Gradient Ventures led a USD15m Series A for R2, a Mexico-based embedded lending platform for consumer-facing applications, with participation from FEMSA Ventures and PayU, and follow-on from General Catalyst, Magma Partners and 166 2nd, the FO of WeWork founder Adam Neuman. General Catalyst led a USD5.9m seed round in February… Read More
StepStone Group led a USD20m Series A for Draftea, a Mexico-based fantasy sports league platform, with follow-on from KASZEK, Sequoia, Bullpen and Courtside Ventures, and angels Cristiano Ronaldo, Travis Kelce (Kansas City Chiefs) and Kevin Durant (Brooklyn Nets). Draftea raised USD4m in April 2022; KASZEK led a USD13.2m round in… Read More
At One Ventures and Builders VC led a USD3.7m seed round for Puna Bio, an Argentina-based agricultural biotech, with participation from SP Ventures and Air Capital, and follow-on from IndieBio, GLOCAL and Grid Exponential. Read more… Read More
SP Ventures led an undisclosed round for Agroadvance, a Brazil-based, agriculture-focused education platform, with participation from Baraúna Investments and Fernando Reis (Gânica). Read more… Read More
K1 Investments led a USD25m Series B for Caju Beneficios, a Brazil-based flexible benefits management platform, with follow-on from Valor Capital Group, Caravela Capital, Clocktower Ventures and FJ Labs. Read more… Read More
Accel-KKR acquired a majority stake in Teamcore, a Chile-based retail execution platform, for an undisclosed amount. Read more… Read More
The LegalTech Fund, Carao Ventures, Preface Ventures, FJ Labs and J Ventures led a USD3m for Qanlex, a Colombia-based fintech focused on litigation, with participation from angel investors such as the founders of Early Bird. Read more… Read More
General Atlantic invested ~USD100m in XP, a Brazil-based, NASDAQ-listed financial services platform, bringing its stake in the company to 5.7%. Read more… Read More
Victory Hill Capital Partners, through its Global Sustainable Energy Opportunities fund, and Paraty Energia agreed to acquire Brazil-based hydropower plant Mascarenhas from EDP Brasil for BRL1.2b (~USD244m). Read more… Read More
Upload Ventures led a USD12m Series A for Plerk, a Mexico-based company benefits platform, with participation from angels and follow-on from Magma Partners, 500 Global and MGV Capital. Read more… Read More
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