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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Cross Commerce, a Brazilian e-commerce solutions platform enabling international retailers to operate in Brazilian e-commerce marketplaces, raised USD3m from Canary, ONEVC, MAYA Capital, GFC and Norte Ventures. (Press Release) –…
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GIC led a USD80m round for ADDI, a Colombian point-of-sale lending platform, with participation from SoftBank. ADDI also secured USD120m in debt financing from Goldman Sachs and Architect Capital. Greycroft led…
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Yara Growth Ventures, the CVC arm of Norwegian chemical company Yara International, led a USD30m Series C for Agrofy, an Argentine marketplace for agricultural supplies. Capria Ventures invested USD1m in October…
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Tiger Global led a USD60m Series B for Nowports, a Mexican automated freight platform, with participation from SoftBank Latin America and DST Global, and follow-on from monashees, Mouro Capital, Base10…
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Valor Capital Group and JAM Fund led a ~USD24.3m Series A for Conta Simples, a Brazilian finance management platform enabling SMEs to issue corporate cards to manage supplier payments, with…
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SoftBank led a ~USD120m round for OpenCo, a Brazilian unsecured personal credit platform formed by the merger of Brazilian fintechs Geru and Rebel, with follow-on from Raiz Investimentos, IFC and…
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UK-based VC DN Capital led a ~USD22.2m Series A+ for Sami, a Brazilian healthcare plan management platform for SMEs, with follow-on from monashees, Valor Capital Group and Redpoint eventures. Valor Capital…
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monashees and Valor Capital Group led a USD20m Series A for BHub, Brazilian accounting and financial management platform for SMEs, with follow-on from QED Investors, Clocktower Technology Ventures and Picus…
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Riverwood Capital led a ~USD52m Series B for Arquivei, a Brazilian fiscal management platform, with participation from NXTP, Endeavor Catalyst, Constellation and IFC. monashees led a ~USD2m seed round in 2016. …
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Nagro, a Brazilian financing platform for agricultural producers, raised a ~USD12.8m pre-Series A from Kardinal Vortx and angels Ariel Lambrecht (99), Renato Mendes (MFO Oikos). (NeoFeed) – As primeiras lembranças…
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KASZEK led a USD2.7m seed round for Crack the Code, a Peruvian coding platform for K-12 students. (Press Release) – Crack the Code, the coding platformstartup revolutionizing K-12 education in…
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GIC led a ~USD32m Series C for Shopper, a Brazilian subscription delivery platform for consumer products, with follow-on from Quartz, Minerva Foods, MFO Oikos and Floating Point. Minerva Foods and Quartz…
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Tiger Global Global led a USD20.5m round for Nuvocargo, a Mexican freight transportation marketplace managing Mexico-US routes, at a reported USD180m valuation, with participation from The Flexport Fund, and follow-on…
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Atmos Capital led a ~USD20m Series A for Origem Motos Electricas, a Brazilian manufacturer and B2B provider of electric motorbikes, with participation from consulting firm Visagio and Bee Cap. Barn Investimentos…
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Advent International and Softbank led a USD60m Series B+ for Merama, a Mexico- and Brazil-based e-commerce brand aggregator at a reported USD1.2b valuation. Advent and SoftBank also led the USD225m Series…
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Company: Kilimo Investors: NXTP Ventures, Alaya Capital, The Yield Lab, Xpand Ventures Interview with: Tatiana Malvasio (COO) Kilimo, an Argentine agtech using satellite-based analytics to optimize water irrigation systems in…
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Volpe Capital led a ~USD5m Series A for Atlas Governance, a Brazilian software platform for corporate governance management. Atlas raised ~USD1.1m in January 2021. (LABS News) – Brazil-based SaaS firm Atlas Governance, a governance startup,…
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Lachy Groom led a USD14.8m Series A for Stark Bank, a Brazilian cash management platform and corporate card issuer, with participation from Norte Capital and K5 Global, and follow-on from…
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Prosus Ventures led a USD60m Series B for Colombian edtech Platzi, with follow-on from Foundation Capital, Y Combinator, 500 Global, FJ Labs, FundersClub, and Hans Tung (GGV) and Darian Shirazi…
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ALLVP and Infinity Ventures led a USD35m equity and debt round for Mendel, a Mexican corporate spend management platform. (TechCrunch) – Mendel, a corporate spend management solution for enterprises in…
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Melonn, a Colombian e-commerce fulfillment platform, raised a USD4.5m seed round from Wollef, Simma Capital, PearVC and NFX. (Contxto) – Colombian startup Melonn announced a $4.5 million seed round from…
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Company: Movile Investors: Nasper’s Prosus Ventures, Innova Capital Brazil Interview with: CEO Patrick Hruby Brazil-based internet holding Movile recently raised USD200m in follow-on financing from Prosus Ventures in August 2021 to expand…
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Company: Cobli Investors: Valor Capital Group, NXTP, Qualcomm Ventures, SoftBank, Fifth Wall Ventures, GLP Interview with: Co-Founder & CEO Parker Treacy Cobli, a Brazil-based telematics and fleet management platform founded by…
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Kingsway Capital led a USD16.3m Series A for Lemon, an Argentine crypto banking platform, with participation from Valor Capital, Draper Associates, Cadenza Ventures, Amagis Capital, Coinbase Ventures, Borderless Capital, Reserve,…