Amidst a fast-growing techinnovation ecosystem, VC money has been flowing into the veins of startups in LatAm, which has nearly 30 unicorns. Yet, none of those startup ventures valued at $1 billion or more is an agtech company, although there are already 663 agtech companies in the region, according to…
For someone who has been building the VC industry and ecosystems in LATAM since 1999, what is happening right now in the region feels very rewarding. The resilience shown during the pandemic is finally paying off, as the astounding numbers of H1 2021 begin to come out: a report from…
La experta en capital emprendedor conversó en detalle con Startups Chilenas y repasó su rol en la creación de la industria regional y describió cómo debe ser este nuevo vehículo de inversión que se busca levantar a nivel local. Lo primero que se observa al entrar a su perfil de…
Capria Ventures is a global fund focused on emerging markets (EMs): LATAM, Sub-Saharan Africa, MENA, India and SE Asia. Our strategy is to invest in funds and in some of their portfolio companies. But we’re more than your typical investor! Capria is a global investment firm leading the largest network…
Also joining in the $14.5 million Series A extension round are Naspers Foundry, AfricInvest, and SBI amongst others. This round follows up on the Series A led by Google, Toyota Tshusho and others, in which Wuri Ventures also participated. WhereIsMyTransport plans to utilise funds to scale up technology, to expand…
During the last five years, I have been working with the LatAm ecosystem both as an insider and as an outsider. This has provided me with insights about the spectacular evolution of the venture capital ecosystem in the region and how we got to the massive explosion of investments in…
Africa-focused venture capital (VC) firm Atlantica Ventures is raising a US$50 million fund that will invest in tech and tech-enabled businesses from seed stage onwards. Founded in 2019 by Aniko Szigetvari and Ik Kanu, who have previously worked for the likes of IFC, Helios and Convergence and have extensive angel…
Early stage venture fund Unitus Ventures said its 24 portfolio companies impacted over 12.2 million bottom-of-the-pyramid lives in 2020 – an increase of 34 per cent from 8.9 million in 2019. The cumulative revenue of the portfolio companies improved by 26 per cent through 2020 at $141 million. Masai School,…
Our collective world has gone through rapid change since we set out on the journey we did 4 years ago, but boy did 2020 keep us on our toes! Our confidence that world-class companies are being built in Africa has entered a new phase as we witness the scale potential…
Done Properly concluyó con éxito su ronda de inversión con la participación de Angel Ventures y Endurance Investments. La compañía busca el escalamiento industrial de su tecnología para poder abastecer la demanda global que tienen las empresas líderes de alimentos en el mundo. En noviembre de 2020, Done Properly fue…
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Unitus Ventures, a leading venture capital firm in India, is joining forces with its US affiliate Capria Ventures, a Global South specialist, to operate with a unified global strategy under a single brand, Capria Ventures.
