Yara Growth Ventures, the CVC arm of Norwegian chemical company Yara International, led a USD30m Series C for Agrofy, an Argentine marketplace for agricultural supplies. Capria Ventures invested USD1m in October…
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DN Capital Leads ~USD22.2m Series A+ for Brazilian Healthtech Sami
14 December 2021UK-based VC DN Capital led a ~USD22.2m Series A+ for Sami, a Brazilian healthcare plan management platform for SMEs, with follow-on from monashees, Valor Capital Group and Redpoint eventures. Valor Capital…
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GIC led a ~USD32m Series C for Shopper, a Brazilian subscription delivery platform for consumer products, with follow-on from Quartz, Minerva Foods, MFO Oikos and Floating Point. Minerva Foods and Quartz…
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Advent International and SoftBank Lead a USD60m Series B+ for E-commerce Aggregator Merama
9 December 2021Advent International and Softbank led a USD60m Series B+ for Merama, a Mexico- and Brazil-based e-commerce brand aggregator at a reported USD1.2b valuation. Advent and SoftBank also led the USD225m Series…
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Advent International and SoftBank Lead USD60m Series B+ in E-Commerce Aggregator Merama
9 December 2021Advent International and Softbank led a USD60m Series B+ for Merama, a Mexico- and Brazil-based e-commerce brand aggregator at a reported USD1.2b valuation. Advent and SoftBank also led the USD225m Series…
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GFC led a ~USD3.4m round for VELVT, a Brazilian liquidity platform for late-stage VC financing, with participation from Headline, Yolo Ventures and Armyn Capital. (Startupi) – A VELVT, plataforma de investimentos…
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10t and Tribe Capital Lead USD50m Series B+ for Brazilian Crypto Exchange Mercado Bitcoin
30 November 202110t and Tribe Capital led a USD50m Series B+ for Brazilian crypto exchange Mercado Bitcoin. Softbank invested USD200m in July at a reported USD2.1b valuation; GP Investimentos and Parallax Ventures led a ~USD40m round in January. (CoinDesk) –…
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Dalus Capital and Kayyak Ventures Lead USD5.1m Seed Round for Colombian Proptech Aptuno (en español)
30 November 2021Dalus Capital and Kayyak Ventures led a USD5.1m seed round for Aptuno, a Colombian proptech focused on eliminating the need for a co-signer in the residential rental market. FJ Labs led…
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Tencent and SoftBank Lead USD200m Series F for Brazilian Trucking Marketplace CargoX
16 November 2021Tencent and SoftBank led a USD200m Series F for CargoX, a Brazilian trucking marketplace, with participation from Valor Capital Group and MFO Oikos, and follow-on from Lightrock, at an undisclosed…
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Mexican Konfio Secures USD80m Credit Line from Community Investment Management (en español)
8 November 2021Mexican fintech Konfio secured a USD80m credit line from Community Investment Management (CIM). Konfio raised a USD110m Series E+ led by Tarsadia Capital and QED Investors in October. (Expansion) – El…
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Brazilian Car Insurtech Justos Raises ~USD35.8m Series A from SoftBank, KASZEK and Others
25 October 2021Justos, a Brazilian pre-launch car insurance platform, raised a ~USD35.8m Series A from SoftBank and GGV, with follow-on from KASZEK, BigBets and angels David Velez (Nubank) and Carlos Garcia (Kavak). KASZEK…
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SP Ventures and Astella Investimentos Lead USD17m Series A for Brazilian Fintech Traive (em português)
18 October 2021SP Ventures and Astella Investimentos led a USD17m Series A for Traive, a Brazilian lending platform for agricultural producers. Minerva Food invested USD3m in September; Traive raised ~USD2.8m led by…
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MELI Kaszek Pioneer Corp (MEKA), a SPAC formed by Mercado Libre and KASZEK, raised USD287m in an IPO. MEKA will target a Latin America tech company in e-commerce, financial services, logistics,…
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Tarsadia Capital and QED Investors Lead USD110m Series E+ for Mexican Fintech Konfio (en español)
29 September 2021Tarsadia Capital and QED Investors led a USD110m Series E+ for Konfio, a Mexican lending platform for SMEs, with follow-on from SoftBank, KASZEK, VEF, IFC and Lightrock. Lightrock led a…
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monashees and Valor Capital Group Lead ~USD4.6m Round for Brazilian Financial Management Platform BHub (em português)
22 September 2021monashees and Valor Capital Group led a ~USD4.6m pre-seed round for BHub, a Brazilian accounting and financial management platform for SMEs, with participation from QED Investors, Clocktower, Addition, Picus Capital,…
