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  • Mariano Amartino from Microsoft speaks about COVID-19

    La Nación: Microsoft’s Amartino on Business Models to Adapt to the Current Moment (en español)

    April 25, 2020

    Mariano Amartino of Microsoft for Startups shared with La Nación his experience fostering the startup ecosystem in Latin America and his current view on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic…

  • Astella Investimentos Leads a R$20m Investment in Kenoby

    January 13, 2020

    Astella Investimentos led a R$20m investment in Kenoby, a Brazilian SaaS platform for employee recruitment. (Contxto) Kenoby, the Brazilian HR startup can kick its recruitment technology into high gear as…

  • Loud Voice Services Receives US$1.5m Pre-seed Funding (em português)

    June 18, 2019

    Loud Voice Services, a Brazilian B2B voice tech startup, raised US$1.5m pre-seed funding from undisclosed investors. Founder Leonardo Leão is a Facebook alum. (Startupi) Provavelmente você conversou com algum assistente…

  • artificial-intelligence-Pixabay Samsung LAVCA

    Samsung Selects 12 Startups to Invest R$200k each as part of its Creative Acceleration Program (em português)

    April 25, 2019

    Samsung will invest R$200k each in Hoobox, Fofuuu, Sinte Soft, Epistemic, Keep Smiling, Olivas, Alltism, RealVM, Birdie, NavegAM, Tarvos and Indwise as part of its Creative Startups acceleration program. (EpocaNegocios)…

  • MercadoLibre Acquires Machine Learning Startup Machinalis (en español)

    September 14, 2018

    MercadoLibre acquired Machinalis, a startup applying machine learning to product recommendation. Machinalis emerged from the math & computation department at la Universidad Nacional de Córdoba (UNC).

  • Carao Ventures Leads US$800k Investment in AI platform Singularities

    August 21, 2018

    Carao Ventures led a US$800k seed investment in Singularities, an enterprise AI platform for customer behavior insights. Singularities is based in California and with main operations in Costa Rica. (Carao…

  • ChileGlobal Ventures, the venture capital branch of ​​Fundación Chile and Entel, will look for Chilean and LatAm startups focused in delivering solutions through Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, Data Analytics, or Tangible Technologies. Companies can apply for up to US$500k of financing through  #GeneracionImpacto. 

    ChileGlobal Ventures Seeks to Invest in AI, IoT, and Data Analytics (en español)

    July 18, 2018

    ChileGlobal Ventures, the venture capital branch of ​​Fundación Chile and Entel, will look for Chilean and LatAm startups focused in delivering solutions through Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, Data Analytics, or Tangible Technologies. Companies can apply for up to US$500k of financing through  #GeneracionImpacto. 

  • 1Doc3 Javier Cardona LAVCA Venture Investors

    1Doc3: “The Digital Revolution in the Health Industry has not even Started”

    February 14, 2018

    1Doc3 is a digital health platform providing individualized medical information to over 1.5 million Spanish-speaking users per month. In this interview with founder Javier Cardona, we learn how 1Doc3 is innovating around access to medical information and care: “the digital revolution in the health industry has not even started, and we are playing the leading role.”

  • Mexican Edtech Startup Yogome Targets Asia with Series A (en español)

    September 19, 2017

    Yogome es un startup mexicano de edtech que levantó una ronda de US$6.6m serie A. En nuestra entrevista con Manolo Diaz, CEO y co-fundador de Yogome, nos explica cómo se construye una marca global de edtech, la razón por la cual dirigen su marketing hacia los padres, y los planes que tienen para lanzar productos para escuelas y maestros.

  • Apli Vera Makarov LAVCA Venture Investors

    Apli Disrupts Recruiting in Mexico After Landing US$1.5m from Global & LatAm VCs

    August 23, 2017

    Apli is a Mexican startup connecting workers to flexible job opportunities that just raised US$1.5m. In this interview with Co-founder and Co-CEO Vera Makarov, we learn how Apli is innovating the traditional recruiting process for service and retail jobs in Mexico, and why she thinks improving turnover and absenteeism in small businesses is a US$100b opportunity in Latin America.

