Itaú buys a stake in Kanastra, a startup that operates in structured funds and securitization

The bank, according to information from the technology and services company for funds and securitizations, was already a client of the startup in different areas, such as Itaú Asset, its treasury and the investment bank's own DCM area

Kanastra — a startup that provides backoffice services for securitized funds and products — has just attracted Itaú Unibanco, bringing a strategic player with potential operational synergies to its cap table. The funding - whose size and valuation were not disclosed - is in addition to the funds that Kanastra raised last June, when it attracted Kaszek Ventures and the Atlantic Fund in a Series A round of R$ 110 million. Other investors in the st…