Across the planet, countries and communities are feeling the effects of growing populations, urbanization, and climate change. These environmental and economic forces have pushed governments, scientists, and startups to think about how to adapt for security and survival, while also minimizing environmental damage…
Australian jobsite Seek, along with existing shareholders, acquired a stake in Workana for R$8m. Previous investors include NXTP Labs and DMGT. (Baguete) A Workana, plataforma de trabalho freelance com atuação…
Marta Cruz, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, NXTP Labs discusses common mistakes entrepreneurs make at LAVCA VC in NY in New York City. This content is made possible with support from…
Marta Cruz, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, NXTP Labs discusses what most excites her about Latin America’s technological future as well as her geographical theory on investment at LAVCA VC in…
Trocafone is closing the digital gap in Brazil by making smartphones more affordable by powering trade-in programs for major carriers and manufacturers like Samsung, LG, Apple, and Movistar, and selling refurbished devices on Trocafone.com…
Wayra Brasil, Acelera Partners, Microsoft Ventures, and Qualcomm Ventures invested US$250k in Widow Games, a video game startup that specializes in creating digital versions of classic board games. Widow Games…
(Press Release) ARCAP, the Argentine Association of Private Equity, Venture and Seed Capital, has been launched by a group of seasoned industry professionals. Members of the board include NXTP Labs’ Marta…
September/October 2016 was a busy time for LatAm VCs in terms of new fundraising and deals (we recorded 20+ deals in October alone). At the same time, investors were active…
(Diario Financiero) NXTP Labs, RaiCap, Corfo, Endurance Investments, Chile Ventures and Alaya Capital Ventures are seeking to fill the gap between early and late stage investments in Chile via the…
(TechCrunch) The rise of “Chilecon Valley” — as the nascent startup scene is sometimes called — couldn’t have come at a better moment for the country.
New York, August 23, 2016 – The Latin American Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (LAVCA) today announced the launch of the LAVCA venture investors content platform, lavca.org/vc, with breaking deals, investor perspectives, research, and curated news from the Latin American venture ecosystem.
General registration is now open for the annual gathering of PE and VC thought leaders, LAVCA Week 2016, September 26 – 29 in New York City.
(FOMIN) Over the last 20 years the Multilateral Investment Fund, along with regional funds such as NXTP Labs, Vox Impact Investing Fund I (Brazil), and Promotora Progresa Capital (Colombia) have…
(Press Release) Argentina-based Properati, the Latin American online and mobile solution for the real estate market, announced it has received a US$2m investment from Neveq II, NXTP Labs, and Telor…
(Baguete) Workana, an online marketplace focused on contracting freelancers throughout Latin America, received a new R$8m investment round from Australian job placement company, Seek, following previous investment rounds led by…
(Baguete) Nuvem Shop, provider of e-commerce solutions for small and medium sized businesses in Latin America received a new investment round from Kaszek Ventures.
(Economic Times) Long-distance ridesharing platform BlaBlaCar has received a funding of $200 million that will be used to expand operations across emerging markets including India and Brazil.
(Pulso Social) Three years after launching its Latin American fund known as 500 Luchadores, 500 Startups announces that it has successfully completed its investment period, with Meixco leading in number…
(Pulso Social) Undertone, a U.S. company specializing in digital marketing solutions for big brands, announced the acquisition of Sparkflow, the leading Latin American platform for multi-screen Rich Media experiences for…
Venture deal flow has been dynamic across LatAm in recent months, and the LAVCA team and I are on the road participating in events for early stage investors, including LAVCA…
(Press Release) FormaFina is a cross-border curated marketplace for premium fashion and home accessories for Latin American consumers. Founded in 2010, FormaFina has operations in Brazil and Colombia and it…
(Press Release) French US$100M-funded global leader, BlablaCar acquired Aventones, the Mexican start-up invested in by ALL Venture Partners, NXTP Labs and Fundación Chile and the most successful ridesharing platform in…
(PulsoSocial) Jampp, a leading platform for promotions and marketing of mobile apps, has raised US$7m in a Series A round, led by Highland Europe. Endeavor Catalyst, Innova and NXTP Labs…
IDB/MIF (the Multilateral Investment Fund of the inter-American Development Bank) and NXTPLabs announced the launch of the Pitch Competition to elect the brightest Women Entrepreneurs with companies operating in Latin America and the Caribbean.
(Pulso Social)There’s some especially good news coming out of the Uruguayan entrepreneurial ecosystem today. Micropagos, a provider of B2B mobile financial services, has reached the milestone of having nearly 20%…
(Pulso Social) Having received its first investment from 500startups (and previously being accelerated in the fourth edition of NXTP Labs), Vontrip seems to be meeting its planned objectives. Today, with…
iBillionaire’s story isn’t that of your typical Latin American startup, nor are its ambitions. Having launched less than a year ago, the company has managed to raise over US$1m in…
Last week I escaped frigid NYC for Palo Alto, where LAVCA teamed up with the NVCA and Silicon Valley Bank for the third year to host a gathering for LAVCA…
In November 2013, youth travel app WeHostels announced that it had inked a deal to be acquired by StudentUniverse, one of the leading global players catering to student discount travelers.…
(Press Release) Oja.la, the largest online learning platform for computer skills in Latin America, has raised a round of US $500k led by Alta Ventures Mexico. Angel Ventures Mexico, Naranya…
