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LAVCA | The Association for Private Capital Investment in Latin America

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Family-Controlled Business: A Model for Long-Term Investing

Rodolfo Spielmann, Managing Director and Head of Latin America at Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and LAVCA Board Member, shared insights about partnerships with family-controlled businesses as a model…

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Featured Articles

  • Member Profile: Victor Aguilera, Aurus Capital

    LAVCA recently spoke with Víctor Aguilera, Managing Partner of Aurus Capital, about the opportunity for industrial tech and impact in Latin America.

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    Spotlight on LatAm Proptech

    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.…

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    Inside QuintoAndar’s Ascendancy in Brazilian Real Estate Tech: Interview with CTO Andre Penha

    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.

  • VC in Mexico

    Update on VC/Tech in Mexico

    According to LAVCA Industry Data, Mexican startups raised US$175m from venture capital fund managers across 95 transactions in 2018. Access LAVCA data on Mexican VC/tech.

  • Tech Investment

    LatAm Tech Investment Highlights: Telefonica Open Innovation & Wayra

    Since the 2011 launch of the Wayra spaces and the Telefonica Innovation funds, Telefonica has emerged as one of the most active investors in Latin American startups, with almost €12 million invested across more than 20 deals in 2018.

  • Mexican Afores

    Amendments to Mexico’s Pension Fund Law

    In early 2019, the federal executive branch of the Mexican Government introduced a proposal to amend provisions of the Pension Funds Systems Law. LAVCA spoke with Nader, Hayaux & Goebel about…

  • Paul Carttar

    How Can Private Investors Effect Social Change?

    LAVCA spoke with Paul Carttar the co-founder of the International Venture Philanthropy Center (IVPC) and former Director of the Social Innovation Fund (a priority program of the Obama Administration), about…

  • All About Loggi: Founder Fabien Mendez is Delivering for Amazon, MercadoLibre, & “Everyone”

    LAVCA recently sat down with Loggi co-founder and CEO Fabien Mendez to understand how a company that started out doing document delivery in São Paulo has scale to handle food delivery for some of the biggest brands and competitors in Brazil

  • Women in STEM & The Gender Dividend: An Interview with the Creators of Wise

    LAVCA interviewed WISE, Women in STEM Entrepreneurship (a collaboration of the IDB LAB and IAE Business School), to learn about the program’s goals to train over 1,500 STEM entrepreneurs in Latin America over the next few years.

  • Unicorns and IPOs: Latin America’s Record Start to 2018

    The first half of 2018 was a record-breaking semester for startup investment in Latin America. Investment dollars grew for every major market in the region with Brazilian and Mexican startups capturing the most investment.

  • LAVCA Venture Investors Annual Meeting

    RECAP: LAVCA Venture Investors 2018 Annual Meeting

    LAVCA hosted its Venture Investors Annual Meeting in New York City on September 27, 2018, with record attendance among early-stage tech investors, and participation from notable venture-backed startups and leading…

  • Luis Cervantes, General Atlantic

    Member Profile: Luis Cervantes, Principal & Head of General Atlantic’s Mexico Office

    LAVCA spoke with Luis Cervantes, Head of General Atlantic’s Mexico City office, about the LatAm opportunity and the importance of family offices…

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Latest Industry News

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  • KASZEK and Y Combinator Leads USD5m Investment for Mexico’s DolarApp 

    September 27, 2022
  • Mexico’s Naya Homes Raises USD5.6m Seed Round From Carao Ventures, Clocktower Technology Ventures, Others

    September 27, 2022
  • Astella Leads BRL40m Series A for Brazil’s Amicci 

    September 27, 2022
  • Moore Capital Leads BRL40m Series A+ for Brazil’s BHub 

    September 27, 2022
  • monashees and Construct Capital Lead USD8.5m Round for Brazil’s Leoparda Electric

    September 27, 2022
  • Colombia’s RappiPay Secures USD11m Syndicated Credit Line from Bancolombia, Others

    September 27, 2022
  • Salkantay Ventures Reaches USD26m Final Close for First VC Fund

    September 27, 2022
  • Vinci Partners To Acquire Minority Stake in Brazil’s Efficopar 

