Accelerator

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…

The Yield Lab has launched a Latin American program based in Buenos Aires and will take on six startups for the first cohort. The accelerator has so far invested in local agtechs Agree Market, Kilimo, and Eiwa.

Unilever Brazil has launched Lever UP, the company’s first worldwide startup acceleration program. Lever UP will be led by corporate accelerator Liga Ventures, targeting startups in the IT, supply chain, e-commerce, home care, and food sectors.

BTG Pactual launched BoostLab, an accelerator to scale up Brazilian startups with existing revenue and clients. The first cohort includes fintechs Liber Capital and F(x) (both backed by e.bricks Ventures), and Neurotech; as well as Clicksign, Zigpay and agtech startup Agronow (backed by SP Ventures).

Brazilian accelerator WOW raised its third fund to accelerate startups. WOW has invested R$8m+ in 45 startups to date, and R$19m in new funds to invest. (Baguete) A WOW, uma…

Wayra Chile invested US$500k across three startups: ZappingTV, PostedIn, and Cloner. (Press Release) La compañía sumó a su portafolio a Zapping TV, plataforma de televisión vía streaming; “Cloner” servicio automático…

MassChallenge 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…

HSBC México and IGNIA have partnered to launch Startupbootcamp Fintech to accelerate financial services startups in Latin America. (Press Release) El primer programa en Latinoamérica de Startupbootcamp FinTech －aceleradora líder…

500 Startups made a R$500k in Mediação Online, a legal dispute mediation service for Brazilian businesses and consumers that was accelerated at Wayra Brasil, after accepting the startup into its…

Bossa Nova Investmentos has led an undisclosed investment in Brazilian accelerator program ACE. Startups that complete the program will have the option to receive between R$300k to R$500k in funding.…