DevLabs Ventures has launched the Chile Outlier Seed Fund I with a target of US$8m. Devlabs has received a commitment from CORFO and will invest in companies focused on B2B…

Impact investing firm Capria announces investments in an unnamed fund manager in Latin America who is creating a US$21m fund focused on Chile, and in Lateral Capital, a Sub-Saharan African…

The government of Argentina will invest up to US$12m each in three of the eleven VC funds that present at Foro Argentino de Inversores as well as in thirteen accelerators.…

Scotiabank Partners and NXTP Labs, an Argentina-based venture capital firm and accelerator, have announced a partnership to accelerate fintech startups from Mexico, Colombia, Chile, and Peru. (Press Release) Scotiabank announced…

Private equity investor Mesoamerica and company builder Polymath Ventures have formed a strategic partnership to build and scale high-impact companies across Latin America. (Press Release) THE FIRST PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN A…

HSBC México and IGNIA have partnered to launch Startupbootcamp Fintech to accelerate financial services startups in Latin America. (Press Release) El primer programa en Latinoamérica de Startupbootcamp FinTech －aceleradora líder…

Mexican VC IGNIA invested in five startups this year: Apli, AirTM, KarmaPulse, Lentesplus.com, and Afluenta. Other investors in Apli included ALL VP, Social Capital, and Soldier Field Angels. (El Economista)…

Bossa Nova Investmentos has led an undisclosed investment in Brazilian accelerator program ACE. Startups that complete the program will have the option to receive between R$300k to R$500k in funding.…

Bossa Nova Investimentos and Berrini Ventures are partnering to help develop and invest in health startups in Brazil. (Press Release) Berrini Ventures, a pioneering healthcare accelerator in Brazil, and Bossa…

The government of Jujuy in northwest Argentina partnered with Wayra-accelerated startup uSound to launch “Jujuy Escucha,” an initiative to improve the quality of life for people with hearing impairments. (Usound-…

Omidyar Network and the Lemann Foundation announced a collaboration to invest in the development of technological solutions and innovative tools to facilitate the implementation of the National Learning Standards.  Lemann…

Mexico is in the process of passing Ley de FinTech to regulate the sector, after the country came out on “top in the FinTech space in 2016” with four companies…

Santander Bank has launched a new initiative in partnership with Endeavor dubbed Radar Santander. The program is designed to provide mentoring, networking and access to the bank’s international clients and…

(ACN Newswire) Scotiabank and QED Investors announced a partnership to inject capital and industry expertise into select Latin American FinTech companies. The joint investment will create a venture capital platform…

(Reuters) Brazilian lender Banco Votorantim will invest an initial R$3m (US$930,000) in the BR Startups fund created by Microsoft. They expect to fund 6 young firms with investments ranging between…

(PR Web)  Mindset Ventures, a Brazil-based investment group, and Microsoft Accelerators have announced a global partnership agreement to invest US$100k-US$150k in graduate companies of Microsoft Accelerators with market potential in Brazil.…

(Startupi) Basf and ACE (formerly Aceleratech) have partnered to form an agriculture accelerator for Latin American startups, AgroStart. A BASF, empresa química líder em inovação, e a ACE, premiada como…

(Bloomberg) PayPal Holdings Inc. forged new mobile-wallet partnerships with telecommunications giants Vodafone Group Plc in Europe and America Movil SAB in Latin America, highlighting a key growth strategy for the…

Rappido, Movile’s on-demand delivery and distribution service, is gaining traction in Mexico on the heels of a merger with 99Motos, Rappido’s Brazilian competitor, earlier this year. Via TechCrunch: In Mexico,…

(PulsoSocial) ChileGlobal Angles, the angel investment network and incubator and accelerator supported by Microsoft, has signed a strategic agreement with Imagine Business Lab to promote the search and active selection…