Verus Group and Brazilian angels invested R$800k in Fix it, a Brazilian company producing biodegradable and thermoformable plastic materials as an alternative to casts for joint immobilization.   (Press Release)…

Brazilian medical device startup brain4care (formerly Braincare) raised US$5m from Horácio Lafer Piva and other angel investors. Brain4care’s device for non-invasive cranial pressure monitoring received approval from Anvisa to commercialize…

Anjos do Brasil invested R$525k in Manipulaê, a Brazilian healthtech platform connecting patients to compounding pharmacies.

Puerto Asís made an undisclosed investment in Argentina’s uSound, a manufacturer of solutions to improve hearing for people with limited resources.

Brazil’s BNDES selected DOMO Invest to manage its angel co-investment fund, which will invest up to R$100m over the next ten years across sectors, with initial tickets up to R$500k.

Canary made an undisclosed seed investment in Go Good, a collaborative exercise app.

Vinci Partners acquired a 70% stake in Brazilian healthcare diagnostics group CURA Imagem e Diagnóstic for an undisclosed amount.

monashees+ and Qualcomm Ventures made a R$14.7m investment in Hi Technologies, a Brazilian healthcare startup. Hi Technologies received an investment from Positivo Tecnologia in April 2016. (Valor Econômico) A Positivo…

Labi, a Brazilian clinical lab analysis startup, raised an undisclosed investment from investors including Luís Terepins, Eduardo Vidigal, and Marcus Vinícius da Costa.

Vox Capital sold 30% of its stake in TEM, a Brazilian healthtech company offering a pre-paid card for health services in São Paulo, providing a partial exit for the firm at a 26% IRR. Vox invested R$3m in TEM in 2015.