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SoftBank Invests In Brazil’s Loggi, A New Unicorn, And Creditas

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has been busy in Brazil.

The investment giant has reportedly led a $150 million investment in Brazilian shipping logistics platform 聽at聽a reported valuation of over $1 billion, according to , the Association for Private Capital Investment in Latin America, which cited Brazilian publication . It鈥檚 also pumped $200 million in Brazilian fintech startup at a reported $700 million post-money valuation, LAVCA said citing a report from .

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The Loggi funding also included participation from GGV Capital, Fifth Wall, Velt Partners and Microsoft.


It鈥檚 not the first time SoftBank has put money in the six-year-old Sao Paulo-based company. It also invested $100 million in Loggi as part of the startup鈥檚 , which was announced last October. Loggi鈥檚 aim is to 鈥渞einvent logistics with a fast, cost-efficient and reliable network across e-commerce, wholesale food delivery and courier services.鈥

Sao Paulo-based Creditas operates a digital platform which offers secured consumer loans. It was formerly called BankFacil.

Earlier this year, SoftBank unveiled plans for聽, or what it described as 鈥渢he largest-ever technology fund focused exclusively on the fast-growing Latin American market.鈥 In April, we did a deep dive look at how Latin America has 鈥渁rrived鈥 among global VCs. Brazil, in particular, is leading the way in terms of dollars raised and deal volume.

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