Brazilian consumer orthodontics startup SouSmile raised a US$10m Series A from Global Founders Capital, KaszeK Ventures and Canary. (TechCrunch) Amid expectations that early-stage funding and valuations will decline due to…

Brazilian healthtech VivaBem raised US$2.5m from Webrock Ventures and Doktor.se, Sweden’s leading telemedicine provider, to expand digital primary care services in Brazil. (Press Release) Brazilian digital health tech start-up, VivaBem,…

Barn Investments made an undisclosed investment in Smilink, a Brazilian orthodontics startup. (Press Release) Dear colleagues, friends and investors, In turbulent times such as the one that we are living,…

Telefonica, through its Innovation Ventures, made an undisclosed investment in Brazilian VC Redpoint eventures. (Medium) Novas diretrizes da estratégia global de inovação aberta da Telefónica reforçam a relevância do mercado…

OLX,  a global classifieds marketplace backed by Naspers, has made a R$2.9b (~US$642m) all cash offer to acquire Brazilian real estate classifieds platform GrupoZAP, subject to approval by CADE.  VivaReal…

NXTP Ventures led a R$6m seed investment in Kangu, a Brazilian delivery logistics startup.   (Press Release) Kangu, a vertically integrated network of drop-off and pick-up points for e-commerce logistics in…

XP led a R$380m investment in Vai.Car, a Brazilian car rental platform, with participation from BMG and Bossa Nova Investimentos. (Startupi) A Vai.Car, startup de aluguel de veículos, recebeu um…

Telor and Morcote Holdings led a R$5.5m investment in Click Cash, a Brazilian personal credit app. (Startupi) O aplicativo ClickCash levantou o montante de 1,2 milhões de euros (R$ 5,5…

Atlantico led a R$42m investment in Trybe, a Brazilian edtech focused on the development of software skills, with participation from Canary, Global Founders Capital and Norte, with follow-on from e.bricks…

Redpoint eventures and DNA Capital, the corporate venture arm of DASA, led a US$4.5m investment in Memed, a Brazilian digital prescription platform. Qualcomm Ventures, monashees and Redpoint invested previously. (Press…

e.bricks Ventures made an undisclosed seed investment in Conexa Saúde, a Brazilian telemedicine platform. (NeoFeed) Desde que anunciou a criação de seu Fundo III, com R$ 450 milhões para investir…

Kaszek Ventures led an undisclosed investment in Olga Ri, a Brazilian cloud kitchen platform operating in São Paulo, with participation from Arbor Capital and angels. (Brazil Journal) A Olga Ri…

Docket, a Brazilian document management platform, raised R$35m over two tranches from KaszeK Ventures, ONEVC and Valor Capital, with participation from Canary and Wayra Brasil. (Fusões & Aquisições) A Docket,…

e.bricks Ventures made undisclosed investments in Avenue, a Brazilian investment brokerage bridging US opportunities with Latin American clients; and bro., a Brazilian digital platform for consórcio consumer financing. (Press Release)…

DOMO Invest made a R$3m investment in Bloxs Investimentos, a Brazilian equity crowdfunding platform focused on real estate investments. (Press Release) Fintech de investimentos alternativos recebe aporte de 3 mi da…

DOMO Invest led a R$6m investment in IOUU, a lending marketplace for Brazilian small businesses, with participation from Indicator Capital and Devas Invest. (Contxto) IOU. An acronym nobody likes to…

Redpoint eventures led a US$4m seed investment in Kzas, a Brazilian proptech platform matching residential sellers and buyers. (Press Release) Proptech Kzas creates a new “real estate marketplace” concept that…

Involves, a Brazilian trade marketing software platform, raised R$23.5m from Bridge One Investimentos. This is the company’s first disclosed external financing. (Startupi) A Involves, empresa de tecnologia que desenvolve soluções…

Cedro Capital invested R$2.5m in Portal de Compras Públicas, a Brazilian platform for public procurement purchases. (Startupi) O Portal de Compras Públicas, startup do Distrito Federal especializada em pregão eletrônico…

Unbox Capital led a US$40m Series B round in Solinftec, a Brazilian agtech. Also included in the round was US$20m agri asset-backed debt, led by Itaú BBA and Gaia Securitizations…

Iporanga Ventures led an undisclosed investment in Stark Bank, a Brazilian B2B payments processing platform founded by Rafael Stark. Clients include Rappi, Rebel and others. (Contxto) Stark Bank—a fintech startup…

Smart Money Ventures led a R$3m investment in Gama Academy, a Brazilian edtech focused on professional training in programming, design, marketing and sales. (Startupi) A Gama Academy, startup de educação…

In 2019, monashees led a R$20m seed investment in Yuca, a Brazilian rental services startup, with participation from ONEVC, Creditas, and others. (Brazil Journal) Uns dirão que o negócio da…

Barn Investimentos led a ~US$1.5m investment in Avicanna, a Colombian-Canadian biopharma startup developing sustainable plant-based derived cannabinoid medicinal products. (Press Release) /NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UNITED STATES NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR…

e.bricks Ventures invested R$40m in Acesso Digital, a Brazilian digital identity and facial recognition company. This is the company’s first disclosed financing. (Valor Econômico) Acesso Digital has self-financed its growth…

Capital Lab led a R$3m investment in Atomic Agro, a Brazilian agtech productivity platform for small-scale producers. (Startupi) A Atomic Agro, startup que oferece soluções para pequenos e médios produtores…

OmniChat, a Brazilian sales facilitation platform that runs on WhatsApp, raised R$1-2m from Honey Island Capital (formerly Hi Capital), a seed investment firm run by EBANX founders. (Globo) O WhatsApp…

Astella Investimentos led an undisclosed investment in Grão (formerly Diin), a savings app for low-income Brazilians, with participation from Vox Capital and Domo Invest. Grão, co-founded by Monica Saccarelli and…

Brazilian VC Positive Ventures raised US$4.8m towards a US$12m target. Investments from the new fund include Labi and Letrus.  (CrunchBase) Positive Ventures, a Sao Paulo-based venture firm operating in stealth…

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…

Teravoz, a Brazilian VoIP services provider to small businesses and call centers, was acquired by Twilio, providing an exit to investors Canary and Wayra Brasil. Teravoz reports a 30x return…

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…