# Top 50 Construction Startup Investors in LATAM in October 2023

## Carao Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San José, San Jose, Costa Rica
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Seed, Convertible Note, Series A
- Focus: Health Care, Enterprise Software, Software

They partner with startups (tech and non-tech) with the potential to grow quickly and sustainably. Their primary focus is on companies that are currently targeting a specific regional market with a real opportunity to expand to all of Latin America and globally. They are looking for the brightest technical founders and most devoted entrepreneurswith an emphasis in solid execution. Carao Ventures has an early stage startup program where one of their partners takes an active role in the startup through the next stage of company development, participating in relevant roles such as strategy, finance, marketing and others. Their partners and mentors have a committment to sharing their experience, technical knowledge and contacts to take startups to the next level. A co-working space conveniently located in the heart of the city provides a space and environment for startups and people looking to start a company to come hang out. A wealth of resources for entrepreneurs are continuously researched and put available to teams that are looking to to get their company into the best shape possible. They also assist established business groups or seasoned entrepreneurs in analyzing, developing and overseeing new ventures.

## H20 Capital Innovation
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Miami, Florida, United States
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, SaaS

H20 Capital Innovation is a cross border early-stage venture capital fund with operations in the USA and Latin America. We actively invest in entrepreneurs that are using technology to disrupt existing markets or create entirely new ones in the B2B Marketplace and B2B Enterprise IT sectors.

## Construtech Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Real Estate, Software, Construction

Construtech Ventures combines over 20 years of knowledge and networking in the construction and real estate industry with a objective and clear approach to diagnosing opportunities for adding real value to its portfolio, through prototyping solutions, hiring teams of entrepreneur to build startups with high growth potential and investing inConstrutechs with teams capable of generating a digital transformation in this industry whilst partnering with great companies looking to innovate in the development of the construction chain.

## TM3 Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Big Data

TM3 Capital is an asset management company that specializes in technology companies. The company specializes in technology investments, and it looks to fund businesses with strong growth prospects and/or scalable hardware and/or software solutions. Its investment vehicles benefit from the synergies and experience that TM3 Capital, a teamwith a long history in the technology industry, brings to the table.

## Marathon Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Bogotá, Distrito Especial, Colombia
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
- Focus: E-Commerce, Software, SaaS

Our mission is to maximize the potential of the best talent in the region in the long run

## DOMO Invest
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Information Technology, Software, Financial Services

DOMO Invest is a leading venture capital firm in Brazil that invests in best in class entrepreneurs. We back early-stage technology startups, helping them grow faster and establish themselves in competitive markets.We started from the collective desire of our founding partners to contribute to the success of the next generation of Brazilianentrepreneurs. DOMO’s multi-disciplinary team is supported by its Advisory Board who’s members have solid and proven track-record in creating, investing, advising and financing tech startups of all sizes.Our GPs have thrived as entrepreneurs, having founded companies such as Buscapé in Brazil. The team was also an early investor in well renowned start-ups such as Loggi, Gympass, Hotmart, among others.

## Vine Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Financial Services, Software, FinTech

Vine Ventures is a NYC-based, early stage, software-focused venture capital fund that invests in the U.S., Latin America, and Israel

## Gvangels
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, SaaS, E-Commerce

GVAngels is a network of angel investors founded by former students of Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV), Brasil in 2017. The GVAngels network invests in technology startups that aim to solve inefficiencies in large markets.In these 4 years of operation, investments have already been made in 40 startups and checks have averaged from R$800,000 to R$2million. We currently have more than 300 associates with a personal interest in investing in startups and adding knowledge with their expertise and experience through smart money to our investees.GVAngels has its roots in the School of Business Administration at FGV, where most of the associated angel investors graduated. For 11 consecutive years, the university has been considered the best think tank in Latin America and has been ranked among the best institutions in the world since 2004.

## CORFO
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Santiago, Region Metropolitana, Chile
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Grant, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, SaaS

CORFO is an executing agency of government policy in the field of entrepreneurship and innovation, through tools and instruments compatible with the central tendencies of a social market economy, creating the conditions to achieve building a society of opportunities.

## Terracotta Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Real Estate, Banking, Consulting

Terracotta Ventures is a venture capital in Latin America focused on investment in Construtechs and Proptechs.

## Asymmetry Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Health Care, Biotechnology

Asymmetry Ventures invests in scalable early-stage companies with exceptional defensibility.

## Pareto Holdings
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Miami, Florida, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Health Care

Building world-changing companies in sunny Miami

## Canary
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Financial Services, E-Commerce, Information Technology

Canary is the first partner of the best founders in Latam.

## Liquid 2 Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, FinTech

Liquid2 Ventures provides technology startups with seed-stage investments and is based in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded in 2015 by Joe Montana, Mike Miller, and Michael Ma.

## Hack VC
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Cryptocurrency, Blockchain

Hack VC is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in the cryptocurrency, fintech, and marketplaces sectors. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.

