Edtech

Bossa Nova Investimentos invested R$700k in Play2Sell, a Brazilian software platform for training sales teams. The Latin America Angels Society invested previously. (Startupi) A Bossa Nova Investimentos faz aporte na Play2sell, startup…

ALLVP Made an undisclosed investment in Boston-based edtech Slang and partnered with the startup to launch a free English course on entrepreneurship for Spanish-speaking entrepreneurs. (Press Release) Slang, a Boston-based…

 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…

FIS Ameris signed a pre-investment agreement with Puntaje Nacional, an edtech company aiming to reduce the education gap in Chile and LatAm. (FIS Ameris) OGR, “Ingeniería de Sistemas Open Green…

InvestTech made an undisclosed investment in ClipEscola, a Brazilian edtech marketing platform. (Empreendedor) A empresa de Santa Catarina ClipEscola, plataforma de comunicação e marketing escolar, firmou sociedade com a gestora…

Acumen Latam Capital Partners led a US$4.5m Series A in Peruvian edtech Crehana, with participation from Dila Capital, Mountain Nazca Mexico, and previous investors including Rethink Education and Howzat Partners.…

Omidyar Network made an undisclosed investment in Agenda Edu, a Brazilian school management and communication platform. (Press Release) Agenda Edu (www.agendaedu.com), a platform that increases engagement in school settings, announced…

Scale Capital led a US$5m investment in U-Planner, a Chilean edtech platform for higher education.  Press Release: u-planner raised 5 million USD of investment in a venture round led by…

UBits, a Colombian edtech platform for corporate training, raised US$2m led by Spectrum 2B Capital, a San Francisco VC firm.  UBits participated in Y Combinator in Spring 2018. The founders say they plan to expand to Mexico next.

IGNIA led an undisclosed investment in Kinedu, a Mexican edtech platform for early childhood development,with participation from BeCurious Partners, The Stanford-StartX Fund, and existing investors DILA Capital, Promotora Social México and Stella Maris. NXTP Labs, Social Capital and 500 Startups invested previously.