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  • Peruvian IT startup Quantum Talent SAC  received a seed investment round of US$397,500 from Wayra Peru and undisclosed angel investors

    Wayra and Angel Investors Make Seed Investment in Peruvian IT Startup Quantum Talent (en español)

    June 21, 2018

    Peruvian IT startup Quantum Talent SAC  received a seed investment round of US$397,500 from Wayra Peru and undisclosed angel investors

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    Peruvian Payments Startup Culqi Closes US$500k Seed Round

    March 23, 2018

    Angel Ventures Peru led a US$500k seed investment in Culqi, a Peruvian payments startup accelerated by Wayra Peru. (Press Release)– Culqi, a payments startup based in Lima, Peru announced today that…

  • Telefonica Open Future_ LAVCA Venture Investors

    2017 LatAm Tech Investment Highlights: Telefonica Open Future_

    February 14, 2018

    Since its deployment, Telefonica Open Future_ has evolved its investment strategy to the interests of Telefónica, and today it only invests in startups that have a clear fit with the global corporate strategy or with the local strategy of its different units of business. Thus, to date, more than 62 Latin American startups are doing business with the Telefónica Group.

  • 1Doc3 Javier Cardona LAVCA Venture Investors

    1Doc3: “The Digital Revolution in the Health Industry has not even Started”

    February 14, 2018

    1Doc3 is a digital health platform providing individualized medical information to over 1.5 million Spanish-speaking users per month. In this interview with founder Javier Cardona, we learn how 1Doc3 is innovating around access to medical information and care: “the digital revolution in the health industry has not even started, and we are playing the leading role.”

  • Wayra Chile ZappingTV PostedIn Cloner LAVCA

    Wayra Chile Invests in ZappingTV, PostedIn & Cloner

    January 15, 2018

    Wayra Chile invested US$500k across three startups: ZappingTV, PostedIn, and Cloner. (Press Release) La compañía sumó a su portafolio a Zapping TV, plataforma de televisión vía streaming; “Cloner” servicio automático…

  • Poup Digio Wayra Brazil LAVCA Venture Investors

    CBSS’s Digio Acquires Brazilian Cashback Startup Poup (em português)

    January 12, 2018

    Digio, a digital credit card owned by CBSS bank, has acquired Brazilian cashback startup Poup. Wayra Brazil accelerated the company in its first batch. (E-commerce News) Digio, a digital credit…

  • Mediação Online Raised R$500K from 500 Startups to Tackle Brazil’s “Litigation Culture”

    November 1, 2017

    Mediação Online, a legal dispute mediation service for Brazilian businesses and consumers, recently received R$500k in investment from 500 Startups, having previously been accelerated at Wayra Brasil. In this interview with founder & CEO Melissa Felipe Gava, we learn about Brazil’s “stratospheric” number of litigation proceedings, and how Mediação Online is working to lower the cost of mediation services…

  • With Funding from Wayra Colombia & Quake Capital, Ad Optimization Startup DataGran Expands Globally

    November 1, 2017

    DataGran is an ad optimization startup in New York that raised an undisclosed amount of capital from Wayra Colombia and Quake Capital earlier this year. In this interview with founder & CEO Carlos Mendez, we learn about DataGran’s traction to date, why they are expanding globally, and what’s next for adtech (hint: it involves AI and blockchain)…

  • Elisabeth Soto LAVCA Peru Venture Capital Conference

    Market Spotlight: Peru VC

    July 26, 2017

    Despite its status as one of the fastest growing economies in the world, Peru has traditionally ranked lower than its Latin American counterparts in terms of the development of the venture capital ecosystem. In fact, until recently Peru had almost no country-dedicated VCs and between 2011-2015 consistently captured fewer venture investment dollars than Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Mexico, according to LAVCA Data. Where does Peru stand as of 2017, in terms of a mature VC ecosystem?

