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  • Variv & 500 Startups Invest in Yogome

    October 17, 2016

    (Press Release) Variv Capital, 500 Startups and Topaz Capital have invested US$3m in mobile learning game platform for kids, Yogome. YOGOME, A MOBILE LEARNING GAME PLATFORM FOR KIDS, ANNOUNCES THE…

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    Movilway Acquires Diga for US$5m (em português)

    October 12, 2016

    (TI INSIDE Online) Latin American mobile charging and payment system provider, Movilway, announced the  purchase of Diga, a Brazilian prepaid phone credit distributor and mobile chip marketer, for US$5m. A…

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    Ideas & Capital Invest US$600k in Farrow Ventures (en español)

    May 26, 2016

    (Amexcap) VC firm Ideas & Capital has announced a seed investment in Farrow Ventures, a Mexican mobile connectivity startup. Ideas & Capital Invest US$600k in Farrow Ventures (en español) was…

  • Brazilian Start-up Trocafone Raises More than R$20m (em português)

    April 14, 2016

    (Baguete) Brazilian e-commerce startup Trocafone has received a new investment round from Swiss investment firm Sallfort. Brazilian Start-up Trocafone Raises More than R$20m (em português) was last modified: May 18th,…

  • Google Inaugurates Accelerator Program and Seeks Brazil Startups (em português)

    December 16, 2015

    (Exame) Google recently announced the creation of its new accelerator program, Launchpad Accelerator. The project was launched in Brazil, India and Indonesia. Last year, Google invested roughly US$2.5m in Brazilian…

  • Lemann in Negotiates Million Dollar Investment in Movile

    November 19, 2015

    (Exame) Brazilian mobile content business, Movile, is in negotiations with Innova fund, founded by Jorge Paulo Lemann, and Naspers for a US$100m investment. Lemann in Negotiates Million Dollar Investment in…

  • Brazilian PSafe Receives Investment of US$30m (em português)

    July 1, 2015

    (ComputerWorld) Brazil’s PSafe received an investment of US$30m from Redpoint eVentures, Pinnacle Ventures and Redpoint eVentures. Brazilian PSafe Receives Investment of US$30m (em português) was last modified: July 22nd, 2016…

  • Brazil’s Nubank Raises US$30m Led By Tiger To Build Out Its Mobile-Based Credit Card Business

    June 2, 2015

    (TechCrunch) Brazil is one of the world’s fastest growing mobile markets, with 90 million smartphones in circulation among a population of about 200 million, and today a fin-tech company that…

  • Movile Receives R$125m Investment from Naspers (em português)

    April 16, 2015

    (Baguete) Movile, Brazil’s leading global mobile commerce platform, received an investment from Naspers, a shareholder in the company since 2008. This time, the investment totaled R$125m. Movile Receives R$125m Investment…

  • YellowPepper’s Mobile Wallet For LatAm Draws Another US$19M From LIV Capital And Others

    March 2, 2015

    (TechCrunch) YellowPepper, a mobile virtual wallet startup aimed at the Latin American market, has closed $19 million in a Series C funding round, bringing its total funding to $34 million…

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  • Siguler Guff Invests BRL150m in Brazil’s Verzani & Sandrini

    December 22, 2022
  • CAF To Commit USD25m to Patria’s Infra Credit Fund

    December 21, 2022
  • KKR Sells Shares in Laureate Education for USD309m

    December 16, 2022
  • Brazil’s Paketá Secures BRL300m in Debt Financing from Milenio Capital

    December 14, 2022
  • Headline Leads BRL36m Round for Brazil’s Smart Break

    December 14, 2022
  • Patria To Exit 55% Stake in Brazil’s Entrevias to Vinci

    December 14, 2022
  • Chile’s LATAM Airlines Secures USD4.25b in Restructuring Financing from Oaktree Capital Management, Banco Santander and Others

    December 14, 2022
  • FEN Ventures and Innogen Lead USD7m Equity and Debt Seed Round for Peru’s Wynwood House

