LAVCA and Silicon Valley Bank are hosting an online discussion featuring LAVCA’s 2024 VC/Tech Mid-Year Data and Startup Ecosystem Insights and Directory, followed by a panel with Jimena Pardo, Managing Partner at Hi Ventures; Rodrigo Baer, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Upload Ventures; and Rafa de Haro, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Cometa.
This year’s curated meeting will be dedicated to networking and breakout sessions designed to foster collaboration and insight among Brazil-focused VCs and tech investors. See the full agenda here.
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+
The program will also feature a series of breakout sessions led by LAVCA member firms including StepStone Group, Astellaand DGF.
LAVCA Tech Brasil 2024 is made possible with support from LAVCA’s Tech Growth Members. Special thanks to Google for hosting, along with AWS, QualcommVentures, MercadoLibre, RiverwoodCapital and SVB for their continued support.
For any questions, please contact Marcelo Pizzato, at [email protected].
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.
Participation at LAVCA Week is carefully curated and capped. LAVCA Members, non-member private capital investors and qualified institutional investors are invited to attend.
LAVCA Members have access to special early bird rates through 29 August 2024.
Featured Sessions
✪ A Look Across Consumer Sectors: The Future of Education, Healthcare and Retail
Jennifer McLeod Petrini
Principal Investment Officer, IFC
Dirk Donath
Managing Partner, LCatterton
Fernando Borges
Partner, SPX Capital
Héctor Valero
Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Valante Capital
✪ Exits in Private Capital: Enhancing Returns and Navigating Risks
with Advent International, H.I.G. Capital, Ashmore Colombia and Spectra Investments
✪ Families in Venture: Creating a Differentiated Strategy
with Daedalus VC/Odisea, STARS/Kayyak Ventures, El Trueno/Caricaco and Península Partners/Altitude Ventures
In March 2022, DOMO.VC invested in Stattus4, a Brazil-based company focused on limiting the waste of natural resources through improving leakage detection technology. The company’s main products are 4Fluid, which enables users to detect the likelihood of a leakage, and the Ada System, an intelligence platform used to monitor pipeline networks.
With DOMO.VC's support, Stattus4 has expanded its market presence and increase monthly gross revenue by 166%. As of 2024, Stattus4’s technology solutions are used to monitor 3,000 kilometers of pipelines across 250+ cities, helping to minimize water losses and improve service. Additionally, Stattus4’s customers have saved ~USD7m in energy and distribution costs by avoiding the treatment of excess water, creating the opportunity to direct more resources toward improved water accessibility.
◼︎ IFC announced a USD50m commitment to BTG Pactual Timberland Investment Group’s (TIG) Latin American reforestation strategy. #RealAssets
◼︎ Patria Investments fully acquiredVBI Real Estate, a Brazil-based real estate asset manager.#RealAssets
◼︎ Bonus Asset ManagementacquiredTransinnova Usme SAS, a Colombia-based bus fleet, in a transaction valued at COP300b (~USD73m). #PE
◼︎ Digitt, a Mexico-based credit card debt refinancing platform, secured a USD50m debt facility from CoVenture Management. #VC
◼︎ Brazil-based venture capital firm TM3 Capitalmerged with Brazil-based investment management firm CTM Investimentos. #VC
◼︎ KASZEK and Alexia Ventures led an undisclosed Series A for Winnin, a Brazil-based marketing analytics platform. #VC
◼︎ Kans Capital invested USD30m in Grupo Carolo, a Mexico-based restaurant operator. #PE
◼︎ BTG Pactual Timberland Investment Group sold 70k hectares from its Latin America timberland assets to Suzano, a Brazil-based paper manufacturer, in a transaction valued at BRL2.1b (~USD372.7m). #RealAssets
