# Top 40 Education Startup Investors in Mexico in May 2026

## Stella Maris Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Apps, Health Care, Information Technology

Stella Maris Partners are a venture capital fund focused on investing in newly created companies, which have a great potential and a strong desire to move to Mexico and the world.

## Salsa Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: E-Learning

Salsa Ventures is a Syndicate focused on developing the Latin American startup ecosystem.

## DILA Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: E-Commerce, FinTech, Financial Services

DILA Capital is a Mexico City-based VC Firm that fosters the growth of Mexican entrepreneurs and Start-Up Companies. By offering equity investments, debt financing and guidance, DILA strives to add value to our invested companies and entrepreneurs. In addition to our vast entrepreneur network, knowledge of the Mexican market and experience of ourpartners.

## Alter Global
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: E-Commerce, Marketplace, B2B

Alter Global is a venture capital firm investing in early-stage startups within emerging markets such as Southeast Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa. Since 2015, we’ve partnered with more than 40 exceptional ventures across 18 countries. We believe in the theory of individual change, supporting high-character founders who are buildingnot only their companies, but their communities and countries as well. We match our founders with talent, expertise, and investments from around the world.We're on a mission to create an unprecedented global network of the world's best tech founders - #ventureboldly and join us.

## Xuntos Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: E-Learning

Xuntos Capital is a multi-family investment office.

## Antler
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, SaaS

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## G2 Momentum Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
- Relevant deals: 2
- 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.

## IGNIA
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Pedro, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series B, Seed, Series A
- Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Internet

IGNIA is a Mexico based early-to-late stage venture capital firm that invests in innovative solutions for the emerging middle class, representing 70% of the population. Founded in 2007, IGNIA has two funds with US$200 million capital raised. IGNIA invests in sectors such as healthcare, fintech, financial services, education and basic services.

## VilCap Investments
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Financial Services, Health Care, FinTech

VilCap Investments is an early-stage impact investing fund, backing companies addressing the most pressing social and environmental challenges.

## Claire Diaz-Ortiz
- Type: Angel
- Location: Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Finance

Claire Diaz-Ortiz is an investor and bestselling author who was an early employee at Twitter. Named one of the 100 Most Creative People in Business by Fast Company and called “The Woman Who Got the Pope on Twitter” by Wired, she is the author of nine books that have been translated into 12 languages. She holds an MBA and other degrees from Stanfordand Oxford. Currently she is a Scout for Kleiner Perkins focused on Latin America and an Advisor for Antler Global. Previously she was a partner at a fund in Latin America.

## Alta Growth Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Private Equity, Series A
- Focus: Financial Services, Banking, Internet

Alta Growth Capital manages a private equity fund focused on investments in middle market companies in Mexico.
There private equity, transactional, and operational experience, both in Mexico and internationally, makes them well-positioned to provide attractive returns for our investors and help our portfolio companies achieve success.

## IFC
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series B, Series C
- Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Collaborative Consumption

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## 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.

## Capital Invent
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: E-Commerce, Software, FinTech

Mexican-based early stage VC investing in consumer internet startups

## FEMSA
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: E-Commerce, Real Estate, FinTech

FEMSA is a brewing company and bottler of Coco-Cola products.

## Zoma Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Denver, Colorado, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: Education, Software, Energy

Zoma Capital invests in a wide range of market-based sustainable solutions addressing environmental and social challenge. It invests in a broad range of market-based sustainable solutions advancing energy, water, and regional economic resiliency in Chile and Colorado. Its global investment portfolio spans multiple asset classes and sectors withan emphasis on addressing environmental and social challenges.

## Access Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Louisville, Kentucky, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Financial Services, FinTech

Access Ventures is a private operating foundation that is working to initiate systemic change in communities that results in an inclusive and creative economy an economy that functions for all people, and in which everyone is valued. It works every day alongside its partners to consciously construct a dynamic portfolio.

## Cemex Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Construction, Software, SaaS

Corporate Venture Capital Construction Company for CEMEX. We invest in innovative construction startups aiming to foster the construction revolution.

