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REGISTER NOW 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. | Fabio Coelho President, Google Brazil &Vice President, Google Inc. | Nicolás Szekasy LAVCA Chairperson & Managing Partner, KASZEK | David Xu Vice President & Head of Capital Markets, DiDi Global | Carlo Dapuzzo General Partner, monashees+ | 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.
| DEAL CASE Linzor Capital | Sies Salud | In December 2020, Linzor Capital Partners invested in Sies Salud, a Colombia-based healthcare service provider that offers treatment to patients suffering from chronic diseases through a comprehensive care model. With Linzor's support, Sies Salud expanded its business model to serve a wider range of chronic diseases. The company currently has 24 outpatient healthcare centers across Colombia, alongside a mobile clinic circulating through the national territory to bring health services to underserved areas. In 2021, Sies Salud was named the best HIV healthcare provider by Colombia’s centralized regulatory body and its patients continue to report superior health results compared to national benchmarks. The company has also implemented solar panels in several clinics to reduce its carbon footprint, earned an environmental excellence certification from the Bogotá Environmental Authority and joined the Global Network of Green Hospitals in 2023. | ◼︎ Yellowstone Capital Partners reached a USD500m final close for its fourth opportunity fund focused on large-scale residential projects in Colombia. #RealAssets ◼︎ Warburg Pincus invested USD100m in Matera, a Brazil-based banking software solutions provider. #PE ◼︎ Caravela Capital led a USD86m equity and debt Series A for OCN (formerly OneCarNow), a Mexico-based rental car startup for gig workers, with participation from Collide Capital, Great North Ventures and i80 Group. #VC ◼︎ CDPQ acquired a 124km Brazilian power transmission network valued at BRL841m (~USD154m). #RealAssets ◼︎ Riverwood Capital led a BRL126m (~USD23m) Series B for netLex, a Brazil-based contract management platform. #VC ◼︎ Patria invested BRL120m (~USD22.1m) in debentures to finance the construction of a solar photovoltaic park operated by AXS Energia, a Brazil-based renewable energy provider. #PrivateCredit ◼︎ KASZEK led a USD22m Series A for Tapi, an Argentina-based payments processor, with participation from Andreessen Horowitz. #VC ◼︎ Mill Point Capital agreed to invest MXN8b (~USD446m) in the refrigeration and food service equipment operations of FEMSA, a Mexico-based beverage and retail company. #PE ◼︎ Finep and Banco do Nordeste launched a new public call for fund managers for a Seed Capital Fund focusing on the Brazilian Northeast region. #VC | 21 August 2024 São Paulo, BR | 8-11 October 2024 New York, NY | 4 September 2024 New York, NY and Virtual | | Q1 2024 Industry Data & Analysis | | 2024 LAVCA Trends in Tech | | 2023 Top & Emerging Women in LatAm Tech | | |