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OmniChat raises $9M and launches AI sales agents for WhatsApp

2 weeks ago | latamlist.com | Matheus Tomé

Brazilian conversational AI startup OmniChat raised $9M in a round led by Quartzo Capital and Altitude Ventures, with participation from Honey Island and Kaszek. The company also launched Whizz, a product that allows businesses to create and personalize autonomous AI sales agents for WhatsApp with no coding required.
Simetrik raises $30M Series B extension round

2 weeks ago | latamlist.com | Matheus Tomé

Colombian payment infrastructure fintech Simetrik raised $30M in a Series B extension round led by Goldman Sachs Alternative Growth Equity, with participation of Cometa, FinTech Collective, Moore Capital Management, Monashees, and Upload Ventures. In 2024, Simetrik raised a $55M Series B round. Simetrik’s financial automation tool leverages no-code development and generative AI to simplify record centralization, reconciliation, controlling, and accounting.
Rhino raises $1M and partners with BTG Pactual GRU Terminal

3 weeks ago | latamlist.com | Matheus Tomé

Brazilian mobility startup Rhino raised $1M in a round led by AngelsDeck Global Ventures and Clapper Venture. Rhino also announced a new partnership with BTG Pactual Terminal, a private terminal at Guarulhos Airport. Under the agreement, Rhino will provide transportation for passengers to the terminal.
Agibank raises $350M through FIDC to expand credit operations

3 weeks ago | latamlist.com | Matheus Tomé

Brazilian neobank Agibank raised $350M through the issuance of a FIDC (Fundo de Investimento em Direitos Creditórios) backed by payroll-deductible loans. In January 2025, Agibank raised $63M from Lumina Capital. Agibank offers digital accounts, credit cards, and loans to the underserved population in Brazil. Agibank operates both online and through physical branches, targeting a broader customer base than fully digital neobanks. Agibank will use the funds to finance new credit operations.
Huna raises $1.5M to expand AI-powered cancer diagnostics platform

3 weeks ago | latamlist.com | Matheus Tomé

Brazilian healthtech Huna raised a $1.5M pre-seed round led by Kortex Ventures. big_bets, Niu Ventures, New Ventures Capital, and angel investors also participated in the round. Founded in 2022, Huna uses artificial intelligence to analyze routine blood tests and assess cancer risk, particularly breast cancer, by identifying patterns in standard results.
Latamlist Roundup May 16th - May 31st: Nu México partners with OXXO

3 weeks ago | latamlist.com | Matheus Tomé

Welcome to the LatamList roundup, your bi-monthly summary of the Latin America startup scene. Fintechs, mobility startups, and retail tech companies took the spotlight in the second half of May, with activity in countries such as Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, and Venezuela. Here are the launches, partnerships, and expansions we saw over the last two weeks. Mercado Pago launched Melicoin, a stablecoin pegged to the US Dollar. Read more on Chocale.
Nascent launches $15M Fund II to back early-stage startups in Latin America

3 weeks ago | latamlist.com | Hellen Villena

Mexico-based venture capital firm Nascent raised $15M in the first close of its Fund II, following a $2.5M Fund I that returned 5.2x to investors. Founded by operators from PayU, Linio, and Clau.com, Nascent invests in early-stage startups across Latin America, writing $500K checks at sub-$6M valuations with a focus on fintech, proptech, marketplaces, and AI-powered platforms.
Sellera.ai raises $3M to scale AI-powered sales platform

1 month ago | latamlist.com | Hellen Villena

Brazilian sales tech Sellera.ai raised $3M from an undisclosed family office. Sellera combines CRM, conversion optimization, data analytics, and AI to automate sales from lead generation to closing, personalizing outreach across LinkedIn, WhatsApp, Instagram, email, SMS, and other channels. Sellera will use the funds to expand its platform and reinforce its tech stack through partnerships with IBM and Google.
Estratz raises $355K pre-seed round

1 month ago | latamlist.com | Matheus Tomé

Brazilian fintech Estratz raised a $355K pre-seed round from angel investors, including Vista Capital’s co-founders João Landau, João Eduardo Lopes, and Luiz Guilherme Gama. Vista Capital will become Estratz’s first client after the launch. Estratz offers hedge funds a one-stop shop for management and operations through a platform that automates back office tasks, generates reports, monitors P&L in real time, and manages shareholders’ data.
Next Fit raises $8.8M Series A to expand fitness software platform

1 month ago | latamlist.com | Hellen Villena

Brazilian fitness tech Next Fit raised an $8.8M Series A round led by Cloud9 Capital, with participation from Parceiro Ventures. Next Fit offers management software for gyms, pilates studios, and other fitness businesses, and a consumer app that supports training plans, fitness assessments, payments, and tournament access. Next Fit will use the funds to grow its product and development teams, improve its consumer app, and expand its payments vertical, Next Fit Pay.