Omidyar Network

Tribe Capital led a US$13.5m Series A in Mati, a Mexico-based identity verification technology provider, with follow-on from Spero Ventures, Amaranthine, Operator Partners, Aglae Ventures, and Comma VC. Mati raised…

 Foundation Capital made a US$6m investment in Colombian edtech Platzi. Other investors include Omidyar Network, Mountain Nazca Chile, Y Combinator and 500 Startups. (Contxto) Platzi, a Colombian startup specializing in…

Luminate and ICFJ (International Center for Journalists) launched a project called Velocidad to provide US$1.5m to Latin American news startups. Luminate is formerly the Government and Civic Engagement arm of…

Brazilian publisher Nexo Jornal raised US$920k from Luminate, formerly the Government and Civic Engagement arm of Omidyar Network. (Coluna Politica) Após mais de três anos em atividade, site brasileiro recebe…

Omidyar Network spun off its financial inclusion investment arm as Flourish Ventures. The new firm launches with US$300m in capital for investments (equity and grant) and operations, and will maintain…

Mountain Nazca led a US$7.4m Series A investment in Albo, a Mexican digital bank, with participation from Omidyar Network and Greyhound Capital. (Expansión) Albo pisa el acelerador de su crecimiento…

Omidyar Network made an undisclosed investment in Agenda Edu, a Brazilian school management and communication platform. (Press Release) Agenda Edu (www.agendaedu.com), a platform that increases engagement in school settings, announced…

Driven by new members and increased deals, LAVCA has been growing its footprint in impact investing, particularly where impact converges with traditional PE/VC. 

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

Elevar Equity, Omidyar Network, and The Rise Fund announced an undisclosed Series A investment in Grupo VI-DA, an Argentinean digital literacy and education company.  The investment was through Grupo VI-DA’s early stage co-investment partnership with Elevar.