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Gringo’s super app for Brazilian drivers adds insurance, financing with $30M Series C
The new funding will enable the company to expand its automotive credit and insurance products and introduce new features.
DEUNA enters Latin America’s crowded one-click checkout sector flush with $37M
The company is targeting the region’s challenges of customer acceptance, conversion and fraud with its “Commerce 3.0” payment infrastructure.
Burnt Finance raises $8M led by Animoca Brands, launches DeFi-oriented NFT marketplace
Burnt Finance is a crypto startup which, as a stunt, burnt a Banksy artwork and but then the NFT they’d minted for it for $400,000, double what it cost on…
Brazil’s Kovi closes $104M Series B to make car ownership ‘more inclusive’ in LatAm
We sometimes take for granted that most anyone who wishes to become say, an Uber driver, can do so. But that assumption is a narrow view considering there are many…
Armed with $160M in funding, LatAm’s Merama enters the e-commerce land grab
Merama, a five-month old e-commerce startup focused on Latin America, announced today that it has raised $60 million in seed and Series A funding and $100 million in debt. The…
Goldman Sachs leads $23M in funding for Brazilian e-commerce startup Olist
Olist, a Brazilian e-commerce marketplace integrator, has raised $23 million in a Series D round extension led by new investor Goldman Sachs Asset Management that brings its total Series D…
Tembici raises $47M Series B to expand its fleet of electric bikes
Tembici, which says it owns 80% of the market share in Latin America’s micromobility space, now has $47 million more in capital to double down on its docked e-bike offering. …
Latin America Roundup: Big rounds, big mergers and a $3.8M pandemic fund from Nubank
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: Uber acquires Cornershop, SoftBank invests in Buser and Olist
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…
It’s not easy to raise growth-stage capital in Latin America, but it’s getting easier. As startups begin to flourish in the region’s largest markets, available funding is evolving to suit…
High-end Brazilian job recruitment marketplace Revelo raises $4.6 million
Revelo, a job marketplace that puts the responsibility on companies to contact candidates, has raised $4.6 million in its latest financing. The company, unlike traditional job boards, puts high-end, high-profile Brazilian…
