Fidelity Management led a USD260m Series F for Brazilian fintech Creditas at a reported USD4.8b valuation, with participation from Spanish investors Actyus and Greentrail Capital, and follow-on from KASZEK, QED…

Valor Capital Group led a ~USD16m Series A for Agrolend, a Brazilian unsecured credit platform for small crop farmers, with follow-on from SP Ventures, Barn Investimentos, Provence Ventures and Continental…

monashees and Andreessen Horowitz led a USD20m Series A for Inventa, a Brazilian marketplace connecting regional wholesalers with local retailers, with participation from Founders Fund, Tiger Global, Greylock, Greenoaks Capital…

Dalus Capital and JAM Fund led a USD22.5m Series A for Calii, a Mexican grocery delivery platform connecting producers with end customers through a microfilament model, with participation from Base10…

POAP, an Argentine NFT platform for commemorating events and special gatherings, raised USD10m from Libertus Capital, Archetype, Sapphire Sport and Delphi Capital. (Yahoo News) – POAP Inc., the company behind…

US-based proptech Blueground led a ~USD8m Series A for Tabas, a Brazilian short-term apartment rental marketplace, with participation from Echo Capital. Tabas also raised ~USD8m in debt through a Certificado de…

DILA Capital and Kayyak Ventures led a USD15m Series A for Fairplay, a Mexican revenue-based financing platform for DTC e-commerce brands and marketplaces, with participation from Elevar Equity and Speedinvest. Fairplay…

Xepelin, a Chilean accounts receivable-based lending platform for SMEs, secured USD80m in debt from Community Investment Management. Xepelin also secured USD200m in credit facilities in 2021; KASZEK led a USD30m round…

Canary and MAYA Capital led a USD3.6m pre-seed round for Nana Delivery, a Brazilian last-mile delivery platform operating through a dark store distribution network, with participation from UK-based VC Presight. …

Movile led a ~USD16.3m Series B for a55, a Brazilian revenue-based lender and payment integration platform focused on SMEs in Brazil and Mexico, with follow-on from Mouro Capital. Accial Capital…

SoftBank led a ~USD40m Series A for TerraMagna, a Brazilian agtech platform providing working capital for farmers, with participation from Shift Capital and Brazilian credit investor Milenio Capital, and follow…

D1 Capital led a ~USD36m Series A for Rei do Pitaco, a Brazilian fantasy sports and gaming platform, with participation from Left Lane Capital and Globo Ventures, and follow-on from…

Riverwood Capital led a USD25m Series B for Ubits, a Colombian corporate training platform with operations in Colombia and Mexico. US-based edtech VC Owl Ventures invested USD5m in June 2021…

Astella Investimentos led a ~USD4.6m seed round for Gavea, a Brazilian blockchain-based commodity trading platform, with participation from 2TM Ventures, Mercado Bitcoin’s parent company CVC fund, and an undisclosed FO. …

SoftBank led a USD48m Series B for Laika, a Colombian e-commerce platform for pet goods and services, with participation from Delivery Hero, JAM Fund and FJ Labs, and angels Carlos…

Massachusetts-based VC F-Prime Capital led a USD9.5m Series A for Parrot, a Mexican restaurant management platform. Liquid2 Ventures and Foundation Capital led a USD2.1m round in December 2020.  (TechCrunch) –…

KASZEK led a USD13.2m round for Draftea, a Mexican fantasy sports league platform, with participation from Sequoia, Bullpen and angel Nigel Eccles (FanDuel).  (TechCrunch) – Founder Alán Jaime Misrahi grew…

Generate Capital invested BRL403m (~USD71.4m) in Conasa Infraestructura, an owner and operator of concessions in water, wastewater sanitation, highway and public lighting across Brazil. (Conasa Infraestructura | Generate Capital) LONDRINA,…

Vinci Partners acquired Brazil-based port terminal Porto Pontal from JCR Group for an undisclosed amount. The fund plans to invest BRL3b (~USD526m) in the project. (Valor International) Vinci Partners has…

IDC Ventures led a ~USD5m Series A for SuperSim, a Brazilian microcredit platform targeting the underbanked. Navi Capital led a ~USD6m round in August 2020.  (Bem Paraná) – A SuperSim, fintech de…

MetaMap (formerly Mati), a Mexico-based identity and payments verification platform, raised a USD70m Series B from Alameda Research, Tribe Capital and Craft Ventures. Tribe Capital led a USD13.5m Series A in…

DRADS Capital, a Boston-based life science VC, led a USD7m pre-Series A for The Live Green Co, a Chilean foodtech developing plant-based alternatives to replace animal-based products, with participation Goshen…

SoftBank led a USD2.3m round for Abstra, a Brazilian no-code app development environment for corporates. Iporanga led a ~USD720k pre-seed round in September 2021.  (TechCrunch) – Abstra, which has developed a…

GSS Inmobiliario I reached a USD29.7m final close. The fund will invest in new residential development projects in Argentina. Read more at Global Legal Chronicles. GSS Inmobiliario I Reaches USD29.7m…

Prosus Ventures and Goodwater Capital led a USD135m Series D+ round for Facily, a Brazilian social commerce marketplace at a reported USD1b+ valuation. This is Facily’s fifth round in the…

Italian investment firm doValue led a ~USD3m Series A for QueroQuitar, a Brazilian debt negotiation platform, with participation from BossaNova Investimentos and 500 Global and follow-on from Wayra and BR…

Ambar, a Brazilian real estate developer providing digitization services for construction projects, raised a ~USD36m Series C led by Echo Capital, the VC fund of Guilherme Weege (Malwee), and Oria…

SoftBank led a USD127m round for Brazilian healthcare provider Alice, with participation from G Squared, Globo Ventures, StepStone and Allen & Co, and follow-on from KASZEK and ThornTree Capital Partners. Alice…

DILA Capital and ALIVE Ventures led a USD14m Series A for Slang, a Boston-based edtech focused on career development, with participation from Salesforce Ventures, Roble Ventures, and IDB Lab. ALLVP and…

Astella Investimentos and SoftBank led a ~USD3m seed round for BotCity, a Brazilian automation platform for software-enabled robotic systems with participation from Alexia Ventures and Norte Ventures.  (Press Release) –…