26 June 2024

LAVCA at the White House

On 24 June, LAVCA Board Member Cate Ambrose and Director of VC/Tech Carlos Ramos de la Vega participated in an important meeting at the Americas Partnership Advisory Forum at the White House. They shared practical recommendations from Member investors with the US administration and high-level representatives from IDB Invest, IDB Lab and DFC.

LAVCA in São Paulo

LAVCA recently co-hosted the Empower Breakfast: For Women in Tech with Cubo Itaú and Google for Startups brought together women professionals in tech for insights and connections. The LAVCA team shared key data on women founders and investors in Latin American tech. Learn more about LAVCA's Gender Diversity initiative here.

LAVCA's Director of Research, Emanuel Hernandez, spoke on the panel Investment Perspectives in Latin America at the ABVCAP 2024 Conference VC Day in São Paulo.

LAVCA WEEK 2024

Registration is now open for LAVCA Week 2024

We’re excited to announce registration for LAVCA Week 2024 is now open to LAVCA Members, non-member private capital investors and qualified institutional investors.

LAVCA Week convenes leading private capital investors from Latin America and around the globe each year for a series of meaningful discussions and private meetings covering the latest trends in private equity, venture capital and other private capital strategies.

Agenda at a Glance

8 October: Welcome Reception for LAVCA Members hosted by Advent International
9 October: LAVCA Week & Reception
10 October: LAVCA Women’s Breakfast
10 October: LAVCA Week & Tech Reception hosted by KASZEK & Riverwood Capital
11 October: LAVCA Week Breakout Sessions

Registration is open to qualified institutional investors, LAVCA Members and non-members subject to approval.

LAVCA Members have access to special early bird rates through 29 August 2024.

For inquiries, please contact lavcaweek@lavca.org.

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LAVCA Tech Brasil

Registerfor LAVCA Tech Brasil taking place on 21 August in São Paulo. This year’s curated meeting will be dedicated to networking and breakout sessions designed to foster collaboration and insights among Brazil-focused VCs and tech investors.

Following the program, LAVCA Members are cordially invited to join us for an engaging dinner.

LAVCA Tech Brasil 2024 is made possible with support from LAVCA’s Tech Growth Members. Special thanks to Google for hosting, along with AWS, Qualcomm Ventures, MercadoLibre, Riverwood Capital and SVB for their continued support.

For any questions, please contact Marcelo Pizzato, at mpizzato@lavca.org.

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◼︎ Summit Partners led a USD125m round for Celcoin, a Brazil-based infrastructure developer for fintechs targeting the underbanked. #VC

◼︎ Clip, a Mexico-based POS payments platform, raised USD100m from Morgan Stanley Tactical Value and undisclosed investors. #VC

◼︎ KPTL raised USD11m for its new Amazon bioeconomy fund with a target of USD30m launched in partnership with BID Lab. #VC

◼︎ Emerald Technology Ventures led a USD7.5m Series A for Kilimo, an Argentina-based provider of water management systems for farmers. #VC

◼︎ Global Environment Facility committed USD6m to The Yield Lab Latam’s opportunity fund focused on food production startups in Latin America and the Caribbean. #VC

◼︎ LogShare, a Brazil-based collaborative logistics platform, raised a ~USD2.2m round from ONEVC, Niu Ventures and FJ Labs. #VC