    September 27, 2022
  • BTG Pactual To Acquire Brazil’s UPI Itiquira for BRL146.7m

    September 27, 2022
  • Vinci Partners, XP, Genial To Acquire Brazil’s Campinas Shopping from BR Malls for BRL411.4m

    September 27, 2022
  • Victory Park Capital Provides USD100m Senior Loan Facility to Mexico’s Nelo

    September 27, 2022
  • Warburg Pincus and Gávea Investimentos Partially Exit Brazil’s Grupo GPS for BRL546m

    September 27, 2022
  • Brazil’s Patria-backed Lavoro To List on Nasdaq via SPAC Merger

    September 27, 2022
  • HSBC, Goldman Sachs, Santander To Provide USD810m Debt for Mexico’s Kavak

    September 27, 2022
  • StepStone Leads USD20m Series A for Mexico’s Draftea

    September 14, 2022
  • Gradient Ventures Leads USD15m Series A for Mexico’s R2

    September 14, 2022
  • Mexico’s Naya Homes Raises USD5.6m Seed Round from Carao Ventures, Clocktower Technology Ventures, Others

    September 14, 2022
  • Deetken Impact Invests USD5m in Costa Rica’s Greenlease

    September 14, 2022
  • At One Ventures and Builders VC Lead USD3.7m Seed Round for Argentina’s Puna Bio

    September 14, 2022
  • Tiger Global Leads USD3m Seed Round for Argentina’s Rebill

    September 14, 2022
  • Accel-KKR Acquires Chile’s Teamcore

    September 14, 2022
  • Equitas Capital Acquires Cerro Capurata

    September 14, 2022
  • Bancolombia and responsAbility Provide USD25m Debt Financing for Colombia’s Finaktiva

    September 12, 2022
  • DFC To Commit USD50m to Aqua Capital Fund, USD25m to GEF LatAm Climate Solutions Fund & USD22.5m to Ashmore Avenida Real Estate Fund

    September 8, 2022
  • Alothon Group has completed the merger of Unity, its oncology clinics roll up platform in
    Brazil, into Oncoclinicas do Brazil Servicos Medicos S.A., (ONCO3).

    September 8, 2022
  • Goldman Sachs Provides USD140m Asset-Backed Loan for Chile’s Xepelin

    September 7, 2022
  • Mexico’s Clip Secures USD50m Credit Facility from Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan, HSBC

    September 7, 2022
  • Prisma Capital To Fully Exit Brazil’s Dommo Energia to Prio for BRL694m+

    September 1, 2022
  • Fasanara Capital Provides USD20m Debt Financing for Colombia’s Plurall

    September 1, 2022
  • PROSUS VENTURES ACQUIRES 33.3% STAKE IN IFOOD FOR ~USD1.5B

    August 31, 2022
  • Peru’s Salkantay Ventures Reaches USD26m Final Close for First VC Fund

    August 31, 2022
  • XP Investments To Acquire Brazil’s Campo de Marte and Jacarepaguá Airports for BRL141m

    August 30, 2022
  • Victory Hill Capital Partners and Paraty Energia To Acquire Brazil’s Mascarenhas Hydropower Plant from EDP Brasil for BRL1.2b

    August 30, 2022
  • Pátria Investments To Acquire 82% Stake in Chile’s NS Agro for USD107m

    August 29, 2022
  • Upload Ventures Leads a USD12m Series A for Mexico’s Plerk

    August 29, 2022
  • CRV and monashees Lead USD6.7m Pre-seed Round for Brazil’s Latú

    August 25, 2022
  • Alloy Capital Provides MXN290m Debt Financing for Mexico’s Auronix

    August 23, 2022
  • StepStone Group Completes USD80m Secondary Transaction for Brazil’s Valor Venture Fund II

    August 23, 2022

Latest Private Equity News

  • Mubadala Capital Closes USD311m Brazil-Specific fund

    December 15, 2021
  • Prisma Capital Reaches USD650m Final Close for Special Situations Fund II

    December 15, 2021
  • Axxon Partners Invests BRL100m+ in Brazil’s JA Saúde Animal

    December 14, 2021
  • Blue like an Orange Invests BRL60m in Brazil’s Rede Decisão

