Colombian agtech Frubana raised US$12m over two rounds. Monashees, Y Combinator, Kairos and GE32 Capital invested US$2m pre-seed, and Kairos led a US$10m seed round. Frubana was founded in 2018…

Canary led a R$4.5m investment in Shopper, a Brazilian subscription delivery platform for consumer products. (Baguete) A Shopper.com.br recebeu mais de R$ 4,5 milhões em sua última rodada de investimentos,…

Swiss VC Bulb Capital invested US$7m in Brazilian direct-to-consumer fashion label Amaro. Bulb Capital was formerly known as the PE arm of Sallfort Privatbank, established by Michael Bornhaeuser in 2012.…

Loud Voice Services, a Brazilian B2B voice tech startup, raised US$1.5m pre-seed funding from undisclosed investors. Founder Leonardo Leão is a Facebook alum. (Startupi) Provavelmente você conversou com algum assistente…

Globant Ventures invested US$500k in CamonApp (AR), AvanCargo (cargo transport), and TheEye (HRtech). (Iproup) Globant Ventures, el brazo de inversión de Globant orientado a la inversión en startups de tecnología,…

Chilean big data startup Odd Industries raised a US$2m seed round from undisclosed investors. (Diario Financiero) Cuatro inversionistas locales se quedaron con los tickets de la primera Seed Round de…

Maltese VC Vereeni Investments acquired a 25% stake in Caleta Gaming, a Brazilian gaming content development studio, for an undisclosed amount. (Igaming Business) Venture capital fund Vereeni Investments has agreed…

Nubank raised R$375m using a Brazilian form of a fixed-income issuance. (Valor Econômico) O Nubank concluiu a captação de R$ 375 milhões com a emissão de letras financeiras, avisou nesta…

Brazilian real estate investment firm Hemisfério Sul Investimentos (HSI) purchased the entire portfolio of the Icon Realty I Real Estate Investment Fund administered by BTG Pactual. HSI paid R$620m for…

DNA Capital invested R$20m in Feegow Clinic, a Brazilian software provider to medical clinics. (Baguete) A Feegow Clinic recebeu investimentos de R$ 20 milhões da DNA Capital, fundo de saúde…

Gympass, a Brazilian B2B gym membership platform with global operations, raised US$300m at a reported valuation over US$1b. Investors include SoftBank Vision Fund, SoftBank Latin America Fund and existing investors…

HCS Capital invested US$3m in RedCapital, a Chilean crowdfunding platform. (LatAm List) RedCapital, a Chilean crowdfunding platform, has received $3M in investment from HCS Capital. RedCapital allows investors to crowdfund…

ALLVP Made an undisclosed investment in Boston-based edtech Slang and partnered with the startup to launch a free English course on entrepreneurship for Spanish-speaking entrepreneurs. (Press Release) Slang, a Boston-based…

Andreessen Horowitz invested US$12.5m in ADDI, a Colombian point-of-sale lending startup, with participation from previous investors monashees, Village Global and Sinai VC. ADDI raised US$3.8m in 2018.  (TechCrunch) Andreessen Horowitz…

Harvard Angels Brazil invested in Jobecam, a Brazilian job matching platform. (Money Times) As HRTechs mal entraram no mercado e já se destacam por trazer soluções para a área de…

US Real Estate firm Cerberus Capital Management has entered the Brazilian market through a partnership with local real estate manager Brasil Brokers. Brasil Brokers issued R$120m of debentures of which…

Jaguar Ventures is seeking to raise US$25m for its second early-stage Latin America fund, according to an SEC filing. (PEHub) Jaguar Ventures is seeking to raise $25 million for its…

Magma Partners made an undisclosed investment in Truora, a Colombian fraud detection startup providing instant background checks. (LatAm List) Truora is on a mission to combat fraud in Latin America…

Brazilian geo-precision startup In Loco raised a US$20m series B led by Valor Capital and Unbox Capital, the Trajano family office, with participation from Naspers and others. (Brazil Journal) A…

 Foundation Capital made a US$6m investment in Colombian edtech Platzi. Other investors include Omidyar Network, Mountain Nazca Chile, Y Combinator and 500 Startups. (Contxto) Platzi, a Colombian startup specializing in…

Grow Mobility, the Latin American rideshare startup that resulted from the Grin/Yellow merger, has merged with payments startup Flinto. Grin & Yellow jointly raised US$150m in January 2019. Backers include…

SoftBank led a US$150m investment in Loggi, a Brazilian shipping logistics platform, with participation from GGV Capital, Fifth Wall, Velt Partners and Microsoft, at a reported valuation over US$1b. In…

YPF Ventures launched two CVC vehicles. An early-stage fund will focus on energy innovation and cleantech deals locally. A growth equity fund will collaborate with Silicon Valley investors on cross-border…

SoftBank made a US$200m investment in Brazilian fintech Creditas at a reported US$700m valuation. Vostok Emerging FInance led a US$55m Series C in 2018 with participation from Amadeus Capital Partners,…

500 Startups selected 11 startups from Mexico, Argentina, Chile, and Colombia. For their 10th generation winners, 500 Startups will invest US$60k and provide a 16-week accelerator program that will take…

Mexican digital identity platform Tu Identidad raised an undisclosed round from Finnnovista, Darkhorse.mx and others. (Yahoo Finance) Tu Identidad , a digital identity platform that is transforming the Know Your Customer…

DUX Capital made a US$350k investment in Trato, a Mexican blockchain-based contract management platform. (Press Release) El pasado 13 de mayo, Dux Capital concluyó con la cuarta inversión de su…

Sura Asset Management has announced the successful launch of its second real estate investment fund utilizing Peru’s FIRBI structure. With $1b in commitments it is the largest FIRBI in Peruvian…

Real Estate Investment Trust Company CyrusOne helped Brazilian data center company ODATA open its first data center in Bogotá. CyrusOne holds a 10% minority stake in ODATA while Pátria’s infrastructure…

Mexico City based impact startup Sistema.bio raised US$12m from DILA Capital, Shell Foundation, Engie RDE Fund, EcoEnterprise Fund, EDFIMC (ElectriFI), Endeavor Catalyst, CoCapital, Triodos, Alpha Mundi, and others. (Yahoo Finance)…