Startup

Brazilian audiobook company Ubook is planning a Canadian IPO for 2H2019. (DCI) A empresa brasileira de audiolivros, Ubook, está se preparando para uma oferta pública inicial de ações (IPO) no…

Carao Ventures led a US$2m follow-on investment in Speratum, a Costa Rican biotech focused on microRNA-directed oncology therapies primarily for pancreatic and ovarian cancers. Carao previously invested US$800k when Speratum…

The first half of 2018 was a record-breaking semester for startup investment in Latin America. Investment dollars grew for every major market in the region with Brazilian and Mexican startups capturing the most investment.

HCS Capital Partners invested US$3m in Jooycar, a Chilean insurance tech platform for real-time automotive data. 

Company: Gaszen Representative: Jennifer Reyna Title: CEO & Co-Founder   Jennifer Reyna founded Gaszen in Mexico in 2016 to disrupt how energy is consumed in Latin America.  Gaszen’s IoT gas management solution puts…

Dux Capital made an undisclosed investment in transcription startup Atexto.

e.Bricks Ventures and Vox Capital made an undisclosed Series A investment in Sanar, a Brazilian edtech startup designing customized online training for careers in healthcare. 

AGTECH Fundo FIMA, a fund created by BNDES and managed by Inseed, made a R$5m investment in Smartbreeder, an agtech startup specializing in smart crop management software. (StartAgro) O Fundo…

monashees+ and Canary made an undisclosed Series A investment in IDwall, a Brazilian validation and identification services startup, following a R$2m investment in 2017. 500 Startups previously invested R$500k. (LexLatin) La startup brasileña especializada…

DOMO Invest has made a R$3m investment in Brazilian edtech startup Agenda Edu, a platform to manage communications and engagement in school settings. (Baguete) A Agenda Edu, plataforma de gestão de…