Welcome to the LatamList roundup, your bi-monthly summary of the Latin America startup scene.
Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico led activity in the second half of March. Here are the launches, partnerships, and fundings we saw over the last two weeks.
Launches
- Argentinian crypto platform Buenbit launched a recurring payments product, allowing customers to set automatic investment orders. Read more on LatamFintech Hub.
- Yango Ventures, the CVC arm of Yango Group, launched a $20M fund to invest in fintechs, marketplaces, online-to-offline (O2O) and SaaS startups in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and in Colombia. Yango Ventures made its first investment in Colombian fintech MejorCDT. Read more on Forbes.
Partnerships
- VC firm Seedstars partnered with Mexican credit information bureau Círculo de Crédito to support Círculo de Crédito’s CVC arm, starting with the Trust-Tech Fund. Startups backed by Trust-Tech Fund will get Seedstars’ know-how and access to Círculo de Crédito’s products.
Fundings
- Brazilian biotech startup Sustineri Piscis raised $1.6M on crowdfunding platform EqSeed to scale its production and obtain new licenses. Read more on Startupi.
