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LatAm Venture Bulletin

A must-read roundup of startup deals and news on emerging technologies in Latin America, delivered to leading investors, entrepreneurs, and corporates bi-weekly.

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LatAm Venture Bulletin - September 07, 2023

2023 LAVCA Week Next Month; Emerging Tech Hubs in LatAm

LatAm Venture Bulletin - August 28, 2023

2023 LAVCA Startup Directory & Ecosystem Insights; 1H 2023 VC Live Update

LatAm Venture Bulletin - August 28, 2023

2023 LAVCA Startup Directory & Ecosystem Insights; 1H 2023 VC Live Update

LatAm Venture Bulletin - August 18, 2023

1H 2023 VC Live Update; LAVCA Week 2023 Updates

LatAm Venture Bulletin - July 27, 2023

AI in Latin America; LAVCA Week 2023 Update

LatAm Venture Bulletin - July 13, 2023

Q2 2023 VC Update; LAVCA Week Registration Open

LatAm Venture Bulletin - June 16, 2023

More Growth Capital on the Way

LatAm Venture Bulletin - June 09, 2023

Eight M&As; Seven Fund Launches

LatAm Venture Bulletin - May 05, 2023

Q1 VC Update; CVC Heats Up In LatAm

LatAm Venture Bulletin - April 06, 2023

KASZEK Raises Another USD1b

LatAm Venture Bulletin - March 30, 2023

USD100m+ in Fintech Debt in Mexico & Colombia

LatAm Venture Bulletin - March 09, 2023

M&A on the rise in LatAm

LatAm Venture Bulletin - February 09, 2023

2023 LAVCA Startup Founders Survey

LatAm Venture Bulletin - January 27, 2023

2022 VC Preliminary Data; 70+ Rounds

LatAm Venture Bulletin - December 13, 2022

LAVCA Women Investors in LatAm Tech; Call for Nominations: 2023 LAVCA ESG Awards; Patria Investimentos Acquired Igah Ventures

LatAm Venture Bulletin - November 24, 2022

Last Call: Nominations for LAVCA Women in Tech; MercadoLibre Enters Proptech; Brazilian Central Bank Open-Sources PIX

LatAm Venture Bulletin - November 10, 2022

Call for Nominations for LAVCA Women in Tech; Quona Capital Fund III Final Close

LatAm Venture Bulletin - October 28, 2022

LAVCA Q3 2022 VC Data; Chilean Congress Approves Ley Fintech; Kavak Expands in the Middle East

LatAm Venture Bulletin - October 21, 2022

LAVCA Week 2022 Recap; Q3 2022 Preliminary Tech Data Insights; USD500m+ In New Rounds

LatAm Venture Bulletin - September 29, 2022

LAVCA Week Two Weeks Away, USD1b+ in Debt Financings; Alaya Capital Reaches First Close

LatAm Venture Bulletin - September 29, 2022

LAVCA Week Two Weeks Away, USD1b+ in Debt Financings; Alaya Capital Reaches First Close

LatAm Venture Bulletin - September 16, 2022

LAVCA Week Full Agenda; LAVCA Press Spotlight; USD200m+ in Debt Financing; Four Startup M&As; Binance Doubles Down on LatAm

LatAm Venture Bulletin - September 02, 2022

LAVCA Week 2022; 2022 Mid-Year Trends in Tech; Prosus Acquires 33% of iFood; StepStone Acquires Stake in Valor Capital II

LatAm Venture Bulletin - August 04, 2022

Meeting Updates: Encontro Anual Brasil and LAVCA Week 2022; VC Trends in Latin America 1H 2022

LatAm Venture Bulletin - July 21, 2022

Registration Open for LAVCA’s Encontro Anual Brasil & LAVCA Week 2022; Stori is Mexicos Newest Mexican Unicorn; LAVCA Q2 VC Update; 7+ Healthtech Rounds

LatAm Venture Bulletin - July 08, 2022

LAVCA 2022 Encontro Anual Brasil; LAVCA’s ESG Deal Case for Dalus Capital & Algramo; Endeavor Catalyst Reaches Final Close; Zendesk Acquired for USD10B+

