DEALS
> IGNIA made an undisclosed investment in Afluenta, a peer to peer lending network in Argentina, Mexico and Peru. The IFC and Elevar Equity led a US$8m Series B in Afluenta in 2016.
> IGNIA also made an undisclosed investment in Mexican e-commerce platform LentesPlus, with participation from Stella Maris Partners and InQlab.
> Ideas & Capital led a US$1.5m pre-Series A investment in Dvdendo, a finance management platform, with participation from various angels.
> Alaya Capital Partners invested US$1m across Chilean startups MyHotel, Chattigo, and Welii.
> Puerto Rico accelerator Parallel18 invested US$75k each in Brands Of (Puerto Rico), Timokids (Brazil), and Be Better Hotels (Argentina). Paralell18 also announced 34 startups from 12 countries, including Argentina, Mexico, Chile, Brazil, Colombia, and Peru, for its fourth class.
> Brazilian private equity firm Patria Investimentos has invested US$100m to open up an Odata data center in Colombia.