Credit Saison compromises $200M to back startups in Brazil and Mexico
Japanese financial services group Credit Saison allocated $100m each for newly-formed subsidiaries Credit Saison Brazil and Credit Saison…
SoftBank leads a $125M Series B in Mexico’s AlphaCredit
LatAm List – Japanese tech giant, SoftBank, recently led a $125M round of investment in AlphaCredit, a Mexican…
SoftBank-backed Oyo Rooms fires thousands of employees across China and India
LatAm List – Oyo Rooms, an Indian hotel network recently laid off thousands of employees and slashed other…
Rappi reaches 100K users in Ecuador
LatAm List – Rappi, the Colombian food delivery unicorn, is now reaching 100K users in Ecuador with 1.3K…
SoftBank invests $140M in VTEX
LatAm List – Japanese tech giant SoftBank recently announced a $140M (R$580M) investment in VTEX, a Brazilian cloud…
Softbank and Kaszek Ventures invest $17.6M in Volanty
LatAm List – Volanty, a Brazilian digital used car platform recently received $17.6M (R$70M) from Japanese tech giant,…
SoftBank leads $231M investment round for Creditas
LatAm List – Creditas, a Brazilian lending platform, is now valued at $750M after a new $231M investment…
SoftBank appoints new Managing Partner for LatAm fund
LatAm List – Japanese tech giant SoftBank will open an office in Buenos Aires, Argentina run by Andy…
SoftBank partners with Valor Capital in search of Latin American startups
LatAm List – SoftBank, a Japanese fund, partnered with venture capital firm Valor Capital to find new investments…
SoftBank invests $200M in Brazilian fintech Creditas
LatAm List – In May 2019, we reported that Japanese investor SoftBank was considering a $230M investment in…