{"id":25965,"date":"2021-04-19T21:41:54","date_gmt":"2021-04-19T21:41:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lavca.org\/research\/lavcas-2021-review-of-tech-investment-in-latin-america\/"},"modified":"2024-02-15T17:09:26","modified_gmt":"2024-02-15T17:09:26","slug":"lavcas-2021-review-of-tech-investment-in-latin-america","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.lavca.org\/research\/lavcas-2021-review-of-tech-investment-in-latin-america\/","title":{"rendered":"LAVCA\u2019s 2021 Review of Tech Investment in Latin America"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Venture investment in the region topped USD4b for a second consecutive year<\/strong>, with a record 488 deals in 2020, record seed and early-stage investments in a number of major markets, and strong dealmaking activity spilling into Q1 2021.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Collaborative investing between local and global fund managers accelerated<\/strong>, building on past momentum. <strong>Fintech<\/strong> remains the dominant theme, followed by <strong>e-commerce<\/strong> and <strong>proptech<\/strong>, with notable growth in pandemic-relevant sectors including<strong> healthtech<\/strong> and <strong>edtech<\/strong>. <strong>Exit activity and M&amp;A ticked up<\/strong> during the pandemic driven by corporate and startup acquirers. Established fund managers and new players alike closed on new funds, in tandem with a wave of SPAC listings.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavca.org\/current-members\/\">LAVCA Members<\/a> can also download our accompanying <strong>LAVCA Data Pack<\/strong> for 2020 fundraising and disclosed closings; exits; all disclosed transactions, sortable by stage, sector and HQ; stage analysis for the major markets; sector breakouts with year-over-year sector growth. Login and see below.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Download PDF report here:<\/strong><\/p>\n<h6><a class=\"btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lavca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/LAVCA-Tech-Report-2021-FINAL-1.pdf\">DOWNLOAD FREE PDF<\/a><\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Access LAVCA\u2019s 2021 Review of Tech Investment in Latin America, a 9-page report breaks down 2020 VC investment data, top deals, highlighted transactions, sector and country trends, most active investors. 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