DEALS
> Monex Group, Variv Capital, Xochi Ventures, Digital Currency Group (DCG), FundersClub, Bitcoin Capital, and Blockchain Tech Limited invested
US$2.5m in Bitso, a Mexican bitcoin exchange focused on the underbanked. DCG invested previously in the seed round.
> LIV Capital and Northgate Capital led a US$55m round in ecommerce platform Linio, with participation from Kinnevik.
> ALLVP and LIV Capital led a US$2m Series A in cloud services provider Nubity, with participation from Capital Invent and Stella Maris.
> NXTP Labs led a US$1m investment in agrobusiness platform Agrofy, with participation from agribusiness company Cresud, the Founder of La Espertina Marcelo Carrique, and Founder of Bonterra and owner of Industrias Rurales Pablo Hary.
> e.Bricks Ventures and Endeavor Catalyst made an undisclosed investment in Contabilizei, a Brazilian accounting services platform for small businesses and freelancers, with participation from KaszeK Ventures, which led the Series A in 2015.
> FIP INSEED FIMA, an environmental fund launched by BNDES, invested R$3m in OXI Ambiental, an environmental decontamination startup focused on heavy metals and organochlorine pesticides.
> CVentures Primus, CRP Companhia de Participações, and M3 Investimentos invested R$3m in Hiper, an SME management platform based in Santa Catarina, Brazil.
> CVentures Primus and CRP Emprendedor invested R$3m in SumOne, the startup behind Bonuz, a Brazilian food service loyalty app.
> Movile invested R$3m in Leiturinha, a Brazilian infant book club.
> Brazilian automotive services app Easy Carros took second place at international startup competition G-Startup WorldWide, and will receive an investment of US$120k from GWC and Sequoia Capital.
> Trident Cybersecurity, Adara Ventures, and Telefónica Open Future_, through its Telefónica Corporate Ventures Fund, invested US$14m in cyber intelligence company 4iQ. Funding will accelerate product development and global expansion into South America.
> The IFC is considering a US$3m Series B investment in Moni, an Argentine mobile wallet and financial services provider.