Peru

Cartesian Capital Group invested US$50m for a minority stake in Peruvian discount airline Viva Air. The investment will be utilized to help purchase 50 new Airbus A320 aircraft to accelerate…

Angel Ventures Peru led a US$660k investment in Quantum Talent, a Peruvian HR tech platform for skills assessment and job training. (Press Release) Quantum Talent, a technology enabled human resources…

Latinia, a Barcelona-based software development company, led a US$500k investment in Facturedo, a Chilean invoice discounting marketplace. Facturedo participated in Startupbootcamp Fintech Scale in 2018. The company says they’ve financed…

Krealo, Credicorp’s open innovation arm, acquired the digital business unit of Chilean payments company Multicaja for US$19m. (Press Release) Lima, PERU, March 27th, 2019 – Credicorp Ltd. announces to its…

Nilo Ventures made an undisclosed investment in Keynua, a Peruvian visual identity platform that is backed by Y Combinator (W19 cohort). (Medium) Around the globe, investors have taken notice of…

Canadian agroforestry project developer Ecotierra launched Urapi, its first sustainable impact fund. Urapi will develop, invest, and implement sustainable agroforestry projects in Latin America. The fund’s first project is Cafe…

Acumen Latam Capital Partners led a US$4.5m Series A in Peruvian edtech Crehana, with participation from Dila Capital, Mountain Nazca Mexico, and previous investors including Rethink Education and Howzat Partners.…

Private equity firm, Advent International will invest US$100m in Peruvian company Adexus.  The transaction is subject to regulatory approval. (Diario Financiero) El fondo Advent International no está satisfecho con sólo…

Impact investor Acumen Latam Capital Partners completed an investment in Phoenix Foods, a Peruvian agro-industrial exporter (Press Release) Acumen Latam Capital Partners LLC (“ALCP”) announced today an investment in Phoenix…

Enfoca’s portfolio company Grupo Aúna has acquired a 97.3% stake in Promotora Médicas Las Américas, a holding company of the healthcare group Grupo Las Américas.  (Global Legal Chronicle) Grupo Aúna in…