LatAm Venture Bulletin - June 24, 2022

Headline and MAYA Reach Final Closes; USD350m+ in New CVCs; Google Commits USD1.2b to Latin America

LatAm Venture Bulletin - June 09, 2022

LAVCA’s State of Venture Capital; Kushki Is First Ecuadorian Unicorn; USD550m+ in New Rounds

LatAm Venture Bulletin - May 26, 2022

Nowports & Dock Cross USD1b Mark; Record Seed & Early-Stage Tickets; Elon Musk Visits Brazil

LatAm Venture Bulletin - May 12, 2022

LAVCA Q1 Quarterly Update; Habi Is Colombia’s Newest Unicorn; USD800m in New Rounds; 10+ Crypto & Payments Deals; Startups Eye Crossborder Expansion

LatAm Venture Bulletin - April 28, 2022

LatAm VC Investment Reaches Fourth Largest Record in Q1 2022 According to LAVCA Data

LatAm Venture Bulletin - April 14, 2022

USD700m+ in New Deals; 10 M&As; Telefónica Vivo Holds Final Close; Inaugural Deals for Bezos Expeditions and Rakuten Capital

LatAm Venture Bulletin - March 24, 2022

USD900m+ in New Deals; Fund Commitments to monashees & Valor Capital Group; Patria Raises USD230m SPAC; Interview With Technisys CEO Miguel Santos

LatAm Venture Bulletin - March 10, 2022

LAVCA ESG Deal Awards; USD400m+ in New Deals; Seven M&A Deals

LatAm Venture Bulletin - February 24, 2022

SoFi Acquires Technisys for USD1.1b; BBVA Invests USD300m in Neon; USD360m in Fund Closings for VELVT, Volpe & Cloud9

LatAm Venture Bulletin - February 10, 2022

Betterfly Is Chile’s Second Unicorn; USD450m in New Rounds

LatAm Venture Bulletin - January 27, 2022

LAVCA Tracks USD15b+ in 2021 VC; USD750m in New Rounds

LatAm Venture Bulletin - January 13, 2022

Two New Unicorns; USD1.4b in New Rounds; Six Exits; USD10b+ in Fund Closes

LatAm Venture Bulletin - December 09, 2021

Special Edition on Gender Diversity; LAVCA 2021 Top & Emerging Women Investors; Clara & CloudWalk Are Newest Unicorns

LatAm Venture Bulletin - November 18, 2021

CargoX Is Brazil’s Newest Unicorn; Canary Closes on USD100m Fund; ~USD700m in New Rounds; New Edtech Record

LatAm Venture Bulletin - November 04, 2021

Nominations for LatAm Top Women Investors in VC/Tech; Nubank Files for Dual IPO; Tencent’s Sixth Deal This Year; Sequoia Invests in Chile

LatAm Venture Bulletin - October 21, 2021

LAVCA Tracks USD11.5b in VC YTD; Call for Nominations for LAVCA Women in VC/Tech; Seven Startup M&As; Major Fund Launches

LatAm Venture Bulletin - October 07, 2021

Mercado Libre & KASZEK SPAC IPO; USD400m in New Deals; Chile Fintech Law Update

LatAm Venture Bulletin - September 24, 2021

Kavak’s USD700m Round; Mercado Libre and KASZEK SPAC; SoftBank Commits USD3b+ to LatAm; Atlantico Launches Latin American Digital Transformation Report

LatAm Venture Bulletin - September 09, 2021

LAVCA 2021 Startup Directory; LAVCA Week Updates; Seven Exits; El Salvador Launches First Private Capital Fund

LatAm Venture Bulletin - August 26, 2021

LAVCA Week Updates; USD1.2b+ in New Rounds; Interview with Movile CEO Patrick Hruby

