UK-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…

Advent 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…

Advent 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…

KASZEK led a USD10m Series A for Beer or Coffee, a Brazilian workspace marketplace, with participation from Valor Capital Group. (Brazil Journal) – Se uma coisa ficou clara na pandemia…

Coatue led a USD150m Series C for CloudWalk, a Brazilian POS and blockchain-based payments platform for entrepreneurs and SME, with participation from, DST Global, A-Star, Plug and Play Ventures, and…

Tencent 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…

Tencent 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. Tencent and SoftBank…

Crescera Capital led a USD80m Series C for Tembici, a Brazilian micro-mobility platform focused on bikes, with participation from Endeavor Catalyst and Pipo. Tembici raised a USD47m Series B led by…

Advent International and SoftBank led a USD225m Series B for Merama, a Mexico- and Brazil-based e-commerce brand aggregator, with participation from Globo Ventures, and follow-on from monashees, Valor Capital Group,…

Company: Cobli Investors: Valor Capital Group, NXTP, Qualcomm Ventures, SoftBank, Fifth Wall Ventures, GLP Interview with: Co-Founder & CEO Parker Treacy  Cobli, a Brazil-based telematics and fleet management platform founded by…

Kingsway Capital led a USD16.3m Series A for Lemon, an Argentine crypto banking platform, with participation from Valor Capital, Draper Associates, Cadenza Ventures, Amagis Capital, Coinbase Ventures, Borderless Capital, Reserve,…

Kingsway Capital led a USD16.3m Series A for Lemon, an Argentine crypto banking platform, with participation from Valor Capital, Draper Associates, Cadenza Ventures, Amagis Capital, Coinbase Ventures, Borderless Capital, Reserve,…

SoftBank led a USD35m Series B for Cobli, a Brazil-based telematics and fleet management platform, with participation from Qualcomm Ventures and follow-on from NXTP, Valor Capital Group, Fifth Wall Ventures…

Argentine satellite earth observation startup Satellogic merged with CF Acquisition Corp. V, a SPAC formed by Cantor Fitzgerald, to go public at a reported USD850m valuation. The deal includes a…

Gympass, a Brazilian B2B gym membership platform with global operations, raised a USD220m Series E from SoftBank, General Atlantic, KASZEK, Valor Capital Group and Moore Strategic Ventures, at a reported…

QED Investors led a USD30m Series B for Solfácil, a Brazilian solar energy financing platform, with follow-on from Valor Capital Group. Valor invested USD4m in 2020. (Press Release) – Solfácil, the…

Betterfly (formerly Burn to Give), a Chilean certified B-Corp insurtech providing life insurance for employees of SMEs and incentivizing policyholder’s wellbeing with subsidized coverage, raised a USD60m Series B from…

Lightrock led a BRL700m (~USD138.6m) Series C for Buser, a Brazil-based bus ticketing platform, with participation from Iporanga Ventures and follow-on from SoftBank, monashees, Valor Capital Group, Globo Ventures and…

Coatue led a USD190m Series B for CloudWalk, a Brazilian POS and blockchain-based payments platform for entrepreneurs and SMEs, with participation from DST Global, and follow-on from Valor Capital Group,…

Tiger Global and Coatue led a USD250m Series C for Mexican crypto exchange Bitso, with participation from Valor Capital Group, BOND and Paradigm, and follow-on from KASZEK, QED Investors and…

Goldman Sachs Asset Management led a USD23m (BRL100m) Series D extension for olist, a Brazilian e-commerce platform, with participation from Redpoint eventures. SoftBank Latin America Fund led the BRL310m Series…

Deal Case Highlight Canary | Alicerce Educação: A Bridge to Education Member Investor: Canary Company: Alicerce Educação Industry-Sector: Education Services/ EdTech   According to the OECD, Brazil’s federal government invests…

Company: Descomplica Investors: Invus Opportunities, SoftBank, Peninsula Participações, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, The Edge, Valor Capital Group, Amadeus Capital Partners Interview with: CEO Marco Fisbhen Brazilian edtech Descomplica recently raised a…

SoftBank and Invus Opportunities led a US$84.5m round in Brazilian edtech Descomplica, with participation from Península Participações, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, and U2 guitarist The Edge, and follow-on from Valor Capital…

Volpe Capital, a VC fund founded by former SoftBank Managing Partner Andre Maciel, reached a US$50m first close with BTG Pactual as a second anchor investor. Volpe Capital plans to invest…

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SoftBank Latin America Fund led a R$310m (~US$58m) Series D in olist, a Brazilian ecommerce platform, with follow-on from Valor Capital, Peninsula, VELT Partners, FJ Labs, and angel investor Kevin Efrusy.…

Company: olist Investors: SoftBank Latin America Fund, Valor Capital, Peninsula, VELT Partners, FJ Labs, Redpoint eventures, 500 Startups Interview with: Founder and CEO Tiago Dalvi olist, a Brazilian ecommerce platform…

Latin American tech companies have been targets of M&A, and IPOs since 2012. This is a list of highlighted tech companies that raised US$1m+ and were acquired/IPO’d during that period.

Riverwood Capital-backed Brazilian healthtech Pixeon acquired BoaConsulta, a platform for scheduling health appointments, for an undisclosed amount. Exisiting BoaConsulta investors Koolen Partners, Performa Investimentos, Valor Capital, and 500 Startups, will…