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The LAVCA Venture Investors News Feed features venture capital fundraising, investments, exits, and other industry news.

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  • ACVC Submits Policy Recommendations to Overcome Obstacles to Startup Investment in Chile (en español)

    December 31, 2018
  • Alaya Capital to Invest US$4m in Latin American Startups in 2019 (en español)

    December 30, 2018
  • Angel Ventures, Fondo Alerce, & CLIN Invest US$1.7m in Chilean CitySense

    December 24, 2018
  • Chile Ventures Invests US$200k in Chilean Startup ZeroQ (en español)

    December 24, 2018
  • BNDES

    BNDES to Invest R$1.3b+ in Brazilian PE/VC (em português)

    December 18, 2018
  • ali credito

    Distrito Ventures Invests in Brazilian Fintech Ali Credito

    December 18, 2018
  • Itera Capital, Formerly CyC Capital, Targets MX$60m for Third Seed Fund (en español)

    December 13, 2018
  • Omidyar Network Invests in Brazilian Edtech Platform Agenda Edu

    December 12, 2018
  • Lighthouse Investimentos Invests in Brazil’s POS Controle & Catálogo Delivery (em português)

    December 12, 2018
  • Tokai Ventures Exits Uruguayan Startup woOw with Sale to Retail Group Tata (en español)

    December 6, 2018
  • LAVCA

    Manutara Ventures Invests in Chilean Software Developer Barracks

    December 5, 2018
  • TPG targets US$3.5B for The Rise Fund II

    December 4, 2018
  • Vikram Deswal, Founder UnDosTres, LAVCA

    IGNIA & Dalus Capital Lead US$6.5m Investment in Mexico’s UnDosTres

    December 4, 2018
  • BEWE, LAVCA

    DILA Capital Leads €2m Investment in Mexico’s BEWE (en español)

    December 3, 2018
  • LAVCA

    TechTools Ventures Invests R$3m in Brazilian Agtech Startup Eirene Solutions (em português)

    November 30, 2018
  • New York VC Palm Drive Capital Leads US$5m Series A in Online Retailer LentesPlus

    November 29, 2018
  • LAVCA

    Redpoint eventures & DGF Invest in Brazilian Startup GESTO (em português)

    November 28, 2018
  • Global Founders Capital Leads US$1.2m Investment in Online Payroll Loan Platform Creditoo (em português)

    November 28, 2018
  • Aurus led a US$1.4m investment in Chilean Startup Capitalizarme, an online platform that helps users identify investment opportunities in real estate.

    General Atlantic Invests R$250m in Brazilian Apartment Rental Platform QuintoAndar

    November 26, 2018
  • Redpoint eventures Invests in Used Clothing e-Commerce Platform Repassa (em português)

    November 23, 2018
  • Agustina Sartori glamst

    Ulta Acquires Uruguayan Beauty Startup GlamST

    November 20, 2018
  • 500 Startups Invests US$60k in Colombia’s Globalwork (en español)

    November 20, 2018
  • TeraSigma Venture Capital Will Invest in Tech-Based Companies in Mexico (en español)

    November 20, 2018
  • Invexor Capital Leads US$15.8m Investment in Chilean Developer Kauel (en español)

    November 19, 2018
  • Ley de Fintech LAVCA Venture Investors

    3xBit Acquires Cryptocurrency Broker Troca Ninja (em português)

    November 17, 2018
  • Draper Cygnus Invests US$3m in Space and Biotech Industry (en español)

    November 15, 2018
  • Parallel18 Ventures Will Invest US$225k in Four Startups (en español)

    November 15, 2018
  • Elevar Equity Leads US$5.25m Investment in Uruguayan Fintech Bankingly

    November 14, 2018
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    Naspers, Innova Capital, and Movile Invest US$500m in iFood (em português)

    November 13, 2018
  • ALLVP Raises US$73m In First Round for New Fund

    November 8, 2018
  • Pecunio Venture Capital Invests US$3m in Advertising & Cryptocurrency Startup Woonkly (en español)

    November 7, 2018
  • Omni Invests Undisclosed Amount In SME Credit Fintech Ergoncredit (em português)

    November 7, 2018
  • Acccestage Invests R$2m in Data Analysis Platform IN10 (em português)

    November 6, 2018
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  • Mountain Partners Buys 51% of Nazca Ventures Fund

    December 14, 2015
  • Kaszek Backed Open English Acquires Brazil’s Next University

    December 8, 2015
  • Copacabana House Ventures Makes First Investment in Education Tech Company Tyngu

    November 30, 2015
  • Mountain Partners Looks to Create 20 Businesses a Year in LatAm (en español)

