Impact Investing

Kviv Ventures led a R$5m investment in Nutrebem, a nutrition platform to monitor children’s nutrition at school. Confrapar and Barn Investmentos invested previously. (Baguete) A startup Nutrebem, que oferece um…

PG Impact Investments has closed its inaugural social impact fund with commitments totaling US$210m, exceeding its initial target of US$150m. (Press Release) PG Impact Investments has seen strong client demand…

Redpoint eventures invested R$1.15m in Ribon, a Brazilian platform that lets users convert ad dollars to donations to non-profits. (StartSe) Nesta semana, o Ribon, startup que possibilita que pessoas doem…

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.…

Accion Venture Lab made an undisclosed investment in Jeitto, a Brazilian fintech offering a mobile purchases and payments app for underserved consumers. (Press Release) Brazilian neobank Jeitto announced today that it…

TPG is preparing to raise US$3.5b for its second impact investing fund, The Rise Fund II, and it will focus mainly on healthcare, education, financial services and energy. New Jersey…

Creation Investments Capital Management made a MX$250m investment in Pluscorp, a Mexican financial services company.

Harvard Angels, Insper Angels and Anjos Do Brasil made an undisclosed investment in Incentiv, a Brazilian crowdfunding platform for impact-driven projects.

The Omidyar Network has launched a new impact investing guide for families, “Building and Impact Investing Team.” 

The Rise Fund, a global impact investing fund managed by TPG Growth, invested US$130m in DreamBox Learning, the company that pioneered Intelligent Adaptive Learning technology.