Viajala opens Santiago office and goes after US market
Viajala, Latin America’s largest metasearch company, owes some of its success to the Start-Up Chile program that gave…
Private investment firm Ardian opens first LatAm office in Chile
In a press release published on LAVCA, Ardian, a private investment firm with over US$71B in assets worldwide,…
Peruvian insurtech startup SeguroSimple raises US$2M to facilitate Mexican expansion
SeguroSimple is the leading online insurance broker in Peru and is currently growing to become one of the…
YellowPepper raises US$12.5M Series D led by Visa
YellowPepper is a pioneer in Latin America’s mobile payments market. Founded in 2004 in Mexico, YellowPepper now offers…
Chilean fintech startup Facturedo expands to Peru and Mexico
Facturedo brings liquidity to small- and medium-sized businesses in Chile through online invoicing and e-factoring. Earlier this year,…
Chilean startup Rocketpin receives investment from Alaya Capital Partners
Rocketpin is a Chilean app that helps large companies crowdsource information for research projects. The app sends regular…
Movile invests US$18.3M in payments startup, Zoop
In a story originally reported by Reuters and brought to our attention by LAVCA, Movile, Latin America’s mobile…
Chilean coupon startup Cuponatic acquires Peruvian rival Ofertop
As reported in El Mercurio, few discount companies have been able to compete with Groupon in Latin America,…
Axon Partners Group invests in Latin America’s top dating app, Mi Media Manzana
Peruvian startup Mi Media Manzana is the most-downloaded dating app in Latin America. The service targets older professional singles…
Angel Ventures raises US$120M fund
LAVCA reports that Mexican venture capital fund, Angel Ventures, has raised US$120M to invest in 30 entrepreneurs from Perú,…