    December 14, 2021
  • XP, One7, Acqio and BNDES Launch BRL400m Credit Fund

    December 13, 2021
  • IDB Invest Provides USD10m Loan Facility to Portland Caribbean Fund II

    December 9, 2021
  • Kandeo Partners with Colombia’s Clave

    December 7, 2021
  • Selina to Go Public via USD1.2b SPAC Merger

    December 2, 2021
  • Balandra Capital Acquires 20% of Mexico’s Exalta Hero

    November 27, 2021
  • BR Partners Invests Up to BRL100m in Brazil’s PetCamp

    November 25, 2021
  • Oaktree Capital Management to Provide USD750m in Debt Financing for LATAM Airlines

    November 23, 2021
  • Vinci Partners to Divest 50.1% Stake in Brazil’s Linhas do Energia do Sertao Transmissora

    November 23, 2021
  • Crescera Capital SPAC Raises USD201m in Nasdaq IPO

    November 23, 2021
  • Carlyle to Invest BRL300m in Brazil’s Grupo Madero

    November 22, 2021
  • General Atlantic and Dragoneer Investment Group Invest USD150m in Brazil’s Arco

    November 18, 2021
  • IG4 Capital Acquires 50% of Chile’s Adelco for USD57m

    November 10, 2021
  • Advent-Backed CI&T Raises USD195m in NYSE IPO (em português)

    November 10, 2021
  • Castlelake Completes Sale & Leaseback of Aircraft to Colombia’s Avianca

    November 5, 2021
  • H.I.G. Capital Acquires Majority Stake in Peru’s Grupo Ransa

    November 1, 2021
  • EMX 2021 Acquires EMX Capital’s Portfolio

    October 28, 2021
  • Aqua Capital Exits Grand Cru via Sale to Evino (em português)

    October 26, 2021
  • Earth Capital and Cypress Partner to Launch BRL750m Brazil PE Fund (em português)

    October 25, 2021
  • Goldman Sachs Invests in Brazil’s Elea Digital

    October 22, 2021
  • Actis Exits Brazil’s It’sSeg via Sale to Acrisure

    October 20, 2021
  • SoftBank Increases Stake in Brazil’s Banco Inter (em português)

    October 18, 2021
  • CDPQ Acquires Significant Minority Stake in Mexico’s Grupo Diagnostico Aries

    October 18, 2021
  • Bain Capital Acquires 43% Stake in Brazil’s Bionexo

    October 15, 2021
  • Patria Acquires Neosecure and Proteus

    October 5, 2021
  • FirstRock Private Equity Acquires Minority Stake in My Ocean

    September 22, 2021
  • Blue like an Orange Invests MXN150m in Mexico’s Alivia

    September 6, 2021
  • IDB Invest, Citi and DFC Invest USD30m in Mexico’s CAME

    September 2, 2021
  • GIC and Carlyle Partially Exit Brazil’s Rede D’Or for BRL2.6b (em português)

    August 31, 2021
  • Trivest Partners Invests in Argentine Fintech Veritran

    August 30, 2021
  • BRZ Investimentos-Backed Vittia Fertilizantes Raises BRL436m in IPO (em português)

    August 30, 2021
  • ACON to Invest in Mexico’s Actinver (en español)

    August 30, 2021
  • Patria Sells Stake in Alliar to Nelson Tanure

    August 20, 2021
  • Lojas Americanas to acquire Partners Group-backed Hortifruti for BRL2.1b

    August 12, 2021
  • Vinci Partners Acquires a 40.9% Stake in Transpotech

    August 11, 2021

Latest Venture Capital News

  • SoftBank Leads USD127m Round for Brazilian Healthcare Provider Alice

    December 21, 2021
  • DILA Capital and ALIVE Ventures Lead USD14m Series A for Edtech Slang

    December 20, 2021
  • Astella Investimentos and SoftBank Lead ~USD3m Seed Round for Brazilian Automation Platform BotCity (em português)

    December 20, 2021
  • GIC Leads USD80m Round for Colombian POS Lending Platform ADDI (em português)

    December 20, 2021
  • Yara Growth Ventures Leads USD30m Series C for Argentine Agtech Agrofy (em português)

