CPP Investments and the Votorantim Group consolidated several Brazilian energy assets and will create a new combined company to be listed on the B3 Stock Exchange. CPP Investments CP will…

Tencent and SoftBank led a USD200m Series F for CargoX, a Brazilian trucking marketplace, with participation from Valor Capital Group and MFO Oikos, and follow-on from Lightrock. Tencent and SoftBank…

Valor Capital Group led a USD22m Series A for Aprende Institute, a Mexican vocational training platform, with participation from ECMC Group, Univision, Angel Ventures, Capria, Endeavor Catalyst, Artisan Venture Capital,…

XP Investimentos acquired Hospital de Olhos Santa Luzia, a Brazil-based hospital specialized in ophthalmology, for an undisclosed amount. (Capitalist) XP Investimentos acquired Hospital de Olhos Santa Luzia, in Recife, through…

Movii, a Colombian digital payment platform, raised a USD15m round led by Square Capital and SF-based VC Hard Yaka. Blue Like an Orange invested USD10m in 2020. (Forbes) – La…

Altantico led a USD6m Series A for ZAX, a Brazilian B2B wholesale marketplace for clothing, toys and electronics, with participation from FJ Labs, Caravela Capital, GFC and Canary. Caravela and…

MELI Kaszek Pioneer Corp (MEKA), a SPAC formed by Mercado Libre and KASZEK, raised USD287m in an IPO. MEKA will target a Latin America tech company in e-commerce, financial services, logistics,…

FunderClub and Clocktower led a USD2m seed round for Toku, a Chilean software platform enabling automated recurring payments for SMEs. Toku raised USD50k from Platanus Ventures earlier this year. (Startups Chilenas)…

Sempli, a Colombian lending platform for SMEs, raised USD10m from IDB LAB, Oikocredit, Incofin, Enabling Capital and Symbiotics. Oikocredit and Incofin led a USD8m Series A in 2019; Oikocredit and IDB…

Digital Currency Group (DCG) led a USD50m Series B for Ripio, an Argentine crypto trading platform with participation from Marcos Galperin (Mercado Libre), Martin Migoya (Globant) and Tim Draper (Draper…

A fund managed by Ameris Capital, fully exited its stake in Calcurrupe Desarrollo, via a ~USD36.5m sale to Inmobiliaria Rio Bueno. Calcurrupe Desarrollo SpA is developing 6 real estate projects…

Tiger Global and Point72 Ventures led a USD20m Series A for Ontop, a Colombian onboarding and payroll management platform for companies with international teams, with participation from SoftBank.  Point72 Ventures…

YC and NY-based retail investment platform Public.com led a USD5.7m seed round for Sprout, a retail investment platform enabling Brazilian citizens to invest in the US stock market, with participation…

Crescera Capital led a USD80m Series C for Tembici, a Brazilian micro-mobility platform focused on bikes, with participation from Endeavor Catalyst and Pipo. Tembici raised a USD47m Series B led by…

Accel led a USD23m Series A for Higo, a Mexican B2B payments platform for SMEs, with participation from Tiger Global and angels Claire Hughes-Johnson and Cristina Cordova (Stripe), and follow-on…

Ayenda, a Colombian budget hotel chain, raised a USD10m round from 500 Global, Dalus Capital and IDB Lab. Dila Capital invested in June; KASZEK led a USD8.7m Series A in 2020;…

Tarsadia Capital and QED Investors led a USD110m Series E+ for Konfio, a Mexican lending platform for SMEs, with follow-on from SoftBank, KASZEK, VEF, IFC and Lightrock. Lightrock led a…

Advent International and SoftBank led a USD225m Series B for Merama, a Mexico- and Brazil-based e-commerce brand aggregator, with participation from Globo Ventures, and follow-on from monashees, Valor Capital Group,…

Cargamos, a Mexican e-commerce and last-mile delivery platform, raised a USD11m seed round from Mountain Nazca, Kayyak Ventures, FEMSA Ventures, and angels Carlos Garcia (Kavak), Ricardo Weder (Jüsto) and Guilherme…

Globo Ventures led a ~USD10m Series D+ for Liv Up, a Brazilian subscription-based meal kit delivery service. Liv Up raised ~USD18m from KASZEK, ThornTree Capital, Spectra and Endeavor Catalyst in 2019.…

Alfa Collab, the CVC arm of Brazilian insurance holding Conglomerado Alfa, announced an investment of up to ~USD120m over three years in E-ctare, a credit platform and digital wallet for…

monashees and Valor Capital Group led a ~USD4.6m pre-seed round for BHub, a Brazilian accounting and financial management platform for SMEs, with participation from QED Investors, Clocktower, Addition, Picus Capital,…

Mexican car resale marketplace Kavak raised a USD700m Series E led by General Catalyst, with participation from Tiger Global, SoftBank, Ribbit Capital, Spruce House, D1 Capital, SEA and Founders Fund…

Crescera Capital made a ~USD6m follow-on in BomConsorcio, a Brazilian marketplace enabling companies to execute secondary sales on their consortium quotas. Crescera invested ~USD500k in April 2019, and ~USD700k in…

Canary led a ~USD1.6m seed round for Gank, a Brazilian community-based trading platform for retail investors, with participation from GFC. (LABS News) – There is a newcomer in the area:…

Honey Island Capital and Quartz invested ~USD2.6m in Tecnofit, a Brazilian finance and membership management platform for fitness studios. Honey Island Capital is a seed investment firm run by EBANX…

Brookfield fully exited its 34% stake in Chile-based Autopista Vespucio Norte and Túnel de San Cristóbal concessions via a EUR340m (~USD402m) sale to Spain-based Globalvía. (American Retail) The Spanish concessionaire Globalvía is…

Lighthouse Investimentos invested ~USD300k in Erural, a Brazilian cattle and cattle beef auction marketplace. (Brazil Journal) – Em 2013, Matheus Ladeia viu seu pai perder mais de R$ 200 mil…

DOMO Invest led a ~USD240k round for Infleet, a Brazilian fleet operations management platform for logistic companies, with participation from Bossanova Investimentos and Anjos do Brasil. (Startupi) – Um dos…

Argentine company builder Grid Exponential led a USD3m round for Tomorrow Foods, an Argentine plant-based proteins manufacturer. (Green Queen) – Tomorrow Foods, an Argentinian plant-based startup, has raised $3 million…