Base Partners and Crankstart, the family foundation of Michael Moritz of Sequoia, led a USD30m equity Series B for Mottu, a Brazil-based motorbike rental service for last-mile delivery companies, with follow-on from Tiger Global. Mottu secured USD10m in debt funding from Verde Asset Management as part of the round. Read More
IDC Ventures led a USD30m Series B for UnDosTres, a Mexico-based integrated payments platform for prepaid phone plans and utility bills, with participation from Telegraph Hill Capital, AI8 Ventures and Benber LP, and follow-on from Dalus Capital and IGNIA Partners. Read more… Read More
Goldman Sachs Asset Management led a ~USD40m Series C for Conexa Saúde, a Brazil-based telemedicine marketplace, with follow-on from General Atlantic, Igah Ventures and Endeavor Scale-Up. Read more… Read More
Actis agreed to acquire a 10% stake in Brazil-based renewable energy company Omega Energia for up to ~USD162m (BRL850m). Read more here and here… Read More
Alere Advisors acquired a 27.7% stake in Colombia-based food supplier Agropecuaria Promialianza for an undisclosed amount. Read more… Read More
Nuveen invested in GloboKasNet, a Peru-based multi-bank payment network for low-income communities, for an undisclosed amount. Maj Invest Financial Inclusion Fund III, a Danish financial inclusion investor, also invested for an undisclosed amount. Read more… Read More
Vine Ventures raised USD140m for Vine Ventures II. The early-stage venture fund will invest in Latin American-based financial services, logistics and supply chain companies. Read more… Read More
KASZEK led a ~USD12m Series A for Lemon Energia, a Brazil-based solar and biofuel energy wholesale marketplace, with participation from Lowercarbon Capital and angels Kevin Efrusy (Accel) and Sergio Furio (Creditas). Read more… Read More
General Catalyst led a USD17m Series A for Examedi, a Chile-based at-home vaccination and lab test provider, with participation from angels Thomaz Srougi (Dr. Consulta), Sebastian Mejia (Rappi) and Jaime Karraker (Alto Pharmacy). Read more… Read More
Tiger Global led a USD6m seed round for Mono, a Colombia-based digital debit card issuer, with participation from Soma Capital and YC. Read more… Read More
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