Riverwood Capital made an undisclosed investment in Chilean SaaS Nubox. This is Riverwood Capital’s second investment in the Chilean firm. Nubox recently acquired Argentinean SaaS Colppy as part of its regional expansion. 

Salesforce Ventures made its inaugural investment in Latin America in RunaHR, a payroll automation platform, in a US$3.5m seed round that included Y Combinator, the founder of Gmail, CTO of Dropbox, executives of Rappi, Nubank, Cabify and WeWork Latin America, and HR experts including the CTO of Zenefits, former Head Sales Head of Gusto and former Product Manager of Gusto.

Capptu, a Mexican technology startup that generates advertising content through crowdsourcing, has secured a seed investment of MXN$11m from Trebol Capital and other venture capital investors.  (AMEXCAP) Ciudad de México,…

Criatec 3, a venture capital fund managed by Inseed Investimentos, made a R$2.6m investment in Playmove, a Brazilian edtech maker of interactive games for infants. (DCI) A startup catarinense Playmove recebeu…

e.Bricks Ventures led a R$5.2m investment in Brazilian personal finance startup Vérios, with the participation of accelerator Startup Farm and existing angel investors. (Valor Econômico) A empresa de tecnologia financeira…

Movile made a US$18.3m investment in payment solutions startup Zoop, with plans to integrate Zoop across Movile’s mobile app portfolio. (Reuters) – Dona de aplicativos como o iFood, a empresa…

Mexican venture capital fund IGNIA lead a new undisclosed investment round in fintech platform Visor. ALLVP and American Express Ventures also participated in the round.  (Press Release) Mexico City, March…

AGTECH Fundo FIMA, a fund created by BNDES and managed by Inseed, made a R$5m investment in Smartbreeder, an agtech startup specializing in smart crop management software. (StartAgro) O Fundo…

LA-based mobile entertainment company Jam City has acquired the Colombian videogame developer Brainz, a startup backed by local VC firm Promotora. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.  (Press…

Exceed Capital Partners led a US$26.9m Series B investment in Yogome, a Mexican edtech startup making games for children, with participation from Insight Venture Partners and existing investors Variv Capital…

Te Creemos, a portfolio company of private equity firm Mexico Development Partners, has acquired Consejo de Asistencia al Microemprendedor (Came), a micro-credit sofipo. Te Creemos provides financial products and services…

Medici Ventures made a US$3m follow-on investment in Bitt, a blockchain-based digital payment provider based in Barbados, following a US$4m investment in 2016. (Press Release) Medici Ventures, announces the exercise…

SP Ventures, Syngenta Ventures, Bunge Ventures and Endeavor Catalyst made a US$6m Series A investment in Argentine agribusiness marketplace Agrofy, with participation from current investor farming conglomerate Cresud. Cresud and…

Brazilian early stage investor KICK Ventures made an undisclosed investment in Hitech Eletric, a maker of smart electric cars. (StartSe) Nesta semana, a KICK Ventures, um fundo de investimentos em startups,…

The Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE) and MetLife Foundation announced US$183k in grant investments in ARTEMISIA, New Ventures, Village Capital, and World Vision Canada as part of ANDE’s Catalyst…

monashees+ and Canary made an undisclosed Series A investment in IDwall, a Brazilian validation and identification services startup, following a R$2m investment in 2017. 500 Startups previously invested R$500k. (LexLatin) La startup brasileña especializada…

Cedro Capital led a R$2m investment in Escola em Movimento, a Brazilian edtech communications platform. (StartSe) A startup “Escola em Movimento” recebeu um aporte de R$ 2 milhões de fundo…

Invus Opportunities made a R$54m investment in Brazilian edtech Descomplica, with participation from previous investors Valor Capital, Amadeus Capital and Social Capital.  (Press Release) O Descomplica, maior empresa de ensino digital…

Businessman Paulo Ferraz made a R$3m investment in Brazilian edtech startup Tamboro. Previous investors include Vox Capital and Leblon Equities. (Startupi) A Tamboro, startup brasileira de inovação em educação, acaba…

DOMO Invest has made a R$3m investment in Brazilian edtech startup Agenda Edu, a platform to manage communications and engagement in school settings. (Baguete) A Agenda Edu, plataforma de gestão de…

Dila Capital and Jaguar Ventures made an undisclosed investment in Ben & Frank, a direct-to-consumer eyewear brand in Mexico, with the participation of previous angel investors. (Press Release) Ben &…

Brazilian venture capital firm e.Bricks Ventures will invest up to R$10m in F(x), a fintech startup that acts as a “Tinder” for enterprises seeking credit and capital investment.  (Estadão) A…

Fundo Aeroespacial, a fund managed by PortCapital and launched by BNDES in 2014 to invest in aeronautics and defense, made an undisclosed investment in Virtual Avionics, a Campinas, Brazil-based startup creating…

TheVentureCity, the IFC and Ventech made a US$22m investment in RecargaPay, a Brazilian mobile payments platform, with participation from FJ Labs, DN Capital, and various angel investors (through AngelList and…

Agfunder made an undisclosed investment in Brazilian agtech startup Solinftec through its new co-investment vehicle.  TPG also made an undisclosed investment in Solinftec 2017 through TPG ART, the firm’s Alternative and Renewable Technologies growth equity platform.…

Dalus Capital made a MXN$121m investment in Xertica, a cloud computing startup in Silicon Valley with operations in Mexico, Colombia, Peru, Argentina and Ecuador. (El Economista) La administradora regiomontana de…

IGNIA, Kaszek Ventures, Monashees and Global Founders Capital have invested in Brazilian pet-hosting startup DogHero.  (Press Release) DogHero (www.doghero.com.br), the São Paolo-based peer-to-peer pet boarding marketplace that provides a safe, transparent and…

Argentine agtech accelerator Glocal, impact investor NESsT, and others made a US$350k investment in Auravant, a precision agtech startup accelerated at NXTP Labs & Wayra Argentina. (iProfesional) Auravant, empresa que…

Qualcomm Ventures, MercadoLibre, Confrapar and FJ Labs made a R$20m investment in Brazilian ticketing platform Ingresse. Previous investors include e.Bricks Ventures and DGF Investimentos. (Fusões & Aquisições) A Ingresse vai…

Fir Capital Bzplan invested R$2m in Gofind.Online, a Brazilian local product comparison platform. (Press Release) A Gofind.Online mostra a disponibilidade de produtos nos pontos de venda sem a necessidade de…