Brazil
Companies
Funding rounds
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BRL 300M
BRL 30M
CitrinoLead, 17Sigma, BTV, Norte
Added · · Stay raises R$30M (about $5.8M) Series A led by Citrino to expand corporate pensions in Brazil
$15M
Added · · NG.CASH raises $15M led by Blockchain Capital to grow credit and add stablecoin products in Brazil
BRL 360M
Goldman SachsLead, KaszekLead, Morgan StanleyLead, ABN AMRO Clearing, IMC, Jump Trading, Optiver, XP, XTX Markets
$85M
BenchmarkLead, DiffusionLead, GreenoaksLead
Added · · Weekly update #144
$2.7M
Fabric VenturesLead, Plug and Play, Tritemius
Added · · Weekly update #142
BRL 150M
Added · · Weekly update #139
$32M
CoinFundLead, Chainlink, Coinbase Ventures, Haun Ventures, HOF Capital, Jump Crypto, Paxos, SNZ Holding, Valor Capital Group
Added · · Weekly update #137
$100M
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News
Nubank gets Brazilian central bank approval to buy Banco Porto Real, securing a banking licence
Brazil's central bank has approved Nubank's acquisition of Banco Porto Real de Investimentos, which gives the company a banking licence in Brazil.
Nubank posts record $1.1B quarterly net income and reaches 143M customers
Nu Holdings reported record net income of $1.1 billion for the third quarter of 2026, up 31% year on year, with a 32% return on equity.
Conta Azul acquires financial BPO platform PlayBPO
Conta Azul has acquired PlayBPO, a platform for firms that run outsourced financial management for small businesses.
Nubank and Mercado Pago pause some crypto operations after third-party provider issues
Nubank and Mercado Pago have paused some cryptocurrency operations because of problems with third-party providers, Bloomberg reported on Friday.
Mercado Bitcoin halts withdrawals after more than $40M is drained from its wallets
Brazilian crypto exchange Mercado Bitcoin suspended deposits and withdrawals on 2 November after wallets tied to the platform were drained across at least 10…
Itaú Unibanco notifies Brazil's central bank of its crypto trading and custody services
Itaú Unibanco told Brazil's central bank on 27 October that it operates as a virtual-asset service provider, covering the buying and selling of crypto for…
Itaú Unibanco agrees to acquire AI startup NeoSpace for BRL 2.925B, about $580M
Itaú Unibanco has signed a share purchase agreement to acquire all shares of NeoSpace A.I.
Asaas raises R$300M (about $55.6M) in its largest FIDC to date to finance receivables advances for Brazilian SMEs
Asaas has completed a R$300 million issuance of FIDC Asaas III, a receivables fund dedicated to financing advances on its clients' credit card sales.
Nubank says it is not pursuing a deal with Monzo after reports of £8–10bn takeover talks
Nubank has said it is not pursuing a transaction with Monzo. The statement came days after weekend reports that it was in early-stage talks to buy the UK…
Stay raises R$30M (about $5.8M) Series A led by Citrino to expand corporate pensions in Brazil
Stay has raised R$30 million, about $5.8 million, in a round led by Citrino, the asset manager and multi-family office tied to some of Brazil's largest…