banco BV (formerly Banco Votorantim) led a R$25m investment in Olivia, a California-based personal finance app, to fund expansion into Brazil. Olivia was founded by Brazilians Cristiano Oliveira and Lucas…

ABseed and Order invested R$10m in Leads2b, a Brazilian client prospecting SaaS platform. Grupo Bonin invested previously. (Neofeed) A Leads2b, startup de Curitiba responsável por uma plataforma de prospecção de…

Astella Investimentos led a R$20m investment in Kenoby, a Brazilian SaaS platform for employee recruitment. (Contxto) Kenoby, the Brazilian HR startup can kick its recruitment technology into high gear as…

Andreessen Horowitz and Vulcan Capital led a US$175m Series C in Brazilian proptech Loft, with participation from Valor Capital and follow-on from monashees, Fifth Wall Ventures, QED Investors, Thrive Capital.…

Cedro Capital led a R$4.5m investment in Brazilian fintech Nucont, with participation from FC Capital and others. (Contxto) Bookkeepers at Brazilian fintech, Nucont, will be adding R$4.5 million (about US$1.1…

Qualcomm Ventures and BNDES launched a R$160m fund to invest in IoT projects in Brazil. Qualcomm and BNDES will contribute R$80m. (Baguete) A Qualcomm Ventures, braço de investimentos da gigante…

Astella Investimentos led an undisclosed investment in Dr. Jones, a Brazilian direct to consumer brand for men’s beauty products, with participation from IgniteXL. (Brazil Journal) A Dr. Jones — marca…

Brazilian healthtech Ânimo Wellness raised a US$300k pre-seed round from Barrah Investimentos (B1), IndicatorCapital, Wharton Angels, Fundação Estudar Alumni Partners, Lupa Capital, and angels including Sergio Furio (Creditas), Guilherme Bonifacio…

Global Founders Capital made a R$4m investment in Oriba, a Brazilian direct-to-consumer menswear brand. This is the company’s first known institutional capital. (Segs) Marca de moda básica masculina paulistana é…

Confrapar invested R$20m in Zetra/SalaryFits, a Brazilian fintech providing payroll advances. (Startupi) A Zetra, fintech que tem o objetivo de promover o bem-estar financeiro de milhões de trabalhadores, amplia expansão…

Redpoint eventures made an undisclosed investment in Nobli, a Brazilian personal credit platform. (Valor Econômico) A Nobli, fintech de crédito pessoal que fará operações garantidas pela carteira de investimento do…

Brazilian VC firm Canary held a US$75m close for its second fund.  (Money Times) A gestora brasileira de capital de risco Canary concluiu uma captação de 75 milhões de dólares,…

XP Investimentos held an IPO on the Nasdaq at an opening price valuation of ~US$18b. Itaú Unibanco acquired a significant stake in XP in 2018. General Atlantic and Brazilian investment…

monashees, Valor Capital, and Canary invested R$38m in Mimic, a Brazilian company pioneering shared/dark kitchens, with participation from angels including David Velez (Nubank) and José Galló (Renner). (Globo) A economia…

Benchmark Capital led a US$60m investment in Wildlife Studios (formerly TFG), a Brazilian gaming company, at a reported valuation over US$1b, with participation from Bessemer Venture Partners, as well as…

New York-based DOT Capital led an undisclosed Series A investment in Hanzo, a Brazilian customer engagement B2B SaaS platform, with participation from Mastercard. Founder/CEO Federico Pisani Massamormile was formerly chairman…

Brazilian events ticketing platform Ingresse raised a R$90m Series C led by the Endurance family office, with participation from Rival and Grupo Globo and follow-on from e.bricks Ventures, Qualcomm Ventures,…

Bossa Nova Investimentos led a R$800k investment in Glebba, a Brazilian equity crowdfunding platform for real estate investment. (Startupi) A Glebba, fintech que faz crowdfunding de investimento para o setor…

KaszeK Ventures led a US$10m investment in Cora, a Brazilian fintech lending to small and medium businesses, with participation from Ribbit Capital. This is Cora’s first disclosed financing. (TechCrunch) It…

Brazilian proptech Loft raised a R$216m Fundo de Investimento Imobiliário (FII) fund to finance the purchase of ~1,200 properties over the next two years. The fund was distributed by Credit…

monashees and Fintech Collective led a US$10m investment in Brazilian personal credit fintech REBEL. Earlier in 2019, REBEL raised R$167m from Franklin Templeton, XP Asset Management, and others via a…

Redpoint eventures made a R$50m investment in Housi, a Brazilian property rental platform that spun out of Vitacon, a Brazilian real estate developer. (Exame) A gestora de venture capital Redpoint…

SoftBank led a US$140m investment in VTEX, a Brazilian ecommerce SaaS platform, with participation from Gávea Investments and Constellation Asset Management. Riverwood Capital and Naspers invested previously.  (TechCrunch) E-commerce now…

Criatec 3, managed by Inseed Investimentos, made a R$2.5m investment in NeuroUp, a Brazil-based wellness startup working on muscular biofeedback to address chronic pain. (Diario de Pernambuco) O fundo de…

General Atlantic and Banco Votorantim led a R$400m investment in Brazilian digital bank Neon, with follow-on from monashees, Quona Capital, Flourish Ventures (formerly part of Omidyar Network), Propel Venture Partners,…

BASF Venture Capital invested US$4m in SP Ventures¹ AgVentures Fund II. (Olivre) A BASF Venture Capital é um dos maiores investidores na primeira rodada de captação de recursos do fundo…

Iporanga Ventures and others invested R$5m in Simplypag, a payments platform for domestic laborers. (Estadão) Com um mercado de 15 milhões de pessoas empregadas em funções domésticas e pequenos estabelecimentos,…

Confrapar and Lorinvest led a US$7m investment in Rio de Janeiro-based Fielo, a Salesforce-native CRM platform for incentive/loyalty programs, to expand its presence to Brazil and the US. (Press Release)…

Redpoint eventures led a US$1.12m seed investment in Vittude, a Brazilian healthtech developing an online therapy platform for businesses to offer their employees, with participation from Superjobs Ventures. (Forbes) As burnout…

Redpoint eventures and Canary led a US$3.5m investment in Mediação Online, a legal dispute mediation service for Brazilian businesses and consumers. Wayra Brasil and 500 Startups invested previously. (Epoca Negócios)…

Indicator Capital and Gávea Angels led a R$5m investment in Tevec, a Brazilian retail tech startup. (Baguete) A Tevec, focada em aplicação de inteligência artificial para a previsão de comportamento…

Global Founders Capital led a US$30m investment in Kovi, a Brazilian provider of rental cars for on-demand drivers in Latin America, with participation from Quona Capital, and follow-on from monashees,…

QED Investors led an undisclosed investment in Pitzi, a Brazilian mobile phone insurance provider, with participation from Thrive Capital and Valiant Partners, at a reported valuation of US$100m. QED invested…