Boston-based Wellington Management led a USD186m Series E for olist, a Brazilian marketplace aggregator, at a reported USD1.5b valuation, with participation from Valor Capital Group, SoftBank, Corton Capital, Globo Ventures,…

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Goldman Sachs Asset Management led a USD23m (BRL100m) Series D extension for olist, a Brazilian e-commerce platform, with participation from Redpoint eventures. SoftBank Latin America Fund led the BRL310m Series…

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SoftBank Latin America Fund led a R$310m (~US$58m) Series D in olist, a Brazilian ecommerce platform, with follow-on from Valor Capital, Peninsula, VELT Partners, FJ Labs, and angel investor Kevin Efrusy.…

Company: olist Investors: SoftBank Latin America Fund, Valor Capital, Peninsula, VELT Partners, FJ Labs, Redpoint eventures, 500 Startups Interview with: Founder and CEO Tiago Dalvi olist, a Brazilian ecommerce platform…

GEF Capital Partners exited AGV Logística Saúde through a sale to Solistica, FEMSA’s logistics subsidiary. AGV is a Brazil based logistics and distribution company that specializes in animal and human…

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SoftBank led a R$190m investment in Olist, a Brazilian e-commerce platform, with follow-on from Redpoint eventures and Valor Capital. Endeavor Catalyst, FJ Labs, and 500 Startups invested previously. (Neofeed) A…

(Press Release) Assured Labor (www.assuredlabor.com), Latin America’s leader in digital low-wage recruitment, announced today that the company has sold its service in Mexico – EmpleoListo – to OCCMundial (part of…

Redpoint e.ventures invested an undisclosed amount in Olist to purchase 20% of the startups’ equity. Olist previously raised US$835k and participated in 500 Startups’ acceleration program.

MNC Media, an Indonesian media conglomerate, led a USD25m Series B round for Trebel, a Mexican offline music streaming platform.  (Forbes) – Trebel, una aplicación móvil donde puedes oír 40…

Insight Partners led a USD50m Series B for Inspectorio, a US-based compliance management platform for manufacturing companies with operations in Ecuador, with participation from Matchstick Ventures, Techstars, Flexport and Ecolab. …

Advent International and SoftBank led a USD225m Series B for Merama, a Mexico- and Brazil-based e-commerce brand aggregator, with participation from Globo Ventures, and follow-on from monashees, Valor Capital Group,…

UVC, the CVC arm of Grupo Ultra, invested ~USD1.16m in RoutEasy, a Brazilian route optimization platform for last-mile delivery companies.  (Baguete) – A RoutEasy, logtech focada em inteligência artificial para…

General Atlantic led an undisclosed Series B for Klar, a Mexican personal finance management and lending platform with follow-on from Prosus Ventures, Quona Capital, Mouro Capital, IFC and WTI. Prosus…

Angel Ventures, FJ Labs, Upper90, Presight Capital led a US$50m seed round in VALOREO, a Mexico-based e-commerce holding company specialized in acquiring, operating, and scaling Latin American- focused businesses under…

Valor Capital Group led a US$2.2m round in Dolado, a Brazilian inventory and digital sales management platform for SMEs in city peripheries, with participation from Global Founders Capital, Norte Capital,…

Perú-based investment firm Colca Capital, backed by Relay Investments, has completed the acquisition of Polysistemas, a Perú-based record and information management solutions company.  (Press Release) Colca Capital, a Lima-based investment…

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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…

Redpoint 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…

Company: Worky Investors: QED Investors, LEAP Global Partners, STARTegy Ventures Interview with: Co-Founder and CEO Maya Dadoo Worky, a Mexican HR automatization platform is currently expanding its services to cater…

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.…

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)…

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)…

Zenklub, a Brazilian online therapy and wellness platform, raised R$16.5m from Indico Partners. The Portuguese fund first invested in the company in 2019. (Baguete) O Zenklub, uma plataforma que oferece…

Redpoint 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…

Darby, emerging market private capital arm of Franklin Templeton, has completed a debt investment in Bloom Farms, Mexican blueberry producer located in Jalisco. Transaction details were not disclosed. (Press Release)…

Redpoint 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…