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venture capital
With an office in São Paolo, Bessemer Venture Partners is actively seeking out opportunities in Latin America. Brian Feinstein discusses the firm's work.
Venture capital had a banner year in 2013. What's in store for 2014?
Nicolás Szekasy of Kaszek Ventures talks Latin America's entrepreneurial ecosystem and the VC's methodologies for its investment picks.
The best ideas and entrepreneurs in Latin America deserve a fair chance to either sink or swim. All that is missing is a clean pool.
BBVA Ventures is scoping out Latin America – starting with Mexico and Colombia.
Getting funding is one of the biggest challenges today’s entrepreneurs face. At PulsoConf 2013, we’ll address the issue head-on. Attendees will pick up some...
A bit of bad news for emerging markets banking on venture capital backing – things aren’t looking as great as they once were. According to the 2013 Global...
Latin American entrepreneurs are generally advised that when it comes to raising money, it’s best to look abroad. And for foreign startups – well, forget it...
Last month, a group of Argentine investors gathered in Buenos Aires to learn about an up-and-comer in Latin America’s venture capital community: Cygnus Capital...
With a new investment in hand, Germany-based mobile payment startup SumUp is headed to Latin America. The company has received backing from BBVA Ventures, BBVA...
There’s a new player in Mexico’s venture capital game: Jaguar Ventures. VentureWire reports that the firm plans to raise up to US$60 million to fund Mexico’s...
Private equity and venture capital sent more than 40 billion dollars Brazil’s way in 2012.
InverSur has launched its search for high-impact ICT companies for investment in Chile.
Brazilian venture capital fund Pitanga has made its first investment. The organization has invested in I.Systems, a software company dedicated to systems...