FIS Ameris signed a pre-investment agreement with Puntaje Nacional, an edtech company aiming to reduce the education gap in Chile and LatAm. (FIS Ameris) OGR, “Ingeniería de Sistemas Open Green…
Impact Investing
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IDB Invest and OPIC partnered to launch Fund Mujer, the first gender-focused fund for Latin America and the Caribbean, to invest in female entrepreneurs, companies with a significant share of women leaders, and firms that generate jobs or consumer products for women. The fund has a US$200m target and is expected to be comprised of 70% equity / 30% debt.
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Creation Investments Capital Management Makes MXN$250m Investment in Fintech Pluscorp (en español)
September 20, 2018Creation Investments Capital Management made a MX$250m investment in Pluscorp, a Mexican financial services company.
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Harvard Angels, Insper Angels and Anjos Do Brasil Make an Undisclosed Investment in Incentiv (en español)
August 26, 2018Harvard Angels, Insper Angels and Anjos Do Brasil made an undisclosed investment in Incentiv, a Brazilian crowdfunding platform for impact-driven projects.
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Omidyar Network Launches Impact Investing Team
August 8, 2018The Omidyar Network has launched a new impact investing guide for families, “Building and Impact Investing Team.”
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MassChallenge Awards MXN$2m to Four Mexican Startups
December 8, 2017MassChallenge Mexico awarded MXN$2m in zero-equity cash grants to four startups from their 2017 accelerator program: Urbvan, Iluméxico, Totolines and Econduce. (Press Release) Mexico City, December 7, 2017 – MassChallenge…
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Pomona Impact Injects US$150k into Guatemala’s Ecofiltro (en español)
November 20, 2017Pomona Impact has made a US$150k investment in Ecofiltro, a social impact water filtration startup based in Guatemala with a presence in Belize, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Honduras, and Costa Rica.…
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Capria Network to Invest in Chile-focused Latin American Fund Manager
November 14, 2017Impact investing firm Capria announces investments in an unnamed fund manager in Latin America who is creating a US$21m fund focused on Chile, and in Lateral Capital, a Sub-Saharan African…
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Chile Launches New Social Impact Bond (en español)
November 5, 2017Fundación Impacta and the Chilean Ministry of the Economy have partnered to launch Chile’s first Social Impact Bond. (Economía y Negocios) Creados en Inglaterra, a la fecha mueven aproximadamente US$…
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Impact Investor Oikocredit Exits Financiera Confianza
October 27, 2017Dutch social impact investor Oikocredit has exited Peruvian microfinance institution Financiera Confianza with sale to BBVA Foundation for an undisclosed amount. (Press Release) Social impact investor Oikocredit has exited Peruvian…