SkyDrop, a Mexican shipping logistics platform for online retailers, raised US$5m from Variv Capital, Y Combinator, FJ Labs, Sierra Ventures, EasyPost, Soma Capital, Sinai Ventures, GMF and Dynamo, a previous investor. SkyDrop participated in Y Combinator’s Spring 2018 cohort.
Logistics & Distribution
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SoftBank invested US$100m in Loggi, a Brazilian shipping logistics platform, as part of a new US$111m round. Loggi previously raised capital from Qualcomm Ventures, monashees and Dragoneer Investment Group.
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Family Office Leads R$5m Investment in Brazilian E-Commerce Locker Startup Alfred (em português)
October 11, 2018The Gontijo family office led a R$5m investment in Alfred, a Brazilian startup building e-commerce locker facilities in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. Alfred also formed exchanged equity shares with Pakpobox, a Chinese locker pioneer partnered with Alibaba, through a strategic partnership.
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Engie Factory made an undisclosed investment in 99Minutos, a last-mile logistics startup in Mexico that is backed by 500 Startups.
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Amérigo Chile Makes Undisclosed Investment in Chilean Parcel Delivery Startup Entrega Creativa (em português)
May 29, 2018Fondo de Inversión Privado Amérigo Chile Early Stage & Growth, managed by Scale Capital, made an undisclosed investment in Entrega Creativa, a Chilean parcel delivery startup.
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Cedro Capital made an undisclosed investment in Getrak, a Brazilian startup providing enterprise IoT tracking software for the automotive sector.
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Goldman Sachs Leads US$20m Series C Investment in CargoX
November 7, 2017Goldman Sachs led a US$20m Series C investment in Brazilian trucking startup CargoX, with participation from Qualcomm Ventures, Soros, and existing investors Valor Capital, Agility Logistics, and Uber co-founder Oscar…
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Mercy Corps Social Venture Fund Backs Colombia’s LiftIt
October 31, 2017Mercy Corps Social Venture Fund made an undisclosed investment in LiftIt, a Colombian logistics platform. (Mercy Corps) Mercy Corps Social Venture Fund backs LiftIt logistics platform in Colombia In Latam,…
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GVAngels, an angel network of Fundação Getúlio Vargas alumni, made an undisclosed investment in Estoks, a retail logistics startup. (Baguete) A Estoks, empresa que presta o serviço de logística reversa…
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Bradesco Invests in Technology Start-ups (em português)
March 8, 2017Bradesco, a fund focused on strategic investments in start-ups in Brazil and abroad, selected tech consulting business Semantix, and freight services provider Rede Frete Fácil to receive investments for an…