Startups
Latin America Roundup: Big rounds, big mergers and a $3.8M pandemic fund from Nubank
3:30 pm PDT • May 6, 2020
Despite the global panic caused by the current pandemic, startups in Latin America have continued to attract international capital. In April, Mexico’s Alphacredit, Colombia’s Frubana and Brazil’s CargoX were among…
Latin America Roundup: Grupo ZAP, Grow Mobility, Wavy get acquired; Credijusto adds $100M; Cornershop, iFood brace for delivery boom
3:45 pm PDT • April 7, 2020
As the world locks down borders and capital flows to brace for the impact of coronavirus, Brazilian startups continue to attract international attention.
Latin America Roundup: SoftBank adds $1B, Stori raises $10M and Grow Mobility puts on the brakes
4:08 pm PST • February 27, 2020
After investing nearly $2 billion of its Innovation Fund in Latin America in 2019, SoftBank announced this month that it would add an additional $1 billion into the fund.
Latin America Roundup: Loft raises $175M, SoftBank invests in Mexico’s Alphacredit and Rappi pulls back
3:14 pm PST • January 31, 2020
Brazil’s famously tricky real estate market has long drawn international investors to the region in search of tech solutions.
Startups
Latin America Roundup: XP’s chart-topping IPO, Wildlife becomes a unicorn, SoftBank backs Konfio
3:22 pm PST • December 26, 2019
Latin America’s startup and investment ecosystem has likely more than doubled this year as compared to 2019.
Latin America roundup: Neobanks raise $205M+; Softbank backs VTEX
11:55 am PST • November 27, 2019
Argentina’s Ualá became the most recent Latin American fintech to receive a growth-stage funding ($150 million) from Asian investors, Tencent and Softbank. This marks Tencent’s second round of investment in Ualá,…
Startups
Latin America Roundup: Uber acquires Cornershop, SoftBank invests in Buser and Olist
1:30 pm PDT • October 30, 2019
Brazil continued to churn out unicorns this month, with Curitiba-based Ebanx becoming the first startup from the southern part of the country to top a $1 billion valuation. U.S.-based FTV…
Startups
Latin America Roundup: SoftBank bets on Brazilian unicorns and Konfio raises $250M for lending plans
4:17 pm PDT • September 26, 2019
SoftBank did not let up the flow of capital to Brazil this month, staying busy despite the WeWork debacle. With two more $100 million-plus rounds in QuintoAndar and MadeiraMadeira, the…
