LAVCA’s 2023 Startup Directory & Ecosystem Insights profiles 501 startups that raised USD1m+ in venture funding across 544 transactions in 2022 and 1H 2023, during a time of global market adjustments within the venture industry.
Events
LAVCA facilitates educational, peer-to-peer, and networking programs for the venture community to engage with local and global investors, entrepreneurs, and thought leaders.
LAVCA Week 2023
Oct. 10-13
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Ecuadorian payments platform Kushki raised a USD100m Series B+ from KASZEK, DILA Capital, SoftBank Latin America and Clocktower Ventures at a reported USD1.5b valuation. Kushki raised a USD86m Series B led…
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Anthos Capital led a USD47m round for Yummy, a ride-sharing and last-mile delivery platform with operations in Venezuela, Bolivia, Peru and Panama, with participation from Soma Capital, WIND Ventures, Ethos…
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Bradesco’s Inovabra led a ~USD17m round for Agrotools, a Brazilian competitive intelligence platform for agribusiness. KPTL invested in April 2020. (Brazil Journal) – Startup focada em soluções de analytics e…
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Blue Like an Orange Sustainable Capital, Palm Drive Capital and Minerva Capital led a USD32m round for RobinFood, a Colombian restaurant management platform, with participation from Bethia, Semillero Partners and…
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Canaan Partners led a USD15m Series A for Marvin, a Brazilian working capital financing platform, with participation from Mauá Capital, and follow-on from Canary. Canary invested in August 2021. (índices…
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Mexican digital freight forwarder Nowports raised a USD150m Series C at a USD1.1b reported valuation from existing investors monashees, SoftBank Latin America Fund, Tiger Global and Foundation Capital. Tiger led…
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Stark Bank, a Brazilian cash management platform and corporate card issuer, raised a USD45m round from Ribbit Capital, Lachy Groom and Bezos Expeditions. Stark Bank raised a USD14.8m Series A…
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Propel Venture Partners and Accel led a USD15m Series A for Truora, a Colombian user identity authentication and customer onboarding platform. Angels participating included Simon Borrero (Rappi), Alex Bouaziz (Deel),…
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General Atlantic led a USD152m Series B for Jüsto, a Mexican grocery delivery platform, with participation from Tarsadia Capital, Arago Capital, Citius, Quiet Capital and follow-on from Foundation Capital. General Atlantic…
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Valor Capital Group led a USD10m Series A for Dolado, a Brazilian inventory and digital sales management platform for SMEs in city peripheries, with participation from IDB Lab, Flourish Ventures,…
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Treinta, a Colombia-based sales and inventory management platform for SMEs, raised a USD46m Series A from NY-based hedge fund Luxor Capital and PayU. Treinta raised a USD14.3m seed round in…
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Rakuten Capital, the CVC arm of Japanese online retail company Rakuten, and IDC Ventures led a USD10m Series A for Leal, a Colombian credit card issuer and consumer rewards platform. Leal…
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CRV led a USD13.6m Series A for Arena, a US-based community building platform for e-commerce brands, with participation from Craft Ventures, Artisanal Ventures and Vela Partners. Arena was founded by…
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Kayyak Ventures led a USD30m Series A for Migrante, a Chilean car and motorbike lending platform for gig workers, with participation from angels Sergio Furio (Creditas), Eduardo della Magiora (Betterfly)…
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FinTech Collective led a USD20m Series A for Simetrik, a Colombian B2B platform for automatic financial reconciliation, with participation from Tiger Global and Moore Strategic Ventures, and follow-on from Cometa…
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Magma Partners and Accial Capital led a USD24m equity and debt round for Vexi, a Mexican credit card issuer for middle class consumers, with participation from alpha4 Ventures, Village Capital,…
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Company: Technisys Investors: KASZEK, Dalus Capital, Riverwood Capital Interview with: CEO Miguel Santos SoFi, a US-based consumer finance management platform, recently acquired Technisys, a digital banking platform with operations in…
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Lightspeed led a USD20m Series A for Muni, a Colombian social commerce platform with operations in Mexico and Brazil, with follow-on from monashees and Pear VC. Muni was founded by…
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Blue Like an Orange invested USD10m in Tembici, a Brazilian micro-mobility platform focused on bikes with operations in Chile and Argentina. Crescera Capital led a USD80m Series C in October…
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Brazilian private capital investor Provence Capital led a ~USD10m Series A for Adventures, a Brazilian marketing platform for digital native brands, with participation from Mercado Libre and angels Matthew Derella…
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Kinea Ventures and G2D Lead USD25m Series A for Brazilian E-Commerce Platform Digibee (em português)
Kinea Ventures and Brazil VC G2D led a USD25m Series A for Digibee, a Brazilian e-commerce digital integration manager for SMEs. SP Ventures led a ~USD2.7m venture debt round in August…
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Tiger Global led a USD55m Series B for Bold, a Colombian payment platform for micro and SMEs, with participation from General Atlantic and Endeavor Catalyst, and follow-on from Piton Capital,…
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8VC led a ~USD35.4m round for 180 Seguros, a Brazilian consumer insurance provider for marketplaces and e-commerce platforms, with participation from monashees and Atlantico, and follow-on from Dragoneer, Quartz and…
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Glade Brook Capital Partners led a USD125m Series C for Chilean insurtech Betterfly at a reported USD1b valuation, with participation from Greycroft and Lightrock, and follow-on from QED Investors and…