> DX Ventures and Delivery Hero led a USD250m Series D for Facily, a Brazilian social commerce marketplace, with participation from Citius, at a reported USD850m valuation.
- Facily just announced three other rounds this year: a USD63m Series C led by US-based investor Glade Brook in June; a USD41m Series B led by Luxor Capital in April; and a USD12m Series A led by Quona Capital and monashees in December 2020.
> HEALTHTECH DNA Capital acquired a 25% stake in Inspirali, the medical education arm of Brazilian education conglomerate Anima Educação, for ~USD200m.
> StepStone Group led a USD102m Series C for Kueski, a Mexican consumer lending platform, with participation from One Prime Capital and Glisco, and follow-on from Cometa, Angel Ventures, Altos Ventures, Cathay Innovation, Richmond Global Ventures, Rise Capital and Tuesday Capital.
> DEBT Mundi, a Mexican lending platform financing imports/exports for SMEs, secured a USD100m debt facility from SVB.
- Base10 Partners led a USD7.8m round in February.
- SVB launched a USD30m Latin America-dedicated venture and growth debt fund in July 2020 in partnership with Partners for Growth and IDB Invest.
> DEBT Mexican lending platform Konfío secused a USD80m credit line from Community Investment Management (CIM).
- Konfio raised a USD110m Series E+ led by Tarsadia Capital and QED Investors in October.
> UK-based VC Nosara Capital led a USD53m Series B for Chiper, a Colombian supplier management platform for independent merchants, with participation from Tiger Global, Endeavor Catalyst, InQlab, Alter Global and Interpay.
- Chiper raised a USD12m Series A in October 2020 from KASZEK, monashees and WIND Ventures, the CVC fund of Chilean energy company Copec.
> NY-based VC Addition led a USD32m Series A in TruePay, a Brazilian vendor financing platform for small and medium retailers.
- KASZEK and monashees led a ~USD9m seed round in September.
- TruePay was founded by former VCs Pedro Oliveira (KASZEK) and Luis Eduardo Cascao (DNA Capital).
> Oak HC led a USD27m Series A for Aplazo, a Mexican payment platform enabling BNPL systems for e-commerce brands, with participation from Picus Capital and follow-on from KASZEK.
> Iporanga Ventures led a ~USD20m round in Gorila, a Brazilian investment management platform for independent financial advisors, with participation from monashees, 2TM (Mercado Bitcoin’s parent company), Ribbit Capital and Apis Partners.
> Cometa led a USD20m seed round for Quinio, a Mexican e-commerce aggregator, with participation from DILA Capital, GBM Ventures, AlleyCorp, Western Technology Investment and angel Adalberto Flores (Kueski).
> HEALTHTECH Galapagos Capital invested ~USD20m in MedBeauty, a Brazilian D2C skincare cosmetic products brand.
> Valor Capital Group and EMLES Ventures led a USD15m Series A for Meru, a Mexican wholesale e-commerce platform connecting SMEs in Latin America with suppliers in China.
> Hubla, a Brazilian group chat payment management platform for digital creators, raised a ~USD12m Series A from KASZEK, FJ Labs, Big Bets and Kevin Efrusy (Accel).
> Zeev Ventures led a USD11m round for Whatslly, an Israeli-based CRM analytics platform for WhatsApp looking to expand into Latin America, with participation from Base Partners.
> KASZEK led a USD10m Series A for Beer or Coffee, a Brazilian workspace marketplace, with participation from Valor Capital Group.
> KASZEK led a USD10m Series A for Z1, a Brazilian digital bank for teenagers, with follow-on from MAYA Capital, Homebrew, Clocktower Technology Ventures and the US music band The Chainsmokers.
> INSURTECH Azos, a Brazilian life insurance platform, raised a USD10m Series A from KASZEK, Prosus Ventures, MAYA Capital and Propel Venture Partners.
> HEALTHTECH Valor Capital Group led a ~USD9m Series A for Klivo, a healthcare monitoring platform for chronic diseases, with participation from Canary, Norte Ventures, Civilization Ventures, Tau Ventures and Reaction.
> LOGISTICS Nowports, a Mexican automated freight platform, raised a USD8m Series A+ from Bristlecone Ventures, Investo VC and Justin Mateen (Tinder) to launch operations in Brazil.
> EDTECH Peruvian investment manager Enfoca led a USD5m seed round for Griky, a Colombian aggregator for online courses.
