Venture Capital News
The Craftory, Bezos Expeditions, MAYA Capital, & KaszeK Ventures Invest US$30m in Chile’s NotCo
(Medium) Chilean foodtech NotCo raised a US$30m investment led by The Craftory, with participation from Bezos Expeditions, MAYA Capital and previous investor KaszeK Ventures. NotCo is The Craftory and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ first known investment in a Latin American startup company. Read more
Five Elms Capital Invests US$7m in PlayVox
(Press Release) Five Elms Capital made a US$7m investment in PlayVox, an omnichannel QA/performance management software founded in Colombia by Oscar Giraldo. Read more
IGNIA Invests US$1.5m in Mexican Fintech Fondeadora
(Press Release) IGNIA invested US$1.5m in Fondeadora, a Mexican open banking platform. Read more
Fen Ventures Leads US$3m Series A in Chile’s Destacame.cl
(Press Release) Fen Ventures led a US$3m Series A investment in Chilean personal financial management platform Destacame.cl. Exisiting investors Accion Venture Lab and Mountain Nazca Chile participated in the round. Read more
Ecotierra Lanches Sustainable Impact Fund Urapi (en español)
(LexLatin) Canadian agroforestry project developer Ecotierra launched Urapi, its first sustainable impact fund. Urapi will develop, invest, and implement sustainable agroforestry projects in Latin America. Read more
Sweden’s Blue AB and Others Invest €2.5m in Chile’s Karün (en español)
(LexLatin) Chilean recycled glasses manufacturer Karün raised €2.5m from Swedish impact investor Blue AB and others. Read more
BR Startups Invests R$1.5m in US-Based Personal Finance App Olivia (em português)
(Press Release) BR Startups, managed by MSW Capital, made a R$1.5m investment in US-based personal finance app Olivia. Read more
Performa Investimentos Invests in Brazilian Work-From-Home Contact Center Home Agent
(Press Release) Performa Investimentos made an undisclosed investment in Home Agent, a Brazilian work-from-home contact center, with participation from Gavea Angels. Read more
Kviv Ventures Leads R$5m Investment in Brazil’s Nutrebem (em português)
(Baguete) Kviv Ventures led a R$5m investment in Nutrebem, a nutrition platform to monitor children’s nutrition at school. Confrapar and Barn Investmentos invested previously. Read more
GINCapital Invests in Mexican Coding Bootcamp Holacode
(GINformate) GINcapital made an undisclosed investment in Holacode, a coding bootcamp for young Mexicans who have been deported from the U.S. and for refugees from Central America. Read more
Brazilian Audiobook Startup Ubook Prepares for IPO in Canada (em português)
(DCI) Brazilian audiobook company Ubook is planning a Canadian IPO for 2H2019. Read more
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