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  • Photo by Pexel.com. Man rides a bicycle through a city street. monashees+ and Grishin Robotics led a US$9m seed investment in Yellow, a dockless bike service launching in São Paulo. Yellow is founded by 99 co-founders Ariel Lambrecht and Renato Freitas.

    GGV Capital Leads US$63m Series A in Brazilian Mobility Startup Yellow

    13 September 2018

    GGV Capital led a US$63m Series A in Yellow, a Brazilian dockless bike service, with participation from monashees+, Grishin Robotics, Base10 Partners and Class 5. monashees+ and Grishin Robotics led a US$9m seed round in 2018.  Yellow is founded by Eduardo Musa, former CEO of bike manufacturer Caloi, and 99 co-founders Ariel Lambrecht and Renato Freitas.

  • Mexican Transport Hits the Gas with Emerging Players eConduce, Urbvan & Liftit

    8 August 2018

    Mexico is fast emerging as the new battleground for the global transport wars, from rideshare and delivery to e-scooters and mopeds: In the past year, Chinese heavyweights Didi Chuxing (rideshare),…

  • Angel Ventures invested US$1.3m in CitySense, a Chilean open platform to develop smart city solutions, and US$1.2m in Energryn, a Mexican startup using patented hybrid solar technology to democratize consumer access to affordable green energy, through its Pacific Alliance Fund II.

    Angel Ventures Completes Two Investments of 2nd Fund in Startups CitySense and Energryn

    24 July 2018

    Angel Ventures invested US$1.3m in CitySense, a Chilean open platform to develop smart city solutions, and US$1.2m in Energryn, a Mexican startup using patented hybrid solar technology to democratize consumer access to affordable green energy, through its Pacific Alliance Fund II.

  • monashees+, Sinai Ventures, Liquid2 Ventures, 500 Startups, Base10 Partners and others made an undisclosed seed investment in Grin, an e-scooter company that just joined Y Combinator.

    Y Combinator Backs LatAm Focused e-Scooter Startup Grin

    20 July 2018

    monashees+, Sinai Ventures, Liquid2 Ventures, 500 Startups, Base10 Partners and others made an undisclosed seed investment in Grin, an e-scooter company that just joined Y Combinator.

  • Confrapar’s aerospace fund, Fundo PE1 Aerotec, and Travel Capitalist Ventures led a R$3m investment in Flapper, a Brazilian private aviation marketplace. Flapper previously raised funding from Brazilian accelerator ACE and angels.

    Confrapar and Travel Capitalist Lead R$3m Investment in Brazilian private aviation marketplace Flapper (em português)

    14 June 2018

    Confrapar’s aerospace fund, Fundo PE1 Aerotec, and Travel Capitalist Ventures led a R$3m investment in Flapper, a Brazilian private aviation marketplace. Flapper previously raised funding from Brazilian accelerator ACE and angels.

  • Unnamed investors made a R$500k investment in LadyDriver, a Brazilian rideshare startup for female passengers.

    Angel Investors Make R$500k Investment in Brazilian Urban Moblility Startup Lady Driver (em português)

    8 June 2018

    Unnamed investors made a R$500k investment in LadyDriver, a Brazilian rideshare startup for female passengers. 

  • Cedro Capital made an undisclosed investment in Getrak, a Brazilian startup providing enterprise IoT tracking software for the automotive sector.

    Cedro Capital Makes Undisclosed Investment in Brazil’s Getrak (em português)

    12 April 2018

    Cedro Capital made an undisclosed investment in Getrak, a Brazilian startup providing enterprise IoT tracking software for the automotive sector.

  • Photo by Pexel.com. Man rides a bicycle through a city street. monashees+ and Grishin Robotics led a US$9m seed investment in Yellow, a dockless bike service launching in São Paulo. Yellow is founded by 99 co-founders Ariel Lambrecht and Renato Freitas.

    monashees+ and Grishin Robotics Lead US$9m Seed Round in Brazil Bike-Share Startup Yellow

    4 April 2018

    monashees+ and Grishin Robotics led a US$9m seed investment in Yellow, a dockless bike service launching in São Paulo. Yellow is founded by 99 co-founders Ariel Lambrecht and Renato Freitas,…

  • Kick Ventures, LAVCA, Venture Investors

    KICK Ventures Purchases Stake in Brazil’s Hitech Eletric (em português)

    2 March 2018

    Brazilian early stage investor KICK Ventures made an undisclosed investment in Hitech Eletric, a maker of smart electric cars. (StartSe) Nesta semana, a KICK Ventures, um fundo de investimentos em startups,…

  • Brazil, Ride Share, LAVCA, Venture Investors

    Brazil Approves Lighter Regulation on Car-Hailing Apps

    1 March 2018

    The Brazilian lower house of Congress voted to approve lighter regulation on car-hailing apps such as Uber and Cabify. The approved amendments eliminated requirements such as needing to use taxi-style…

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