# Top 50 Enterprise Startup Investors in Uruguay in October 2023

## IC Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Montevideo, NA - Uruguay, Uruguay
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, B2B

IC Ventures selects startups with potential for disruption, scaling, and value generation in technology applied to financial services (Fintech) and Artificial Intelligence (AI).ICV members have acquired extensive experience in providing effective and relevant support to entrepreneurs that reduces or neutralizes some of the most frequent risksthat lead to the failure of entrepreneurs and allows them to make the most of the opportunities that are they present them both for business and for securing financing.

## Caravela Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: E-Commerce, Information Technology, Software

Brazilian Venture Capital firm investing in early-stage companies in Latam

## Olist
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
- Focus: B2B, Retail, Software

Olist is an SMB commerce enabler ecosystem that specializes in the fields of logistics and capital. Commerce has changed and platforms like shopify, amazon, meli, alibaba and their peers are more and more relevant to our economy throughout the globe.
This movement triggered a new generation of enablers to support small businesses navigate in suchrich and fragmented ecosystem. Olist is leading the way as the #1 commerce enabler for SMBs in Brazil, now expanding globally.The company started with a single core connecting merchants to marketplaces and evolved to a complete ecosystem of integrated products in 3 dimensions.
(1) Commerce: (a) Olist Store is the leading solution to sell on marketplaces; (b) Olist Shops is our ecommerce solution, mobile first, natively connected to social media, present in 180 countries.
(2) Logistics: Olist Pax is a leading cloud based logistics and fulfillment network provider operating in Brazil.
(3) Capital: Olist Credit and Olist Pay.

## Mouro Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series B, Series A, Series C
- Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Finance

Mouro Capital is a venture capital firm that targets early to growth fintech investment opportunities across Europe, North America and Latin America.

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

Build good sh*t with Latitud

## Endeavor Catalyst
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- 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.

## Paulo Piccini
- Type: Angel
- Location: São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Marketplace, E-Commerce, Retail

Paulo Piccini - Founder, CEO @ Ananke

## Broadhaven Capital Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Software

Broadhaven is an independent merchant bank advising and investing in financial services.

## 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.

## ANII
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Montevideo, NA - Uruguay, Uruguay
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Grant, Seed
- Focus: E-Commerce, Retail, Software

The National Agency for Research and Innovation (ANII) is a government agency that promotes research and application of new knowledge to productive and social reality of the country. ANII available to the public funding for research projects, scholarships national and international graduate programs and incentive programs for innovativeentrepreneurship and culture, both in the private and public sectors.ANII developed the National Research System, a program of national economic researchers categorized based on a strict evaluation system incentives. He also created the Portal Timbo, which allows free access to all kinds of scientific publications worldwide for all Uruguayans.

## Quona Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed
- Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Finance

Quona Capital invests in fintech innovators that are advancing inclusion in emerging markets. Through our investments, Quona aims to deliver outstanding financial returns while making a lasting and positive impact on the world.

## NXTP Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina
- Relevant deals: 2
- 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.

## Angel Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
- Relevant deals: 2
- 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.

## Asenza Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Convertible Note
- Focus: SaaS, Medical, Internet

Asenza Capital is a family office based in Monterrey, Mexico that invests in real estate, public markets and private equity.

## Greyhound Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series B, Seed, Series D
- Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Banking

Global growth equity investment firm focused on technology-enabled businesses improving everyday lives

## FJ Labs
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: E-Commerce, Software, Financial Services

FJ Labs is a stage-agnostic investment firm that focuses on marketplaces and consumer facing startups.

## Dalus Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Information Technology, Logistics, Supply Chain Management

Investing in innovation & growth in Latin America

## El Pais
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: iOS, SaaS, Android

El Pais is a newspaper company with a large national circulation and audience. The company introduced the modality of distributing special and collectible editorial products nationally and internationally.
The company focuses in the improvement of Uruguayan society. The carry out dozens of extraordinary publications and historical investigations.

## Marcos Vercelli-Forster
- Type: Angel
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Equity Crowdfunding
- Focus: Marketplace, B2B, Retail

Marcos Vercelli-Forster

## Martin Naor
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: SaaS, Internet, Shipping

Martin Naor - Founder and CEO @ Bankingly

## Mariano De Larrobla
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: B2B, Retail, E-Commerce

Founder & President, Bantotal

## Maria Raga
- Type: Angel
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Video, Retail, Travel

Maria Raga is the CEO of Depop. Since being promoted to the position in 2016 from VP of Operations, she has presided over every element of the business from finance and engineering to marketing and product. An open and collaborative CEO, Maria is dedicated to her team, which has grown to 150+ employees in 5 offices worldwide in the last threeyears alone. Perhaps most importantly, since she took over as CEO, she has raised close to $100M in funding, which has helped to grow and nurture the community on Depop - now 13 million users. Prior to Depop, Maria held successively roles at Groupon and Privalia. Having graduated from Insead MBA, Maria joined Bain & Company as a consultant. Born in Valencia, Spain, Maria now resides in London with her husband and 2 children. In her spare time, Maria enjoys connecting with Depop’s entrepreneurial Gen-Z constituency and promoting women in the workplace

## Globant Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series B
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology

We invest in visionary and purpose-driven entrepreneurs seeking to reinvent business through the lens of AI, Blockchain, and Future of Work technologies. Our DNA is that of our founders, and our venture fund targets investment from Seed stage to Series B, while bringing to bear the expertise, scale, and passion of our global network.