## 99 Startups
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Health Care

Startups, Inversion, Latam, Fintech, Venture capital, Fundadores

## Brian Requarth
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Real Estate, Software, SaaS

Brian Requarth co-founded Viva Real and was the company's CEO from 2009 to July 2016 when he became Chairman. The company bootstrapped its operation and eventually raised over $74 million USD. Under his management, the team scaled to over 500 team members and acquired suahouse, a leading real estate CRM provider serving home builders and datacompany Geo Imovel.He led merger negotiations with ZAP Imóveis (owned by Grupo Globo, Latin America’s largest media company). The deal closed in December 2017. Requarth is Chairman of the combined company, Grupo ZAP.In March 2020, Grupo ZAP signed a deal to be acquired by OLX Brasil for R$2.9bn. The deal was approved by anti-trust authorities in Brazil and the transaction closed October 30, 2020.As an angel investor Requarth has invested in 40+ tech startups in Brazil and Latin America and he has recently started Latitud, a new project focused on helping early stage founders build iconic companies in Brazil and Latin America.

## Dash Fund
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Brooklyn, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: FinTech, Software, Financial Services

Backing the next wave of category-defining FinTech founders and companies.

## 1984 Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Health Care, Software, Real Estate

1984 Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm proptech, fintech, healthcare, marketplace, SaaS, e-commerce, and consumer.

## BR Angels
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Information Technology, Software, Social Media

BR Angels is a private non-profit association, made up of a limited number of members, individuals, and companies that focus on promoting the development of startups. It specializes in the fields of investment management, financial services, and finance.
It was founded in 2019 and headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil.

## Paulo Silveira
- Type: Angel
- Location: São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- Focus: Financial Services, Software, Information Technology

CEO and founder at Caelum Alura

## VERVE CAPITAL
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Miami, Florida, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology

Verve Capital is an early stage venture capital firm that partners with founders to fund ideas and accelerate growth. We believe in people with big dreams and the grit to bring them to life. We invest in ideas that challenge the status quo and build a better world through innovation. We partner with companies providing early stage investment,support and advice that help founders reach their vision.

## Kiko Lumack
- Type: Angel
- Location: Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: SaaS, Mobile Apps, Identity Management

Kiko Lumack - Founder @ Valutia

## Invisto
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Software, News, Construction

Invisto is a venture capital investments firm seeks to invest in southern Brazil.

## Invest Tech
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Private Equity, Seed
- Focus: Information Technology, Software, Cloud Computing

Invest Tech is an independent investment firm focused on Venture Capital and Private Equity. The firm’s team has over 20 years of experience in mergers, acquisitions and fund raising transactions and in investing and managing IT and Telecommunication companies. As of September, 2020, the company managed more than R$ 466 million, raised frominstitutional investors from Brazil, Latin America, United States and Europe.The Company was founded in 2004, with a focus on M&A, strategic investment and capitalization transactions for Brazilian IT companies. Its main goal is to create unique solutions that generate value for all stakeholders of the advised companies. Since then, we have concluded more than 30 successful transactions involving major local and international institutions.In 2008, Invest Tech raised its initial investment fund, with a focus to invest in innovative B2B companies in the knowledge based industries. With top-notch local and international investors, CT I invested in 6 companies, having completed 6 exits.In 2014, Invest Tech raised its second investment fund with aggregate commitments of R$209 million (US$110 million at the time). This vehicle invested in 8 high profile companies that operate in unique industries. As of Sept, 2020, it had also sold 2 of those companies. The Manager’s portfolio as of June, 2021 has 13 companies, with an aggregate gross IRR of 23.4% per year since 2008.In 2016, its capital structure was strengthened through a strategic transaction with Tesalia do Brasil, an investment vehicle held by Santiago Valbuena, prior CEO of Telefonica Latam for 3 years and Global CFO of the Telefonica Group for 9 years, and Gilmar Camurra, CFO of Telefonica Vivo for 14 years. Through its partnership, Invest Tech has expanded its approach to international players in the Latin America and European regions.Invest Tech’s work is based on the deep understanding of the companies we invest in and the support for the development of the portfolios, active participation in the creation of the growth strategy, evaluation of opportunities and support to financial planning, combining such actions with fundraising or merger and acquisition transactions. We proud ourselves of the close work and relationship with our invested companies and long term approach to our investment process.Our key strengths are:• Strong local presence
• Uniquely qualified and complementary team
• Focus and experience in the portfolio sectors’
• Entrepreneurial experience
• Financial and M&A capabilities
• Strong and active investor base

## BBQ Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series C
- Focus: Payments, FinTech, E-Commerce

Our mission is to support ambitious, hungry entrepreneurs, early. We strategically invest our capital, time, and first-hand entrepreneurial knowledge into our founders, equipping them with proven recipes for growth.

## K50 Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Health Care, Financial Services, Software

K50 Ventures is the most trusted first-check investor for mission-driven founders building a better future for the 99% in the US and LATAM.