    December 14, 2022
  • Canary Leads ~USD4m Seed Round for Brazil’s Lastro

    December 14, 2022
  • Princeville Capital Leads USD70m Series D+ for Chile’s NotCo

    December 14, 2022
  • Alexia Ventures Leads USD16.5m Round for Brazil’s Seedz

    December 14, 2022
  • Gerdau Next Ventures and Inovabra Lead ~USD21m Series B for Brazil’s Docket

    December 14, 2022
  • Urban Innovation Fund Leads USD4.4m Seed Round for Mexico’s Plenna

    December 14, 2022
  • Banco Santander Leads USD10m Series B for Chile’s Destacame

    December 14, 2022
  • CPP Invests ~USD468m in Brazil’s V.Tal

    December 7, 2022
  • Mexico’s Baubap Secures USD25m in Debt Financing from Park Cities Asset Management

    December 7, 2022
  • Gerdau Next Ventures and Inovabra Lead ~USD22m Series B for Brazil’s Docket

    December 7, 2022
  • Bridge One Invests ~USD21m in Brazil’s BR Media

    December 7, 2022
  • Brazil’s Turbi Secures ~USD21m Loan Facility from ARC Capital, Jive Investments and Others

    December 7, 2022
  • Banco Santander Leads USD10m Series B for Chile’s Destacame

    December 7, 2022
  • Headline Leads ~USD7m Round for Brazil’s Smart Break 

    December 7, 2022
  • FEN Ventures and Innogen Lead USD7m Seed Round for Peru’s Wynwood House

    December 7, 2022
  • Chile’s Legria Raises USD6m From Chile Ventures, Genesis Ventures, Others

    December 7, 2022
  • Genesis Ventures, Amarena and Grupo Penta Invest USD6m in Chile’s Kredito

    December 7, 2022
  • Banco BV and RX Ventures Lead Undisclosed Series A for Brazil’s Klavi

    December 7, 2022
  • Glisco Partners Leads USD27m Series B for Colombia’s Muncher

    November 23, 2022
  • DXA Invest and Arien Lead ~USD6m Series A+ for Brazil’s Aviation Platform Flapper

    November 23, 2022
  • Better Tomorrow Ventures and Metaprop Lead USD7.5m Round for Mexico’s Fintech Yave

    November 23, 2022
  • EQI Raises ~USD9m for Brazil’s Forêt Fund

    November 23, 2022
  • Vinci Partners Invests in Brazil’s Arklok

    November 23, 2022
  • Lightrock Leads BRL145m Series B for Brazil’s Agrolend

    November 23, 2022
  • Colombia’s Finkargo Secures USD75m Structured Credit Line from Community Investment Management

    November 23, 2022
  • L Catterton To Acquire Minority Stake in Brazil’s CantuStore for BRL600m

    November 23, 2022
  • Mexico’s GoTrendier Raises ~USD15m Series B Led by IDB Invest, Creas Impacto and IDC Ventures

    November 22, 2022
  • Mexican Fintech Kapital Secures USD100m Debt Facility from Sivo

    November 8, 2022
  • Victory Park Capital and Industry Ventures Lead USD60m Equity and Debt Round for Mexican Fintech Mendel

    November 8, 2022
  • Crescera To Invest BRL300m in Brazil’s Vitru

    November 8, 2022
  • Mexico’s Quinio Raises USD40m in Equity and Debt Round

    November 8, 2022

Latest Private Equity News

  • Ore Investment To Acquire 33.3% Stake in Brazil’s Companhia Brasileira de Lítio for BRL208m

    July 11, 2022
  • CPP Investments Acquires 19.3% Stake in Colombia’s D1 for USD334m; Capital Group Exits

    July 7, 2022
  • Evergreen Investment Advisors Leads USD75m Investment in Brazil’s GoodStorage

    July 6, 2022
  • LIV Capital Invests in Mexico’s Fuller

    June 28, 2022
  • Peru’s GloboKasNet Raises Undisclosed Amount from Nuveen and Maj Invest

