Venture Capital News
Canary, KaszeK Ventures, and MAYA Capital Invest US$16m in Alice
(Press Release) Canary, KaszeK Ventures, and MAYA Capital invested US$16m in Alice, a Brazilian healthcare provider. Read more
Accial Capital Leads a US$21m Debt Round in Mexican Fintech ePesos
(Press Release) Private debt investor Accial Capital led a US$21m debt round in ePesos, a Mexican fintech providing payroll advances. Read more
General Atlantic and e.Bricks Ventures Lead a R$40m Series B in Telemedicine Startup Conexa Saúde
(Contxto) General Atlantic and e.Bricks Ventures led a R$40m Series B in Conexa Saúde, a Brazilian telemedicine marketplace, with participation from Luiz Fraga of Gavea Investimentos. Read more
Mountain Nazca and Foundation Capital Lead a US$12m Bridge Round in Grocery Delivery Startup Jüsto
(Press Release) Mountain Nazca and Foundation Capital led a US$12m follow-on investment in Jüsto, a Mexico-based grocery delivery startup founded by Cabify alum Ricardo Weber, with participation from FEMSA Ventures, H20 Capital, SV Latam, and S7V. Read more
IDB Lab Invests an Undisclosed Amount in DILA Capital’s DILA IV Fund
(Press Release) IDB Lab announced an undisclosed investment in DILA Capital’s DILA IV Fund. The fund aims to invest in 21 to 25 companies across Latin America, including less developed VC markets such as Central America, Ecuador, Bolivia, and Paraguay. Read more
Banco BV Leads a R$15m Series A in Used Car Marketplace Carflix
(Contxto) Banco BV led a R$15m Series A in Carflix, a Brazilian used car marketplace focused on regional transactions. Read more
IDB Lab Invests in 500 Startups’ Luchadores III Fund
(Contxto) IDB Lab announced it will be investing an undisclosed amount in 500 Luchadores III, a fund managed by 500 Startups LatAm. The fund intends to support up to 130 Latin American startups at the seed stage. Read more
Apex Partners Invests R$8m in Brazilian Influencer Marketing Platform Spark (em português)
(Exame) Apex Partners led a R$8m round in Spark, a Brazilian influencer marketing platform. The round comes after founders Raphael Pinho, Marcus Buaiz, and Rafael Coca repurchased their shares from Colombian marketing group Fluvip, which had initially acquired a stake in Spark in 2016. Read more
HDI Seguros Invests R$27m in Internet Provider Zoox (em português)
(Fusões & Aquisições) Chilean insurance conglomerate HDI Seguros made a R$27m follow-on investment in Zoox, a Brazilian hotel and public space internet provider. Read more
QED and LEAP Invest US$3m in Mexican HRtech Worky
(Contxto) QED Investors and LEAP Global Partners invested US$3m in Worky, a Mexican HRtech automatization platform. Read more
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