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 […]
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Africa accelerating
Our collective world has gone through rapid change since we set out on the journey we did 4 years ago, but boy did 2020 keep us on our toes! Our confidence that world-class companies are being built in Africa has entered a new phase as we witness the scale potential of our most successful portfolio companies. Rewind to 2017 and a handful of […]
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 invests USD $2 Mn in Angel Ventures Pacific Alliance Fund to boost Innovation in emerging markets
Capria completed three investments in LATAM in under a year, including its co-investment in Argentina-based Agrofy and its LP investment in Brazil-based SP Ventures. Angel Ventures will focus on addressing gaps in financial inclusion, food security and access to education and information in the Pacific Alliance region. Seattle, January 2021: […]
Global Ventures announces partnership with Capria Ventures
Global investment firm Capria Ventures makes first investment into the MENA region London, UK, December 17, 2020: Global Ventures, a UAE-based venture capital firm, is excited to partner with Capria Ventures (“Capria”), a Seattle-based global investment fund-of-funds. Capria has approved its investment in Global Ventures’ second fund, which […]
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 […]
Susana Garcia-Robles joins Capria as a Venture Partner
Susana comes with 20 years of experience investing in seed and VC funds in LAC (Latin American and Caribbean) and building entrepreneurial ecosystems working in partnership with LAC governments and the private sector. Here is her outlook on the challenges that lie ahead and her plan - What is your professional background that is relevant to […]
The “Fund Manager’s Fund” filling the missing middle has forked out a fresh USD $8Mn for funders in emerging markets
The “Fund Manager’s Fund”, Capria, which claims to be the largest network of emerging market fund managers, has announced that it would be investing up to USD $8 Mn in specific countries in emerging markets, including African countries like Uganda, Senegal, Côte d’Ivore, Tanzania and Ethiopia. When Capria first launched in 2015, it […]
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 […]
