Actis acquired EDP Brasil, a Brazil-based power company for ~USD237m. (Reuters) Brazilian power company EDP Energias do Brasil (ENBR3.SA) has reached a deal to sell three power transmission assets at an enterprise…

GTIS Partners, through its GTIS Brazil Logistics Real Estate Investment Fund, acquired USD248m in Real Estate Assets in Brazil. (Press Release) GTIS Partners LP, (“GTIS”), a real estate private equity firm…

Tencent and SoftBank led a USD200m Series F for CargoX, a Brazilian trucking marketplace, with participation from Valor Capital Group and MFO Oikos, and follow-on from Lightrock. Tencent and SoftBank…

Patria Investimentos acquired cybersecurity companies Neosecure and Proteus and plans to invest USD250m in the cybersecurity sector in Latin America. (Reuters) Brazilian asset manager Patria Investments Ltd (PAX.O) has acquired cybersecurity companies…

Altantico led a USD6m Series A for ZAX, a Brazilian B2B wholesale marketplace for clothing, toys and electronics, with participation from FJ Labs, Caravela Capital, GFC and Canary. Caravela and…

XP invested BRL100m (~USD18m) in the Alife-Nino bar and restaurant chain, a network that has 21 bars and restaurants in Brazil. (Forbes) The private equity fund of XP announced today…

Spice Private Equity acquired Argo Seguros Brasil for BRL160m (~USD30m). Argo Seguros Brasil is the Brazillian operations for Argo Group International Holdings, an underwriter of specialty insurance. (Press Release) HAMILTON,…

YC and NY-based retail investment platform Public.com led a USD5.7m seed round for Sprout, a retail investment platform enabling Brazilian citizens to invest in the US stock market, with participation…

Crescera Capital led a USD80m Series C for Tembici, a Brazilian micro-mobility platform focused on bikes, with participation from Endeavor Catalyst and Pipo. Tembici raised a USD47m Series B led by…

Globo Ventures led a ~USD10m Series D+ for Liv Up, a Brazilian subscription-based meal kit delivery service. Liv Up raised ~USD18m from KASZEK, ThornTree Capital, Spectra and Endeavor Catalyst in 2019.…

Alfa Collab, the CVC arm of Brazilian insurance holding Conglomerado Alfa, announced an investment of up to ~USD120m over three years in E-ctare, a credit platform and digital wallet for…

monashees and Valor Capital Group led a ~USD4.6m pre-seed round for BHub, a Brazilian accounting and financial management platform for SMEs, with participation from QED Investors, Clocktower, Addition, Picus Capital,…

Crescera Capital made a ~USD6m follow-on in BomConsorcio, a Brazilian marketplace enabling companies to execute secondary sales on their consortium quotas. Crescera invested ~USD500k in April 2019, and ~USD700k in…

Canary led a ~USD1.6m seed round for Gank, a Brazilian community-based trading platform for retail investors, with participation from GFC. (LABS News) – There is a newcomer in the area:…

Honey Island Capital and Quartz invested ~USD2.6m in Tecnofit, a Brazilian finance and membership management platform for fitness studios. Honey Island Capital is a seed investment firm run by EBANX…

Lighthouse Investimentos invested ~USD300k in Erural, a Brazilian cattle and cattle beef auction marketplace. (Brazil Journal) – Em 2013, Matheus Ladeia viu seu pai perder mais de R$ 200 mil…

DOMO Invest led a ~USD240k round for Infleet, a Brazilian fleet operations management platform for logistic companies, with participation from Bossanova Investimentos and Anjos do Brasil. (Startupi) – Um dos…

Kinea Ventures, the CVC arm of Itaú, led a ~USD5.4m Series A for Paketá, a Brazilian credit consignment platform, with follow-on from Shift Capital. Shift Capital led a ~USD1.8m seed round…

CapSur Capital acquired a 30% stake in Neoway, a Brazil-based market intelligence and data analytics company, for an undisclosed amount. (The News 24) The Santa Catarina technology company Neoway, dedicated…

Raiz Investimentos, the FO of Sem Parar Founder Ivan Toledo, led a USD20m round for Pier,  a Brazilian insurtech for smartphones and vehicles, with follow-on from Canary, monashees, BTG Pactual…

Jeeves, a US-based expense management platform for startups with operations in Mexico, Colombia, Brazil and Chile, raised a USD57m Series B led by CRV, with participation from Silicon Valley Bank,…

KASZEK and monashees led a ~USD9m seed round for TruePay, a Brazilian vendor financing platform for small and medium retailers, with participation from GFC and ONEVC. TruePay was founded by…

ZigPay, a Brazilian payment platform for bars and restaurants raised ~USD8m from angels Edgard and Diogo Corona (SmartFit) and Ricardo Goldfarb (Lojas Marisa).  (Baguete) – A ZigPay, fintech especializada em…

Origin, a US-based financial advisor platform for company employees with operations in the US and Brazil, raised a USD57m Series B led by 01A, the VC fund of Dick Costolo…

Iporanga Ventures led a ~USD720k pre-seed round for Abstra, a Brazilian no-code app development environment for corporates, with participation from YC.  (Press Release) – Democratizar a programação, possibilitando a mais…

DOMO invested ~USD1m in Flix, a Brazilian digital home insurance platform.  (Startupi) – Com o aquecimento do mercado de insurtechs, a Flix, seguradora 100% digital com foco na venda de seguros e…

Riverwood Capital led a USD150m round for Petlove&Co, a Brazilian products and services platform for pets, with participation from monashees, Tarpon, SoftBank, L Catterton and Porto Segur. Petlove&Co resulted from…

UVC, the CVC arm of Grupo Ultra, invested ~USD1.16m in RoutEasy, a Brazilian route optimization platform for last-mile delivery companies.  (Baguete) – A RoutEasy, logtech focada em inteligência artificial para…

Big Bets led a USD1.7m seed round for DataMilk, a Brazilian design optimization platform for e-commerce sites, with participation from UK VC RTP Global and angels Mariano Gomide de Faria…

Tuna, a Brazilian credit card and anti-fraud provider testing platform for e-commerce businesses, raised two seed rounds totalling USD3m from Canary and Atlantico. Tuna was founded by Peixe Urbano alums…

Iporanga Ventures led a ~USD1.3m seed round for Klavi, a Brazilian open banking platform, with participation from Parallax Ventures. (Crania) – A Klavi, plataforma de open banking especializada em inteligência e…

Patria Investments Limited announced an agreement for the full divestment of Centro de Imagem Diagnosticos S.A.(“Alliar”), a Brazil-based provider of healthcare services, to businessman Nelson Tanure. The Transaction encompasses the…

Brazilian growth equity fund X8 Investimentos invested ~USD3.6m in Vida Veg, a Brazilian plant-based meat and dairy producer.  (Exame) – A gestora de investimentos em venture capital X8, dedicada a…