Tencent and SoftBank led a USD200m Series F for CargoX, a Brazilian trucking marketplace, with participation from Valor Capital Group and MFO Oikos, and follow-on from Lightrock, at an undisclosed…

Tencent and SoftBank led a USD200m Series F for CargoX, a Brazilian trucking marketplace, with participation from Valor Capital Group and MFO Oikos, and follow-on from Lightrock. Tencent and SoftBank…

Brazilian logistics platform CargoX raised a US$80m Series E led by LGT Lightstone Latin America, with follow-on from Valor Capital, Goldman Sachs Growth Equity and Farallon Capital. (Reuters) Brazil startup…

The Blackstone Group and Hudson Structured Capital Management led a US$60m investment in Brazilian trucking platform CargoX.

Goldman Sachs led a US$20m Series C investment in Brazilian trucking startup CargoX, with participation from Qualcomm Ventures, Soros, and existing investors Valor Capital, Agility Logistics, and Uber co-founder Oscar…

Goldman Sachs led a US$10m investment in Brazilian trucking startup CargoX, with participation from prior investors Valor Capital, Lumia Capital, Agility Logistics, former DHL Express US CEO Hans Hickler (also an investor in Mandaê) and Uber Co-Founder Oscar Salazar. CargoX has secured US$14m in funding to date.

(Baguete) Brazilian shipping startup CargoX has received an undisclosed amount of investment from Valor Capital, Lumia Capital and Agility Logistics to disrupt the cargo shipment market in Brazil, alongside Uber…

Lightrock led a BRL700m (~USD138.6m) Series C for Buser, a Brazil-based bus ticketing platform, with participation from Iporanga Ventures and follow-on from SoftBank, monashees, Valor Capital Group, Globo Ventures and…

This directory profiles the core group of LAVCA Member venture investors, corporates, and tech organizations dedicated to supporting startups and the tech ecosystem.

 IDB Invest invested R$95m in FreteBras, a Brazilian freight marketplace, through its Clean Technology Fund. As part of the investment, FreteBras will improve its carrier matching process to reduce idle…

Since the C19 pandemic began, Tech Growth Coalition members have stepped up with relief efforts in Latin America and globally, through a combination of capital-infused initiatives (including grants and donations), strategic partnerships, and lending tech infrastructure support…

monashees, Valor Capital, and Canary invested R$38m in Mimic, a Brazilian company pioneering shared/dark kitchens, with participation from angels including David Velez (Nubank) and José Galló (Renner). (Globo) A economia…

The recent EU-LatAm trade deals are a bright spot in the midst of a complex political environment in Latin America’s major economies and LAVCA data shows growth opportunities in tech-related startups, infrastructure, power and renewable energy, and consumer sectors.

Monashees led a US$10.5m seed investment in Kovi ,provider of rental cars for on-demand drivers in Latin America, with participation from MAYA Capital and ONEVC. Co-founders Adhemar Milani Neto (CEO)…

Valor Capital led a R$11.5m investment in Gupy, an AI-powered recruiting platform, with participation from new VC fund Maya Capital and existing investor Canary. (Exame) A depender das novas tecnologias,…

LAVCA recently sat down with Loggi co-founder and CEO Fabien Mendez to understand how a company that started out doing document delivery in São Paulo has scale to handle food delivery for some of the biggest brands and competitors in Brazil

SoftBank invested US$100m in Loggi, a Brazilian shipping logistics platform, as part of a new US$111m round. Loggi previously raised capital from Qualcomm Ventures, monashees and Dragoneer Investment Group.

LAVCA spoke with Scott Sobel, Co-Founder & Managing Partner of Valor Capital Group, about why despite the political uncertainties with the upcoming election, there is still an incredible opportunity for U.S./Brazil cross-border VC  investment and how Brazil compares to China.

Fernando Lelo de Larrea, Managing Partner of ALLVP, Michael Nicklas, Partner at Valor Capital, and Patrick Arippol, Managing Partner at DGF Investimentos, talk about the role that early stage investors…

When it comes to international players investing in Latin American startups, US investors dominate the list, representing 67% of all global investors into LatAm startups since 2013.

Corporate investors participate in some of the largest investments in LatAm startups, but have also demonstrated an appetite across a range of stages and sectors.

September/October 2016 was a busy time for LatAm VCs in terms of new fundraising and deals (we recorded 20+ deals in October alone). At the same time, investors were active…

Venture investments in Latin America continue to climb, despite the economic uncertainty in Brazil, the region’s leading venture market. VC transactions in Latin America are up 46% year over year,…

LAVCA Director of Venture Strategy, Julie Ruvolo, lays out the venture capital opportunity for local and international investors in Latin America. (TechCrunch) Latin America just might be the most overlooked…

(Reuters) Goldman Sachs Group Inc will invest R$600m (US$184m) in Brazilian storage company Metrofit over the next 6 years, betting on a recovery from the harshest recession since the 1930s. Metrofit,…