## Angel Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Convertible Note
- Focus: E-Commerce, Software, Financial Services

Founded in 2008, AV is one of the most active and influential Mexican VC firms in Latin America. The Firm invests in early-stage to early-growth companies by becoming a leading Series Seed and Series A investor in startups that drive innovative business models tailored for the Latin American market.

## Elevar Equity
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seattle, Washington, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series C
- Focus: Financial Services, Finance, FinTech

Elevar Equity fuels the economic resilience and vibrancy of underserved customers and low income communities by investing early growth capital in entrepreneurs building at the intersection of inclusivity, affordability and massive scale. Led by an entrepreneurial emerging markets team passionate about addressing issues of access and inequity, Elevar invests in businesses that demonstrate a direct correlation between high impact and returns. So far in its 15-year journey, the Elevar Method of investing has democratized essential products and services for over 45 million households and catalyzed billions of dollars of capital into 40+ companies across India and Latin America.

## Fenway Summer Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Finance

Venture firm backing companies tackling challenges at the intersection of finance & technology.

## Reach Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Education, EdTech, E-Learning

Reach Capital is the leading venture capital firm focused on education and workforce development, backing the biggest and most beloved brands in teaching and learning.

## Shane Neman
- Type: Angel
- Location: Miami, Florida, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Health Care, Information Technology

Founder of EZ Texting and JoonBug. Serial entrepreneur and investor in Tech, Real Estate & Hospitality.cA forward-thinking problem solver, consummate optimist and serial entrepreneur, Shane Neman is the prototypical businessman of our modern era. His experience and expertise in business span numerous industries, from technology andtelecommunications to real estate and hospitality. After leaving NYU Medical School early, he started three industry-shifting tech startups (two of them – EZ Texting and JoonBug – acquired) with hundreds of employees and tens of thousands of customers. As an insightful startup backer, Shane’s portfolio includes companies such as Convoy, Prose, Impossible Foods, Universal Standard, Apostrophe, MeetMindful, MapAnything, VinePair and Smylen. Shane is also a prolific real estate developer and investor. From commercial shopping and industrial centers to residential buildings, he owns more than two dozen large-scale properties across the U.S. He holds a degree in Computer Science from New York University, where he received the prestigious Barry M. Goldwater scholarship and was a member of the Phi Beta Kappa academic honor society.

## Pi Campus
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Mobile, Biotechnology

Pi Campus is a startup district and a venture fund that invests in talent. We provide startups with money, mentorship and the best work environment for growth.

## Be Curious Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Children, E-Commerce, EdTech

Be Curious Partners is a venture capital fund investing in companies that want to reinvent parenthood.

## MGV Capital Group
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Antonio, Texas, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, FinTech, Information Technology

We are a venture capital firm focused on early-stage investments in fintech, consumer internet, and enterprise software.

## Endeavor Catalyst
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series B, Series A, Series C
- Focus: E-Commerce, Software, Information Technology

Endeavor Catalyst is the rules-based, co-investment fund of Endeavor, set up to invest exclusively in Endeavor Entrepreneur-led companies and to sustain Endeavor’s long-term operations in a mission-aligned way. Launched in 2012, Endeavor Catalyst has ~$500M+ AUM across four funds and has made 260+ investments to date in 35+ different markets. TodayThe Endeavor Catalyst portfolio has 53 companies valued at $1B+. Investments include Globant (NYSE:GLOB), Rappi, and Creditas in Latin America; Yemeksepeti.com and Careem in MENA; and Bukalapak and Carro in Indonesia.

## Creation Investments Capital Management, LLC
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series C, Series A
- Focus: Financial Services, Finance, FinTech

Private equity investments in Microfinance Institutions, Small-and-Medium Enterprise lenders, Emerging Market Banks, Insurance Providers, FinTech, Payments businesses and other BOP Financial Service Institutions focused on the unbanked and underbanked in the developing world.

## 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.

## Advenio Capital Management
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Greenwich, Connecticut, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Convertible Note
- Focus: Apps, EdTech, Children

Advenio Capital Management is a long/short equity investment partnership specializing in fundamental, valuation driven stock picking globally.

