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…
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Barn Investments Invests in Orthodontics Startup, Smilink
March 11, 2020Barn 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,…
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Telefónica Invests in Redpoint Eventures (em português)
March 9, 2020Telefonica, through its Innovation Ventures, made an undisclosed investment in Brazilian VC Redpoint eventures. (Medium) Novas diretrizes da estratégia global de inovação aberta da Telefónica reforçam a relevância do mercado…
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monashees and Class5 Global led a US$8.8m investment in TrueHome, a Mexican real estate platform, with participation from FJ Labs and follow-on from Mountain Nazca. (Crunchbase) The real estate space…
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Telefonica Open Innovation & Wayra Investment Highlights for 2019
February 14, 20202019 marked a significant year for Telefonica’s evolution supporting Latin American startups. Responding to a maturing market, Telefonica re-launched the Wayra brand, focusing on larger tickets (up to US$250k) for more…
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COFIDE Administers Fund to Invest ~US$21m in Peruvian VC Funds
February 5, 2020By executive decree, COFIDE will administer a fund to invest ~US$21m in Peruvian VC funds. (Gestión) Hoy, el Estado peruano, a través del Decreto de Urgencia que promueve el financiamiento…
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Cedro Capital invested R$2.5m in Portal de Compras Públicas, a Brazilian platform for public procurement purchases. (Startupi) O Portal de Compras Públicas, startup do Distrito Federal especializada em pregão eletrônico…
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SoftBank Leads a US$125m Series B in AlphaCredit
January 27, 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…
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Proeza Ventures Raises US$50m for Mobility Focused Companies
January 13, 2020Grupo Proeza launched Proeza Ventures, a US$50m corporate venture capital vehicle focused on mobility investments. (Press Release) Monterrey, Mexico – Proeza Ventures, a Houston, Texas and Monterrey-based venture capital firm,…
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CITES and Others Invest US$2.7m in Biotech Eolo Pharma (en español)
December 31, 2019Uruguay-based biotech Eolo Pharma raised a US$2.7m Series A from CITES and a group of international investors to fund preclinical trials for an obesity treatment. Eolo Pharma is run by…