Venture Capital News
Portland Private Equity Leads US$14m in Merqueo
(Press Release) Portland Private Equity led a US$14m investment in Merqueo, a Colombian grocery startup, with participation from Endeavor Catalyst. Mountain Nazca Colombia and Velum Ventures invested previously. Read more
Sierra Ventures Leads US$10m Investment in Mexico’s Yalochat (en español)
(Entrepreneur) Sierra Ventures led a US$10m Series A in Yalochat, a Mexican CRM for WhatsApp. Read more
KaszeK Ventures Invests in Argentine Startup Agilis (en español)
(Cronista) KaszeK Ventures led an investment in Agilis, an Argentine consumer lending platform, with participation from QED Investors and an unnamed investor. This is KaszeK’s first deal from Fund 3. Agilis previously raised a seed round in 2017. Read more
Ideas & Capital Invest in Mexican Flash Sales Platform DEPORPRIVÉ (en español)
(Press Release) Ideas & Capital made an undisclosed investment in DEPORPRIVÉ, a Mexican flash sales platform for sports merchandise and apparel. Read more
IDB Invest & Orange Sustainable Capital Announce US$70m in Financing for Cabify
(Press Release) Cabify secured US$70m in structured financing from IDB Invest and Blue like an Orange Sustainable Capital to support expansion within Latin America. This is IDB Invest’s first deal supporting digital business models that are impacting the urban transport sector. Read more
Redpoint eventures Invests R$1.15m in Brazilian Startup Ribon (em português)
(StartSe) Redpoint eventures invested R$1.15m in Ribon, a Brazilian platform that lets users convert ad dollars to donations to non-profits. Read more
Rappi Acquires Mexican Blockchain-based Payments Platform Payit (en español)
(La Republica) Rappi acquired Payit, a Mexican blockchain-based payments platform, for an undisclosed amount. Read more
BR Startups to Invest R$800k in Brazilian Edtech VOA Educação (em português)
(Baguete) BR Startups, managed by MSW Capital, will invest up to R$800k in Brazilian edtech VOA Educação. Read more
BTG Pactual Invests R$10m Across Startups Digesto, Finpass, & Agronow (em português)
(Valor Econômico) BTG Pactual invested R$10m across Digesto (legal tech), Finpass (SMB credit) and Agronow (satellite crop monitoring) using a convertible debt instrument. All three startups were accelerated at BTG Pactual’s BoostLab in 2018. Read more
Wayra Brasil Leads R$5m Investment in Brazilian iPaaS Integration Platform LinkApi (em português)
(Press Release) Brazilian iPaaS integration platform LinkApi raised R$5m from Wayra Brasil and Cassis Capital founding partner Jander Martins. Read more
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