Professional education provider Platzi pulled in $60m through a Prosus-led round while e-commerce software producer Marketplacer took in $38m from investors including Salesforce Ventures.

Funding

Prosus, the internet holding company formed by e-commerce and media group Naspers, has led a $60m series B round for Platzi, the US-headquartered operator of an online professional education platform focused on Latin America. Foundation Capital, Y Combinator, 500 Startups, FJ Labs, FundersClub and private investors Hans Tung and Darian Shirazi also took part in the round.

Marketplacer, a US-headquartered developer of software that enables users to set up their own online marketplaces, has secured $38m in funding from…

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Robert Lavine

Robert Lavine is special features editor for Global Venturing.
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