byAraceli Dominguez April 9, 2024 No comments 1 minute read This week’s Espresso covers news from Mercado Único, Pulpos, Ada, and more! Outline of this episode: [00:28] – Inner AI raises $2M and launches AI platform [00:41] – Mercado Único secures $395K to reduce food waste [00:51] – Koin raises $7.3M to expand offerings to […]
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byHellen Villena April 9, 2024 No comments 1 minute read Brazilian insurtech Akad raised $22.5M in a Series A round co-led by Valor Capital Group and Across Capital. Actyus, Endeavor Catalyst, and Endeavor Scale-Up Ventures also participated in the round. Recently authorized to operate in the personal insurance space by Susep, Akad will use the
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byMatheus Tomé April 9, 2024 No comments 1 minute read Brazilian used vehicles marketplace Instacarro raised $10.8M in a mix of debt and equity from Fasanara Capital, J Ventures, FJ Labs, and Rise Capital. Bamboo led the debt part of the deal. “We plan to expand our financial arm and the dealer-to-dealer platform, while accelerating
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bySara Delgado April 5, 2024 No comments 1 minute read Brazilian Edtech Ada raised a pre-Series A round led by Wayra Brasil, the early-stage CVC arm of Telefónica and Vivo. QMS Capital also participated in the round. With the funds, Ada will grow its product and sales teams. “Ada focuses on education for employability. It
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bySara Delgado April 5, 2024 No comments 1 minute read Palenca, an income and employment verification provider in Latin America, raised a funding round from Experian Ventures, the investment arm of the data analytics and consumer credit reporting company, Experian. Palenca will use the funds to expand to Brazil and Colombia, where Experian has an
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byMatheus Tomé April 5, 2024 No comments 1 minute read Brazilian lawltech Lexter.ai raised $3.2M in a Series A round led by Alexia Ventures. Grão VC, Canary, and Endeavor Scale Up also participated. Lexter.ai will use the funds to add new features to its platform, enhance security, acquire new customers, and launch an institute dedicated
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byRegina Pernaz April 4, 2024 No comments 1 minute read Retail-tech Mercado Único raised $395K in pre-seed funding led by US accelerator TechStars, as the only Brazilian startup of this batch selected for the JP Morgan-backed program. Brazilian accelerator Strive and several angel investors also participated in the round. Mercado Único’s AI-powered platform connects retailers
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byRegina Pernaz April 3, 2024 No comments 1 minute read Inner AI, a Brazilian AI native productivity workspace for companies, raised a $2M pre-seed round led by Canary. LASP Capital, Play9, Alexia Ventures, Crivo Ventures, and Newtopia VC participated in the round. Inner AI will use the capital to launch its platform in the Brazilian
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byMatheus Tomé April 3, 2024 No comments 1 minute read Brazilian buy now, pay later (BNPL) Koin raised $7.3M through a FIDC fund structured by Itaú. Owned by Argentinian group Despegar, Koin will invest in expanding its Buy Now, Pay Later services, focusing on tourism sector loans. With Koin, end customers can split payments into
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byAraceli Dominguez April 2, 2024 No comments 1 minute read This week’s Espresso covers news from Rebill, umgrauemeio, Taxo, and more! Outline of this episode: [00:27] – Rebill.com launches 1-Click Checkout [00:39] – Umgrauemeio secures $3.7M to fight forest fires [01:01] – HubLocal raises 700K for cost optimization and market expansion [01:14] – Taxo raises
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bySara Delgado March 27, 2024 No comments 1 minute read HubLocal, a Brazilian SaaS optimizing and managing business data across top online search and map platforms to enhance brand visibility, raised $700K in a round led by Bossa Invest and GV Angels. HubLocal will use the funds for cost optimization and market expansion. “The objective
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byRegina Pernaz March 27, 2024 No comments 1 minute read Climatech umagrauemeio raised $3.7M in its first round of investment to fight forest fires in Brazil. Indicator Capital, Latin America’s largest IoT VC, Baraúna Investimentos, The Yield Lab Latam and Rural Ventures participated in the round. With this investment, umgrauemeio will implement an AI-powered risk
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