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    February 11, 2021
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    February 11, 2021
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    February 9, 2021
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    February 9, 2021
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    February 9, 2021
  • Storm Ventures Leads US$2m in Brazilian Event Management Platform InEvent (em português)

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    February 9, 2021
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    February 9, 2021
  • Acciones & Valores launches Fore Fund (en español)

    February 8, 2021
  • Igah Ventures Reaches US$130m Final Close for Third Fund

    February 8, 2021
  • IDB Invest Commits US$10m to SEAF Caribbean SME Growth Fund

    February 6, 2021
  • Alaya Capital Partners, Potencia Ventures, Mr. Pink, and Winnipeg Invest US$600k in Talently (en español)

    February 5, 2021
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    February 5, 2021
  • Angel Ventures, FJ Labs, Upper90, and Presight Capital Lead US$50m Round in VALOREO

    February 5, 2021
  • Brazil-Focused SPAC Itiquira Raises US$200m via IPO

    February 4, 2021
  • KPTL Leads R$6m Round in Brazilian User Experience Research Platform MindMiners (em português)

    February 4, 2021
  • Redpoint eventures Leads R$3m Seed Round in Brazilian Manufacturing Platform Peerdustry (em português)

    February 4, 2021
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    February 4, 2021
  • Accel Leads US$12m Series A in Mexican Consumer Trading Platform Flink

    February 4, 2021
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    February 3, 2021
  • Valor Capital Group Leads US$19m Series A in Brazilian Open-Source Collaboration Platform Rocket.Chat

    February 3, 2021
  • IDB Invest Provides US$30m in Debt Financing to Brazilian Fintech Creditas

    February 3, 2021
  • L Catterton Partially Exits Espaçolaser for R$811.6m via IPO

    February 1, 2021
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    January 30, 2021
  • Vinci Partners Raises US$250m via Nasdaq IPO

    January 28, 2021
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    January 28, 2021

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    February 19, 2021
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    February 12, 2021
  • H.I.G. Capital Acquires Brasília Indústria e Comércio de Alimentos FVO

    February 11, 2021
  • Nexus Group to Acquire 20% Stake in Intralot de Peru

    February 9, 2021
  • Acciones & Valores launches Fore Fund (en español)

    February 8, 2021
  • IDB Invest Commits US$10m to SEAF Caribbean SME Growth Fund

    February 6, 2021
  • Brazil-Focused SPAC Itiquira Raises US$200m via IPO

    February 4, 2021
  • L Catterton Partially Exits Espaçolaser for R$811.6m via IPO

    February 1, 2021
  • Vinci Partners Raises US$250m via Nasdaq IPO

    January 28, 2021
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    January 25, 2021
  • Alloy Merchant Finance Announces New Managing Director

    January 25, 2021
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    January 22, 2021
  • Nexxus and IGNIA Announce Alliance (en español)

    January 19, 2021
  • Darby International Capital Launches as Independent Asset Management Company

    January 19, 2021
  • Alloy Merchant Finance Completes Undisclosed Debt Investment in Moneta Technologies

    January 15, 2021
  • EB Capital Sells its Stake in BR Supply (em português)

    January 13, 2021
  • DHS Private Equity Trust Acquires Grupo VITRO for US$1.2b

    January 11, 2021
  • Australis Partners Acquires a Majority Stake in Sekura

    January 11, 2021
  • Credito Real, Promecap, and Credit Suisse Acquire Loan Portfolio of Famsa (en español)

    January 8, 2021
  • Andes Plus Fund I Receives US$20m in Commitments from Undisclosed Family Offices and DFI (en español)

    January 8, 2021
  • IDB Invest Commits US$20m to HMC Andean Private Debt Investment Fund

    January 7, 2021
  • Australis Partners Acquires 80% Stake in Galenica

    December 29, 2020
  • Linzor Capital Partners Acquires Majority Stake in Uno Salud Dental

    December 23, 2020
  • H.I.G. Capital Invests in KM2 Solutions

    December 22, 2020
  • CADE Approves Acquisition of Aqua Capital-backed Fertiláqua by ICL Brasil for US$120m (em português)

    December 17, 2020
  • XP Private Equity Fund Acquires Stake in Pottencial Seguradora for R$275m (em português)

    December 16, 2020
  • Pátria Investimentos’ Lavoro Acquires Desempar (em português)

    December 15, 2020
  • TC Latin America Partners to Launch TC Credit Partners

    December 10, 2020
  • Carlyle and GIC Partially Exit Brazilian Hospital Network Rede D’Or via US$2.23b IPO

    December 8, 2020
  • Relay Investments-backed Colca Capital Acquires Polysistemas

    December 7, 2020
  • PC Capital and Altum Capital Complete Undisclosed Investment in Medios Cattri

    December 7, 2020
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    December 6, 2020
  • Bain Capital to Exit Notre Dame Intermedica for R$3.75b in Follow-on Offering (em português)

    December 2, 2020
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    December 1, 2020
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    November 27, 2020
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    November 27, 2020
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    November 26, 2020
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    February 8, 2021
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    January 28, 2021
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    January 27, 2021
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    January 26, 2021
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    January 19, 2021
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    January 15, 2021

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