General Atlantic led a US$200m investment in dLocal, a Uruguay-based cross-border payment platform, with participation from Addition, a new NY-based fund led by Lee Fixel, former Head of Private Equity…

SoftBank invested US$75m in India-based hotel unicorn Oyo through its US$5b LatAm fund, to  launch Oyo LatAm, a joint venture that will control Oyo’s 1,000 hotels in Brazil and Mexico.…

Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking led a R$120m Series A in iugu, a Brazilian finance automation and payment platform for SMEs, with follow-on from Indicator Capital, and Fabio Povoa, Co-Founder of…

monashees and San Francisco-based SV Latam led a US$14m round in Oyster, a Mexican digital banking platform for SMEs and startups, with participation from FJ Labs, Fintech Collective, Redpoint eventures,…

L Catterton and Future Positive, the investment firm of Fred Blackford and Biz Stone, led a US$85m Series C in Chilean foodtech NotCo, with participation from General Catalyst, and follow-on…

Redpoint eventures led a R$10m Series A in Repassa, a Brazilian clothing resale curated marketplace. Redpoint eventures first made an undisclosed investment in Repassa in 2018.  (Exame) Foi procurando por…

AMP Capital and Enel X created joint venture for public transportation and associated infrastructure for vehicles’ storage, charging, repair, and operation.  (IPE Real Assets) AMP Capital and Enel Group’s energy…

BTG Pactual, ENFINI Investments, and Turin MFO led a ~US$25m round in Fazenda Futuro, a Brazilian startup making plant-based meat alternatives, with follow-on from monashees and Go4it Capital. monashees and…

Ulu Ventures led a US$3m round in Rever, a Mexican employee innovation management platform, with follow-on from Sequoia Capital and Zetta Venture Partners. Sequoia Capital and Zetta Venture Partners first…

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…

Carlyle-backed oil and gas exploration and production company COG Energy purchased ARROW Exploration’s LLA 23 Block, located in the Llanos Basin, Colombia for US$12m. (Press Release) CALGARY, Alberta, Aug. 24,…

Rio Ventura, Subsidiary of Starboard-Backed 3R Petroleum, acquired Rio Ventura Cluster from Brazil’s state-owned oil company Petrobras for US$94.2m.  (Reuters) Brazil’s state-owned oil giant Petrobras said on Friday it has…

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…

Aquabyte, a Norwegian aquaculture monitoring startup with operations in the UK and Chile, raised US$10m from undisclosed investors. Alaya Capital made an undisclosed investment in Aquabyte in 2019. (IntraFish) Aquabyte,…

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…