    June 23, 2022
  • Equitas Acquires Chile’s Naviera Antártica

    June 20, 2022
  • Patria Acquires Brazil’s Avenida for BRL300m

    June 15, 2022
  • Grupo Mutual To Raise Two USD200m Costa Rica VC Funds

    June 14, 2022
  • Macquarie Sells Interest in Mexico’s Universidad Politécnica de San Luis Potosí to Bestinver

    June 11, 2022
  • Mexico’s Ozon Raises USD4m Seed Funding and USD25m Debt

    June 10, 2022
  • Pátria Investimentos’ Lavoro Acquires 85% Stake in Brazil’s Casa Trevo and CATR From AZ Group

    June 8, 2022
  • CPP Investments-backed Auren Energia Acquires 28.3% Stake In Brazil’s Aquarela Inovação Tecnológica

    June 7, 2022
  • Grupo Financiero Galicia Acquires 15% Stake in Argentina’s Agripay

    June 6, 2022
  • Caatinga Capital To Acquire 70% Stake in Brazil’s Nexti for BRL170m

    June 6, 2022
  • Mubadala Capital Acquires Majority Stake in Brazil’s Medicina UniFTC Salvador and Unesulbahia

    June 3, 2022
  • Aqua Capital Acquires 100% of Colombia’s Ascender From Valorar Futuro

    June 2, 2022
  • Brookfield-owned BRK Ambiental Files for Brazil IPO

    May 31, 2022
  • LATAM Airlines Secures USD3.7b in Financing From J.P. Morgan and Qatar Airways Investments

    May 31, 2022
  • Alloy Capital Invests Debt in Mexico’s MAS Seguros

    May 30, 2022
  • ADIA To Provide Financing for Santa Fe-Córdoba aqueduct

    May 25, 2022
  • BTG Pactual and Energea Global Sell SPE to Comerc for BRL200m

    May 23, 2022
  • Aqua Capital Exits Brazil’s Puravida Via Sale to Nestlé

    May 23, 2022
  • L Catterton To Invest in Mexico’s Crediclub

    May 19, 2022
  • General Atlantic Acquires Stake in Brazil’s Locaweb

    May 18, 2022
  • Lightrock Reaches USD300m Final Close for LatAm Growth Fund

    May 18, 2022
  • Grupo Procaps To Acquire Mexico’s Grupo Somar From Advent

    May 17, 2022
  • Stratus Alternative Fund To Launch Jamaica SME Private Equity Fund

    May 14, 2022
  • FRAM Capital Acquires Minority Stake in Brazil’s Classy Brands

    May 12, 2022
  • Vinci Partners Exits Brazil’s Pro Infusion Via Sale to Viveo Group

    May 11, 2022
  • Advent International To Invest in Colombia’s GHL Hotels

    May 3, 2022
  • Galgo Capital Acquires 40% of Peru’s Crece Capital

    May 1, 2022
  • Itaú Acquires 11.3% Stake in Brazil’s XP From General Atlantic, Others for ~USD1.6b

    April 30, 2022
  • IG4 Capital To Raise USD500m Fund III and USD300m Credit Fund

    April 25, 2022
  • Accenture Acquires Argentina’s Ergo

    April 21, 2022
  • BNDES invests BRL250m in Lightrock’s Growth Equity Fund II Brasil

    April 19, 2022
  • EQUITAS MANAGEMENT PARTNERS COMPLETES EXIT OF CHILE’S TIAXA

    April 13, 2022
  • ACON Acquires Stake in Brazil’s Sapore

    April 12, 2022
  • Riza Asset Management and Alvarez & Marzel To Create JV To Invest in Special Situations

    April 7, 2022

Latest Venture Capital News

  • FinTech Collective Leads USD10m Seed Round for Mexican Fintech mattilda

    November 8, 2022
  • KASZEK and DILA Capital Lead USD7.6m Round for Mexican Fintech Cicada

    November 8, 2022
  • Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Leads Series C for Brazil’s Beep Saúde

    November 8, 2022
  • Mexico’s Kukun Raises USD4.5m Round from FJ Labs, Antelo Capital and Others

