Inside Latin America’s Breakout Year in Tech is an 8-page graphic report with updates about the venture and tech ecosystem in the region. The report maps the major markets and…
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In response to an evolving venture environment in Latin America, LAVCA facilitates educational, peer-to-peer, and networking programs for the venture community to engage with local and global investors, entrepreneurs, and thought leaders.
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Venture Investors Annual Meeting –September 27, 2018
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LAVCA spoke with Johanna Posada, Founder & Managing Director for Elevar Equity about the opportunity for investing and exiting impact in Latin America and LP priorities when committing to an impact fund.
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After participating in Y Combinator, Hogaru, a subscription cleaning service for small businesses in Colombia, is consolidating operations in Colombia, where it already operates at profitability, and eyes potential expansion markets.
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Since launching in September 2014, Aliada now provides 50,000 services monthly, and expects to reach over 60,000 services by the end of 2017. In this interview with founders Ana Isabel Orvañanos and Rodolfo Corcuera, we explore how Aliada is trying to impact the lives of thousands of Mexicans while combating the social stigma associated with domestic labor.
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Apli is a Mexican startup connecting workers to flexible job opportunities that just raised US$1.5m. In this interview with Co-founder and Co-CEO Vera Makarov, we learn how Apli is innovating the traditional recruiting process for service and retail jobs in Mexico, and why she thinks improving turnover and absenteeism in small businesses is a US$100b opportunity in Latin America.
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Despite its status as one of the fastest growing economies in the world, Peru has traditionally ranked lower than its Latin American counterparts in terms of the development of the venture capital ecosystem. In fact, until recently Peru had almost no country-dedicated VCs and between 2011-2015 consistently captured fewer venture investment dollars than Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Mexico, according to LAVCA Data. Where does Peru stand as of 2017, in terms of a mature VC ecosystem?
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MESA 24/7 is a Peruvian startup that wants to revolutionize the way restaurants interact with their diners including online booking servicea, mobile payment, and analytics. In this interview with CEO Pedro Callirgos, we explored the evolution of the operation, the business opportunity, and the growth plans of MESA 24/7, which already raised half a million dollars through friends & family and angel investors. Interview in Spanish.
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Intellibrand is a digital trade marketing platform that received a R$5m investment from DGF Ventures to fund international expansion. In this interview with LAVCA, Co-founder & Chief Commercial Officer Francesco Weiss talks about the digital marketing landscape in Brazil and Intellibrand’s expansion plans. Interview in Portuguese.
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SpaceDat brings big data to agriculture with a drone enabled digital platform. Guillermo and his Co-founder & CEO, Cesar Urrutia, have 10+ years of experience in aerial imagery analysis and startup strategies, but agtech is underfunded in the region because the life cycle of the product is correlated to the life cycle of the crop.
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Nibo is a fintech startup empowering small businesses to navigate Brazil’s complicated accounting and tax landscape. With 2,000 accountants on the platform, and integrations with over sixty major accounting software solutions in Brazil, Nibo raised a R$20m Series A from Swedish investor Vostok Emerging Finance, with participation from existing investors Redpoint eventures and Valor Capital, to scale their platform.
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Suyo, a startup making it easier and more affordable for low-income families in Colombia to formalize their houses and land, recently received follow-on financing from Omidyar Network. In this interview with Suyo CEO Matt Alexander, we learn of the overwhelming size of the problem and opportunity.
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Company: Mosyle Investors: DGF Investimentos Mosyle is a Brazilian edtech startup with global ambitions to improve the classroom experience by using mobile devices that just raised an undisclosed round from DGF…
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Company: Mercadoni Investors: Axon Partners, Grupo Pegasus Mercadoni is a Colombian grocery delivery app that raised a US$6.2m investment from Axon Partners and Grupo Pegasus. In this interview with Mercadoni co-founder…
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The global transport wars are heating up in Latin America with major investments from new Asian players. A few months after Chinese transportation giant Didi Chuxing announced a US$100m co-investment…
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Company: Cornershop Investors: Accel Partners, ALLVP, Creandum, Endeavor Catalyst, Grupo Bimbo Family Office, Jackson Square Ventures Queremos ser el mejor servicio de entrega a domicilio de groceries en las ciudades…
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Company: Aflore Investors: Polymath Ventures, Fiinlab Aflore is a startup that is leveraging a direct sales model to deliver financial products for the underbanked in Colombia. Aflore raised a Series…
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Spanish VC Seaya Ventures led a US$6.6m Series A investment in Yogome, a Mexican edtech startup for kids. Other participants included Variv Capital and Endeavor Catalyst. The company had previously…
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Two months after initial fundraising, KaszeK Ventures closed its third fund at a cap of US$200m, which will focus on growing the Latin American tech ecosystem. Read LAVCA’s Member Profile…
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Japan’s Softbank and Riverwood Capital bought a minority stake in 99 (formerly 99 Taxis), a Brazilian rideshare company, for US$100m. Investors in 99 include Didi Chuxing, Riverwood Capital, monashees+, Qualcomm…
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Across the planet, countries and communities are feeling the effects of growing populations, urbanization, and climate change. These environmental and economic forces have pushed governments, scientists, and startups to think about how to adapt for security and survival, while also minimizing environmental damage…
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Argentina’s Ley del Emprendedor, regulating new company creation, equity crowdfunding and more, was approved on March 29, 2017, by the Argentine Senate. This is big news for Argentina’s tech ecosystem,…
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Fintech investments are on the rise in Latin America, growing 31% (in terms of dollars) and 81% (in terms of deal count) in 2016. Startups in Latin America raised US$500m…
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Astella Investimentos and VARIV Capital exited Brazilian auto part e-commerce platform Ítaro, which was acquired by Pneustore for an undisclosed amount. (Baguete) O Grupo Pneustore, vertical focada em pneus e…
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Netshoes has IPO’d on the New York Stock Exchange. Investors in Netshoes include KaszeK Ventures, Riverwood Capital, the IFC, GIC, Tiger Global, Iconiq Management, and Temasek Holdings. (Valor Econômico) Hoje…
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Mexico is in the process of passing Ley de FinTech to regulate the sector, after the country came out on “top in the FinTech space in 2016” with four companies…
