Elevar Equity

Elevar Equity and Global Founders Capital invested R$35m in Favo, a Peruvian grocery fulfillment platform leveraging neighborhood-based deliverers for last-mile distribution. Favo is founded by PE firm Nexus Group co-founder…

KaszeK Ventures and Qualcomm Ventures led a US$30m Series C for Nuvemshop (also known as Tiendanube), an Argentina-based e-commerce platform for SMEs with offices in São Paulo and Buenos Aires,…

Elevar Equity led a US$3m Series A in Canasta Rosa, a Mexico-based marketplace for DIY and handmade goods, with participation from WPSS Consumer Investments and angels from Mercado Libre, P&G,…

Patricia Saenz (Mountain Nazca Colombia) and Paula Arango (Elevar Equity) joined forces to launch EWA Capital, a VC fund seeking US$30m to focus on investing in women entrepreneurs. (La República) …

Credijusto, a fintech startup that provides affordable financing to SMEs in Mexico, raised US$42m from Goldman Sachs, Point72 Ventures and others. Goldman invested via its Principal Strategic Investments group. Goldman…

Elevar Equity led a US$5.25m investment in Uruguayan digital banking platform Bankingly, with participation from The Rise Fund and Endeavor Catalyst.

Driven by new members and increased deals, LAVCA has been growing its footprint in impact investing, particularly where impact converges with traditional PE/VC. 

Tienda Nube provides over 16,000 merchants an omnichannel e-commerce platform, with integrations for credit card and offline payment, shipping and logistics, and distribution in the region’s major online marketplaces. In this interview, co-founder and CEO Santiago Sosa shares insights into the challenges online merchants face in Latin America, and how Tienda Nube is innovating around them.

LAVCA spoke with Johanna Posada, Founder & Managing Director for Elevar Equity about the opportunity for investing and exiting impact in Latin America and LP priorities when committing to an impact fund.

(Press Release) Elevar Equity, a human centered venture capital firm, invested in Credijusto, a financial technology startup that provides affordable financing to SMEs in Mexico. Other investors in Credijusto include Victory Park…