    October 26, 2022
  • Colombia’s HoyTrabajas Raises USD5m Seed Round

    October 26, 2022
  • Lightspeed Leads USD5m Seed Round for Argentina’s Fidu

    October 26, 2022
  • Apollo Global Management Enters USD1.5b Financing Agreement with Brazil’s Embraer

    September 27, 2022
  • Fifth Wall Invests USD30m in Series C+ for Brazil’s Solfácil

    September 27, 2022
  • Globant Ventures invests ~USD1m in Uruguay’s Bunker DB

    September 27, 2022
  • Chromo Invest, Canary, Others Invest BRL9m in Brazil’s Civi; Canary Leads USD1.1m in Pre-seed Round for Mexico’s Bendo

    September 27, 2022
  • GSV Ventures Leads USD2m Seed Round for Peru’s uDocz 

    September 27, 2022
  • KASZEK and Y Combinator Leads USD5m Investment for Mexico’s DolarApp 

    September 27, 2022
  • Mexico’s Naya Homes Raises USD5.6m Seed Round From Carao Ventures, Clocktower Technology Ventures, Others

    September 27, 2022
  • Astella Leads BRL40m Series A for Brazil’s Amicci 

    September 27, 2022
  • Moore Capital Leads BRL40m Series A+ for Brazil’s BHub 

    September 27, 2022
  • monashees and Construct Capital Lead USD8.5m Round for Brazil’s Leoparda Electric

    September 27, 2022
  • Colombia’s RappiPay Secures USD11m Syndicated Credit Line from Bancolombia, Others

    September 27, 2022
  • Salkantay Ventures Reaches USD26m Final Close for First VC Fund

    September 27, 2022
  • Vinci Partners To Acquire Minority Stake in Brazil’s Efficopar 

    September 27, 2022
  • BTG Pactual To Acquire Brazil’s UPI Itiquira for BRL146.7m

    September 27, 2022
  • Vinci Partners, XP, Genial To Acquire Brazil’s Campinas Shopping from BR Malls for BRL411.4m

    September 27, 2022
  • Victory Park Capital Provides USD100m Senior Loan Facility to Mexico’s Nelo

    September 27, 2022
  • Warburg Pincus and Gávea Investimentos Partially Exit Brazil’s Grupo GPS for BRL546m

    September 27, 2022
  • Brazil’s Patria-backed Lavoro To List on Nasdaq via SPAC Merger

    September 27, 2022
  • HSBC, Goldman Sachs, Santander To Provide USD810m Debt for Mexico’s Kavak

    September 27, 2022
  • StepStone Leads USD20m Series A for Mexico’s Draftea

    September 14, 2022
  • Gradient Ventures Leads USD15m Series A for Mexico’s R2

    September 14, 2022
  • Mexico’s Naya Homes Raises USD5.6m Seed Round from Carao Ventures, Clocktower Technology Ventures, Others

    September 14, 2022
  • At One Ventures and Builders VC Lead USD3.7m Seed Round for Argentina’s Puna Bio

    September 14, 2022
  • Tiger Global Leads USD3m Seed Round for Argentina’s Rebill

    September 14, 2022
  • Goldman Sachs Provides USD140m Asset-Backed Loan for Chile’s Xepelin

    September 7, 2022
  • PROSUS VENTURES ACQUIRES 33.3% STAKE IN IFOOD FOR ~USD1.5B

    August 31, 2022
  • XP Investments To Acquire Brazil’s Campo de Marte and Jacarepaguá Airports for BRL141m

    August 30, 2022
  • Upload Ventures Leads a USD12m Series A for Mexico’s Plerk

    August 29, 2022
  • CRV and monashees Lead USD6.7m Pre-seed Round for Brazil’s Latú

    August 25, 2022
  • Alloy Capital Provides MXN290m Debt Financing for Mexico’s Auronix

    August 23, 2022
  • StepStone Group Completes USD80m Secondary Transaction for Brazil’s Valor Venture Fund II

    August 23, 2022
  • BTG Pactual To Invest in Brazil’s Aliare and Gran Cursos Online

    August 23, 2022

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