Brazil’s Cora raises $10M for SME-focused finance services
LatAm List – Cora, a Brazilian fintech aimed at facilitating online payments and transactions for SMEs, recently raised…
Brazil’s Hanzo raises Series A from Dot Capital and Mastercard
LatAm List – Hanzo is a Brazilian consumer engagement and loyalty platform that has been working with Mastercard…
Brazil’s Nama raises R$2.5M through equity crowdfunding
LatAm List – Nama, a Brazilian startup that specializes in artificial intelligence-driven communications for large companies, raised R$2.5M…
Brazil’s Neon raises $95M in Series B round
LatAm List – Neon, a Brazilian digital bank, raised a US$95M (R$400M) Series B led by Banco Votorantim…
Itaú acquires Zup for $140M in a 4-year acquisition
LatAm List – The Brazilian bank Itaú recently acquired the growth-hacking and digital consulting company Zup for $140M (R$575M).…
Carrefour Brazil acquires 49% stake in Ewally
LatAm List – Retailer Carrefour Brazil recently announced that it had acquired a 49% stake in local fintech,…
Kaszek Ventures raises $600M as Latin American investment heats up
LatAm List – The Argentine early-stage VC, Kaszek Ventures, just became the first local Latin American fund to…
Update: StoneCo valuation hits US$9B after IPO
LatAm List – This week’s IPO by Brazilian credit card processor StoneCo attracted international attention from Jack Ma’s…
Brazilian fintech StoneCo raises US$1.5B in IPO
LatAm List – StoneCo just became Brazil’s fourth unicorn of the year, raising US$1.5B in their IPO in…
Brex: A Brazilian unicorn built by 22-year-olds
LatAm List – In a story originally reported on TechCrunch, Brex, a Brazilian fintech startup, recently closed a…