    December 16, 2021
  • Tiger Global Leads USD60m Series B for Mexican Freight Platform Nowports

    December 16, 2021
  • SoftBank Leads ~USD120m Round for Brazilian Fintech OpenCo (em português)

    December 15, 2021
  • DN Capital Leads ~USD22.2m Series A+ for Brazilian Healthtech Sami

    December 14, 2021
  • Riverwood Capital Leads ~USD52m Series B for Brazilian Fiscal Management Platform Arquivei (em português)

    December 14, 2021
  • KASZEK Leads USD2.7m Seed Round for Peruvian Edtech Crack the Code

    December 13, 2021
  • GIC Leads ~USD32m Series C for Brazilian Delivery Platform Shopper (em português)

    December 13, 2021
  • Tiger Global Leads USD20.5m Round for Mexican Freight Platform Nuvocargo

    December 10, 2021
  • Advent International and SoftBank Lead USD60m Series B+ in E-Commerce Aggregator Merama

    December 9, 2021
  • Volpe Capital Leads ~USD5m Series A for Brazilian Corporate Governance Platform Atlas Governance

    December 8, 2021
  • Lachy Groom Leads USD14.8m Series A for Brazilian Fintech Stark Bank (em português)

    December 8, 2021
  • Prosus Ventures Leads USD60m Series B for Colombian Edtech Platzi

    December 6, 2021
  • KASZEK Leads USD10m Series A for Brazilian Workspace Marketplace Beer or Coffee (em português)

    November 30, 2021
  • Galapagos Capital Invests ~USD20m in Brazilian Cosmetics MedBeauty (em português)

    November 18, 2021
  • Oak HC Leads USD27m Series A for Mexican Payment Platform Aplazo

    November 15, 2021
  • Colombian E-commerce Fulfillment Platform Melonn Raises USD4.5 Seed Round

    November 3, 2021
  • DNA Capital, Temasek and Fit Participações Lead ~USD20m Round for Brazilian Healthtech Memed

    November 1, 2021
  • Astella Investimentos Leads ~USD5m Round for Brazilian Proptech Homelend (em português)

    October 28, 2021
  • KASZEK Leads USD8m Round for Brazilian Car Documentation Platform Gringo

    October 27, 2021
  • SoftBank Leads USD75m Series C for Brazilian BPO Platform Pipefy

    October 26, 2021
  • Mexican Delivery Platform Skydropx Raised USD20m Seres A from Cometa, Base10 Partners, 645 Ventures

    October 26, 2021
  • Brazilian Car Insurtech Justos Raises ~USD35.8m Series A from SoftBank, KASZEK and Others

    October 25, 2021
  • Andreessen Horowitz and Base Partners Lead USD15m Series A for Colombian Foodtech Foodology

    October 22, 2021
  • Unbox Capital Leads USD30m Series B for Brazilian Marketing Platform Rock Content (em português)

    October 22, 2021
  • L Catterton Leads Investment in Mexican DTC Eyewear Brand Ben & Frank

    October 21, 2021
  • Anthos Capital Leads USD18m Series A for Venezuelan Delivery Platform Yummy

    October 21, 2021
  • Flourish Ventures and GFC Lead USD10m Series A for Brazilian Wholesale Marketplace Merce do Bairro

    October 21, 2021
  • Tiger Global Leads USD35m Series A for Argentine Fintech Pomelo

    October 21, 2021
  • Brazilian Wholesale Marketplace Inventa Raises ~USD6m Seed Round (em português)

    October 20, 2021
  • QED Investors and KASZEK Lead USD40m Series C for Brazilian Fintech Hash

    October 20, 2021
  • SoftBank, Amazon and Accel Lead USD108m Series B for Brazilian Fintech Pismo (en español)

    October 19, 2021
  • SP Ventures and Astella Investimentos Lead USD17m Series A for Brazilian Fintech Traive (em português)

    October 18, 2021
  • Tencent and SoftBank Lead USD200m Series F for Brazilian Trucking Marketplace CargoX (em português)

    October 15, 2021
  • Valor Capital Group Leads USD22m Series A for Mexican Edtech Aprende Institute

    October 11, 2021

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