  • Startup Brasil Finep Startup LAVCA Venture Investors

    Finep Startup to Invest R$400m in Startups Over Next Four Years (em português)

    June 28, 2017

    Finep Startup (formerly Startup Brasil) announced it will invest R$400m in startups over the next four years. (Baguete) O Ministério de Ciência, Tecnologia, Inovações e Comunicações acaba de ressuscitar o…

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  • Brazilian Digital Brokerage Warren Raises Undisclosed Series C+ (em português)

    July 4, 2022
  • Tiger Global Leads USD15m Series A for Colombia’s treble.ai

    July 1, 2022
  • Base Partners and Crankstart Lead USD30m Series A for Brazilian Motorbike Rental Platform Mottu

    June 30, 2022
  • LIV Capital Invests in Mexico’s Fuller

    June 28, 2022
  • IDC Ventures Leads USD30m Series B for Mexican Payments Platform UnDosTres (en español)

    June 28, 2022
  • Goldman Sachs Asset Management Leads ~USD38m Series C for Brazil’s Conexa Saúde

    June 27, 2022
  • Actis To Acquire 10% Stake in Brazil’s Omega Energia for BRL850m

    June 27, 2022
  • Goldman Sachs Leads ~USD40m Round for Brazilian Healthtech Conexa Saúde (em português)

    June 27, 2022
  • Peru’s GloboKasNet Raises Undisclosed Amount from Nuveen and Maj Invest

    June 23, 2022
  • Ameris Capital Acquires LP Stakes from Chile’s Penta Seguros de Vida for Undisclosed Amount

    June 23, 2022
  • Vine Ventures Reaches USD140m Final Close for Seed-stage Venture Fund

    June 22, 2022
  • General Catalyst Leads USD17m Series A for Chilean Healthtech Examedi (en español)

    June 22, 2022
  • KASZEK Leads ~USD10m Series A for Brazilian Energy Marketplace Lemon Energia (em português)

    June 22, 2022
  • Patria Investments Acquires Brazilian Hydropower Plants from ContourGlobal for BRL1.74b

    June 20, 2022
  • Equitas Acquires Chile’s Naviera Antártica

    June 20, 2022
  • Browder Capital, TeleSoft Partners, MBX Lead USD7m Round for Mexican Healthtech Eva (en español)

    June 19, 2022
  • Tiger Global Leads USD6m Round for Colombian Fintech Mono (en español)

    June 17, 2022
  • Henko Capital Partners Acquires Revergy

    June 15, 2022
  • Patria Acquires Brazil’s Avenida for BRL300m

    June 15, 2022
  • Grupo Mutual To Raise Two USD200m Costa Rica VC Funds

    June 14, 2022
  • BNDES To Invest BRL2.5b in Funds Managed by Vinci, BTG Pactual, Kinea and Patria

    June 14, 2022
  • Macquarie Sells Interest in Mexico’s Universidad Politécnica de San Luis Potosí to Bestinver

    June 11, 2022
  • Mexico’s Ozon Raises USD4m Seed Funding and USD25m Debt

    June 10, 2022
  • Meor To Invest MXN1.45b To Develop Three Industrial Parks in Mexico

    June 9, 2022
  • Seguros Unimed To Launch BRL1b Brazilian Real Estate Fund

    June 9, 2022
  • Pátria Investimentos’ Lavoro Acquires 85% Stake in Brazil’s Casa Trevo and CATR From AZ Group

    June 8, 2022
  • Ecuadorian Fintech Kushki Raises USD100m Series B+ at USD1.5b Valuation

    June 7, 2022
  • CPP Investments-backed Auren Energia Acquires 28.3% Stake In Brazil’s Aquarela Inovação Tecnológica

    June 7, 2022
  • IDB Invest Provides USD250m Fixed Rate B-bond for Uruguay’s Central Railroad Line Project

    June 7, 2022
  • SPIC To Acquire 70% Stake in Two Brazilian Solar Projects in Brazil From Canadian Solar

    June 6, 2022
  • Grupo Financiero Galicia Acquires 15% Stake in Argentina’s Agripay

    June 6, 2022
  • Caatinga Capital To Acquire 70% Stake in Brazil’s Nexti for BRL170m

    June 6, 2022
  • Mubadala Capital Acquires Majority Stake in Brazil’s Medicina UniFTC Salvador and Unesulbahia

    June 3, 2022
  • H.I.G. Capital Acquires Majority Stake in Chile’s Virutex Ilko

    June 3, 2022
  • Anthos Capital Leads USD47m Round for SuperApp Yummy

    June 2, 2022
  • Aqua Capital Acquires 100% of Colombia’s Ascender From Valorar Futuro

    June 2, 2022
  • Inovabra Leads ~USD17m Round for Brazilian Agtech Agrotools (em português)