Founded in 2015 by Principals Nigel Hart and Jeremy Brook, it is based in Greenwich, CT.

## Gaja Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Private Equity, Series B
- Focus: Financial Services, Finance, Banking

Gaja Capital is as an India focussed Private Equity firm that invests exclusively in Indian, typically in mid-market companies. Gaja invests in emerging sectors such as Education, Financial Services and Consumer.

## NXTP Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Internet, E-Commerce, Mobile

NXTP Ventures backs early-stage technology companies led by extraordinary entrepreneurs throughout Latin America. As one of the oldest VC firms in Latin America active since 2011, NXTP puts its extensive network of mentors, investors and industry specialists to work for its portfolio companies. We are particularly passionate about SaaS, logistics,and other services primed to create efficiencies in business workflows by introducing new technology. NXTP Ventures was an early investor in business such as AuthO, CargoX, Trocafone, Satellogic, Cobli, Liftit, VU Security and many more.

## ARK FUND
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Software

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## Jose Calderon
- Type: Angel
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel, Pre-Seed
- Focus: E-Learning

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## Bossanova Investimentos
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Financial Services

BossaNova is the number one Brazilian Micro Venture Capital. We are the most active investor in the pre-seed stage in Latin America with more than 1200 investments in over 1000 Startups. We also invest in global companies, directly or through co-investment syndicates on AngelList.

## Vander Capital Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Real Estate

VCP is an investment management firm focused in two sectors: early stage and real assets. The main interest in early stage investments is in technology and innovation in real estate also known as CRETech or PropTech. Real assets investments are limited to real estate and mining. VCP has performed several early stage investments both in the USand Mexico through Vander Angel. It is also part of the GP of Mexico Ventures. Mexico Ventures has three separate investment strategies: a VC fund of funds, a VC arm and a mezzanine initiative.Vander has performed several investments in real estate through Vander Properties that include being an LP at Veritas Investments (the largest multifamily for rent owner operator in the Bay Area) a GP in Latin Americas first multifamily for rent fund as well as other single asset investments in Colombia, Mexico and Uruguay. Vander Properties has also provided consulting services to the Government of Peru, some development banks and private clients and publicly traded companies in Mexico.The company invests in mining through Vander Mining. Its currently strategy is focused on acquiring distressed gold projects or mines in Mexico and list them under one company in Canada's TSX.

## Blue Zone Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: EdTech, Education

As Blue Zone Ventures we invest in Healthcare, Fintech and Edtech LATAM startups.

## The Ark Fund
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Software

The Ark Fund provides networked capital to talented entrepreneurs at an early stage: when most needed. Investment at this stage helps finance working capital, helps validate the business during or after an acceleration or incubation program, allows entrepreneurs to reach initial customers, validate their market and to measure value, with the goalto prepare them for their next investment round.Latin America boasts two of the biggest emerging economies in the world, a 500M spanish-speaking population and a $5 trillion economy. The region offers a tremendous opportunity for emerging entrepreneurs to create the next big thing that will change our world. Angels play an important role in helping to create these successes.By providing structured access to dealflow, investment training and community, The Ark provides high-net worth individuals and professional investors with a gateway to this transformative opportunity. The Ark enables opportunity to lead innovation and transformation of industries and economies. TheArk has built a collaborative funding ecosystem, providing investment training through active funding in extraordinary startups. We challenge ourselves to be better and challenge humanity to be better.

## Eric Perez-Grovas
- Type: Angel
- Location: Miguel Hidalgo, Distrito Federal, Mexico
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, FinTech

Eric Perez-Grovas is a co-founder and general partner at Wollef Ventures.

## Learn Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Mateo, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Education, EdTech, E-Learning

LearnCapital is a venture capital firm focused exclusively on funding entrepreneurs with a vision for better and smarter learning. They believe that the future is shaped by the way we teach and learn in the present, and that we’re in the middle of one of the great revolutions in the history of education. New technology platforms, applications, andservices are not only amplifying and augmenting classroom learning, but creating a world in which any Internet-enabled device can become a classroom on demand.

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