Agribusiness

Frubana, a Colombian B2B platform of agri-products for restaurants and small retailers, closed a US$25m Series A led by GGV and monashees with participation from SoftBank, Tiger Global and others…

Ultracheese,  company controlled by Latin American agribusiness private equity fund manager Aqua Capital, has acquired Brazil-based buffalo milk cheese manufacturer Búfalo Dourado. The amount of the transaction was undisclosed. (Press…

FKS Group, agribusiness multinational based in Singapore, acquired 49% stake in Tiete Agroindustrial from Proterra Investment Partners. (Fusões & Aquisições)  O Grupo FKS, multinacional de agronegócios sediada em Cingapura, comprou 51%…

Arpac, a Brazilian drone startup for crop spraying, raised R$1.3m from MOR Capital, Japan’s Drone Fund, and angel Francisco Forbes. (Startupi) A Arpac, startup prestadora de serviços especializadas em pulverização…

Chilean Fondo CLIN invested US$300k in Instacrops, a crop monitoring platform, and US$300k in SimpleRoute, a logistics platform. Fondo CLIN is administered by Fundación Chile, with funding from Corfo, family office Zoma Capital, Entel and Engie Factory.

Pátria Investimentos will make an undisclosed contribution to Brazilian agribusiness Grupo Pitangueiras via its subsidiary, Terraverde Holding. The closing of this transaction is pending regulatory approval.

SP Ventures is preparing to launch its second venture capital fund, which will exclusively focus on agtech opportunities. The firm is also expanding its geographic focus outside Brazil, and it is planning to invest in up to 20 startups across Latin America.

IGNIA has sold its participation in Mexican sustainable tuna producer Grupo Procesa to the Central American Mezzanine Infrastructure Fund II LP (CAMIF II), an infrastructure fund managed by LAP Latin American Partners.

SP Ventures made a R$6m investment in Gênica, a Brazilian agtech startup developing a vaccine for a common soybean fungus, acquiring a 44% stake. (Globorural) Nascida há pouco mais de…

SP Ventures made a R$2.2m investment in Bart Digital, a blockchain-enabled agribusiness barter platform. (Valor Econômico) A SP Ventures, gestora de fundos de investimento com foco em empreendimentos inovadores, acaba…