LAVCA is excited to convene in person after a two-year hiatus and kick off LAVCA Week with a dynamic reception for LAVCA Members and Limited Partners hosted by Advent International.…
Events
LAVCA facilitates educational, peer-to-peer, and networking programs for the venture community to engage with local and global investors, entrepreneurs, and thought leaders.
LAVCA Week 2021
📅 Sept. 20-23
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SP Ventures and US-based VC Acre.VC led a USD10m Series A for Moss, a Brazilian blockchain-based marketplace for companies to trade carbon credits, with participation from Jive Investments and Arrington…
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Nilo Saúde, a Brazilian patient communication and telemedicine platform, raised a USD10m Series A from Canary, MAYA Capital, SoftBank, GFC and Tau Ventures. (LatamList) – The Brazilian healthtech Nilo Saúde announced a…
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Brasil ao Cubo, a Brazilian modular construction startup, raised ~USD14.8m from DX Ventures, the CVC arm of Brazilian wood panel manufacturer Duratex. Steel producer Gerdau invested ~USD12m in November 2020. …
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Valor Capital Group led a ~USD6m seed round for Oico, a Brazilian marketplace for construction materials, with participation from Tiger Global and CSN, and follow-on from MAYA Capital and FJ…
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Vox Capital led a ~USD5m Series A for Nude, a Brazilian oat milk producer, with participation from Lever VC, Endeavor Scale-Up Ventures, Ecoa Capital and Angel Ventures. (Brazil Journal) –…
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Founders Fund led a USD6m seed round for Vest, a retail platform enabling Latin American consumers to invest in public companies listed on the NASDAQ or NYSE, with participation from…
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Fidelity Management led a USD260m Series F for Brazilian fintech Creditas at a reported USD4.8b valuation, with participation from Spanish investors Actyus and Greentrail Capital, and follow-on from KASZEK, QED…
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KASZEK, Iporanga Investimentos, GFC and Picus Capital led a ~USD8.4m round for Legiti, a Brazilian cybersecurity startup developing predictive models for preventing ecommerce fraud. KASZEK, GFC and Iporanga invested USD2.5m…
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POAP, an Argentine NFT platform for commemorating events and special gatherings, raised USD10m from Libertus Capital, Archetype, Sapphire Sport and Delphi Capital. (Yahoo News) – POAP Inc., the company behind…
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DILA Capital and Kayyak Ventures led a USD15m Series A for Fairplay, a Mexican revenue-based financing platform for DTC e-commerce brands and marketplaces, with participation from Elevar Equity and Speedinvest. Fairplay…
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Xepelin, a Chilean accounts receivable-based lending platform for SMEs, secured USD80m in debt from Community Investment Management. Xepelin also secured USD200m in credit facilities in 2021; KASZEK led a USD30m round…
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Canary and MAYA Capital led a USD3.6m pre-seed round for Nana Delivery, a Brazilian last-mile delivery platform operating through a dark store distribution network, with participation from UK-based VC Presight. …
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Riverwood Capital led a USD25m Series B for Ubits, a Colombian corporate training platform with operations in Colombia and Mexico. US-based edtech VC Owl Ventures invested USD5m in June 2021…
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SoftBank led a USD48m Series B for Laika, a Colombian e-commerce platform for pet goods and services, with participation from Delivery Hero, JAM Fund and FJ Labs, and angels Carlos…
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Massachusetts-based VC F-Prime Capital led a USD9.5m Series A for Parrot, a Mexican restaurant management platform. Liquid2 Ventures and Foundation Capital led a USD2.1m round in December 2020. (TechCrunch) –…
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KASZEK led a USD13.2m round for Draftea, a Mexican fantasy sports league platform, with participation from Sequoia, Bullpen and angel Nigel Eccles (FanDuel). (TechCrunch) – Founder Alán Jaime Misrahi grew…
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IDC Ventures led a ~USD5m Series A for SuperSim, a Brazilian microcredit platform targeting the underbanked. Navi Capital led a ~USD6m round in August 2020. (Bem Paraná) – A SuperSim, fintech de…
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MetaMap (formerly Mati), a Mexico-based identity and payments verification platform, raised a USD70m Series B from Alameda Research, Tribe Capital and Craft Ventures. Tribe Capital led a USD13.5m Series A in…
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DRADS Capital, a Boston-based life science VC, led a USD7m pre-Series A for The Live Green Co, a Chilean foodtech developing plant-based alternatives to replace animal-based products, with participation Goshen…
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SoftBank led a USD2.3m round for Abstra, a Brazilian no-code app development environment for corporates. Iporanga led a ~USD720k pre-seed round in September 2021. (TechCrunch) – Abstra, which has developed a…
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Italian investment firm doValue led a ~USD3m Series A for QueroQuitar, a Brazilian debt negotiation platform, with participation from BossaNova Investimentos and 500 Global and follow-on from Wayra and BR…
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Ambar, a Brazilian real estate developer providing digitization services for construction projects, raised a ~USD36m Series C led by Echo Capital, the VC fund of Guilherme Weege (Malwee), and Oria…
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DILA Capital and ALIVE Ventures led a USD14m Series A for Slang, a Boston-based edtech focused on career development, with participation from Salesforce Ventures, Roble Ventures, and IDB Lab. ALLVP and…
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Astella Investimentos and SoftBank led a ~USD3m seed round for BotCity, a Brazilian automation platform for software-enabled robotic systems with participation from Alexia Ventures and Norte Ventures. (Press Release) –…