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Brazil Getting Too Hot? Torrid Pace of VC Deals Has Some Talking 'Bubble'Just six Brazilian tech startups landed venture capital investments in 2009, but that number grew to 17 in 2010 and to 45 last year, according to Diogo Gomes, an online entrepreneur and blogger based in Brazil.
- Kekanto Inks Series A from Accel, Kaszek Ventures
Kekanto, developer of a popular online community in Brazil, has raised an undisclosed amount in Series A financing from Accel Partners and Kaszek Ventures. Florian Otto, CEO of Groupon Brazil; and Vinicius Marchini, partner of the Brazilian investment bank and private equity fund BR Partners, are also investors in the company. The company’s site provides consumers with information on local businesses, tourist attractions and and other local reviews. Accel partner Andrew Braccia, who will join Kekanto's board.
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Lightening Speed: Q&A With TSG http://blogs.wsj.com/privateequity/2011/11/30/qa-with-tsg-consumer-partners-jamie-ohara/ Consumer Partners’ Jamie O’Hara about the firm's "humbling" fundraising process Yahoo's Latest: Blackstone and Bain Capital http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/01/us-yahoo-idUSTRE7AT32E20111201 in the running with a potential $25 billion bid Middle Eastern Politics: Grim outlook for PE http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/11/30/mideast-privateequity-idUSL5E7MR03520111130 following regional unrest VC Shun: Party over for China's group-buying websites http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/01/china-groupbuying-idUSL4E7MT1AA20111201 Disposable Reinsurers: PE firms http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-11-30/berkshire-faults-wall-street-private-equity-for-disposable-reinsurers-.html and Wall Street blamed for rival sellers of reinsurance that may not have the backing of their founders in several years On a Downer: VC slump slows Michigan http://www.freep.com/article/20111201/BUSINESS06/112010433/Venture-capital-drop-slows-Michigan-s-recovery 's recovery Super Capital: Can VC http://www.forbes.com/sites/helencoster/2011/11/30/novogratz/ save the world? Safety is the issue: VCs http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/01/us-diabetes-idUSTRE7B00ER20111201 cut back on medical device investment Anyone for tech? General Catalyst Partners http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-11-30/general-catalyst-seeks-to-raise-650-million-for-technology-fund.html seeks to raise $650 million following the slowest quarter for venture-capital fundraising in eight years Price Slash: Lone Star http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/01/lonestar-keb-idUSL4E7N11U920111201 to cut Korea Exchange Bank deal by 11 percent Keeping Track: Social media activity site Awe.sm http://techcrunch.com/2011/12/01/awe-sm-helps-developers-track-all-the-key-details-in-social-sharing-raises-cool-4-million/ lands $4 million Series A No-one Puts Kekanto in the Corner: Social local reviews site attracts funding from Accel Partners and Kaszek Ventures http://techcrunch.com/2011/11/30/accel-backs-brazilian-social-local-reviews-site-kekanto/ A Stealthy Deal: RaNa Therapeutics http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2011/11/28/daily34-Stealthy-RaNA-Therapeutics-raises-26M.html Raises $2.6 million of a planned $20.66 million initial funding More Cleantech: The last in a 4-part series from Venrock's Matthew Nordan http://gigaom.com/cleantech/the-state-of-cleantech-venture-capital-part-4-parting-thoughts/
- Kaszek Ventures Invests In Open English
Nicolás Szekasy has joined Open English's board in connection with an investment in the company by Kaszek Ventures. Szekasy is a managing partner of Kaszek Ventures. Miami-based Open English is an "online school" that helps users speak English.