    June 1, 2022
  • Brookfield-owned BRK Ambiental Files for Brazil IPO

    May 31, 2022

Latest Private Equity News

  • Lightrock Reaches USD300m Final Close for LatAm Growth Fund

    May 18, 2022
  • Grupo Procaps To Acquire Mexico’s Grupo Somar From Advent

    May 17, 2022
  • Stratus Alternative Fund To Launch Jamaica SME Private Equity Fund

    May 14, 2022
  • FRAM Capital Acquires Minority Stake in Brazil’s Classy Brands

    May 12, 2022
  • Vinci Partners Exits Brazil’s Pro Infusion Via Sale to Viveo Group

    May 11, 2022
  • Advent International To Invest in Colombia’s GHL Hotels

    May 3, 2022
  • Galgo Capital Acquires 40% of Peru’s Crece Capital

    May 1, 2022
  • Itaú Acquires 11.3% Stake in Brazil’s XP From General Atlantic, Others for ~USD1.6b

    April 30, 2022
  • IG4 Capital To Raise USD500m Fund III and USD300m Credit Fund

    April 25, 2022
  • Accenture Acquires Argentina’s Ergo

    April 21, 2022
  • BNDES invests BRL250m in Lightrock’s Growth Equity Fund II Brasil

    April 19, 2022
  • ACON Acquires Stake in Brazil’s Sapore

    April 12, 2022
  • Riza Asset Management and Alvarez & Marzel To Create JV To Invest in Special Situations

    April 7, 2022
  • Brookfield To Invest USD60m in Brazil’s Ouro Verde

    March 28, 2022
  • Gramercy Provides USD100m Credit Line to Colombia’s OmniLatAm

    March 21, 2022
  • Vinci Partners Leads BRL650m Investment in Brazil’s Evino

    March 7, 2022
  • PX Ativos Judiciais and Galapagos Capital Raise BRL100m for Brazil Judicial Assets Fund

    March 2, 2022
  • IFC To Provide BRL200m Loan to Brazil’s Ser Educacional

    February 24, 2022
  • Blue like an Orange Sustainable Capital Provides BRL72m in Mezzanine Financing to Brazil’s InvestFarma

    February 23, 2022
  • Wind Point Partners Acquires Mexico’s Palmex

    February 22, 2022
  • Grupo Pegasus Invests in Puppis

    February 22, 2022
  • Vinci Partners Invests BRL100m in Brazil’s DMCard

    February 21, 2022
  • Macrocapitales Sells 33.33% of Hass Peru to Local Investors

    February 19, 2022
  • Jive Investments Sells 49% Stake in Select Assets for USD25.5m

    February 19, 2022
  • Advent Acquires 25% Stake in Brazil’s Tigre for BRL1.35b

    February 18, 2022
  • Altum Capital Reaches USD125m Final Close for Second Mexico Private Debt Fund

    February 15, 2022
  • SouthLight Capital’s LatAm Growth SPAC Raises USD130m on Nasdaq

    February 9, 2022
  • LIV Capital’s Second SPAC Raises USD100m on the Nasdaq

    February 8, 2022
  • MicroVest Invests USD5m in Panama’s Banco La Hipotecaria

    February 8, 2022
  • PesoRama Merges With CPC Skyscape & Receives USD4.2m in Subscription Receipts Led by Fundamental Private Markets

    February 8, 2022
  • Linzor Capital Partners Exits Chile’s Mundo via Sale to DigitalBridge

    February 4, 2022
  • XP Invests ~USD9m in Brazil’s BR Supply (em português)

    January 31, 2022
  • Prisma Capital Increases Stake in Brazil’s Dommo Energia

    January 29, 2022
  • SPX Capital Targets BRL2.5b Brazil PE Fund (em português)

    January 28, 2022
  • BlackRock’s Global Renewable Energy Fund III to Invest USD200m in Chilean Solar Assets

    January 28, 2022
  • Cerberus To Commit BRL50m to Brasil Brokers

    January 27, 2022
  • RF Bank & Trust to Raise USD50m Bahamas Fund

    January 27, 2022
  • Linzor Capital Partners Acquires 70% of inConcert and Convertia

    January 24, 2022

Latest Venture Capital News

  • DN Capital Leads ~USD22.2m Series A+ for Brazilian Healthtech Sami

    December 14, 2021
  • Riverwood Capital Leads ~USD52m Series B for Brazilian Fiscal Management Platform Arquivei (em português)

    December 14, 2021
  • KASZEK Leads USD2.7m Seed Round for Peruvian Edtech Crack the Code

