> ARCAP (The Argentine Association of Private Equity, Venture and Seed Capital) has officially relaunched under the leadership of NXTP Labs' Marta Cruz, with board members Hernán Kazah (KaszeK Ventures), Carlos J. García (Victoria Capital Partners), Diego González Bravo (Cygnus Capital), Dr. Alejandro D. Fiuza (Brown Rudnick), and Jorge Matheu (Linzor Capital Partners).
> Join LAVCA, and speakers including Richard Branson and Tim Draper, at The Mexico Venture Capital Conference and INCmty starting tomorrow, November 17.
> Brazilian fund managers are invited to participate in LAVCA’s next private program, VC in São Paulo, on November 29 at Cubo. For more information or to see if you qualify to attend, please contact crosenbloom@lavca.org.
> RSVP for the MassChallenge Mexico Awards, the culmination of the MassChallenge Mexico Startup Accelerator Program, on December 1 in Mexico City. For information on other accelerator programs in the region, check out the LAVCA Accelerator Directory.
> December 1-3 is Tech Beach Retreat, a gathering of global tech entrepreneurs, executives, angel investors and VCs, in Montego Bay, Jamaica.
> Copacabana House Ventures is hosting Happy Hour Venture Women Brasil on December 14 in São Paulo.
> Congratulations to Komal Dadlani for winning the pitch competition at yesterday’s WeXchange, hosted by MIF/FOMIN and NXTP Labs in Buenos Aires. Check out profiles of past year’s winners here.