Topic: Venture capital

SoftBank LatAm fund invests in three Brazilian start-ups

US law firm Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP has helped Japan’s SoftBank lead several funding rounds where it used its Latin American investment fund to inject US$32 million into three separate Brazilian start-up companies.

17 March 2022

SoftBank invests in Brazilian low-code platform Digibee

Brazilian low-code integration platform Digibee has hired Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP in New York and Miami to raise US$25 million in a Series A funding round, led by SoftBank.

07 March 2022

Chinese investor injects US$20 million in Brazilian crypto exchange

Lefosse has helped Chinese cryptocurrency group OK Blockchain lead a US$20 million Series A investment round in Brazilian crypto exchange Foxbit.

02 March 2022

Brazil’s Neon becomes unicorn after US$300 million Series D round

Brazilian fintech start-up Neon has hired Clifford Chance LLP in São Paulo to raise US$300 million in a Series D funding round, which was led by BBVA.

24 February 2022

Brazilian digital retail platform Inventa gets Series A funding

Four offices of US firm Cooley LLP have helped Inventa, a Brazilian digital platform for small and mid-sized retailers, raise 115 million reais (US$21 million) in a Series A investment round.

17 February 2022

SoftBank feeds US$48 million to Colombian pet e-commerce group

Cuatrecasas (Colombia) has helped local pet supplies e-commerce platform Laika raise US$48 million in a Series B funding round led by SoftBank’s Latin America fund.

14 February 2022

Creditas hits US$4.8 billion valuation with more SoftBank funds

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP in Palo Alto, São Paulo and New York has helped Creditas raise US$260 million in a funding round led by SoftBank, taking the Brazilian fintech start-up's valuation to US$4.8 billion.

10 February 2022

Chile’s Betterfly becomes first insurtech unicorn

Chilean insurance technology start-up Betterfly has hired Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian LLP in Silicon Valley and San Francisco to raise US$125 million in a Series C funding round, making it Latin America’s first insurtech unicorn with a market value over $1 billion.

09 February 2022

Brazilian sportstech scores fantasy football funding from investors

Brazilian fantasy football company Rei do Pitaco has enlisted Bronstein, Zilberberg, Chueiri e Potenza Advogados in São Paulo to raise US$32 million in an investment round led by American equity fund D1 Capital Partners.

27 January 2022

Chilean e-vehicle start-up gets first financing round

Carey has helped Chilean electromobility company E-Mov obtain its first equity financing round from Grupo Orange.

06 January 2022

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