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Nubank

Nubank is a mobile-based credit card business based in Brazil. Nubank recently closed a new R$250m credit line from FIDC (Fundo de Investimentos em Direitos Creditórios). Nubank previously raised R$200m and R$445m credit lines from Goldman Sachs. For more information visit lavca.org/vc.

  • Canary and Wayra Brasil Exit Teravoz Through a Sale to Twilio

    15 January 2020

    Teravoz, a Brazilian VoIP services provider to small businesses and call centers, was acquired by Twilio, providing an exit to investors Canary and Wayra Brasil. Teravoz reports a 30x return…

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    KaszeK Ventures Raises US$600m Across Two New Funds

    29 August 2019

    KaszeK Ventures raised US$600m across two new funds, including US$375m for its fourth flagship fund and US$225m for its first opportunities fund. (Press Release) Latin American venture capital firm Kaszek…

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    TCV Leads US$400m Series F Invesment in Nubank

    26 July 2019

    Brazilian fintech Nubank raised a US$400m Series F at a reported US$10b valuation. TCV led the round, with participation from existing investors Tencent, DST Global, Sequoia Capital, Dragoneer, Ribbit Capital…

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    Nubank Raises R$375m Using a Brazilian Form of a Fixed-Income Issuance (em português)

    17 June 2019

    Nubank raised R$375m using a Brazilian form of a fixed-income issuance. (Valor Econômico) O Nubank concluiu a captação de R$ 375 milhões com a emissão de letras financeiras, avisou nesta…

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    Tencent Invests in Argentina’s Mobile App Ualá

    23 April 2019

    Tencent made an undisclosed investment in Ualá, an Argentine mobile banking app. Goldman Sachs led a US$34m investment in Ualá in 2018, with participation from monashees, Ribbit Capital, Jefferies Group,…

  • Tencent Invests US$180m in Brazilian Financial Services Startup Nubank

    8 October 2018

    Nubank doubled its valuation to US$4b this year with a US$180m investment from Tencent, representing about a 5% stake in the company. US$90m was a direct investment from Tencent; the other US$90m in equity was purchased from existing shareholders. In March 2018, DST Global led a US$150m round in Nubank at a valuation over US$2b, with participation from Thrive Capital, Dragoneer Investment Group, and existing investors Founders Fund, Redpoint Ventures, Ribbit Capital, and QED Investors. Previous investors include KaszeK Ventures, Sequoia Capital, and Tiger Global Management. Tencent’s last disclosed direct investment in Latin America was a 2017 Series B in Satellogic, an Argentine space exploration platform.

  • Movile raised a fresh US$142m round of financing for iFood, led by Naspers, with participation from Innova Capital. Last year, Movile raised US$82m for iFood and US$53m for Movile, also from Naspers and Innova Capital.

    Movile Raises US$124m for Brazilian On-Demand Food Delivery Company iFood

    12 July 2018

    Movile raised a fresh US$124m round of financing for iFood, led by Naspers, with participation from Innova Capital. Last year, Movile raised US$82m for iFood and US$53m for Movile, also from Naspers and Innova Capital.

  • Salesforce Ventures made its inaugural investment in Latin America in RunaHR, a payroll automation platform, in a US$3.5m seed round that included Y Combinator, the founder of Gmail, CTO of Dropbox, executives of Rappi, Nubank, Cabify and WeWork Latin America, and HR experts including the CTO of Zenefits, former Head Sales Head of Gusto and former Product Manager of Gusto.

    Salesforce Ventures Makes Inaugural LatAm Investment in RunaHR

    5 June 2018

    Salesforce Ventures made its inaugural investment in Latin America in RunaHR, a payroll automation platform, in a US$3.5m seed round that included Y Combinator, the founder of Gmail, CTO of Dropbox, executives of Rappi, Nubank, Cabify and WeWork Latin America, and HR experts including the CTO of Zenefits, former Head Sales Head of Gusto and former Product Manager of Gusto.

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    Canary Raises R$160m Fund (em português)

    3 March 2018

    Canary raised R$160m for its first fund. Investments include fintech SmartMEI, HR platform Gupy, IT startup Terramagna, used car marketplace Volanty, online factoring platform Rapidoo, and  IDwall, a validation and…

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    Brazil’s Nubank Raises US$150m in Series E Round Led by DST Global

    1 March 2018

    DST Global led a US$150m investment in Brazilian fintech Nubank, with participation from Thrive Capital and Dragoneer Investment Group, and existing investors Founders Fund, Redpoint Ventures, Ribbit Capital and QED Investors.…

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