Artificial Intelligence
iFood Acquires Advolve to Boost Its AI-Powered Ads Strategy in 2025
iFood acquires Advolve to scale its AI-powered advertising solutions, enhance performance marketing and accelerate retail media growth across Latin America.
Startups
Matera acquires Fáciltech, projecting a combined US$126.5M revenue in 2026
Matera acquires Fáciltech in its largest M&A deal to date, strengthening its core banking strategy and expanding its presence in Brazil’s financial technology market.
Startups
Meet the Winning Startups of the 100+ Labs Accelerator 2025
100+ Labs Accelerator 2025 empowers LATAM startups with sustainability-driven innovation, funding, mentorship, and corporate pilot opportunities.
Startups
Warburg Pincus acquires 64.6% of Voll from Localiza for USD$72 M
Warburg Pincus will acquire Localiza’s 64.6% stake in corporate travel startup Voll, valuing the company at R$ 606 million and marking a new phase in its growth strategy.
Startups
Sensify Secures USD$ 2 Million to Scale Its Smart Cooling Technology Globally
The Argentine startup Sensify secures USD 2M to boost its international expansion and advance its real-time data and smart cooling platform.
Brands
McKinsey 2025: How Latin American Companies Are Scaling New Business Creation
Latin American companies are accelerating new business creation, achieving faster profitability and stronger revenues than global peers, according to McKinsey’s State of New Business Building 2025 report.
Startups
Cyan Analytics Raises US$380K Led by Córdoba Industrial to Scale Climate Intelligence
Cyan Analytics secures pre-seed funding to expand climate intelligence solutions for Brazilian agribusiness, boosting resilience, forecasting, and efficiency.
Latam
Founders Club acquires Angel Investor Club and targets US$8M in funding by end of 2025
Founders Club acquires Angel Investor Club, adding 420 new members and expanding its startup ecosystem to 1,100 participants with R$ 35M raised.
Artificial Intelligence
Avedian Raises USD 2.2M led by Meet Capital, to Accelerate Its Global Healthtech Expansion
Avedian raises USD 2.2M to scale its AI-powered healthcare platforms globally, expand into the U.S., and strengthen its data-driven solutions for providers and insurers.
Startups
Vammo Raises USD$45M in Series B led by Ecosystem Integrity Fund, to Scale Electric Mobility Across LatAm
Vammo, the Brazilian clean-energy mobility startup, raised $45 million in Series B funding to expand its hybrid ethanol-electric motorcycle ecosystem and boost sustainable transport across Latin America.
Central America
The angel investor who charts paths for Latinos in Silicon Valley
Christian Van Der Henst is an unfiltered visionary. After co-founding the first startup for Latin America admitted to Y Combinator and the largest Spanish-language technology school, he now bets on entrepreneurial muscle through his new investment fund that seeks to inject 10 million USD over the next four
Exits
Monnet Payments Strengthens Its Presence in Chile After Acquiring ETpay
Monnet Payments acquires Chile’s ETpay to strengthen its LatAm presence, expand services, and reach USD 5B in transactions by 2025.