Venture capital dealmaking in Latin America has hit the slowest pace in six years, in part due to a pullback from US investors in the region.
In the first six months of the year, there were 323 deals valued at $2 billion in Latin America, according to PitchBook data released Wednesday. The second quarter, with 142 instances of capital put into startups, is the slowest in the region since the fourth quarter of 2018.
“Wariness caused by the high number of deals in 2021 and 2022 that have led to few exits, as well as the pullback of US …