Gympass, a Brazilian B2B gym membership platform with global operations, raised a USD220m Series E from SoftBank, General Atlantic, KASZEK, Valor Capital Group and Moore Strategic Ventures, at a reported…
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SoftBank Invests US$300m in Gympass
12 June 2019Gympass, a Brazilian B2B gym membership platform with global operations, raised US$300m at a reported valuation over US$1b. Investors include SoftBank Vision Fund, SoftBank Latin America Fund and existing investors…
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Advent to Invest US$100m in Peru’s Adexus; SoftBank to Lead US$190m+ in Gympass; NH Securities Invests in Brazilian RE Fund
7 February 2019Sign up for the Latin American Private Capital Update, a bi-weekly email featuring industry news, research, events, and updates on investors from private equity, venture capital, real estate, infrastructure, and…
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#UNICORNS SoftBank will lead a US$190m (and up to US$500m) investment in Gympass, a Brazilian B2B gym membership platform with global operations, at a reported valuation of US$1.1b. Previous investors include General…
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General Atlantic Invests in Brazil’s Gympass (em português)
5 December 2017General Atlantic has made an undisclosed investment in Brazilian startup Gympass, a gym membership platform that provides users access to multiple gyms throughout Brazil and nine other countries. (Brazil Journal)…
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KASZEK Leads ~USD10m Series A for Brazilian Energy Marketplace Lemon Energia (em português)
22 June 2022KASZEK led a ~USD10m Series A for Lemon Energia, a Brazilian solar and biofuel energy wholesale marketplace, with participation from Lowercarbon Capital and angels Kevin Efrusy (Accel) and Sergio Furio…
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KASZEK Leads USD2.7m Seed Round for Peruvian Edtech Crack the Code
13 December 2021KASZEK led a USD2.7m seed round for Crack the Code, a Peruvian coding platform for K-12 students. (Press Release) – Crack the Code, the coding platformstartup revolutionizing K-12 education in…
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MELI Kaszek Pioneer Corp (MEKA), a SPAC formed by Mercado Libre and KASZEK, raised USD287m in an IPO. MEKA will target a Latin America tech company in e-commerce, financial services, logistics,…
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MFO Turim Leads ~USD2.4m Round for Brazilian Retail Investment Platform Guru (em português)
7 July 2021MFO Turim led a ~USD2.4m round for Guru, a Brazilian retail investment platform, with participation from Discovery Ventures, SumUp, Norte Ventures and angels from iFood and Gympass. (Startupi) – A Guru, fintech…
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QED Investors led a USD15m Series B for Hash, a Brazilian payment services provider for companies and SMEs, with follow-on from KASZEK and Canary. KASZEK and Canary invested BRL13m in…
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KaszeK Ventures Leads R$20m Series A in Brazilian Customer Service Platform OmniChat
15 January 2021KaszeK Ventures led a R$20m Series A in OmniChat, a Brazilian chat-based customer service platforms that uses WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, and SMS, with follow-on from Honey Island Capital, a seed…
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Volpe Capital Reaches US$50m First Close for Early Stage Latin America Fund (em português)
8 December 2020Volpe Capital, a VC fund founded by former SoftBank Managing Partner Andre Maciel, reached a US$50m first close with BTG Pactual as a second anchor investor. Volpe Capital plans to invest…
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LAVCA Venture/Tech Member Directory
4 December 2020This directory profiles the core group of LAVCA Member venture investors, corporates, and tech organizations dedicated to supporting startups and the tech ecosystem.
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Valor Capital and monashees led a R$86m Series A in Sami, a Brazilian healthcare plan management platform for SMEs, with participation from Canary, and follow-on from Redpoint eventures. (Press Release) …
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Global Founders Capital, Ribbit Capital, and MAYA Capital Invest US$3.3m in Proptech Alude
30 September 2020Global Founders Capital, Ribbit Capital, MAYA Capital, and Y Combinator invested US$3.3m in Alude, a Brazilian proptech streamlining the client management process for real estate brokers. (LABS) – The Brazilian…
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General Atlantic and SoftBank Lead US$108m Series B in Acesso Digital
21 September 2020General Atlantic and SoftBank’s Latin America Fund led a US$108m Series B in Acesso Digital, a Brazilian digital identity and facial recognition company. e.Bricks Ventures led a R$40m round in…
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2020 Latin American Startup Directory
1 September 2020DOWNLOAD the latest edition of the Latin American Startup Directory which includes 126 startups that raised US$1m+ in verified venture funding in 2019, and are still in operation, as tracked by LAVCA.
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COVID-19 Startup Insights
5 August 2020Startups that cashed up in 2019 have an advantage approaching the C19 crisis. LAVCA spoke directly with the CEOs of 74 startups to understand how they’re navigating 2020.
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Redpoint eventures Leads US$11m Series B in Magnetis
29 July 2020Redpoint eventures led a US$11m Series B in Magnetis, a Brazilian personal finance management platform, with follow-on from Vostok Emerging Finance. Magnetic previously raised R$17m in a Series A from…
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Valor Capital invested US$4m in Solfácil, a Brazilian solar energy financing platform. (Press Release) Reducing electricity bills once and for all, with no upfront investment and in a sustainable manner.…
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QED Investors, KaszeK Ventures, and Others Invest US$22.5m Series B in Digital Brokerage Warren
11 July 2020QED Investors led a US$22.5m Series B in Brazilian digital brokerage Warren, with participation from Mercado Libre’s MELI Fund, WPA and Quartz, and follow-on from KaszeK Ventures, Chromo Invest, and…
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Canary, KaszeK Ventures, and MAYA Capital invested US$16m in Alice, a Brazilian healthcare provider. Alice was founded by Andre Florence and Matheus Moraes, alums of Brazilian rideshare 99 (acquired by…
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Redpoint eventures led a US$2.3m seed round in San Francisco-based Arena, a customer intelligence platform for media and e-commerce enterprises. Incubate Fund, Plug and Play, and Intango Ventures invested previously.…
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Tembici, a Brazilian micro-mobility platform focused on bikes, raised a US$47m Series B led by Valor Capital and Redpoint eventures, and with participation from IFC and Joá Investimentos. (Press Release)…
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Cortex, a Brazilian SaaS marketing and sales growth platform, raised a US$22m Series B led by SoftBank’s Latin America Fund, with participation from Redpoint eventures and Endeavor Catalyst. (Press Release)…
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Redpoint Eventures and DNA Capital Invest US$4.5m in Memed
20 February 2020Redpoint eventures and DNA Capital, the corporate venture arm of DASA, led a US$4.5m investment in Memed, a Brazilian digital prescription platform. Qualcomm Ventures, monashees and Redpoint invested previously. (Press…
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Redpoint Eventures Invests US$4m in Kzas
7 February 2020Redpoint eventures led a US$4m seed investment in Kzas, a Brazilian proptech platform matching residential sellers and buyers. (Press Release) Proptech Kzas creates a new “real estate marketplace” concept that…
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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…
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Redpoint eventures Invests R$50m in Housi (em português)
29 November 2019Redpoint eventures made a R$50m investment in Housi, a Brazilian property rental platform that spun out of Vitacon, a Brazilian real estate developer. (Exame) A gestora de venture capital Redpoint…