Latin America
Dealflow | October 29, 2020
Acceso acquires Exensio to boost small farmers in Latin America and the Caribbean
ImpactAlpha, Oct. 29 – Acceso is acquiring Mexico City-based Exensio to boost the information flow to small farmers in Latin America and the …
Frontier & Growth Markets | October 5, 2020
Latin America’s micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises need working capital to survive and thrive
ImpactAlpha, October 5 – Latin America’s annual small business financing gap stood at $1 trillion even before the COVID crisis. Now, the pandemic …
Entrepreneurship | September 23, 2020
COVID response spawns network to support Latin American entrepreneurs
ImpactAlpha, Sept. 23 – This spring, organizations supporting entrepreneurs in Latin American scrambled to help small and growing businesses survive the COVID disruption. …
Dealflow | September 16, 2020
Mexico issues $890 million Sustainable Development Goal bond
ImpactAlpha, Sept. 16 – Mexico has issued a $890 million Sustainable Development Goal bond. Proceeds from the seven-year bond will target vulnerable populations …
Agrifood Tech | September 16, 2020
Food startups NotCo and Climax Foods raise financing for plant-based alternatives
ImpactAlpha, September 16 – Chile-based NotCo uses machine learning and artificial intelligence to identify plant-based proteins as substitutes for animal-based food products. NotCo …
Dealflow | August 31, 2020
ABC Fund backs INSOTEC to finance Ecuador’s small farmers
ImpactAlpha, August 31 – Quito-based INSOTEC provides loans and credit to Ecuador’s micro-business owners and smallholder farmers. Its $58 million loan book serves …
Catalytic Capital | August 18, 2020
Catalytic capital helps Acumen’s ALIVE bridge financing gap for social ventures in Peru and Colombia
ImpactAlpha, Aug. 18 – Entrepreneurs in Latin America are weathering the pandemic to create sales channels for small farmers, online education for students and …
Dealflow | July 21, 2020
DILA Capital looks to underserved Latin American markets with fourth fund
ImpactAlpha, July 21 – Mexico City-base venture capital firm DILA Capital has backed numerous social enterprises, like biogas tech venture Sistema.bio and Peruvian …
Dealflow | June 9, 2020
Tembici raises $47 million to expand e-bike sharing in Latin America
ImpactAlpha, June 9 – Brazil’s Tembici is riding the trend toward green, sustainable mobility in fast-growing emerging-market cities. The micro-mobility company raised its …
Dealflow | June 2, 2020
Blue Like an Orange closes $200 million for Latin America fund
ImpactAlpha, June 2 – Debt investor Blue Like an Orange was founded by former World Bank officials to finance the U.N. Sustainable Development …
Dealflow | June 1, 2020
Latin American development bank issues €700 million COVID bond
ImpactAlpha, June 29 – Corporación Andina de Fomento’s €700 million, five-year bond is its first social impact bond. Proceeds will support small businesses and women, …
Catalytic Capital | April 8, 2020
Inter-American Development Bank issues $2 billion bond for COVID relief
ImpactAlpha, April 29 – The Inter-American Development Bank has issued a $2 billion, five-year bond as part of its $12 billion COVID relief …
Latin America | February 20, 2020
Latin America’s impact investors lead the way at the Foro Latinoamericano de Inversión de Impacto
Mérida, Feb. 20 – More than 600 impact investing doers and shapers are convening in Mérida, Mexico this week for the Foro Latinoamericano de …
Conservation | February 20, 2020
Germany’s KfW commits an additional $16.6 million to LatAm-focused eco.business Fund
ImpactAlpha, February 20 – German development bank KfW partnered with Conservation International and Finance in Motion to launch a fund to corral public and …
Latin America | February 20, 2020
Investing to integrate the growing wave of displaced people in Latin America
ImpactAlpha, Feb. 20 – Migration and displacement are unfortunate growth sectors in Latin America. Migrants continue to flee the troubled ‘northern triangle’ of …