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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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…
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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,…
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Scott Voss, Managing Director, HarbourVest talks about venture performance globally during the LAVCA Venture Investors NY Summit in September 2015 in New York, NY. At every one of our geographies (US, Europe,…
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Chinese internet search provider, Baidu, has launched a US$60m investment fund, Easterly Ventures, to invest exclusively in Brazilian startups.
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LAVCA Director of Venture Strategy, Julie Ruvolo, lays out the venture capital opportunity for local and international investors in Latin America. (TechCrunch) Latin America just might be the most overlooked…
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Terry McGuire, Founding Partner, Polaris Partners discusses the importance of alignment of interests during the LAVCA Venture Investors NY Summit in September 2015 in New York, NY. You want the founders…
