Community-backed early-stage capital for visionary Latin American founders

Community-backed early-stage capital for visionary Latin American founders

Thesis

Our investment approach is

simple but powerful

Lead with conviction

Lead with conviction

We invest up to USD $600k at the “PowerPoint stage”.

We invest up to USD $600k at the “PowerPoint stage”.

Focus on domain expertise

Focus on domain expertise

We only invest in what we deeply understand: FinTech, PropTech, marketplaces and E-commerce.

We only invest in what we deeply understand: FinTech, PropTech, marketplaces and E-commerce.

Founders backing founders

Founders backing founders

We're entrepreneurs that have been in your shoes.

We're entrepreneurs that have been in your shoes.

Network-powered

Network-powered

Our community of operators, founders, and investors creates outsized opportunities.

Our community of operators, founders, and investors creates outsized opportunities.

Built by Operators. Backed by Expertise

Our team blends deep operational experience with venture investing expertise

Our team blends deep operational experience with venture investing expertise

Bernardo Cordero

Co-founder of Linio, Clau.com, AMVO, Mexico Tech Week


Co-founder of Linio, Clau.com, AMVO, Mexico Tech Week


Archie Cochrane

Early employee at PayU, investor at Anthemis, deep fintech expertise. Co-founder of Mexico Tech Week.

Early employee at PayU, investor at Anthemis, deep fintech expertise. Co-founder of Mexico Tech Week.

Victor Noguera

Principal at BCG Financial Services, venture partner at Quona Capital, co-founder of Clau.com and Mexico Tech Week.

Principal at BCG Financial Services, venture partner at Quona Capital, co-founder of Clau.com and Mexico Tech Week.

We belong to the most important tech communities in Latam

We belong to the most important tech communities in Latam

Backed by some of

the leading founders in Latam

Daniel Vogel

Bitso

Roger Laughlin

KAVAK

Oriol Tintoré

Belvo

Fernando Gómez

Nexus

Alexis Patjane

99 minutos

Sebastián Kreis

Xepelin

Oliver Scialom

Merama

Josué Gio

GuruHotel

Mariana Castillo

Ben & Frank

Sebastián Villareal

Kin Insurance & Super

Our Advisors

We've assembled a team of experienced Investors and founders who provide strategic guidance to us and our portfolio companies

We've assembled a team of experienced Investors and founders who provide strategic guidance to us and our portfolio companies

Mario Solari

Mario Solari

Former Partner at Genesis Investment Management, experienced investor across Latin America and Southeast Asia, angel investor in fintech, healthtech, and B2B SaaS.

Former Partner at Genesis Investment Management, experienced investor across Latin America and Southeast Asia, angel investor in fintech, healthtech, and B2B SaaS.

Roger Laughlin

Roger Laughlin

Co-founder of Kavak, Latin America's leading used car platform and Mexico's first unicorn, experienced in scaling tech ventures across the region.

Co-founder of Kavak, Latin America's leading used car platform and Mexico's first unicorn, experienced in scaling tech ventures across the region.

Portfolio

Companies Defining Latin America's

Digital Future

Our portfolio companies are transforming how people and businesses interact with money, buy and sell property, and engage with commerce across Latin America

Our portfolio companies are transforming how people and businesses interact with money, buy and sell property, and engage with commerce across Latin America

Exited

Exited

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Klar

Klar

Klar

Digital banking platform revolutionizing financial access in Mexico "Nascent worked alongside us, as part of the team, to build the foundations of the company."

Digital banking platform revolutionizing financial access in Mexico "Nascent worked alongside us, as part of the team, to build the foundations of the company."

Digital banking platform revolutionizing financial access in Mexico "Nascent worked alongside us, as part of the team, to build the foundations of the company."

Stefan, CEO

Stefan, CEO

Stefan, CEO

Exited

Exited

Exited

Belvo

Belvo

Belvo

Open banking API platform enabling seamless financial connectivity "Nascent believed in us before we even formed the company. They helped us open the bank accounts!"

Open banking API platform enabling seamless financial connectivity "Nascent believed in us before we even formed the company. They helped us open the bank accounts!"

