Latin America

Our H1 Fundraising Report shows fundraising totals stabilizing, but the number of funds continuing to decline.

With Banco Santander as its sole limited partner since inception, the London-based VC firm is about to pursue institutional investors and multifamily offices across North and Latin America and Europe.

The family office, which has 60% of its private markets portfolio invested in venture, is looking for "deep vertical experience," says chief investment officer Russell Deakin.

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With an LP base comprised mostly of single and multifamily offices and some sovereign wealth funds in the United Arab Emirates, the firm plans to invest in up to 20 start-ups in the US and Latin America.

Foundations, family offices, development finance institutions and strategic corporations have pushed the Brazil-based VC to a second close.

Fundraising for the global venture capital industry totaled $80.1bn in 2025, down 38% from the previous year, according to Venture Capital Journal research.

Funding to AI-related start-ups spiked 75% to $203bn from 2024, with foundation model companies representing 40% of that globally and US companies dominating.

VCs worldwide raised a combined $16.8bn, the lowest quarterly figure since Q4 2015, according to Venture Capital Journal research.