TechCrunch

APRIL 3, 2023

Kaszek Ventures , one of Latin America’s first venture firms, has raised $975 million across two funds. Since 2011, Kaszek has backed more than 120 companies, which the firm says collectively have raised more than $15.5 Image Credits: Kaszek Kaszek founded its first fund in 2011, raising $95 million, an impressive sum at that time.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 3, 2020

To make the school more affordable, Henry looks to take on the same strategy used by Lambda School, a YC-graduate that has raised over $122 million in known funding: income-share agreements. Currently, Henry has graduated 200 students and is working with 600 students across Colombia, Chile, Uruguay and Argentina.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 2, 2021

Cross-border payments startup dLocal has raised $150 million at a $5 billion valuation, less than seven months after securing $200 million at a $1.2 billion valuation. This means that the five-year-old Uruguayan company has effectively quadrupled its valuation in a matter of months.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 17, 2023

At the time, Wonder Brands raised $20 million in venture capital. SellerX acquires US e-commerce roll-up rival Elevate Brands in an all-share deal, raises $64M+ Achieving growth Wonder Brands uses data from online marketplaces to create products. In 2021, the e-commerce roll-up, or aggregator, scene was in full force.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Oort , an identity threat detection and response platform, today announced that it raised $11.5 The proceeds, which bring Oort’s total capital raised to $15 million, will be put toward supporting its go-to-market strategy, CEO Matt Caulfield tells TechCrunch. Israel and Uruguay. million in a Series A round co-led by.406

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 30, 2021

For good reason, too: Startups have raised $9.3 There is a huge opportunity to do what local investors did in Brazil and Mexico years ago, and play a significant role in the next chapter of countries with blossoming markets like Colombia, Peru or Uruguay. There has been significant hype around Latin America’s startup success.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 28, 2022

It also wanted to make its thesis even more compelling when it did go to raise, noted Gotthilf. According to PitchBook, venture-backed companies raised $14.8 Already, the program has attracted more than 800 entrepreneurs who have gone on to raise $250 million at a total valuation of over $1.5 If entrepreneurs in the U.S.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Business is booming in Latin America: Startups raised $9.3 With so many companies raising significant funds in a short time, competition to find a high quantity of high-quality workers is fierce. AI companies have garnered some of the most attention in Latin America this past year, raising a total $862.6

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

“They fit the pattern of successful founders who start out in Latin America’s overlooked markets like Peru, Ecuador, Chile and Uruguay who are likely to have success expanding to Latin America’s bigger countries,” he said.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

After its mammoth $528 million Series F raise , it acquired several of Delivery Hero’s businesses in Central and Eastern Europe for $208 million. The company also exited the Middle East and North Africa (Egypt and Turkey) and Uruguay and Puerto Rico in January 2020.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 3, 2022

Founded in 2013 (or 2014 depending on the source), the Chicago-based company has raised over $82 million in funding over its lifetime from investors such as FinTech Collective and Oak HC/FT , according to Crunchbase. Its biggest competitor, Bolt, raised “roughly 50 times that figure,” according to The Information. .

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Engadget

APRIL 16, 2025

These include deep breath Australia, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay. So far, we haven't seen or heard of any US or UK price increases.

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