LatAm Venture Bulletin - August 12, 2021

2021 LAVCA Week Update; USD600m+ in New Rounds; Interview With IoT Cobli; Nubank Listing Plans

LatAm Venture Bulletin - July 29, 2021

LAVCA Week 2021 Registration; NotCo Is LatAm’s First Foodtech Unicorn; VTEX & Zenvia Go Public; Five Exits; USD1b in New Rounds

LatAm Venture Bulletin - July 15, 2021

LAVCA Estimates USD6.2b in VC; LAVCA Week 2021; Mercado Bitcoin Is the Newest Unicorn; Satellogic Goes Public Via SPAC

LatAm Venture Bulletin - July 01, 2021

Uber Acquires Cornershop; dLocal Goes Public; Etsy Acquires Elo7; USD1.1b+ in New Rounds; Peru Launches Fund of Funds; Carao Ventures Reaches First Close

LatAm Venture Bulletin - June 17, 2021

USD2b in VC Investment in Q1; USD1.7b+ in New Rounds; Berkshire Hathaway Invests in Nubank; Clip is Mexico’s Newest Unicorn

LatAm Venture Bulletin - June 03, 2021

2021 LAVCA Awards; KASZEK Reaches USD1b Final Close Across Two Funds; USD700m+ in New Rounds; LAVCA Welcomes Volpe Capital

LatAm Venture Bulletin - May 20, 2021

GetNinjas B3 IPO; LIV Capital SPAC Finds Target; Rounds for CloudWalk, Hashdex, Sallve

LatAm Venture Bulletin - May 06, 2021

Bitso Reaches USD2.2b Valuation; USD50m+ Rounds for Merama, Loft, Warren; Fund Closes for Volpe Capital, Positive Ventures; Excelsa, Itiquira, Crescera SPAC Listings; JOKR Launches in LatAm

LatAm Venture Bulletin - April 21, 2021

2021 LAVCA Review of Tech Investment in LatAm; USD20m+ Rounds for olist, Wonder Brands and Beep Saúde; Oria Capital BRL500m Final Close

LatAm Venture Bulletin - April 08, 2021

2021 LAVCA Industry Data & Analysis; Kavak Reaches USD4b Valuation, dLocal Reaches USD5b Valuation; Brazilian Central Bank Authorizes Facebook Pay & Launches Open Banking Platform; Q&A with Stori

LatAm Venture Bulletin - March 25, 2021

LAVCA 2021 Edtech & Healthtech Startup Surveys; Loft Reaches USD2.2b Valuation; Tiendanube/Nuvemshop Raises USD90m Series D; Valor Capital Group and DILA Capital SPAC Listings

LatAm Venture Bulletin - March 11, 2021

2021 Industry Data Sneak Peek; NXTP and Draper Cygnus Exit Auth0; TOTVS Acquires RD Station; Loggi Reaches USD2b Valuation; DOMO Invest Reaches First Close

LatAm Venture Bulletin - February 24, 2021

Edtech Deep Dive with Descomplica and Alicerce Educação; Cometa Partially Exits iVoy for 15.2x Return; Mercado Pago and Apple Pay Double Down on LatAm

LatAm Venture Bulletin - February 10, 2021

Fund Closes for Igah Ventures & DILA Capital; The Rise of SPACs in LatAm; Greycroft’s First LatAm Deal

LatAm Venture Bulletin - January 27, 2021

New Rounds for Contabilizei, La Haus, ViBe Saude, Favo, XP Health, OmniChat; Capria Ventures Commits US$2m to Angel Ventures; Satellogic Partners with SpaceX

LatAm Venture Bulletin - January 13, 2021

MadeiraMadeira is First Unicorn in 2021; New Rounds in Crehana, Farmalisto, Betterfly, Knewin, Nomad; SP Ventures Reaches Second Close

LatAm Venture Bulletin - December 23, 2020

Uber-Cornershop Update; Creditas Becomes Latest Unicorn; SoftBank Alum Reaches First Close for Volpe Capital; Interview with Mexican Gig Economy Platform Heru

