Mercado Libre

MELI Kaszek Pioneer Corp (MEKA), a SPAC formed by Mercado Libre and KASZEK, raised USD287m in an IPO. MEKA will target a Latin America tech company in e-commerce, financial services, logistics,…

Digital Currency Group (DCG) led a USD50m Series B for Ripio, an Argentine crypto trading platform with participation from Marcos Galperin (Mercado Libre), Martin Migoya (Globant) and Tim Draper (Draper…

Raiz Investimentos, the FO of Sem Parar Founder Ivan Toledo, led a USD20m round for Pier,  a Brazilian insurtech for smartphones and vehicles, with follow-on from Canary, monashees, BTG Pactual…

Mercado Libre acquired a 1.25% stake in Aleph Group, a Miami- and Argentina-based content broker for social media platforms for USD25m.  (La Nacion) – a publicidad digital aparece como una…

SP Ventures led a USD5m Series A for Frizata, an Argentine frozen fruit and vegetable DTC platform with plans to launch operations in Brazil, with participation from Norte Ventures and…

ALLVP and Mountain Nazca led a USD20m seed round for Wonder Brands, a Mexico-City based e-commerce holding company looking to acquire and optimize independent brands currently selling in platforms such…

Mountain Nazca led a USD2.3m preseed round for Meru, a Mexican e-commerce platform connecting SMEs in Latin America with suppliers in China, with participation from Ricardo Weder (Jüsto), Roger Laughlin…

Mercado Libre, Globant, and Riverwood Capital invested USD50m in Digital House, an Argentine platform providing technical education for developers, with follow-on from KASZEK. TPG’s The Rise Fund led a USD20m Series…

Angel Ventures, FJ Labs, Upper90, Presight Capital led a US$50m seed round in VALOREO, a Mexico-based e-commerce holding company specialized in acquiring, operating, and scaling Latin American- focused businesses under…

 monashees led a US$14.5m in Pier, a Brazilian insurtech for smartphones and vehicles, with participation from Canary, Mercado Libre’s MELI Fund, and BTG Pactual’s innovation hub BoostLAB. (Exame) – Startup que…