Montreal launches $5m venture arm targeting early-stage digital technology startups.
Tag: Latin America
Chilean food company Carozzi to invest $6m in startups
After months in stealth mode, Carozzi Ventures is ready to invest $6m over the next three years.
Zavala leaves corporate venturing role at insurer Consorcio
Tomás Zavala is leaving after six years working on the Chilean financial services firm’s corporate venture capital activities.
TechEnergy Ventures is on the hunt for hard assets
With a focus on hardware, the unit sees huge opportunity to help its parent company develop cleantech assets.
Energy transition is pushing mining companies to innovate faster, says Vale Ventures head
Bruno Arcadier says scaling up startups to handle the vast volumes of the mining industry is a key challenge.
CVC-as-a-service group Valetec Capital launches venture builder
As the Brazilian CVC market starts to cool, Valetec is looking to diversify its business with a venture building division.
Latin American innovation firms team up to catch market boom
Seven years ago the market was nascent, now even smaller corporates want to tap startup style innovation. Innova360 and Bluebox merged in part to make the most of that wave.
Gonzalez to head frozen food maker Sigma’s CVC
Ciro Gonzalez, formerly an investment associate at CVC unit Munich Re Ventures, has been appointed as head of Sigma Ventures.
Lambert to lead Brazilian bank Rendimento’s CVC
After a five-month spell at a financial advisory group, Claudio Lambert returned to Grupo Rendimiento’s corporate venturing subsidiary as head.
Credit Saison commits $200m to Latin American startups
The financial services firm’s Mexican and Brazilian units are each equipped with $100m, and CVC unit Saison Capital will play a key role.
Time for Latin America to come out of stealth mode as an energy powerhouse
Latin America’s energy transition is rarely reported on but the region is a secret leader in this. Its decarbonisation journey offers opportunities for the rest of the world.
Mexican and Chilean CVC-as-a-service firms join forces
Innova360 powered by Bluebox will have 35 team members and $15m distributed among eight corporate venturing funds across Latin America.
Emasa Ventures ceases operations
The Chilean auto parts manufacturer has shut down its $20m startup investment subsidiary and its Emasa Mobility Hub after three years.
Natura Ventures launches with $9.2m to back Brazilian beauty startups
The Brazilian beauty and wellness group’s CVC unit will target seed-stage opportunities in circularity, beauty and customer service segments.