Brazil

FIR Capital acquired 30% stake in pet health insurance company Plamev Pet, with participation from Duxx Investimentos, Health Invest and VS1 Capital. The amount was undisclosed.  (Valor Econômico) Com uma…

EmCasa, a Brazilian proptech for buying and selling residential real estate, raised a ~USD22m round from Globo Ventures, Igah Ventures, Flybridge Capital, monashees, MAYA Capital, Pear VC, NBV and ONEVC.…

Valor Capital Group led a USD3.6m round for Quansa, a Chile- and Brazil-based corporate benefits platform focused on employee financial wellbeing, with participation from Canary, Sequoia, Norte Ventures, Pear VC,…

SoftBank led a USD35m Series B for Cobli, a Brazil-based telematics and fleet management platform, with participation from Qualcomm Ventures and follow-on from NXTP, Valor Capital Group, Fifth Wall Ventures…

GIC acquired a significant minority stake in Aqua Capital-backed Soluções Biológicas (Biotrop), a Brazilian biological agtech inputs company. The transaction is subject to approval.  (Press Release) Private equity manager Aqua…

Torq Ventures, a ~USD10m CVC fund launched by Brazilian software developer Sinqia, led a ~USD11m round for Celcoin, a Brazilian open finance infrastructure developer for fintechs targeting the underbanked, with…

Brazil-based e-commerce chain Magalu acquired KaBum!, a Brazil-based technology and e-commerce platform backed by Insight Partners, for up to BRL3.8b (~USD741m). As part of the agreement, Magalu invested BRL1b (~USD195m),…

Flybridge Capital invested USD4.5m in Famosos.com, a Miami-based video messaging app for celebrity engagement with operations in Mexico and Brazil. (Startupi) – A Famosos.com , plataforma de videomensagens personalizadas de celebridades nacionais…

 Imaginable Futures led a ~USD3.1m round for Árvore, a Brazilian digital library service for public and private schools, with participation from MSW Capital and Potencia Ventures.  (NeoFeed) – O francês…

We Ventures invested ~USD1.1m in Mobees, a Brazilian marketing intelligence platform installing ads in ride-sharing and last-mile delivery vehicles. (InfoMoney) – As marcas tiveram de explorar canais digitais para se…