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CapSur Capital led a ~USD205m round for Brazil-based delivery logistics unicorn Loggi, with follow-on from monashees, SoftBank, GGV, Microsoft, and Sunley House at a reported USD2b valuation.  SoftBank led a…

SoftBank led a US$150m investment in Loggi, a Brazilian shipping logistics platform, with participation from GGV Capital, Fifth Wall, Velt Partners and Microsoft, at a reported valuation over US$1b. In…

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.

(Fusões & Aquisições) Loggi, the online express delivery services, just received financing totaling R$50m from three venture capital funds, Dragoneer Investment Group, Monashees Capital and Qualcomm Ventures.

(E-Commerce News) Loggi, an online express delivery service that connects clients directly with messengers through a computer or cell, announced a new investment round for R$10m raised by the Venture…

KASZEK 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…

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,…

CapSur Capital acquired a 30% stake in Neoway, a Brazil-based market intelligence and data analytics company, for an undisclosed amount. (The News 24) The Santa Catarina technology company Neoway, dedicated…

 General Atlantic and SoftBank led a ~USD125m round for unico, a Brazilian digital identity protection platform, with participation from Big Bets and Micky Malka (Ribbit Capital), at a reported USD1b+…

General Altantic and SoftBank led a ~USD125m round for unico, a Brazilian digital identity protection platform, with participation from Big Bets and Micky Malka (Ribbit Capital), at a reported USD1b+…

monashees led a USD13.5m Series A for Coderhouse, an Argentine data science and app development education platform, with participation from YC and angels David Velez (Nubank) and Guillermo Rauch (Vercel).…

Valor Capital Group, monashees and UK-based VC Balderton Capital led a USD60m equity and USD100m debt round for Merama, a Mexico and Brazil-based startup seeking to acquire stakes in Latin…

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…

Canary led a BRL3.6m round for Cloud Humans, a Brazilian on-demand platform connecting companies with independent sales professionals, with participation from Paulo Silveira (Alura Group), Fabien Mendez (Loggi), Marcelo Sampaio…

KaszeK 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…

Volpe 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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General 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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DOMO Invest made a R$5m investment in FindUP, a Brazilian IT maintenance and support marketplace for company offices and retail spaces. (Startupi) A gestora de venture capital DOMO Invest, através…

Startups 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.

QED 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…

Hent, a Brazilian property rental management platform, raised R$5m from Canary. Hent was one of seven Brazilian startups to participate in YC’s W20 batch.  The company is founded by Leonardo Pinho, co-founder…

Astella Investimentos led a R$20m investment in Kenoby, a Brazilian SaaS platform for employee recruitment. (Contxto) Kenoby, the Brazilian HR startup can kick its recruitment technology into high gear as…

Pachama, a marketplace for carbon offset projects, raised US$4.1m in seed investment from Global Founders Capital, Social Capital, Lowercase Capital, Saltwater Capital and angels including Paul Graham (YC) and others.…

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…

monashees and Fintech Collective led a US$10m investment in Brazilian personal credit fintech REBEL. Earlier in 2019, REBEL raised R$167m from Franklin Templeton, XP Asset Management, and others via a…

Qualcomm Ventures led a R$40m investment in idwall, a Brazilian validation and identification services startup, with participation from ONEVC and Grupo Globo, and follow-on from monashees and Canary.  (Globo) A…