Company: GuiaBolso Co-Founders: Benjamin Gleason, Thiago Alvarez Investors: Vostok Emerging Finance, the IFC, QED Investors, Ribbit Capital, KaszeK Ventures, Omidyar Network, Valor Capital, e.Bricks, Endeavor Catalyst GuiaBolso is a mobile personal finance…
Green Visor Capital in Silicon Valley led a US$2.2m investment in Tpaga, a Colombia-based mobile payment platform from the founders of Tappsi. Y Combinator invested US$120k in Tpaga this year.…
Vostok Emerging Finance led a US$39m investment in GuiaBolso, a mobile personal financial service, with participation from Ribbit Capital, QED Investors, the IFC, Endeavor Catalyst and Omidyar Network. Previous investors…
InQlab and IKON Banca de Inversión made a US$1.2m investment in Mesfix, a Colombian crowdfunding platform. (Pulso Social) Mesfix ya ha permitido la financiación de unos US$3.5 millones en facturas…
Santander InnoVentures led a US$6m investment in Mexico’s ePesos, a mobile payment service for SMEs. (Milenio) La mexicana ePesos —firma dedicada al servicio de pagos móviles para el sector no…
Scotiabank Partners and NXTP Labs, an Argentina-based venture capital firm and accelerator, have announced a partnership to accelerate fintech startups from Mexico, Colombia, Chile, and Peru. (Press Release) Scotiabank announced…
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) led a US$10m Series B investment in Mexican online lending platform Konfío. Existing investors QED Investors, Kaszek Ventures, Jaguar Ventures, Accion Frontier Inclusion Fund (managed…
Bamboo Capital and the IFC made a US$14m investment in ComparaOnline, a price comparison site for insurance and financial services in Latin America. (TechCrunch) Venture investing in Latin America continues…
Criatec2, a fund managed by Bozano Investimentos, made a R$5.8m investment in Vindi, a Brazilian subscription/recurring billing platform. Brazilian payment platform Vindi raises U$1,8 million to consolidate recurring payments in…
Tim Draper and Cygnus capital have partnered to launch the Draper Cygnus VC Fund to invest in Argentinian startups. (La Nacion) Tim Draper, que invirtió en 30 proyectos que se…