Arlon Group and FitPart have invested R$100m (approximately US$18.5m) in Sotran, a Brazil-based logistics solutions company serving the agribusiness sector. (Forbes) A empresa de soluções logísticas Sotran, que atua no…

DOMO Invest invested R$3.5m in Digital Innovation One (DIO), a Brazilian edtech offering software development courses and connecting students to companies in search of technical talent.  (Valor Econômico) – O…

Astella Investimentos invested R$8m in bornlogic, a Brazilian omnichannel marketing software platform for SMEs targeting audiences through e-commerce platforms, WhatsApp, or physical stores. (Startupi) – De olho na tendência de…

Mexican VC fund Proeza Ventures led a ~US$6m Series A in BusUp, a Spain-based fleet and logistics management system with operations in Peru and Brazil, with participation from Autotech Ventures. …

ThornTree Capital Partners led a R$180m Series B round in Brazilian healthcare provider Alice. Alice was founded by Andre Florence and Matheus Moraes, alums of Brazilian rideshare 99 (acquired by…

SoftBank and Invus Opportunities led a US$84.5m round in Brazilian edtech Descomplica, with participation from Península Participações, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, and U2 guitarist The Edge, and follow-on from Valor Capital…

US-based VC fund Storm Ventures led a US$2m round in InEvent, a Brazilian management software for virtual corporate event planning for US and Brazilian companies.  (Startupi) – A InEvent, empresa de…

Randon Ventures, the CVC arm of Brazilian railroad equipment manufacturer Empresas Randon, invested R$13m in Grupo Delta, a Brazilian marketplace for company fleet insurance. (Baguete) – A Randon Ventures acaba…

Brazil-based private equity firm Lanx Capital led a R$13.5m round in Grão Direto, a Brazilian agricultural commodity marketplace that primarily execute transactions via mobile and WhatsApp, with participation from Barn…

Igah Ventures reached a US$130m final close for its third fund. The new fund aims to invest in a total of 17 early stage companies in Brazil, according to Igah Founding…

 KPTL led a R$6m investment in MindMiners, a Brazilian rewards platform for crowdsourced user experience feedback, with participation from Darwin Startups and Maua Capital. MindMiners’ clients include Ambev, Nestlé, Samsung,…

Redpoint eventures led a R$3m seed round in Peerdustry, a Brazilian on-demand manufacturing platform for heavy machinery, with participation from Sao Paulo-based angel group Silver Angels. (Startupi) –  A Peerdustry, empresa…

Quona Capital and Kinea Ventures led a US$6m Series A in Monkey, a Brazilian financial marketplace enabling large companies to purchase receivables from SMEs. Monkey had previously raised US$1.5m from…

Valor Capital Group led a US$19m Series A in Rocket.Chat, a Brazil-based open-source platform for team collaboration and customer service, with participation from Greycroft, monashees, NEA, e.ventures, Graphene Ventures, ONEVC,…

IDB Invest provided US$30m in debt financing to Brazilian fintech Creditas. (IDB Invest) – IDB Invest, a member of the IDB Group, will provide a $30 million loan to Creditas,…

GIC, Whale Rock, and Invesco led a US$400m Series G in Nubank at a US$25b valuation, with participation from Tencent, Dragoneer Investment Group, Ribbit Capital, and Sequoia Capital.  Nubank raised…

Igah Ventures led a R$38m Series A in Bxblue, a Brazilian payroll lending platform, with participation from Iporanga Ventures, FJ Labs, and FundersClub. (Exame) – Depois de crescer a operação…

Edmond, a Brazilian enterprise payments platform for solar energy companies, raised R$40m from undisclosed investors. (Startupi) – A Edmond, fintech que fornece soluções de meios de pagamento para o mercado…

Valor Capital led a US$5m seed round in XP Health, a California-based vision benefits platform for US corporate employees, with participation from Village Global, Semper Virens, J-Angels, Stanford’s StartX, and…

GP Investimentos’ Inova Fund and Parallax Ventures led a R$200m round in Brazilian bitcoin exchange Mercado Bitcoin, with participation from Evora Fund, HS Investimentos, Banco Plural, and Gear Ventures. Mercado…

KPTL (formerly A5 and Inseed Investimentos) invested R$3m in Ecotrace, a blockchain-based traceability platform for crops and livestock products.  (Baguete) – A Ecotrace, startup especializada em rastreabilidade com sistema baseado…

MAYA Capital led a R$3.5m round in Unbox, a Brazilian e-commerce platform for SMEs.  (Startupi) – A Unbox, startup brasileira de solução de vendas online – que é acelerada pelo Facebook…

KaszeK Ventures led a R$20m Series A in OmniChat, a Brazilian chat-based customer service platforms that uses WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, and SMS, with follow-on from Honey Island Capital, a seed…

ViBe Saude, a Brazilian telehealth platform offering virtual consultations led by general practitioners and chronic care management professionals, raised a US$10m Series A from undisclosed Swedish investors. ViBe Saude raised US$2.5m…

SoftBank Latin America led an undisclosed Series C in Contabilizei, a Brazilian a tax filing and accounting SaaS platform for Brazilian SMEs, with follow-on from KaszeK Ventures, Point72, Quona Capital,…

DOMO Invest and Poli Angels invested R$1m in Pix Midia, a Brazilian media production company for corporate internal communication. (Startupi) – A Pix Mídia, startup gaúcha que fornece softwares e soluções…

Astella Investimentos led a R$11m round in Skore, a Brazilian corporate training platform, with participation from Alexia Ventures.  (Exame) – A startup brasileira Skore, especializada em treinamentos corporativos, acaba de receber um aporte de 11 milhões…

DOMO Invest and Silver Angels invested R$1m in Sensix, a Brazilian satellite image processor for crop management and harvest planning. (Startupi) – A Sensix, startup que atua no processamento e análise…

DOMO Invest, Poli Angels, and Urca Angels made an undisclosed investment in ContaAgil, a Brazilian accounting platform for SMEs. (Startupi) – A ContaÁgil, startup de contabilidade online para PMEs, anunciou uma…

SoftBank Group and Dynamo led a US$190m Series E round in MadeiraMadeira, a Brazilian home goods e-commerce startup, with participation from VELT Partners, Brasil Capital, and Brazilian family office Lakewood…

Oria Capital invested R$40m in Knewin, a Brazilian news and social media analytics platform. Knewin previously raised R16.5m from KPTL and Invisto. (Press Release)  Focada em investimentos B2B Tech, a…

SP Ventures announced a R$130m second close for AgVentures II, with a R$40m commitment from French animal nutrition company Adisseo and US phosphate mining company Mosaic. SP Ventures reached a US$17.2m…

Darwin Capital, angels Marcelo Sampaio (Hasdex) and Roberto Nishikawa (Itau Unibanco), and others invested R$12m in Linker, a Brazilian neobank for SMEs. (NeoFeed) – Original, C6 e Inter foram alguns dos nomes que ocuparam…