startups

QED Investors led a US$22.5m Series B in Brazilian digital brokerage Warren, with participation from Mercado Libre’s MELI Fund, WPA and Quartz, and follow-on from KaszeK Ventures, Chromo Invest, and…

Aeroespacial, a Fundo de Investimento em Participações (FIP), invested R$20m in Kryptus, a Brazilian data security startup focused on cryptography solutions for the civilian and military markets. Aerospacial is an initiative from BNDES,…

 IDB Lab announced it will be investing an undisclosed amount in 500 Luchadores III, a fund managed by 500 Startups LatAm. The fund intends to support up to 130 Latin…

Sofinnova Partners led a US$5.6m Series A in Protera, a Chilean biotech startup developing a protein to naturally extend food shelf-life, with participation from SOSV. (Contxto) Today, biotech Protera announced it closed an…

Canary led a R$3m round in Boomerang, a Brazilian consumer goods rental platform, with participation from 99 and Yellow founder Ariel Lambrecht. (Fusões & Aquisições) Parafusadeira, furadeira, lavadora de alta…

Quona Capital led a US$15m round in ADDI, a Colombian point-of-sale lending platform, with participation from Foundation Capital, S7 Ventures, as well as returning investors Andreessen Horowitz and monashees.  (Contxto)…

Fen Ventures, Magma Partners, and Fondo Alerce invested US$1.3m in Chile-based proptech Houm. The startup will use the investment to raise brand awareness and expand its marketplace within Chile. (Contxto)…

Credijusto raised US$100m in debt financing from Credit Suisse Group. Credijusto separately raised US$100m in debt from Goldman Sachs in 2019. (Contxto) Banks have been long-known to be slow and hesitant to tender loans to small…

Argentine car marketplace Karvi raised US$3m from Pelham Capital and other investors.  (Contxto) Argentina’s online platform for cars, Karvi, raised an investment for US$3 million and let the world know last…

Barn Investments made an undisclosed investment in Smilink, a Brazilian orthodontics startup. (Press Release) Dear colleagues, friends and investors, In turbulent times such as the one that we are living,…