In an effort to raise the visibility of female investors in early-stage tech in Latin America, LAVCA has updated a list of the Top Women Investing in Latin American Tech.
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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…
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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 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…
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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…
