DILA Capital led an undisclosed Series A in payments platform Kushki, with participation from KaszeK Ventures, Magma Partners, Clocktower Ventures and Conexo. (Contxto) Ecuadorian/Colombian Kushki closed its Series A for an undisclosed…

Capital Invent led a MX$27.6m round in Dev.f, a Mexican edtech for programmers.  (Press Release) Dev.f, a Mexican Edtech Startup, raise investment round to increase the number of programmers in…

Brazilian consumer orthodontics startup SouSmile raised a US$10m Series A from Global Founders Capital, KaszeK Ventures and Canary. (TechCrunch) Amid expectations that early-stage funding and valuations will decline due to…

Credijusto raised US$100m in debt financing from Credit Suisse Group. Credijusto separately raised US$100m in debt from Goldman Sachs in 2019. (Contxto) Banks have been long-known to be slow and hesitant to tender loans to small…

Argentine car marketplace Karvi raised US$3m from Pelham Capital and other investors.  (Contxto) Argentina’s online platform for cars, Karvi, raised an investment for US$3 million and let the world know last…

Brazilian healthtech VivaBem raised US$2.5m from Webrock Ventures and Doktor.se, Sweden’s leading telemedicine provider, to expand digital primary care services in Brazil. (Press Release) Brazilian digital health tech start-up, VivaBem,…

monashees and Class5 Global led a US$8.8m investment in TrueHome, a Mexican real estate platform, with participation from FJ Labs and follow-on from Mountain Nazca. (Crunchbase)  The real estate space…

VTRM Energia, a joint venture between The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and Votorantim Energia, has received authorization from CADE to acquire 14 wind projects in northeastern Brazil. (Reuters)…

Barn Investments made an undisclosed investment in Smilink, a Brazilian orthodontics startup. (Press Release) Dear colleagues, friends and investors, In turbulent times such as the one that we are living,…

Aurus and ChileGlobal Ventures (through itsCLIN fund) made an undisclosed investment in TIMining, a Chilean intelligent mining platform. (Contxto) Chilean startup, TIMining, has its eye on the wider world after raising…

Aqualia, water subsidiary of citizen service group FCC and Australian investment fund IMF, acquires 13 water concessions in Colombia, the third largest market for the group after Spain and the…

 ARC Partners and Ithaca Capital have jointly acquired the W Hotel Bogotá for US$40m. This is the second joint venture for the two firms, who previously acquired the JW Marriot…

Quona Capital closed its second fund with US$203m in commitments. The fund’s anchor investor, sponsor, and general partner is Accion and the capital will be used to target financial inclusion…

Vinci Partners, RBR Asset Management, and BRL Trust Distribuidora de Valores acquire real estate assets from PE-backed Global Logistic Properties (GLP) for R$590m (US$128m). (Valor Econômico) A Global Logistic Properties…

OLX,  a global classifieds marketplace backed by Naspers, has made a R$2.9b (~US$642m) all cash offer to acquire Brazilian real estate classifieds platform GrupoZAP, subject to approval by CADE.  VivaReal…

Patria-backed real estate company Alphaville Urbanismo filed for an IPO. The details of the transaction are undisclosed. (Reuters) Brazilian real estate company Alphaville Urbanismo SA filed for an initial public…

Private equity manager Starboard Restructuring Partners, acquired Oil & Gas provider Ouro Preto. The transaction was undisclosed.  (Valor Econômico) Starboard Restructuring Partners, gestora de private equity, concluiu a compra de…

Global investment firm Colony Capital-backed Selina, a community-focused lifestyle group, will invest US$150m into Mexico Hotel pipeline. The cities in Mexico include San Miguel de Allende, Sayulita, San Cristóbal de…

NXTP Ventures led a R$6m seed investment in Kangu, a Brazilian delivery logistics startup.   (Press Release) Kangu, a vertically integrated network of drop-off and pick-up points for e-commerce logistics in…

ChileGlobal Ventures led a US$800k investment in Chilean agtech PolyNatural, with participation from Alerce and The Yield Lab. PolyNatural is developing natural product alternatives to extend the shelf life of…

Magma Partners closed its third fund with US$50m in commitments, including US$4m from IDB Lab, to invest in Latin American startups. (LatAm List) Magma Partners, an early-stage investment firm with…

XP led a R$380m investment in Vai.Car, a Brazilian car rental platform, with participation from BMG and Bossa Nova Investimentos. (Startupi) A Vai.Car, startup de aluguel de veículos, recebeu um…

Monte Equity Partners, in its first fund dedicated to infrastructure,  signed to acquire a stake in three highway concessionaires in the Northeast of Brazil. The amount of the transaction was…

Real Infrastructure Capital Partners will finalize the construction of the Sonsonate Solar photovoltaic plant, a 13 MW project located in Acajutla, El Salvador. Real Infrastructure Capital Partners became the second…

Adobe Capital made an undisclosed investment in Puntored, a Colombian digital payments platform. (Contxto) Colombian fintech, Puntored, will be investing just shy of US$6 million (COP$20 billion) into strengthening its…

Telor and Morcote Holdings led a R$5.5m investment in Click Cash, a Brazilian personal credit app. (Startupi) O aplicativo ClickCash levantou o montante de 1,2 milhões de euros (R$ 5,5…

Atlantico led a R$42m investment in Trybe, a Brazilian edtech focused on the development of software skills, with participation from Canary, Global Founders Capital and Norte, with follow-on from e.bricks…

QED Investors closed its sixth fund with US$350m in commitments. QED’s Latin America portfolio includes Nubank, QuintoAndar, Creditas, Konfio and others (Press Release) QED Investors Closes $350 Million Fund VI…

Cicero Impact Capital and Promotora Social Mexico will invest up to US$4m in Medica Santa Carmen, a Mexican network of dialysis clinics. ALLVP invested previously. (Press Release) Médica Santa Carmen…

German Development Bank KfW Invested US$31m in Genneia, an Argentine renewable energy company that operates two wind power projects including Pomona II, which is already running, and Chubut Norte II,…