Mexican vocational training platform Aprende Institute raised a US$1.6m seed round with participation from Angel Ventures, Artisan Venture Capital, 500 Startups, and Claure Group. (Press Release) Miami, Florida. April 20th…

Capital Invent led a MX$27.6m round in Dev.f, a Mexican edtech for programmers.  (Press Release) Dev.f, a Mexican Edtech Startup, raise investment round to increase the number of programmers in…

Global Founders Capital led a US$1.3m seed investment in provi, a Brazilian financing platform for educational courses, with participation from angel group Fundação Estudar Alumni Partners (FEAP). (Exame) O Brasil tem mais…

Adobe Capital invested US$1m in Universidad Kuepa, a Mexican online university offering bachelors and masters degrees to its student base in Mexico and the U.S. hispanics market. (Press Release) Universidad…

 Foundation Capital made a US$6m investment in Colombian edtech Platzi. Other investors include Omidyar Network, Mountain Nazca Chile, Y Combinator and 500 Startups. (Contxto) Platzi, a Colombian startup specializing in…

Valor Capital raised US$56.8m toward a US$100m second venture capital fund, according to an SEC filing.

Accion Venture Lab, Mountain Nazca Colombia, Invictum Capital, and several Colombian angel investors made an undisclosed seed investment in ESCALA Educación, a social enterprise that offers savings plans for higher education as an employee benefit with the goal of increasing access to education and ultimately reducing income inequality. This is the startup’s first institutional investment and Accion Venture Lab’s first investment in Colombia.

500 Startups made a US$100k investment in Quero Educação, a Brazilian college comparison and scholarship platform that was accelerated at Y Combinator in 2016. (Baguete) O fundo 500 Startups realizou…

Puerto Rico accelerator Parallel18 invested US$75k each (US$225k total) in Puerto Rico’s Brands Of, Brazil’s Timokids, and Argentina’s Be Better Hotels to expand operations in Puerto Rico. Paralell18 also announces…

Spanish VC Seaya Ventures led a US$6.6m Series A investment in Yogome, a Mexican edtech startup for kids. Other participants included Variv Capital and Endeavor Catalyst. The company had previously…