LatAm Venture Bulletin - December 09, 2020

Special Edition on Gender Diversity with List of Top Women Investing in LatAm Tech; Diversity-Related Fund Launches in 2020; + Latest Rounds; and Access Updated LAVCA VC/Tech Member Directory

LatAm Venture Bulletin - November 25, 2020

Deep Dive on New olist Series D; Rounds for Sofia, Mati, Facio; Six Investments from Google Black Founders Fund

LatAm Venture Bulletin - November 11, 2020

Call for Nominations for LAVCA Women in VC/Tech; New Rounds for Conductor, GAIA, Tul; Petlove Acquires DogHero; Capital Lab and Alexia Ventures Fund Launches; Interview with Conductor

LatAm Venture Bulletin - October 28, 2020

Call for Nominations for LAVCA Women in VC/Tech; New Rounds for Casai, Sami, Klar, Pier, Chiper, Celcoin; Interview with Google Black Founders Fund-backed CREATORS

LatAm Venture Bulletin - October 14, 2020

VC Investor Training Agenda; First Mexican Unicorn; New Rounds for Cortex, Tiendanube, FreteBras, RobinFood, Pachama

LatAm Venture Bulletin - September 30, 2020

New Unicorns VTEX and dLocal; Foodtech Rounds for NotCo and Fazenda Futuro; XP Launches R$8b CVC Fund; Interview with Arukay

LatAm Venture Bulletin - September 02, 2020

New Rounds for Neon, MURAL, Yalochat, Fondeadora, Origin, Habi; SP Ventures Reaches First Close; Q&A with Caju

LatAm Venture Bulletin - August 19, 2020

New Rounds for Wildlife Studios, Amparo Saúde, Beejobs, Caju; Fund Launches for Devlabs Ventures and Vox Capital; Interview with Foodology

LatAm Venture Bulletin - August 05, 2020

New Rounds for Flat.mx, Magnetis, Classpert, iClinic; LatAm Startup Directory Update; Fund Launches for Loft and ALIVE; Interview with Brazilian Fintech SWAP

LatAm Venture Bulletin - July 22, 2020

New Rounds for Auth0, Warren, Liftit, Burn to Give, LAIKA; SVB Venture Debt Fund; Interview with Worky; LAVCA Week Speakers & Topics

LatAm Venture Bulletin - July 08, 2020

New Rounds for Zee.Dog, ePesos, Alice, Jüsto, Conexa Saúde; IDB Lab Invests in 500 Startups and DILA Capital; Interview with Brazil’s Remessa Online

LatAm Venture Bulletin - June 24, 2020

KaszeK Leads US$20m in Remessa Online; New Rounds in BizCapital, Protera, Pipo Saúde; Q&A with La Haus; LAVCA Welcomes alpha4 Ventures

LatAm Venture Bulletin - June 10, 2020

Updated C19 Relief Efforts; Tembici US$47m Series B; M&A Updates in Brazil: New Rounds in Cortex, Belvo, Accountfy; SoftBank Announces Opportunity Growth Fund

LatAm Venture Bulletin - May 27, 2020

New Rounds for ADDI, Gupy, Goomer, Minka; Uber/Cornershop Regulatory Update

LatAm Venture Bulletin - May 13, 2020

Access LAVCA’s Latest VC/Tech Report; Interview with Wildlife; New Rounds for Zinobe, Crehana, Clarke Energia; DOMO Invest Launches B2B Fund

LatAm Venture Bulletin - April 29, 2020

LAVCA VC Data Webcast with SVB; New Rounds for Nuvocargo, Memed, SimpliRoute, Agrotools; Mountain Nazca Exits Kavak

LatAm Venture Bulletin - April 15, 2020

iFood + Delivery Hero JV; Frubana US$25m Series A; CargoX Series E; PetLove Raises R$250m

LatAm Venture Bulletin - April 01, 2020

Credijusto US$100m Debt Round; New Rounds for Healthtechs SouSmile & VivaBem; MercadoLibre Acquires Lagash; COVID Updates from Startups