## Aster
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Antofagasta, Antofagasta, Chile
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: Mining, Software, Construction

Aster es la primera Aceleradora de negocios en el norte de Chile que impulsa startups desde Antofagasta al mundo

## HEM ANGELS
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Angel
- Focus: Education, Health Care, Financial Services

Hem Angels is a part of Hem Securities Limited, which holds experience of 4 decades in Financial Markets. Hem Angels as an angel investment platform intends to co-invest along with the lead investors. 

## Brick & Mortar Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Construction, Software, Information Technology

Focused exclusively on venture capital opportunities in "technology for the built world," Brick & Mortar Ventures identifies, backs, and enables emerging companies developing innovative software and hardware solutions for the industries of real estate, hospitality, and construction. Its hyper-focused mandate allows Brick & Mortarto continuously develop industry expertise and relationships across these three large and growing verticals and build value to its portfolio by taking a hands-on, active role as an investor and partner to its companies.

## GEV Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: SaaS, Procurement, Construction

Fondo de inversión en etapa temprana del Grupo Empresarial Vallecaucano

## Intercement
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel
- Focus: Internet, Software, Construction

Intercement is the 6th largest cement factory in the world

## Tarek Alaruri
- Type: Angel
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Convertible Note
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Construction

Tarek Alaruri is the COO and Co-Founder at Fairmarkit.

## Jonathan Wasserstrum
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Real Estate, Software, Property Management

Jonathan graduated from Columbia Business School in May 2012. Prior to business school, Jonathan worked in the International Capital Group at Jones Lang LaSalle where he advised foreign and domestic clients on more than $3 billion worth of transactions globally.

## True Capital Management
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series C
- Focus: Software, FinTech, Financial Services

TRUE Cresset Wealth Management & Family Office for Pro Athletes & Entertainers. Achieve your financial goals and build generational wealth.

## Hangar 8 Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: iOS, Software, Home Decor

Hangar 8 is an investment firm.

## Columbia University
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: SaaS, Energy, Hardware

Columbia University is one of the world's most important centers of research and at the same time a distinctive and distinguished learning environment for undergraduates and graduate students in many scholarly and professional fields. Columbia University is an ivy league school. The University recognizes the importance of its location in NewYork City and seeks to link its research and teaching to the vast resources of a great metropolis. It seeks to attract a diverse and international faculty and student body, to support research and teaching on global issues, and to create academic relationships with many countries and regions. It expects all areas of the University to advance knowledge and learning at the highest level and to convey the products of its efforts to the world.

## Fernando Olloqui
- Type: Angel
- Location: Bogotá, Distrito Especial, Colombia
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: SaaS, Procurement, Construction

Fernando Olloqui is the Co-Founder and CEO of Licify.

## Cumbria Holding
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Bogotá, Distrito Especial, Colombia
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: SaaS, Procurement, Construction

Multi-sector colombian holding

## Soma Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, FinTech, Financial Services

Soma Capital is venture capital fund that focuses on investing in software to automate the world across all sectors and geographies.

## Olive Tree Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series C
- Focus: Health Care, FinTech, Financial Services

Olive Tree Capital started as the foreign investment arm of the single member family office. With a diverse mandate, we are able to seek worthwhile global investment opportunities without asset class restrictions; we seek public market opportunities with discrepancies between market perception and fundamental reality, and we enjoy privatelyinvesting in and collaborating with partners who share our passion, dedication, and clarity. More philosophically, we live by the Golden Rule; thus, we especially love entrepreneurs, artists, and businesses that are positively contributing to humanity in parallel with pursuing profitability.

## G2 Momentum Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Mobile Apps

G2 Momentum Capital is a private investment fund that focuses on early-stage and growing startups. It aims to find passionate and talented partners with innovative and disruptive business offerings. It synergizes and joins efforts with the best entrepreneurs in Mexico with the purpose of scaling and consolidating their companies.

## Gabriel Braga
- Type: Angel
- Location: São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series B
- Focus: Banking, FinTech, Financial Services

Gabriel Braga - Co-founder and CEO @ QuintoAndar

## Globo Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Rio De Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C
- Focus: E-Commerce, Information Technology, Marketplace

Globo Ventures is an investment firm that focuses on investments and entrepreneurship.
It was headquartered in Rio De Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

## Mauricio Feldman
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: Internet, E-Commerce, Sports

Co-founder & CEO at Volanty

## Unpopular Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, FinTech, Financial Services

The best companies, off the beaten path.

## Harvard Management Company
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series D
- Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Software

Harvard Management Company is an organization that manages the financial investments of the Harvard University.

## Pablo Castaño
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: Industrial, Real Estate, Construction

Pablo Castaño

## Quiet Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, Health Care, Information Technology

Move the world forward with quiet capital. We are builders who invest in remarkable founders from day zero.

## GG Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Santiago, Region Metropolitana, Chile
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: Marketplace, Construction

GG Capital is a venture capital firm in Latin America. We believe and invest in people, their dreams and long-term vision.We provide partnership, experience, networking, fundraising and more. As entrepreneurs with more than 30 years of combined experience in asset management, technology, corporate finance and retail, we decided to launch GGCapital to help founders who wants to revolutionize global markets.

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