Latin America's startup ecosystem is burgeoning, and it's thanks in large part to the visionary venture capital funds that are investing in the region's most promising entrepreneurs. Here's an in-depth look at the key players:
1. Kaszek Ventures
- Industry Focus: Agnostic
- Stage: seed, series A, or series B rounds.
- General Partners: Hernan Kazah and Nicolas Szekasy.
- Notable Investments: NotCo, DolarApp, Xepelin, QuintoAndar, Bitso.
2. SoftBank Latin America Fund
- Industry Focus: Agnostic
- Stage: Seed, series A, or series B rounds.
- General Partners: Juan Franck & Alex Szapiro
- Notable Investments: Kavak, Clip, Nubank, Frubana, Nowports.
3. Canary
- Industry Focus: They don't invest in sectors or markets, they invest in founders.
- Stage: Early-Stage. They want to be the first investors in the best tech companies.
- General Partners: Marcos Toledo Leite & Florian Hagenbuch
- Notable Investments: Loft, Buser, Clara, Cobre.