LatAm Venture Bulletin - March 18, 2020

New Rounds for Proptechs TrueHome, AoCubo & Multiburó; Telefonica Invests in Redpoint eventures; Grow M&A Update

LatAm Venture Bulletin - March 04, 2020

OLX Acquires GrupoZAP; Rounds for Vai.Car, Trybe, PolyNatural, Kangu, Get on Board; Healthtech Deals for Memed, Conexa Saude, Medica Santa Carmen; New Funds for QED, Quona, Magma Partners

LatAm Venture Bulletin - February 19, 2020

New Rounds for Docket, WEEL, Ayenda Rooms, Stori, IOUU, Olga Ri & Others; Recap of Wayra Deals for 2019

LatAm Venture Bulletin - February 05, 2020

New Rounds for AlphaCredit, Solinftec, Acesso Digital, Yuca, Moons, Pachama, Rebus; New Funds in Chile, Peru & Brazil

LatAm Venture Bulletin - January 22, 2020

Loft Series C; New Rounds for Satellogic, Agrofy, Finsocial, Olivia, Eolo Pharma, Resuelve Tu Deuda; New Qualcomm IoT Fund

LatAm Venture Bulletin - December 18, 2019

XP IPO; Investments in Wildlife, Loft, Ingresse, Albo, MercadoCredito, Mimic, Cora; Interview with Mexico’s Klar

LatAm Venture Bulletin - December 04, 2019

Investments in Neon, Uala, VTEX, Konfio, Housi, REBEL, Mediação Online; NEW Lists of Top Women Investing in LatAm Tech; XX Special Issue

LatAm Venture Bulletin - November 13, 2019

LatAm Startup Directory; New Rounds for Kovi, Muy, Jüsto, Pitzi

LatAm Venture Bulletin - October 30, 2019

New Rounds for Olist, idwall, Simetrik, Fractal, Alicerce, Cerc, Exact Sales; Proptech Spotlight with Loft & Flat

LatAm Venture Bulletin - October 16, 2019

Uber to Acquire Cornershop; New Rounds in Gorila Invest, Labi, SouSmile & Ubook; Interview with Theia

LatAm Venture Bulletin - October 02, 2019

Investments in Banco Inter, MadeiraMadeira, Liv Up, Klar, Sempli, Xerpa, LAR.app & More

LatAm Venture Bulletin - September 11, 2019

Unicorn Alert: QuintoAndar; Big Rounds for Mexican Fintechs Credijusto & Konfio; New Funds for KaszeK, EWA Capital & Accion

LatAm Venture Bulletin - August 28, 2019

Resultados Digitais US$50m Series D; New Rounds for REBEL, IguanaFix, Movidesk; Interview with Frubana

LatAm Venture Bulletin - August 14, 2019

LatAm Unicorn Leaderboard; KaszeK & SoftBank Invest in Volanty; Agrosmart Series A; Aurus & Khosla Invest in Aguamarina

LatAm Venture Bulletin - July 31, 2019

Inside Nubank’s US$400m Series F; Fazenda Futuro’s US$100m Valuation; SoftBank, AWS & Visa Join the Tech Growth Coalition

LatAm Venture Bulletin - July 17, 2019

Pipefy US$45m Series B; CVC Funds from Grupo Consorcio, Grupo Prosegur, Petrobras; GIC & General Atlantic Invest Series A in Hotmart; Xerpa Interview

LatAm Venture Bulletin - July 03, 2019

monashees Leads Investments in Frubana (Agtech) & Nowports (Freight Logistics); Gympass Talks SoftBank; LAVCA Week Details

LatAm Venture Bulletin - June 19, 2019

Gympass Raises US$300m from SoftBank, GA & Others; In Loco Series B; Andreessen Invests in ADDI

LatAm Venture Bulletin - June 05, 2019

Softbank Invests US$200m in Creditas & Leads US$150m Loggi Round; YPF Launches CVC Funds; Investments in Ambar, Finpass, Sami, Trato, & Others

LatAm Venture Bulletin was last modified: April 24th, 2020 by Editor
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