Since the 2011 launch of the Wayra spaces and the Telefonica Innovation funds, Telefonica has emerged as one of the most active investors in Latin American startups, with almost €12 million invested across more than 20 deals in 2018.
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WEEL, a Brazilian cash flow management platform, raised US$30m from American asset manager Franklin Templeton. WEEL (formerly WorkCapital) raised US$6m in early 2019 from monashees, Mindset Ventures, and Banco Votorantim,…
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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…
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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…
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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.
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HCS Capital Partners invested US$3m in Jooycar, a Chilean insurance tech platform for real-time automotive data.
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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…
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Dux Capital made an undisclosed investment in transcription startup Atexto.
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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.
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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…
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