21 August 2024

NEW LAVCA DATA RELEASED

Mid-Year 2024 Industry Data and Startup Directory

LAVCA recently released its Mid-Year 2024 LAVCA Industry Data & Analysis. The report provides a comprehensive look at private capital in Latin America, featuring detailed investment statistics, 321 disclosed transactions, and a deep dive into venture capital activity and fundraising trends for the first half of 2024. It also highlights significant exits and listings.

2024 Latin American Startup Directory & Ecosystem Insights

Additionally, the 2024 Startup Directory & Ecosystem Insights report provides a detailed profile of the region's evolving VC ecosystem, focusing on VC-backed startups. This edition is our most comprehensive and interactive yet.

LAVCA Members can use our new interactive data portal to view, sort and download historical transaction activity, including a directory of over 1,000 startups that have raised USD1m+ in venture funding since 2019.

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LAVCA WEEK 2024
LAVCA Women in Private Capital Breakfast

8-11 October 2024 | New York City

LAVCA Week is an annual gathering of top private capital investors from Latin America and around the globe. The event features a series of insightful discussions and exclusive meetings, focusing on the latest trends in private equity, venture capital and other private capital strategies.

Alex Carter

Negotiation Coach, Author and Clinical Professor at Columbia Law School

The LAVCA Women in Private Capital Breakfast will feature Alex Carter, an internationally renowned keynote speaker and negotiation coach, who will share her expert insights and frame an interactive discussion on Mastering the Art of Negotiation: Positioning Yourself for More.

This event is open to all women registered for LAVCA Week 2024.

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 early bird rates through 29 August 2024.

Register for LAVCA Week 2024

◼︎ Notable Capital led a USD105m round for Stori, a Mexico-based credit card issuer for the underbanked, with participation from ACE Startups, Redpoint Ventures and follow-on from General Catalyst, GIC, Goodwater, Lightspeed Ventures and Tresalia; Stori also raised a USD107m debt round from Goldman Sachs and Davidson Kempner Capital Management. #VC

◼︎ Circulate Capital invested in Polyrec, a Colombia-based flexible plastic recycling company. #PE

◼︎ Gramercy provided a USD40m credit facility for Transition Metals, a subsidiary of Argentinian company Integra Capital. #PrivateCredit

◼︎ Terra, a Mexico-based residential solar energy provider, secured a MXN500m (~USD26.6m) debt facility from Beel Infrastructure Partners. #PrivateCredit

◼︎ Initialized Capital led a USD8.5m pre-Series A for Caliza, a Brazilian instant payments platform. #VC

◼︎ Batbox, a Mexico-based baseball simulator, raised a USD7.3m Series A with participation from Emerging Fund and MG Partners. #VC

◼︎ Moriah Asset acquired a 20% stake in ArmyBR Fitness Ware, a Brazilian fitness apparel company. #PE

◼︎ Bravo, a Colombian debt consolidation platform, secured a COP20b (USD5m) credit facility from SURA Investments.#PrivateCredit