Brazil-based VC Kaszek has raised capital for two new funds.
Kaszek s latest fund will in part invest in fintech startups, indicating that the region s ecosystem is maturing.
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Brazil-based VC Kaszek has raised capital for two new funds: Kaszek Ventures V, worth $475 million, focuses on early-stage funding, while Kaszek Ventures Opportunity II, worth $525 million, targets later-stage investments, LATAM gets a new $1 billion fund focused partly on fintech. Insider Intelligence
Both raises were oversubscribed. This marks the fifth fund for the firm; the first, worth $95 million, was raised in 2011. Kaszek has since backed 91 companies, and its portfolio has secured over $10 billion in capital.
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