Omidyar Network made an undisclosed investment in Agenda Edu, a Brazilian school management and communication platform. (Press Release) Agenda Edu (www.agendaedu.com), a platform that increases engagement in school settings, announced…

Lighthouse Investimentos made undisclosed investments in POS Controle, a mobile payments solution for small retailers, and Catálogo Delivery, an consumer app for last-mile delivery. (Baguete) A Lighthouse, empresa nacional de…

Brazilian private equity firm Hemisfério Sul Investimentos (HSI) sold a 50% stake in GoodStorage, a Brazilian self-storage company, to US asset manager M3 Capital Partners. Rappi, Loggi and B2W are…

Manutara Ventures made an undisclosed investment in Barracks, a Chilean analytics software for gaming. (Iberian Lawyer) Manutara Ventures, through their venture capital tech fund, on an investment in Barracks, a…

IGNIA and Dalus Capital led a US$6.5m investment in online payments platform UnDosTres, with participation from InnoCells, the corporate venture arm of Banco Sabadell.  (Press Release) UnDosTres, the digital platform…

DILA Capital led a €2m investment in BEWE, a Mexican SaaS platform for beauty retailers, with participation from The Venture City, Toro Ventures and existing investors Variv Capital, Seaya Ventures and Mountain…

Global venture builder Techtools Ventures invested R$3m in Eirene Solutions, a Brazilian agtech machinery startup. (ti inside) Após passar pelo processo de aceleração da techtools ventures, a Eirene Solutions está…

New York VC Palm Drive Capital led a US$5m Series A in LentesPlus, an online retailer for contact lenses, with participation from existing investors IGNIA and InQlab. LentesPlus is headquartered in Bogotá, with operations in Mexico, Colombia, Chile and Argentina.

Redpoint eventures and DGF Investimentos made an undisclosed Series B investment in GESTO, a big data startup for Brazilian healthcare plans. (Investimentos e Notícias) A GESTO fechou sua segunda rodada…

Global Founders Capital led a US$1.2m investment in Creditoo, an online payroll loan platform for Brazilian private sector employees, with participation from Canary. Creditoo also raised over R$100m through an FIDC (Fundo de Investimento em Direitos Creditórios) to realize payroll-deductible loans.

Tecnisa, a Brazilian residential property manager, announced a joint venture with H.I.G. Capital to return to real estate market after two years of inactivity in the sector. This represents H.I.G’s first residential real estate deal in Brazil.

General Atlantic invested R$250m in Brazilian apartment rental platform QuintoAndar at a reported valuation of about R$1.1b. Previous investors include Acacia Partners, Qualcomm Ventures and Kaszek Ventures.

Redpoint eventures invested in Repassa, an online platform for buying and selling gently used clothing. The undisclosed amount will be used to improve brand reach and customer experience.

Private equity firm Blue Equity executed the first phase for the auction/sale of a resort located in Tulum, Mexico called Mukan, Tulum Sian Ka’an Reserve for an undisclosed amount.

US beauty retail giant Ulta Beauty acquired GlamST, an Uruguayan AR platform for beauty brands and retailers, for an undisclosed amount. GlamST investors include 500 Startups, Hunt Technology Ventures, Reflex…

500 Startups invested US$60k in Globalwork, a Colombian enterprise hiring platform. (Puslo Social) La startup colombiana Globalwork, que a través de la inteligencia artificial optimiza procesos de contratación laboral en empresas con alta rotación…

Invexor Capital led a US$15.8m investment in Kauel, a Chilean developer working on solutions in industrial tech, education and retail, to fund international expansion.

Grupo O’Donnell registered a CKD with a maximum issuance of MXN$2b on the Mexican stock exchange BIVA. The private capital fund will invest in industrial and urban real estate and…

The Draper Cygnus fund, invested US$3m in Alxerion, Skyloom, and Stamm The three Argentine companies are focused on the space and biotechnology industries. 

Puerto Rico’s Science, Technology and Research Trust (PRSTRT) will invest US$225k through Puerto Rican accelerator Parallel18’s follow on fund in StageBoom and BrainHi from Puerto Rico, Workep (Colombia) and Wisboo (Argentina).

Elevar Equity led a US$5.25m investment in Uruguayan digital banking platform Bankingly, with participation from The Rise Fund and Endeavor Catalyst.

Alloy Merchant Finance made an investment of approximately US$4.5m in a joint venture with Salud Fácil, a company in the health sector specialized in providing financing to doctors and patients in Mexico.

Naspers, Innova Capital, and parent company Movile invest US$500m in Brazil’s iFood. Current investors Naspers and Innova are injecting US$400m, while Movile is providing the additional US$100m. Movile’s contribution is coming from a US$124m investment announced by the same shareholders in July.

Jaguar invested an undisclosed amount in Bresco, a Brazilian industrial real estate company.  The investment was made through Jaguar’s second Latin American fund, which focuses on investing in real estate-related platforms and companies in key markets.

Pecunio Venture Capital invested US$3m in Woonkly, an advertising startup based in Jalisco that created its own ‘woonk’ cryptocurrency. 

Omni invested an undisclosed amount in Ergoncredit, a Brazilian credit fintech for small and medium-sized businesses.  As part of the agreement, the controlling shareholder of the Omni Group, Erico Ferreira, acquired 25% of Ergon.

Accesstage invested R$2m for an undisclosed stake in IN10, a Brazil-based  data analysis and business intelligence company.  

Investment and real estate platform MIRA plans to invest MXN$4b on mixed-use urban complexes in Queretaro, Mexico City, Mexico state and Monterrey. MIRA invested MXN$4b via its CERPI in 2018.

Vostok New Ventures invested US $2m in Agente Imóvel, a Brazilian real estate advertising and data analysis platform.

Arc Labs made a US$20m debt investment in PayJoy, a Mexican fintech serving the underbanked. Arc Labs previously made a US$10m debt investment in Creze, a Mexican startup providing financial services to small businesses backed by DILA Capital and Mountain Nazca.