QED Investors led a US$22.5m Series B in Brazilian digital brokerage Warren, with participation from Mercado Libre’s MELI Fund, WPA and Quartz, and follow-on from KaszeK Ventures, Chromo Invest, and…

Chilean insurance conglomerate HDI Seguros made a R$27m follow-on investment in Zoox, a Brazilian hotel and public space internet provider.  (Fusões & Aquisições) Empresa trabalha com wi-fi, geolocalização e análise…

Apex Partners led a R$8m round in Spark, a Brazilian influencer marketing platform. The round comes after founders Raphael Pinho, Marcus Buaiz, and Rafael Coca repurchased their shares from Colombian marketing…

Aeroespacial, a Fundo de Investimento em Participações (FIP), invested R$20m in Kryptus, a Brazilian data security startup focused on cryptography solutions for the civilian and military markets. Aerospacial is an initiative from BNDES,…

TPG’s The Rise Fund acquired China-based photovoltaics producer Trina Solar’s assets in Spain, Chile, Colombia, and Mexico totaling 1GW. The assets will be managed by Matrix Renewables, a newly launched…

Canary, KaszeK Ventures, and MAYA Capital invested US$16m in Alice, a Brazilian healthcare provider. Alice was founded by Andre Florence and Matheus Moraes, alums of Brazilian rideshare 99 (acquired by…

Mountain Nazca and Foundation Capital led a US$12m follow-on investment in Jüsto, a Mexico-based grocery delivery startup founded by Cabify alum Ricardo Weber, with participation from FEMSA Ventures, H20 Capital,…

Banco BV led a R$15m Series A in Carflix, a Brazilian used car marketplace focused on regional transactions. (Contxto) Buying a new car provides the assurance of getting a vehicle…

Private debt investor Accial Capital led a US$21m debt round in ePesos, a Mexican fintech providing payroll advances. ePesos raised a Series A in 2017 from Santander InnoVentures with participation…

General Atlantic and e.Bricks Ventures led a R$40m Series B in Conexa Saúde, a Brazilian telemedicine marketplace, with participation from Luiz Fraga of Gavea Investimentos. e.Bricks had previously invested a…

Private Equity Firm TC Latin America Partners acquired Peru-based office complex Centro Empresarial Juan de Arona (CEJA). The amount of the transaction was undisclosed. (Leaders League) Latin American real estate-focused…

QED Investors and LEAP Global Partners invested US$3m in Worky, a Mexican HRtech automatization platform. Worky has specialized in startups, having Kavak and La Haus among its clients, but now…

Global Founders Capital, ONEVC, and Flourish Ventures made an undisclosed investment in Swap, a Brazilian fintech services provider for enterprises. Y Combinator Partner Brad Flora and iFood Cofounder Patrick Sigrist also…

Redpoint eventures led a US$2.3m seed round in San Francisco-based Arena, a customer intelligence platform for media and e-commerce enterprises. Incubate Fund, Plug and Play, and Intango Ventures invested previously.…

German bank KfW Group’s subsidiary DEG led a US$12m Series B in BizCapital, a Brazilian lending fintech providing credit for small businesses, with participation from MELI Fund, 42k investments, and…

KaszeK Ventures led a US$10m Series A in La Haus, a Colombian proptech for purchasing residential real estate. NFX and Nubank’s CEO David Velez invested US$6m previously. (Press Release)  La…

Kaszek Ventures and Kevin Efrusy led a US$20m round in Brazil-based international money transfer platform Remessa Online. Global Founders Capital and Mar Ventures led the company’s US$4m in 2018.  (Press…

monashees, KaszeK Ventures, and ONEVC invested US$4.6m in Pipo, a Brazilian employee health plan management platform, with participation from Nubank’s CEO David Velez. (Brazil Journal) Depois de trabalhar anos cobrindo empresas…

Sofinnova Partners led a US$5.6m Series A in Protera, a Chilean biotech startup developing a protein to naturally extend food shelf-life, with participation from SOSV. (Contxto) Today, biotech Protera announced it closed an…

KPTL acquired a minority stake in Gestão Agropecuária, a Brazilian livestock management platform focused on monitoring cattle, for an undisclosed amount. (Startupi) A gestora de investimentos em tecnologia e inovação,…

Canary led a R$3m round in Boomerang, a Brazilian consumer goods rental platform, with participation from 99 and Yellow founder Ariel Lambrecht. (Fusões & Aquisições) Parafusadeira, furadeira, lavadora de alta…

Hent, a Brazilian property rental management platform, raised R$5m from Canary. Hent was one of seven Brazilian startups to participate in YC’s W20 batch.  The company is founded by Leonardo Pinho, co-founder…

Abertis and GIC have acquired a 72.3% stake in Red de Carreteras de Occidente (RCO), a toll road network in Mexico. The transaction was completed by obtaining 70% stake held…

Patria Investimentos has formed a renewable energy firm after acquiring solar and wind assets with roughly 800MW capacity to control and develop them.    (Reuters) Brazilian private equity firm Patria…

Tembici, a Brazilian micro-mobility platform focused on bikes, raised a US$47m Series B led by Valor Capital and Redpoint eventures, and with participation from IFC and Joá Investimentos. (Press Release)…

Riverstone Holdings agreed to acquire an 80% stake in two Mexican solar photovoltaic plants, totaling 144MW, from Spanish developer Opdenergy. This acquisition will form Vera Renovables, an 80/20 joint venture…

Cortex, a Brazilian SaaS marketing and sales growth platform, raised a US$22m Series B led by SoftBank’s Latin America Fund, with participation from Redpoint eventures and Endeavor Catalyst. (Press Release)…

Belvo, a Mexican fintech providing a financial services API platform for mobile applications, raised a US$10m round led by KaszeK Ventures and Founders Fund. MAYA Capital, Venture Friends, and Nubank…

 a55, a Brazilian revenue-based lender focused on small businesses, raised a US$5m Series A investment led by Santander InnoVentures. The company raised US$3m previously from unnamed investors. (Globo) O Grupo…

Accountfy, a Brazilian B2B financial planning and analysis platform, raised a U$6.5m round from Redpoint eventures and Chilean insurance conglomerate HDI Seguros. (Valor Econômico) A gestora Redpoint eventures e a…