Latin America Digital Transformation report 2020
PUBLISHED: September 24, 2020 Atlantico has published its Latin America Digital Transformation Report for 2020. Highlights include: While tech penetration in Latam is lower than in other regions (2.5% in Brazil compared to 39% in the US), it is growing at a faster rate and catching up fast. Latam’s tech market cap as % of GDP has […]
MercadoJá acquires Konkero and KeroGrana in Brazil
PUBLISHED: September 2, 2020 MercadoJá (www.mercadoja.com.br), a Swedish-backed marketplace for financial products in Brazil, is today announcing the acquisition of Konkero (www.konkero.com.br), a platform for comparing financial products and personal finance options, and KeroGrana (www.kerograna.com.br), a platform that offers personal loans online. MercadoJá was founded in 2018 by a partnership agreement between Zentro Founders, who owned Swedish credit card comparison platform […]
VivaBem partners with Doktor.se and raises USD 2.5 million
PUBLISHED: February 26, 2020 Brazilian digital health tech start-up, VivaBem, partners with Sweden’s leading telemedicine provider Doktor.se, and raises USD 2.5 million to expand its digital primary care services in Brazil. VivaBem (ViBe) today announces that it has closed a USD 2.5 million seed investment round led by Swedish investment company Webrock Ventures. The raise will […]
Brazil Fintech Day
PUBLISHED: January 30, 2020 Webrock Ventures, together with Vostok Emerging Finance, hosted a Brazil Fintech Day at Pareto Securities in Stockholm on January 30th, 2020. The purpose was to increase the awareness of the sector among investors, as well as present specific investment opportunities.
Qred and Webrock launch Joint Venture in Brazil
PUBLISHED: September 26, 2019 Fintech scale-up Qred and investment company Webrock Ventures today announce a joint venture in Brazil. Qred’s digital technology for SME lending will be combined with local expertise and financing from Webrock Ventures and Swedish investment fund manager Atlant Fonder. “The vast majority of small businesses still lack access to credit in order […]
Brazil 2020 – Opportunity Tree by McKinsey
PUBLISHED: May 6, 2019 The Brazilian economy is growing again, with Real GDP growth projected at 2.5% in 2019 and 2.7% in 2020. Interest and inflation rates, as well as country risk have created a favorable investment environment. More than 2/3 of Brazilians have smartphones and spend on average 9 hours connected to the Internet each day […]
Brazilian credit marketplace Finanzero raises USD 11 Million for further expansion
PUBLISHED: April 8, 2019 FinanZero, a Brazilian fintech that operates as a consumer loan broker, received a new round of investment, raising USD 11 million from Atlant Fonder, Dunross & Co and Vostok Emerging Finance, among other investors. “FinanZero will improve its technical platform and invest heavily in marketing to increase the visibility of the brand. We […]