SoftBank, through its SoftBank Latin America Fund, has agreed to invest BRL822m (USD150m) in Brazil-based medical education group Afya through the purchase of convertible preferred shares. Existing backers Crescera Capital…
Paulo Passoni
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Volpe Capital Reaches US$50m First Close for Early Stage Latin America Fund (em português)
8 December 2020Volpe Capital, a VC fund founded by former SoftBank Managing Partner Andre Maciel, reached a US$50m first close with BTG Pactual as a second anchor investor. Volpe Capital plans to invest…
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General Atlantic and SoftBank Lead US$108m Series B in Acesso Digital
21 September 2020General Atlantic and SoftBank’s Latin America Fund led a US$108m Series B in Acesso Digital, a Brazilian digital identity and facial recognition company. e.Bricks Ventures led a R$40m round in…
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SoftBank Invests US$48m in Petlove
7 April 2020SoftBank has invested US$48m from its Latin America fund in Brazil-based online pet product retailer Petlove to accelerate the company’s growth to meet higher demand for online services during the…
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SoftBank Leads a US$125m Series B in AlphaCredit
27 January 2020SoftBank led a US$125m Series B in AlphaCredit, a Mexican lender to individuals and SMBs in Mexico and Colombia. This is the company’s first disclosed financing. AlphaCredit has disbursed over…