    November 11, 2015
  • Elevar Equity Fund III Raises US$74m

    November 11, 2015
  • NXTP Labs Raised US$38.5m Funding Round

    October 19, 2015
  • Ecuador Raises First Venture Capital Fund with Support of Chile (en español)

    October 15, 2015
  • Rakuten Backs Spanish And Latin American Taxi App Cabify

    October 12, 2015
  • Pig.gi Obtains Capital to Expand throughout Latin America (en español)

    October 12, 2015
  • Spanish And LatAm Beauty Marketplace Miora Picks Up US$4M Led By Seaya Ventures

    October 7, 2015
  • NXTP Labs Selects 12 Startups for Fintech Accelerator Program (en español)

    October 7, 2015
  • Top VCs Are Chasing Digital Companies In Latin America

    August 14, 2015
  • Blackboard Acquires Brazil’s Nivel Siete

    August 13, 2015
  • 500 Startups Closes its First Fund in Latin America and Bets on Post-Acceleration (en español)

    July 30, 2015
  • Latin America Looks To Spur Later-Stage Venture Investments

    July 23, 2015
  • MIF and NXTP Labs to Hold WeXchange Forum and Pitch Competition for High-Impact Women Entrepreneurs

    July 16, 2015
  • South Ventures Investors Can Now Invest in SV Global Fund III (en español)

    July 14, 2015
  • Producing Unicorns In The Land Of Fútbol, Samba And El Dorado

    June 7, 2015
  • Autolab Raises US$500k to Grow Alternative Car Service Center Across LatAm

    April 16, 2015
  • Rocket Internet-backed Ridesharing Platform Tripda Raises $11M for U.S. Push

    January 29, 2015
  • Movile to Invest R$100m Across Latin America (em português)

    November 25, 2014
  • HelloFood and Delivery Hero Close a Series of Acquisitions Around the World

    November 19, 2014
  • Riverwood Closes Over US$1b Fund II with Potential for Investments in Latin America

    November 4, 2014
  • Technisys Raises US$13m to Continue Empowering Latin American Banks (en español)

    October 17, 2014
  • Latin America’s Navent Raises US$30M From Riverwood Capital, Tiger Global To Bolster Regional Online

    August 15, 2014
  • LAVCA Venture Investors Women in VC

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    August 6, 2014
  • Rocket Internet’s Easy Taxi Raises US$40M Series D To Expand In Asia, Latin America

    July 28, 2014
  • Riverwood Eyes US$1.25b Hard Cap on Fund II

    May 1, 2014
  • NXTP Gateway to Commence Silicon Valley Program (en español)

    April 1, 2014
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  • Former Buscapé Executives Launch Venture Fund Domo Invest (em português)

    January 31, 2017

    Two former Buscapé executives, Ridrigo Borges and Guga Stocco, have teamed up with Gabriel Sidi, Marcello Gonçalves, and Felipe Andrade to launch Domo Invest. The Brazilian venture capital firm’s first…

  • Monashees+ Invests R$1m in Cambly (em português)

    January 22, 2017

    Venture Capital firm Monashees+ invested R$1m in English learning app Cambly and obtained a minority stake in the company. (Estadão Economia) O Monashees, fundo brasileiro de venture capital, acaba de…

  • 99 Taxis Riverwood Capital DiDi LAVCA Venture Investors

    Riverwood Capital and DiDi Invest in 99 (em português)

    January 19, 2017

    Didi and Riverwood Capital completed an investment in Brazilian car sharing company, 99 (formerly 99 Taxis). (Valor Econômico) O fundo americano de private equity Riverwood Capital se juntou à lista de…

  • Kick Venture Unimove LAVCA Venture Investors

    Kick Ventures Invests in Brazilian Startup Unimove (em português)

    January 18, 2017

    Brazilian venture capital firm Kick Ventures made an undisclosed investment in mobile fidelity app Unimove. (Baguete)  A startup Unimove recebeu um aporte da Kick Ventures. O investimento vai impulsionar a solução…

  • Bossa Nova Expands its Operations and Makes Investments in the United States

    January 13, 2017

    After completing 44 investments in Brazil since August 2016, Brazil’s angel investing firm Bossa Nova Investimentos has begun investing in the US with 18 US based startups in Q4 2016.…

  • Didi Chuxing Monashees+, Qualcomm Ventures Tiger Global LAVCA Venture Investors

    Didi Chuxing Leads ~US$100m Investment in 99 (em português)

    January 4, 2017

    (Valor Econômico) Chinese transportation giant Didi Chuxing led an investment in Brazilian rideshare company 99 (formerly 99 Taxis) of over US$100m. The investment round also included participation from monashees+, Qualcomm…

