500 Startups

SoftBank led a R$190m investment in Olist, a Brazilian e-commerce platform, with follow-on from Redpoint eventures and Valor Capital. Endeavor Catalyst, FJ Labs, and 500 Startups invested previously. (Neofeed) A…

 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…

500 Startups selected 11 startups from Mexico, Argentina, Chile, and Colombia. For their 10th generation winners, 500 Startups will invest US$60k and provide a 16-week accelerator program that will take…

US beauty retail giant Ulta Beauty acquired GlamST, an Uruguayan AR platform for beauty brands and retailers, for an undisclosed amount. GlamST investors include 500 Startups, Hunt Technology Ventures, Reflex…

500 Startups invested US$60k in Globalwork, a Colombian enterprise hiring platform. (Puslo Social) La startup colombiana Globalwork, que a través de la inteligencia artificial optimiza procesos de contratación laboral en empresas con alta rotación…

500 Startups selected 11 startups for its seed program in Mexico City, which includes US$60k in investment.

Engie Factory made an undisclosed investment in 99Minutos, a last-mile logistics startup in Mexico that is backed by 500 Startups.

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.

Dila Capital, Promotora Social Mexico, and Social+Capital made a US$1.1m investment in Kinedu, a Mexican tech and content platform for early childhood development, with participation from previous investors Stella Maris,…

Mediação Online, a legal dispute mediation service for Brazilian businesses and consumers, recently received R$500k in investment from 500 Startups, having previously been accelerated at Wayra Brasil. In this interview with founder & CEO Melissa Felipe Gava, we learn about Brazil’s “stratospheric” number of litigation proceedings, and how Mediação Online is working to lower the cost of mediation services…