    December 13, 2021
  • GIC Leads ~USD32m Series C for Brazilian Delivery Platform Shopper (em português)

    December 13, 2021
  • Tiger Global Leads USD20.5m Round for Mexican Freight Platform Nuvocargo

    December 10, 2021
  • Advent International and SoftBank Lead USD60m Series B+ in E-Commerce Aggregator Merama

    December 9, 2021
  • Volpe Capital Leads ~USD5m Series A for Brazilian Corporate Governance Platform Atlas Governance

    December 8, 2021
  • Lachy Groom Leads USD14.8m Series A for Brazilian Fintech Stark Bank (em português)

    December 8, 2021
  • Prosus Ventures Leads USD60m Series B for Colombian Edtech Platzi

    December 6, 2021
  • KASZEK Leads USD10m Series A for Brazilian Workspace Marketplace Beer or Coffee (em português)

    November 30, 2021
  • Galapagos Capital Invests ~USD20m in Brazilian Cosmetics MedBeauty (em português)

    November 18, 2021
  • Oak HC Leads USD27m Series A for Mexican Payment Platform Aplazo

    November 15, 2021
  • Colombian E-commerce Fulfillment Platform Melonn Raises USD4.5 Seed Round

    November 3, 2021
  • DNA Capital, Temasek and Fit Participações Lead ~USD20m Round for Brazilian Healthtech Memed

    November 1, 2021
  • Astella Investimentos Leads ~USD5m Round for Brazilian Proptech Homelend (em português)

    October 28, 2021
  • KASZEK Leads USD8m Round for Brazilian Car Documentation Platform Gringo

    October 27, 2021
  • SoftBank Leads USD75m Series C for Brazilian BPO Platform Pipefy

    October 26, 2021
  • Mexican Delivery Platform Skydropx Raised USD20m Seres A from Cometa, Base10 Partners, 645 Ventures

    October 26, 2021
  • Brazilian Car Insurtech Justos Raises ~USD35.8m Series A from SoftBank, KASZEK and Others

    October 25, 2021
  • Andreessen Horowitz and Base Partners Lead USD15m Series A for Colombian Foodtech Foodology

    October 22, 2021
  • Unbox Capital Leads USD30m Series B for Brazilian Marketing Platform Rock Content (em português)

    October 22, 2021
  • L Catterton Leads Investment in Mexican DTC Eyewear Brand Ben & Frank

    October 21, 2021
  • Anthos Capital Leads USD18m Series A for Venezuelan Delivery Platform Yummy

    October 21, 2021
  • Flourish Ventures and GFC Lead USD10m Series A for Brazilian Wholesale Marketplace Merce do Bairro

    October 21, 2021
  • Tiger Global Leads USD35m Series A for Argentine Fintech Pomelo

    October 21, 2021
  • Brazilian Wholesale Marketplace Inventa Raises ~USD6m Seed Round (em português)

    October 20, 2021
  • QED Investors and KASZEK Lead USD40m Series C for Brazilian Fintech Hash

    October 20, 2021
  • SoftBank, Amazon and Accel Lead USD108m Series B for Brazilian Fintech Pismo (en español)

    October 19, 2021
  • SP Ventures and Astella Investimentos Lead USD17m Series A for Brazilian Fintech Traive (em português)

    October 18, 2021
  • Tencent and SoftBank Lead USD200m Series F for Brazilian Trucking Marketplace CargoX (em português)

    October 15, 2021
  • Valor Capital Group Leads USD22m Series A for Mexican Edtech Aprende Institute

    October 11, 2021
  • Square Capital and Hard Yaka Invest USD15m in Colombian Digital Payments Platform Movii (en español)

    October 6, 2021
  • Atlantico Leads USD6m Series A for Brazilian Wholesale Marketplace ZAX

    October 5, 2021
  • Mercado Libre and KASZEK SPAC Raises USD287m In Public Listing

    October 4, 2021
  • FunderClub and Clocktower Lead USD2m Seed Round for Chilean Software Platform Toku (en español)

    October 4, 2021
  • Colombian Lending Platform Sempli Raises USD10m (en español)

    October 4, 2021
  • Digital Currency Group Leads USD50m Series B for Argentine Crypto Platform Ripio (em português)

    October 4, 2021
  • Tiger Global and Point72 Ventures Lead USD20m Series A for Colombian HRtech Ontop

    October 4, 2021

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