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…

Quona Capital led a US$15m round in ADDI, a Colombian point-of-sale lending platform, with participation from Foundation Capital, S7 Ventures, as well as returning investors Andreessen Horowitz and monashees.  (Contxto)…

Zenklub, a Brazilian online therapy and wellness platform, raised R$16.5m from Indico Partners. The Portuguese fund first invested in the company in 2019. (Baguete) O Zenklub, uma plataforma que oferece…

Eurofarma’s CVC arm Neuron Ventures led a US$1m round in Psicologia Viva, a Brazilian B2B mental health platform. The company provides remote therapy for employees that are part of decentralized…

Latache Capital agreed to buy a stake in transportation services provider Rodovias do Tietê from Portuguese company Lineas. Financial terms of the transaction were undisclosed. (Valor Econômico)  A Latache Capital…

Oria Capital invested R$40m in Brazilian AI-powered recruiting platform Gupy. Valor, Canary, and Maya Capital invested previously.  (Press Release)  Oria Capital invests R$40 million in Gupy, leading HR Tech software…

Pirineus Multistrategy Investment Fund acquired Brazilian power distributor Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras’ (Eletrobras’) 49% stake in Brazil-based 26-MW Mangue Seco 2 wind farm for R$33m.  (Press Release) Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S/A…

Fen Ventures, Magma Partners, and Fondo Alerce invested US$1.3m in Chile-based proptech Houm. The startup will use the investment to raise brand awareness and expand its marketplace within Chile. (Contxto)…

Canary, Atlantico, and Big Bets led a R$7.5m round in Brazilian event planning platform Festalab. (Contxto) Coronavirus (Covid-19) may be reducing the number of social gatherings. But party-planning platform FestaLab still has…

Canary led a R$3.2m round in Clarke Energia, a Brazilian startup managing electricity bills for SMEs, with participation from Fundação Estudar Alumni Partners. (Startupi) A Clarke Energia é uma startup…

Acumen LatAm Capital Partners led an undisclosed follow-on investment in Crehana, a Peruvian edtech, with participation from Hochschild Group’s CVC arm, Edventures, and follow-on from DILA Capital and Mountain Nazca. (Press Release)  Acumen Latam Capital…

Mountain Nazca exited Kavak, a Mexican marketplace for used cars, through a secondary sale to SoftBank and General Atlantic. KaszeK Ventures invested previously. (Press Release) Mountain Nazca se convierte en…

TheVentureCity led a US$3m Series A in SimpliRoute, a Chilean logistics intelligence platform, to strengthen its presence in Mexico, Colombia and Uruguay. ChileGlobal Ventures, Wayra Chile, and 500 Startups invested…

ALLVP and NFX led a US$5.3m seed round in Nuvocargo, a Mexican managed freight transportation marketplace for Mexico-US routes, with participation from Maya Capital, Magma Partners, One Way Ventures, and…