  • Agribusiness Start You Up LAVCA Venture Investors

    Start You Up Launches Agrofip Fund (em português)

    January 2, 2017

    Brazil’s Start You Up Ventures joined a group of companies to launch Agrofip, a fund through which it plans to invest up to R$25m in agribusiness, logistics management, IoT, BioTech,…

  • Tectotal Ideiasnet LAVCA Venture Investors

    IDEIASNET Agrees to Exit Tectotal with Sale to CDF (em português)

    December 23, 2016

    (Press Release) IDEIASNET agreed to sell its stake in Tectotal Tecnologia sem Complicações to the Central de Funcionamento Tecnologia e Participações (CDF). Tectotal is owned by holding company Montpellier and…

  • Window Games Wayra Argentina LAVCA Venture Investors

    Wayra Argentina Accelerated Widow Games Receives US$250k Investment (en español)

    December 19, 2016

    Wayra Brasil, Acelera Partners, Microsoft Ventures, and Qualcomm Ventures invested US$250k in Widow Games, a video game startup that specializes in creating digital versions of classic board games. Widow Games…

  • Sympla Eventick LAVCA Venture Investors

    Movile’s Sympla Acquires Eventick to Expand Leadership in Brazil (em português)

    December 19, 2016

    (Startupi) Brazilian online event platform Sympla has acquired Eventick to consolidate its leadership in the sector. Sympla is backed by Movile. A Sympla, plataforma online de eventos, acaba de fechar a…

  • QuintoAndar

    Acacia Partners and Qualcomm Ventures Invest US$12.6m in QuintoAndar (em português)

    December 12, 2016

    (Press Release) Apartment rental marketplace, QuintoAndar, has received a R$42m (US $12.6m) investment. NYC-based Acacia Partners led the round, with participation from Qualcomm Ventures and existing investor, Kaszek Ventures. Based…

  • 33e34 LAVCA Venture Investors

    Bossa Nova Invests ~R$1m in Brazilian Online Shoe Retailer 33e34 (em português)

    December 12, 2016

    Bossa Nova Investimentos invested close to R$1m in the Brazilian online female footwear boutique, 33e34. Following the investment, the startup, led by entrepreneur Tânia Gomes, signed a partnership to sell…

  • Grupo Algar Fundo BR Startups LAVCA Venture Investors

    Grupo Algar to Invest in Fundo BR Startups (em português)

    December 8, 2016

    (Baguete) Grupo Algar, via its corporate venture initiative, will invest in BR Startups fund, created by Microsoft Holdings and managed by MSW Capital. O Grupo Algar, por meio de sua…

  • nubank LAVCA Venture Investors Redpoint eventures Ribbit Capital DST

    Brazil’s Nubank Receives US$80m Series D

    December 7, 2016

    (New York Times) DST Global, the investment firm started by Russian venture capitalist Yuri Milner, led a US$80m round in Nubank, with participation from Redpoint Ventures and Ribbit Capital. Prior…

  • Vertis LAVCA Venture Investors Fundo Parma

    Parma Invests R$10m in Vertis (em português)

    December 5, 2016

    (TI INSIDE Online) Brazilian investment fund and investor in Fast Shop, Parma, has invested in Vertis, a Brazil-based B2B enterprise commerce company for R$10m. O fundo de investimentos Parma, que…

  • Pismo Soluções Tecnológicas LAVCA Venture Investors Redpoint eventures

    Redpoint eventures Invests in Pismo Soluções Tecnológicas (em português)

    November 30, 2016

    (LexLatin) Redpoint eventures has acquired a 24.32% stake in Brazilian startup Pismo Soluções Tecnológicas, which provides SaaS payment processing solutions, for R$3m. El Fundo de Investimento em Participações RPeV1Brazil Multiestratégia…

  • Wow Aceleradora LAVCA Venture Investors BZPlan

    BZPlan Partners with WOW Aceleradora to Invest R$50m in Startups (em português)

    November 23, 2016

    (Baguete) BZPlan is searching for startups in the south of Brazil to invest a total of R$50m. It has partnered with Wow Aceleradora to support startups that participate in the…

  • LAVCA Venture Investors Idwall

    500 Startups Invests R$500k in Idwall (em português)

    November 18, 2016

    (ITForum 365) 500 Startups has invested in Brazilian startup Idwall, an artificial intelligence software that detects fraudulent documents and verifies identity. A startup brasileira Idwall é a nova aposta do Vale…

  • MyReks LAVCA Venture investors

    FIR Capital BZPlan Announces Sale of Startup Stock to Nexxera and Widerpool (em português)

