Global Founders Capital and Brazilian angels invested R$5.7m in Brazilian CaaS platform Zen Finance. GFC previously invested R$1.3m. (Valor) A fintech de crédito Zen recebeu aporte de R$ 5,7 milhões…

Real Estate Investment firm Hemisfério Sul Investimentos has purchased a commercial building in Barueri and a shopping mall in Campinas from business executive Michael Klein for a combined cost of…

Odiseo and Capria invested COP$1m in Mesfix, a Colombian crowdfunding platform. Mesfix raised US$1.2m in 2017 from InQlab and IKON Banca de Inversion. (Press Release) La semana anterior el fondo…

BR Startups, managed by MSW Capital, invested R$2m in Carflix, a marketplace for pre-owned cars, to expand within Brazil. (StartSe) A Carflix, site de compra e venda de veículos seminovos,…

Angel Ventures Peru led a US$660k investment in Quantum Talent, a Peruvian HR tech platform for skills assessment and job training. (Press Release) Quantum Talent, a technology enabled human resources…

IGNIA Partners made an undisclosed investment in Takeoff, an ecommerce platform for grocery retailers in Mexico. (Press Release) Takeoff, the technology company that allows supermarkets to sell their products online…

Leal (formerly Puntos Leal), a Colombian consumer rewards platform, raised a US$3m Series A from FCP Innovación SP, the CVC fund of EPM, and undisclosed Colombian financial entity. (Dinero) La…

Criatec 2, managed by Crescera Investimentos (formerly Bozano), invested R$2.5m in Bom Consórcio, a Brazilian secondaries marketplace for consumer debt.  (Valor Econômico) A Bom Consórcio, startup que atua no mercado…

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,…

Latinia, a Barcelona-based software development company, led a US$500k investment in Facturedo, a Chilean invoice discounting marketplace. Facturedo participated in Startupbootcamp Fintech Scale in 2018. The company says they’ve financed…

Paladin Realty Partners announced the launch of a mixed-use development project located in São Paulo’s Pinheiros neighborhood. The project is expected to generate approximately R$400m (US$103m) of total sales. The…

Accion made an undisclosed investment in CÍVICO, a digital information and payments platform for micro/small businesses. CÍVICO operates in Bogotá, Mexico City and Santiago de Chile. (Press Release) Bogotá, Colombia,…

Linx will acquire Hiper for a reported R$50m, providing an exit for Cventures, CRP, M3 Investimentos and ACE. (Baguete) A Linx pode pagar até R$ 50 milhões pela Hiper, uma…

Positivo made undisclosed investments in agtechs Agrosmart and @Tech. (GS Notícias) A Positivo Tecnologia comprou no mês passado participação em duas startups de tecnologia do setor de agronegócios. A companhia…

FIS Ameris made an undisclosed investment in Kirón, a Chilean medical device manufacturer for people with mobility limitations. This is the firm’s third investment from Fund 2. (FIS Ameris) Este…

Ribbit Capital led a R$25m investment in Warren, a Brazil-based digital brokerage, with participation from KaszeK Ventures and Chromo Invest. This is Warren’s first known institutional capital. (Baguete) A corretora…

Redwood Ventures made a US$600k investment in Troquer, a Mexican fashion resale platform. (AMEXCAP) El fondo de inversión Redwood Ventures fundado en la capital digital del país anuncia hoy su…

Variv Capital, FEMSA Comercio and others made a US$13m follow-on investment in Conekta, a Mexican fintech enabling cash payments for over 1,000 online merchants. (Expansión) Conekta, la scale-up de soluciones de…

Krealo, Credicorp’s open innovation arm, acquired the digital business unit of Chilean payments company Multicaja for US$19m. (Press Release) Lima, PERU, March 27th, 2019 – Credicorp Ltd. announces to its…

French group UP acquired a 60% stake in Glüky Group, a Colombian HRtech platform for employee motivation. Co-founder Juan Jose Mesa is an Endeavor entrepreneur. (La Republica) Desde el 20…

QED Investors and Invus Opportunities co-led a US$22.6m investment in Escale, a Brazilian digital marketing agency providing customer acquisition services to Brazilian telco and healthcare companies. Previous investors KaszeK Ventures,…

Nilo Ventures made an undisclosed investment in Keynua, a Peruvian visual identity platform that is backed by Y Combinator (W19 cohort). (Medium) Around the globe, investors have taken notice of…

Distrito and Parallax Ventures are partnering to invest up to R$10m in Brazilian fintechs. Parallax investments include fintechs CERC, Monkey, goLiza, Ali Crédito, Asaas, and healthtech Bright. (Startupi) A plataforma…

GV Angels led a R$1m investment in PackID, a Brazilian food logistics monitoring platform, with participation from ACE, MOR Capital, Allievo Ventures, and M3. (Startupi) A startup PackID, da cidade…

InvestTech made an undisclosed investment in ClipEscola, a Brazilian edtech marketing platform. (Empreendedor) A empresa de Santa Catarina ClipEscola, plataforma de comunicação e marketing escolar, firmou sociedade com a gestora…

Brazilian publisher Nexo Jornal raised US$920k from Luminate, formerly the Government and Civic Engagement arm of Omidyar Network. (Coluna Politica) Após mais de três anos em atividade, site brasileiro recebe…

Superjobs Ventures invested R$1m across fintechs Firgun and Rocketpass and online therapy platform Vittude. (Exame) São Paulo – Duas fintechs e uma startup de terapia online receberam um investimento que soma…

Seattle-based petsitting marketplace Rover led a US$7m investment in DogHero, a Brazilian pet-hosting startup operating in 750 cities in Brazil, Mexico and Argentina. DogHero raised US$2.5m from IGNIA, Global Founders…

Brazilian real estate startup Loft raised a US$70m Series B at a valuation of ~US$370m, led by Andreessen Horowitz and Fifth Wall Ventures, with participation from QED Investors. Loft raised…

Criatec 3, managed by Inseed Investimentos, made a R$3m investment in VarejOnline, a software platform for retail management. (Baguete) A VarejOnline, companhia de Santa Catarina dona de um sistema de…