine mobile banking app. Tencent made an undisclosed investment earlier in 2019. Goldman Sachs led a US$34m investment in Ualá…

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.…