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Mexican Car Resale Marketplace Kavak Raises USD700m Series E
22 September 2021Mexican car resale marketplace Kavak raised a USD700m Series E led by General Catalyst, with participation from Tiger Global, SoftBank, Ribbit Capital, Spruce House, D1 Capital, SEA and Founders Fund…
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Honey Island Capital and Quartz Lead ~USD2.6m Round for Brazilian Fitness Membership Platform Tecnofit (em português)
17 September 2021Honey Island Capital and Quartz invested ~USD2.6m in Tecnofit, a Brazilian finance and membership management platform for fitness studios. Honey Island Capital is a seed investment firm run by EBANX…
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Grid Exponential Leads USD3m Round for Argentine Foodtech Tomorrow Foods
14 September 2021Argentine company builder Grid Exponential led a USD3m round for Tomorrow Foods, an Argentine plant-based proteins manufacturer. (Green Queen) – Tomorrow Foods, an Argentinian plant-based startup, has raised $3 million…
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CapSur Acquires 30% Stake in Neoway
7 September 2021CapSur Capital acquired a 30% stake in Neoway, a Brazil-based market intelligence and data analytics company, for an undisclosed amount. (The News 24) The Santa Catarina technology company Neoway, dedicated…
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CRV Leads USD57m Series B for Expense Management Platform Jeeves
2 September 2021Jeeves, a US-based expense management platform for startups with operations in Mexico, Colombia, Brazil and Chile, raised a USD57m Series B led by CRV, with participation from Silicon Valley Bank,…
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2021 Latin American Startup Directory
1 September 2021LAVCA’s sixth annual Latin American Startup Directory profiles 299 startups that raised USD1m+ in venture funding in 2020 and 1H 2021., during a time of record venture investment.
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KASZEK and monashees Lead ~USD9m Seed Round for Brazilian Lending Platform TruePay (em português)
1 September 2021KASZEK and monashees led a ~USD9m seed round for TruePay, a Brazilian vendor financing platform for small and medium retailers, with participation from GFC and ONEVC. TruePay was founded by…
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UK-based VC Anthemis and 500 led a USD20m Series A for Flat.mx, a Mexican proptech focused on the purchase, renovation, and resale of residential real estate, with participation from Expa,…
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Trivest Partners Invests in Argentine Fintech Veritran
30 August 2021Trivest Partners, through its Growth Investment Fund II, invested an undisclosed amount in Veritran, an Argentina-based, low-code platform, at a reported USD225m valuation. (Veritran) CORAL GABLES, Fla., Aug. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ —…
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ALLVP and Vine Ventures led a USD6m round for Kocomo, a Mexican vacation home co-ownership platform, with participation from Picus Capital, QED Investors, FJ Labs, Clocktower Technology Ventures and JAWS,…
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Mercado Libre Acquires 1.25% Stake in Social Media Content Broker Aleph Group (en español)
18 August 2021Mercado Libre acquired a 1.25% stake in Aleph Group, a Miami- and Argentina-based content broker for social media platforms for USD25m. (La Nacion) – a publicidad digital aparece como una…
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Valor Capital Group and Prosus Ventures Lead USD104m Series B for Brazilian Rental Car Platform Kovi
18 August 2021Valor Capital Group and Prosus Ventures led a USD104m Series B for Kovi, a Brazilian subscription-based rental car platform for on-demand drivers, with participation from monashees, GFC, Quona Capital, Broadhaven…
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Astella Investimentos Invests ~USD1.6m in Brazilian Healthtech Kompa Saúde (em português)
11 August 2021Astella Investimentos invested ~USD1.6m in Kompa Saúde (formerly Assina Saúde), a digital healthcare platform providing virtual nursing services for low-income Brazilians. (Startupi) – A Assina Saúde, empresa de saúde digital…
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monashees led a USD13.5m Series A for Coderhouse, an Argentine data science and app development education platform, with participation from YC and angels David Velez (Nubank) and Guillermo Rauch (Vercel).…
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Sofinnova Partners led a USD10m Series A for Protera, a Chilean biotech developing a protein to naturally extend food shelf-life, with participation from Grupo Bimbo and ICL Planet. Sofinnova led a…