Open banking API platform enabling seamless financial connectivity "Nascent believed in us before we even formed the company. They helped us open the bank accounts!"

Uri, CEO

Uri, CEO

Uri, CEO

Angel investment

Angel investment

Angel investment

Morada Uno

Morada Uno

Morada Uno

Platform that screens, collects, and insures residential leases in Mexico

Platform that screens, collects, and insures residential leases in Mexico

Platform that screens, collects, and insures residential leases in Mexico

Exited

Exited

Exited

Worky

Worky

Worky

HR software empowering SMEs and their employees "Nascent helped us identify our customer segment and our eventual go-to-market strategy."

HR software empowering SMEs and their employees "Nascent helped us identify our customer segment and our eventual go-to-market strategy."

HR software empowering SMEs and their employees "Nascent helped us identify our customer segment and our eventual go-to-market strategy."

Maya, CEO

Maya, CEO

Maya, CEO

Angel investment

Angel investment

Angel investment

Clara.com

Clara.com

Clara.com

Spend management platform for Latin American businesses

Spend management platform for Latin American businesses

Spend management platform for Latin American businesses

Angel investment

Angel investment

Angel investment

Koltin

Koltin

Koltin

Health Insurance for the older generations

Health Insurance for the older generations

Health Insurance for the older generations

Our Writing

Insights, analyses, and perspective

from our team and portfolio company founders

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Is it worth being contrarian in a consensus driven world?

Perception vs reality in Venture Capital - We are always told that the best investors are contrarian in their thinking and that the outlier investments that drive returns are often non obvious bets...

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The benefits of illiquidity in private markets.

Friction can be a good thing - Friction can be a good thing - The first conclusion from the chart below is that private capital makes up less than 5% of global financing markets....

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Why Mindset Matters.

Traits of an Entrepreneur - Thomas Edison failed 10,000 times before he made the electric lightbulb work. He famously said - “I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.”...

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The Innovation Economy

Why Latin America must make it a priority and learn from the US - Entrepreneurship plays a crucial role in shaping both a healthy economy and society. By driving innovation, creating jobs...

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Trade is a function of geography

And Mexico is starting to see the benefits - Over the past few decades the notion of hyper-globalisation has been a powerful one. However most trade happens between countries that are...

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Building Mexico Tech Week

From idea to execution in less than three months - Earlier this year, Victor and myself returned from a tech week in the US and asked ourselves why there wasn’t an event in Mexico that brought...

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Is it worth being contrarian in a consensus driven world?

Perception vs reality in Venture Capital - We are always told that the best investors are contrarian in their thinking and that the outlier investments that drive returns are often non obvious bets...

Read more

The benefits of illiquidity in private markets.

Friction can be a good thing - Friction can be a good thing - The first conclusion from the chart below is that private capital makes up less than 5% of global financing markets....

Read more

Why Mindset Matters.

Traits of an Entrepreneur - Thomas Edison failed 10,000 times before he made the electric lightbulb work. He famously said - “I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.”...

Read more

Is it worth being contrarian in a consensus driven world?

Perception vs reality in Venture Capital - We are always told that the best investors are contrarian in their thinking and that the outlier investments that drive returns are often non obvious bets...

Read more

The benefits of illiquidity in private markets.

Friction can be a good thing - Friction can be a good thing - The first conclusion from the chart below is that private capital makes up less than 5% of global financing markets....

Read more

Why Mindset Matters.

Traits of an Entrepreneur - Thomas Edison failed 10,000 times before he made the electric lightbulb work. He famously said - “I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.”...

Read more

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Convening the Latam Tech Ecosystem

As founders of Mexico Tech Week, we unite entrepreneurs, investors, and operators to showcase innovation, share knowledge, and foster collaboration.

As founders of Mexico Tech Week, we unite entrepreneurs, investors, and operators to showcase innovation, share knowledge, and foster collaboration.

200+ Events across Mexico City.

12,000+ Participants from global tech communities.

An annual highlight empowering Mexico's entrepreneurial ecosystem.

200+ Events across Mexico City.

12,000+ Participants from global tech communities.

An annual highlight empowering Mexico's entrepreneurial ecosystem.

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