This directory tracks early stage companies that have received US$1m+ in funding via a minimum of 2 rounds of investment and are still in operation.
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2017 Venture Investors Annual Meeting –September 28, 2017
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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…
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Four years in the making, the Argentinian Senate approved the Entrepreneurship Law, Ley de Emprendedores. The law aims to create new businesses in a day, grant tax benefits to investors,…
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Netshoes, a Brazilian e-commerce shoe business and owner of Netshoes and Zattini websites, applied to list the business on the New York Stock Exchange with an initial public offering valued…
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OneSkin is a biotech startup in Silicon Valley with ambitious plans to discover anti-aging molecules. In LAVCA’s interview with Brazilian founder and CEO Carolina Reis, and Colombian CTO Andrés Ochoa, we learn: How they translated their academic roots in biochemistry and genomics in Brazil into startup technology…
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The International Finance Corporation (IFC) led a R$60m Series B Investment in Creditas (formerly BankFacil) with participation from Naspers’ new fintech division in Latin America along with existing investors Redpoint…
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Trocafone is closing the digital gap in Brazil by making smartphones more affordable by powering trade-in programs for major carriers and manufacturers like Samsung, LG, Apple, and Movistar, and selling refurbished devices on Trocafone.com…
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Omidyar Network, Fundación Avina, and Avina Americas launched the Latin American Alliance for Civic Technology (ALTEC). The US$3.5m fund will support the development and promotion of civic tech platforms in…
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LAVCA spoke with Alvaro Rodriguez Arregui, Co-Founder & Managing Partner of IGNIA Partners about how their strategy has evolved, including an unexpected deal source: international companies that have identified Mexico as a target market and want to partner with a local investor.
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Venture capital backed startups Creditas, Descomplica, Contabilizei, and Satellogic were rated among the 10 most innovative companies in Latin America. Investors in these companies include Kaszek Ventures, e.Bricks Ventures, and…
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KaszeK Ventures invested an undisclosed amount in Digital House, a Buenos Aires based coding school designed to train technology professionals in Latin America. (Press Release) Buenos Aires, January 31st, 2017…
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(Valor Econômico) Chinese transportation app, Didi Chuxing, has led an investment in 99 (formerly 99 Taxis) of over US$100m. The investment round also included participation from monashees+, Qualcomm Ventures, and…
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(Telefonica Open Future_) Wayra, the digital business accelerator of Telefonica Open Future_ along with Movile and 500 Startups, has exited Cinepapaya which sold to Fandango for an undisclosed amount. This…
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(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…
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Movile and 500 Startups exited Peruvian movie ticket platform Cinepapaya, which sold to Fandango for an undisclosed amount. This is Fandango’s second acquisition to expand their growth in the region,…
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After raising capital from local investors, Colombian delivery startup Rappi, co-founded by Simón Borrero, Sebastian Mejia, and Felipe Villamarin, raised over US$9m from international VCs in April 2016. Investors included…
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(Press Release) ARCAP, the Argentine Association of Private Equity, Venture and Seed Capital, has been launched by a group of seasoned industry professionals. Members of the board include NXTP Labs’ Marta…
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Conekta is a Mexican online/offline payments platform that just received a US$6.6m Series A from local investors VARIV Capital and Jaguar Ventures, retail giant FEMSA Comercio, and Conconi Growth Partners…
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September/October 2016 was a busy time for LatAm VCs in terms of new fundraising and deals (we recorded 20+ deals in October alone). At the same time, investors were active…
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(Press Release) Conekta, a leading online payments company in Mexico, announced the closing of a US$6.6m series A funding round. The equity investment was co-led by VARIV Capital, FEMSA Comercio,…
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LAVCA heard from Liza Velarde, Co-Founder of Semka Biomedical Technologies, to learn more about Mexico as a market for creating (and not just manufacturing) early stage medical devices and the…
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(TechCrunch) The rise of “Chilecon Valley” — as the nascent startup scene is sometimes called — couldn’t have come at a better moment for the country.
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Venture investments in Latin America continue to climb, despite the economic uncertainty in Brazil, the region’s leading venture market. VC transactions in Latin America are up 46% year over year,…