Amidst a fast-growing techinnovation ecosystem, VC money has been flowing into the veins of startups in LatAm, which has nearly 30 unicorns. Yet, none of those startup ventures valued at $1 billion or more is an agtech company, although there are already 663 agtech companies in the region, according to Crunchbase's data, and the agriculture […]
Category: Latin America
Susana García-Robles, la “arquitecta” del ecosistema venture capital de Latam: «En este momento lo que Chile necesita es un fondo de fondos»
La experta en capital emprendedor conversó en detalle con Startups Chilenas y repasó su rol en la creación de la industria regional y describió cómo debe ser este nuevo vehículo de inversión que se busca levantar a nivel local. Lo primero que se observa al entrar a su perfil de Linkedin es un «América Latina» que se desprende de lo alto de su […]
A story of resilience: How has the LatAm Venture Capital ecosystem grown?
During the last five years, I have been working with the LatAm ecosystem both as an insider and as an outsider. This has provided me with insights about the spectacular evolution of the venture capital ecosystem in the region and how we got to the massive explosion of investments in the first place! To better dimension the opportunity both […]
Angel Ventures invierte en Done Properly a través del Fondo de la Alianza del Pacífico AVPAF II
Done Properly concluyó con éxito su ronda de inversión con la participación de Angel Ventures y Endurance Investments. La compañía busca el escalamiento industrial de su tecnología para poder abastecer la demanda global que tienen las empresas líderes de alimentos en el mundo. En noviembre de 2020, Done Properly fue reconocida como la empresa […]
Capria Ventures Partners with SP Ventures to Invest in Latin American Agtech Startup Agrofy
This is Capria Ventures’ first direct co-investment in Latin America’s thriving agtech ecosystem. Listings on Agrofy have grown 89% YOY as more players in the market are adopting and becoming more comfortable with the e-commerce model. Seattle, October 29, 2020: Leading agtech startup, Agrofy, has raised USD 3 million in Series B funding from […]
SP Ventures has reached the first closing of its USD50MM LatAm focused AgFood Tech venture fund
Sao Paulo, Brazil, August, 2020 SP Ventures, one of the most active global agtech venture investors & a sector leader in Latin America, has just announced the first closing of its latest early stage fund. The new investment vehicle, AgVentures II, targets a minimum of USD 50MM & a cap of USD 75MM to invest in 20-25 tech firms with the […]
Making carbon neutral a reality
Just 100 companies are responsible for 71% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. But a big challenge to becoming carbon neutral is data, especially for global enterprises and municipalities. Systems that manage energy production and consumption often don’t share data. So ReEngen developed a platform that both aggregates data across multiple […]
Bringing economic opportunity to the unbanked
In Latin America, ~250 million people don’t have access to financial services. Most lack a documented history of payment behavior. And many are saddled by past-due debt to predatory lenders. In Chile, 50% of people have past due debt. In Mexico, it’s more like 60%. Often they don’t know how much they owe. Sometimes they simply don’t realize they […]
New jobs make healthcare affordable
In Mexico, 11,000,000 people need access to a physiotherapist every day but there are only 10,000 physiotherapists. That means 90% of patients have to go to more expensive nurses and doctors, or go without treatment. The situation is expected to worsen as demand for physiotherapists doubles in the next 5 years. To solve this problem of lack of […]
How Latin American entrepreneurs are changing the region, one business at a time
Latin America’s growing startup ecosystem stands out because of how the region is using the combination of technology and business to build a foundation for a future that is better than what countries in this region have historically seen. International VCs like Sequoia Capital, Capria Network, Naspers and Didi Chuxing are heavily investing in […]
Capria bets on Chile after social outbreak: “The fact is that the country will survive”
Its founder, Will Poole, says the company will manage USD $ 1 billion worldwide. In November, Will Poole, one of the founders of the international social impact investment accelerator Capria, traveled to our country to encourage investment in venture capital and meet with his Chilean partners, including LarrainVial. Accompanied by the […]
Capria to invest from new USD $100M fund with emerging market managers to capitalize on highest growth economies
22nd October 2019, Seattle: Capria, the largest network of emerging market fund managers, recently announced it would be investing another USD $15M in emerging markets (EMs - Asia, Africa & Latin America). As a global investor with a uniquely collaborative network of partners, Capria’s efforts will focus on supporting local fund managers to […]