> Valor Capital Group and ONEVC led a USD4.5m seed round for Clubbi, a Brazilian B2B commerce platform for small food retailers, with participation from Canary, Better Tomorrow Ventures and Latitud.
> SV Latam led a USD4m seed round for Cubbo, a Mexico-based e-commerce fulfillment startup, with participation from Bragiel Brothers, BluStone and angels Federico Malek and Nicolas Gonzalez Luna (Wonder Brands), Alexis Patjane (99 Minutos), Ricardo Weder (Jüsto), Florian Hagenbuch (Loft) and Tono Mandly (RioGrande).
- CEO Brian York (previously of Liftit) on the challenges of operating a same-day delivery model: “Doing same-day fulfillment well requires committing to finding a space in the city, choosing a vertical, using a good tech product and focusing on a specific niche – small non-perishable products, in our case. The main marketplaces have warehouses outside the city and are not prioritizing D2C shipping; 3PLs are stronger at storage and replenishing into retail stores and generally lack modern technology; and other startups in the ecommerce fulfillment space are trying to do other logistics services, like transportation, or quick commerce with perishable items.”
> GFC led a ~USD3.4m round for VELVT, a Brazilian liquidity platform for late-stage VC financing, with participation from Headline, Yolo Ventures and Armyn Capital.
> Portuguese VC Valutia led a ~USD3m round for Canal Dstak, a Brazilian wholesale marketplace for small clothing retailers, with participation from SV Latam, Shilling VC, Allievo Capital, Verve Capital, Rhombus VC, Crivo Ventures and XP Investimentos.
> California-based Costanoa Ventures led a USD2.7m seed round for Plug, a Brazilian payment processing platform, with participation from Norte Ventures, Verve Capital, QED Investors and Latitud.
- This is Costanoa Ventures’ first known investment in a Latin American startup.
> Floid, a Chilean open banking platform, raised a USD2.25m seed round from Carao Ventures, Amarena, and an undisclosed fund linked to Grupo Santander.
> ABSeed Ventures led a ~USD2.2m in SafeSpace, a Brazilian compliance platform for anonymous harassment reporting, with participation from DGF Investimentos.
> FOODTECH DXA Investments and Lever VC invested ~USD2m in NoMoo, a Brazilian foodtech making cashew-nut-based cheese.
> PROPTECH Igah Ventures invested ~USD2m in CondoConta, a Brazilian banking platform for condominium management.
> WOMEN LED Jefa, a Costa Rica-based digital bank for women, raised a USD2m seed round from Amador Holdings, The Venture Collective, Foundation Capital, The Fund, FINCA Ventures, Rarebreed VC, Siesta Ventures, Springbank Collective, Bridge Partners, The Hustle Fund, Latitud, J20 and Magma Partners.
> Brazilian accelerator InPulse invested ~USD2m in Blips, a Brazilian printing equipment leasing platform for SMEs.
> CYBERSECURITY Cometa led a USD1.5m seed round for Hackmetrix, a Chilean cybersecurity platform for startups, with participation from Amador Holding, Hero Capital, Rally Cap Ventures and Ark.
> FOODTECH Chilean VC Invexor Venture Partners led a USD1.5m round for Hey Foodie, a Chilean digital food brand franchisor for brick-and-mortar restaurants.
> Carao Ventures and Prodigio Capital invested USD1.2m in WeKall, a Colombian cloud-based corporate telephone service.
> CVC CashWay, a Brazilian fintech service white label platform for credit issuers, raised ~USD1m from Torq Ventures.
- Torq Ventures is the CVC arm of Brazilian financial software platform Sinqia.
> PROPTECH Gojom, a Peruvian residential real estate marketplace, raised USD1m from undisclosed investors.
> WOMEN-LED WE Ventures invested ~USD920k in Smarkets, a Brazilian BPO automation platform.
> Angel Ventures and GFC led a USD611k pre-seed round for Retrypay, a Mexican e-commerce payment processing platform.
> Onedoor, a Brazilian last-mile logistics management platform, raised ~USD500k from undisclosed investors.
> Phyllon Bank, a Brazilian consignment platform, raised ~USD400k from undisclosed investors.
> MatterScale Ventures led a USD275k pre-seed round for Aptugo, an Argentine no-code app development platform.
> Kamay Ventures invested in RetryPay, a Mexican e-commerce payment processor platform.
- RetryPay’s clients include Nuvemshop, VTEX and Shopify.
> ANGEL Harvard Angels invested in zazuu, a Brazilian healthcare platform for pets.