Felicis Ventures led a US$12m Series A in Origin, a US-based financial advisor platform for company employees co-founded by the Brazilian João de Paula, former founder of Brazilain e-commerce platform…

Gradient Ventures led a US$14m Series A in Fondeadora, a Mexican open banking platform co-founded by Norman Muller and Rene Serrano in 2011, with participation from Fintech Collective, Sound Ventures,…

 Redpoint eventures led a US$5m round in CyberLabs, a Brazilian computer vision and voice recognition technology developer founded by Movile Co-Founder Marcelo Sales. (Contxto) The new normal calls for technology that reduces…

Inspired Capital led a US$10m Series A in Habi, a Colombian proptech employing the iBuyer model for middle-class residential real estate, with participation from 8VC, Clocktower, and Vine Ventures, and…

Accial Capital has invested US$10m in debt financing in Aflore, a Colombian lending platform focused on microentrepreneurs and the underbanked. (Press Release) Aflore, a Bogota-based fintech startup, raised up to…

Insight Partners led a US$118m Series B in MURAL, a US-based visual collaboration software enterprise platform with operations in Argentina, with participation from Tiger Global, Slack Fund, and World Innovation…

B Capital Group led a US$15m Series B in Yalochat, a Mexican conversational customer service management platform that runs on WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger, with participation from Sierra Ventures. Sierra Ventures…

Chilean VC fund Endurance Investments and Mexico’s NOA Capital invested US$1m in The Live Green Co, a Chilean foodtech developing plant-based alternatives to replace animal-based products.  (Contxto) The Live Green Co is…

DOMO Invest invested R$10m in 100 Open Startups, a Brazilian open innovation platform connecting corporates and early stage startups. (Fusões & Aquisições) Rodada inédita combinou investidores-anjo, crowdfunding e venture capital;…

Swiss impact fund Symbiotics provided US$20m in debt financing to Finsocial, a Colombian consumer lending platform for teachers and pensioners. Finsocial raised US$125m in debt financing from Morgan Stanley in 2019. …

US-based VC fund Good Growth Capital led a US$1.2m seed round in Irys, a Mexican platform for civic engagement with local governments, with participation from Arcadis, Techstars Ventures, and City…

Astella Investimentos led a US$1.6m round in Birdie, a Brazilian data analytics and market research platform for consumer packaged goods (CPG) brands. Samsung invested R$200k in 2019 in Birdie as…

Mubadala Investment Company and Magni Partners received approval from CADE to acquire four drilling rigs from Sete Brasil. (Valor Econômico) A aquisição pelas companhias Mubadala Investment Company (MIC), braço do…

 DOMO Invest led a R$7.5m round in Allya, a Brazilian employee benefits management platform for negotiating discounts and partnerships with service providers. (Exame) A pandemia fez muitas empresas perceberem que era…

Vulcan Capital led a US$120m Series B round in Brazilian mobile game startup Wildlife Studios, with participation from Human Capital. (Crunchbase) If you haven’t noticed lately, gaming is on fire.…

Mexico-focused energy and infrastructure fund Ainda and Mexico- and Spain-based construction group Aldesa have invested MX$951m in Concesionaria de Autopistas del Sureste (CAS) for 51% and 49% stakes, respectively. (El…

DOMO Invest made a R$5m investment in FindUP, a Brazilian IT maintenance and support marketplace for company offices and retail spaces. (Startupi) A gestora de venture capital DOMO Invest, através…

Canary and Valor Capital led a R$13m round in Caju, a Brazilian employee benefits management platform, with participation from Ariel Lambrecht of Yellow and 99. Caju provides employers with an…

MAYA Capital and FJ Labs led a US$1.5m round in Oico, a Brazilian marketplace for construction materials. (Fusões & Aquisições) A construtech Oico é um marketplace de compra de materiais…

Capital Indigo led a R$20m seed round in Beejobs, a Brazilian recruitment platform developing an applicant tracking system for SMEs. (Contxto) Media everywhere is buzzing with headlines that highlight unemployment…

Brookfield Energia Renovável completed a ~R$3b acquisition of solar energy complex in Minas Gerais, totaling 1,200 MW of installed power. Transaction is subject to Brazil’s government approval. (Global Legal Chronicle)…

Darby, the emerging market private capital arm of Franklin Templeton, and Servtec, a Brazilian energy company, closed the acquisition of Parque Eolico Dunas do Paracuru. Details of the transaction were…

Affiliate of BlackRock Global Energy & Power Infrastructure Fund has agreed to acquired stakes from Brazil-based company Triunfo Participações e Investimentos (TPI) in Juno Participações e Investimentos, Tijoá Participações e…

Magma Partners and LEAP Global Partners invested US$1.2m in ARCA, a Mexican insurtech marketplace focused on car insurance, with participation from insurance company Grupo Peña Verde. (Contxto) In Mexico, insurance is…

Iporanga Ventures led a R$5m round in Brazilian online course search engine Classpert, with participation from Canary. Classpert is a spinoff of Quero Educacao, a Brazilian marketplace for school discovery.…

Fundación Bancolombia and Fondo Acción led a US$500k round in Awake Travel, a Colombian travel booking platform for eco-friendly trips. (Contxto) Who says travel startups are taboo for venture capitalists…

Redpoint eventures led a US$11m Series B in Magnetis, a Brazilian personal finance management platform, with follow-on from Vostok Emerging Finance. Magnetic previously raised R$17m in a Series A from…

Allievo Capital, Caravela Capital, and Fundação Estudar invested US$2m in Mottu, a Brazilian motorbike rental service for last-mile delivery companies. (Contxto) Brazilian motorcycle delivery as a service, Mottu, raised a pre-Series…

 KPTL made an undisclosed investment in Syos, a Brazilian IoT platform focused on temperature and maintenance monitoring for commercial refrigerators. The investment in Syos comes from KPTL’s Criatec III Fund,…

Quest Venture Partners made a US$4m follow-on investment in dataPlor, a Brazilian startup crowdsourcing local retail market intelligence, with participation from Space Capital and FF Venture Capital. Quest Venture Partners…