    November 11, 2016

    (Startupi) FIR Capital BZPlan has partially exited Brazilian e-commerce startup MyReks. O Grupo Nexxera adquiriu 40% de participação na MyReks – startup brasileira de recomendação para e-commerce. Simultaneamente, a norte-americana…

  • Resultados Digitais LAVCA Venture Investors NY Summit

    RD Receives R$62m Investment from TPG Growth (em português)

    November 4, 2016

    (IDGNow!) TPG Growth led a US$19.2m (R$62m) investment in Resultados Digitais, a Brazilian automated marketing platform, with participation from Redpoint e.Ventures, DGF Investimentos and Endeavor Catalyst. TPG’s portfolio includes Uber,…

  • Angel Investing New Regulation Brazil

    Lei Complementar do Simples to Increase Angel Investor Protection in Brazil (em português)

    October 31, 2016

    (Anjos do Brasil) Presidential approval of a new law in Brazil, Lei Complementar do Simples, has brought new benefits and protection for angel investors in the country. One key benefit, among others,…

  • Movile’s Maplink Acquires Optilogistic

    October 17, 2016

    (Tech.eu) Optilogistic, a French logistics software company, has been acquired by Brazil’s Maplink. Mobile commerce company Movile led the deal. Maplink, a Brazilian technology company that is a leader in…

  • Healthcare Focused Venture Fund Announces Open Enrollment (em português)

    October 17, 2016

    (Baguete) HealthPlus, a healthcare tech focused venture fund created by GrowPlus Ventures, has announced open enrollment for healthcare startups seeking capital. The maximum amount HealthPlus will invest in each selected startup…

  • MovileWay Diga LAVCA Venture Investors

    Movilway Acquires Diga for US$5m (em português)

    October 12, 2016

    (TI INSIDE Online) Latin American mobile charging and payment system provider, Movilway, announced the  purchase of Diga, a Brazilian prepaid phone credit distributor and mobile chip marketer, for US$5m. A…

  • Primatec Invests in Brazilian Startup Myleus Biotecnologia (em português)

    October 11, 2016

    (Startupi) Primatec has closed investment negotiations with the Brazilian startup Myleus Biotecnologia for an undisclosed amount. Myleus provides DNA testing services for food companies and researchers. A Myleus Biotecnologia acaba…

  • Microsoft and Banco Votorantim to Invest R$3m in Brazilian Startups

    October 10, 2016

    (Reuters) Brazilian lender Banco Votorantim will invest an initial R$3m (US$930,000) in the BR Startups fund created by Microsoft. They expect to fund 6 young firms with investments ranging between…

  • Moneto Receives R$2.5m Investment (em português)

    October 6, 2016

    (STARTUPi) Fundo de Inovação Paulista, managed by SP Ventures, made a R$2.5m investment in Moneto, a Brazilian payment processing app targeting individual business owners. A fintech Moneto acaba de anunciar o…

  • Barn Investments Acquires Minority Stakes in Trocafone, Worldpackers, and Skore

    October 4, 2016

    Barn Investments led a US$1M round in Skore,a knowledge management platform in Silicon Valley; leading a US$2M Series A in Worldpackers, a Brazilian social travel marketplace; and participating in Trocafone’s recent R$20M Series A led by Swiss firm Sallfort…

  • Bossa Nova Investimentos Invests in Five Brazilian IT Startups (em português)

    October 3, 2016

    (Startupi) Bossa Nova Investimentos, announced investments in Brazilian IT startups Razoom, Contentools, AIO, Blogo, and 3Days, a talent platform for creative professionals. A Bossa Nova Investimentos está cada vez mais…

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    Contabilizei Receives Third Investment (em português)

    September 29, 2016

    (Startupi) Contabilizei, a Brazilian online accounting office for SMEs, received a third investment led by e.Bricks Ventures and included the participation of Endeavor Catalyst and Kaszek Ventures, with hopes to democratize financial services…

  • GWC & Sequoia Capital to Invest in Easy Carros (em português)

    September 29, 2016

    (STARTUPi) Easy Carros won second place at the international startup competition, G-Startup WorldWide, which took place in Silicon Valley this September and will receive an investment of US$120k from GWC and Sequoia Capital.

  • Hiper Receives R$4m Investment (em português)

    September 29, 2016

    (Baguete) Hiper, a Brazilian startup dedicated to SME management has received a R$4m investment from Cventures Primus along with CRP Companhia de Participações and M3 Investimentos.

  • NXTP’s Agrofy Receives US$1m Angel Investment

    September 29, 2016

    (NXTP Labs) Argentinian online agribusiness marketplace Agrofy, an NXTP Labs portfolio company, received US$1m in angel funding. Agrofy, the agrobusiness platform keeps on growing exponentially. Ever since its launch in November 2015,…

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