Deals ▸ NY-based investment manager Kora led a USD160m Series A for Plata, a Mexico-based digital bank, with participation from Moore Strategic Ventures, at a reported USD1.5b valuation. Plata is led by CEO Neri Tollardo, former VP of Strategy at Russian digital banking platform Tinkoff Bank. DEBT |Plata secured a USD100m warehouse facility in April 2024. ▸ TelevisaUnivision invested USD66m in Argentina-based neobank Ualá. Allianz X, the CVC arm of global insurance company Allianz, led a USD300m Series E in November 2024; SoftBank and Tencent led a USD350m Series D in August 2021; SoftBank and Tencent led a USD150m Series C round in 2019; Goldman Sachs led a USD34m Series B round in 2018. ▸ M&A | Brazil’s economic competitiveness regulator CADE approved the sale of Gringo, a Brazilian car documentation management platform, to Sem Parar, Corpay’s vehicle payments brand in Brazil. We first reported on the sale in January. Congrats to KASZEK, Valor Capital Group, ONEVC, Moore Capital and VEF for exiting Gringo as part of the deal. ▸ AGTECH | Brazil-basedYvY led a ~USD51.7m Series D for Solinftec, a Brazil- and US-based farm analytics and operations management platform. Lightsmith Group led a USD60m round in May 2022; Unbox Capital led a USD40m Series B in February 2020; Agfunder and TPG invested previously. ▸ SRM Ventures invested ~USD8m in Graviola, a Brazilian purchasing negotiation platform for the food sector. ▸ Aviva, a Mexican biometrics-based microcredit platform for communities in city peripheries, secured a ~USD4.5m credit facility from Addem Capital and Banco Colvato. Aviva raised a USD5.5m seed round in January 2024; Wollef led a USD2.2m pre-seed round in September 2023. ▸ HEALTHTECH | Mutuus, a Mexico-based health membership platform, raised USD3.2m from Amador, Latin Leap, Tantauco Ventures, Preface Ventures, G2 Momentum Capital and Cuesta Partners. ▸ HEALTHTECH | Prosus Ventures invested USD3m in Voa Health, a Brazilian digital assistant for doctors. ▸ ABSeed led a ~USD2.2m round for Uncover, a Brazilian marketing data platform, with participation from Luiz Felipe Barros (Mercado Livre). ▸ MultiID, a Brazilian facial biometrics startup, raised ~USD1.75m from undisclosed investors. ▸ AGTECH | Sustineri Piscis, a Brazilian farmed fish biotech, raised ~USD1.6m through crowdfunding. ▸ HEALTHTECH | Airborne Ventures led a USD1m pre-seed round for Doutor-AI, a Brazilian healthcare management platform. ▸ LOGISTICS | Ruedata, a Colombia- and Mexico-based company vehicle fleet management platform raised an undisclosed round. Barn Invest led a USD2m seed round in April 2024; Kamay Ventures invested in December 2022. ▸ Takeat, a Brazilian digital menu startup, raised ~USD350k from undisclosed angels. ▸ Festpay, a Brazilian payments solutions platform, raised ~USD300k via crowdfunding. ▸ WAS Co., a Mexican sustainable materials supplier for the construction industry, raised a USD1.5m pre-seed round from undisclosed angels. ▸ WOMEN-LED | Quill, a Brazil-based real estate management platform, raised a ~USD440k pre-seed round from Sororitê and undisclosed investors. Quill was co-founded by Clarissa Vieira and Letícia Parreira. ▸ Deetken Impact invested in Dispower, a Colombian payment platform for photovoltaic equipment. ▸ Mondelēz International invested in Ziro, a Colombian inventory financing platform. ▸ BIOTECH | Chilean VC Zentynel invested in Asclepii, a US-based regenerative medicine startup. | 