## Globant
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence

We help organizations lead change through digital and cognitive transformation. We are the first player to deliver engineering, innovation, and design.

## Kube VC
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Software

Kube VC is a global venture capital firm that invests in exceptional founders and category-defining companies.

## Federico Colella
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: B2B, Retail, E-Commerce

Owner & CEO, OCASA

## Pitanga Fund
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Computer, Software, Geospatial

The Pitanga Fund invests in innovative companies with high growth potential.The fund's goal is to work with early stage start-ups and to help entrepreneurs with innovative ideas to build their business.The innovation that the firm wishes to support involves innovative business models or the development and deployment of newtechnologies.Pitanga looks for businesses that aim to address large markets and can capture a significant fraction of these markets in a short time. To achieve these goals the companies must deploy a set of innovations capable of generating a wide competitive advantage.If these conditions are met, Pitanga is prepared to provide the capital necessary to develop and implement new technologies or business models.The firm contributes the necessary capital and is prepared to provide assistance by participating on the board of directors.Pitanga Fund has no limitations regarding sectors or geographies. However, prefers to invest in Brazilian companies or companies that have a significant presence in Brazil.Over the next four years Pitanga intends to invest in a limited number of companies, these will be chosen via a rigorous selection process.

## Pedro Arnt
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, B2B

Pedro Arnt is the current Co-Chief Executive Officer of dLocal. He previously worked at MercadoLibre as a Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President. Pedro Arnt attended the University of Oxford.

## Sergio Oberlander
- Type: Angel
- Location: Montevideo, NA - Uruguay, Uruguay
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: B2B, Retail, Content

Sergio Oberlander

## Magma Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Santiago, Region Metropolitana, Chile
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Software

Magma specializes in finding, investing, and support the best technology startups in Latin America that want to launch and scale in the US and Latin America.

## 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.

## Ariel Arrieta
- Type: Angel
- Location: Argentina, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- Focus: Cryptocurrency, FinTech, Blockchain

Ariel Arrieta is a Venture Capital investor and serial entrepreneur, as he likes to present himself. He founded and founded several companies. He is also co-founder and Managing Partner of NXTP Labs, one of the most active funds in the region and has invested in more than 200 technology companies throughout Latin America. He has worked in Internetcompanies since 1994 and several of the companies he founded were sold to Fox International Channels (News Corporation). He is a Kauffman Fellow (class 18) and Harvard Business School OPM (class 41). He collaborates with the NGOs Ecosistema Emprendedor, Junior Achievement, Endeavor and Ruta 40. He is also the author of the books "Aprender a Emprender" and "El Sentido Común Emprendedor", published in 2013. and and "El Sentido Común Emprendedor", published in 2018.

## Tencent
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series B, Series A, Series C
- Focus: Software, Financial Services, E-Commerce

Tencent is an internet service portal offering value-added internet, mobile, telecom, and online advertising services. Its communications and social platforms Weixin and QQ connect users with each other, with digital content and daily life services in just a few clicks. Tencent has maintained steady growth under its user-oriented operatingstrategies. It provides value-added internet, mobile, and telecom services, as well as online advertising under the strategic goal of providing users with "one-stop online lifestyle services." Tencent’s Internet platforms in China – QQ (QQ Instant Messenger), WeChat, QQ.com, QQ Games, Qzone, 3g.QQ.com, SoSo, PaiPai, and Tenpay – aim to address the various needs of internet users, including communication, information, entertainment, e-commerce, and others.In September 2013, Tencent's market valuation rose to $101 billion, and as of November 21, 2013, QQ had 2 billion active users and WeChat had 650 million monthly active users. The numbers of active users for QQ mail, Qzone, Tencent Weibo, and QQ news were 274 million, 626 million, 220 million, and 150 million, respectively.Tencent was founded in November of 1998. In April 2000, the IDG and PCCW invested a total of $2.2 million dollars in the company. Tencent was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (SEHK) on June 16, 2004. Baidu, Alibaba, and Netease are Tencent's major competitors.

## Mario Sanchez
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: iOS, SaaS, Android

Senior Level Manager
More than 20 years of experience in senior level leadership at regional and world wide companies. Today, active member of the entrepreneurial ecosystem as mentos, angel investor at several startups, still turning in a one of the entrepreneur in some of them.
With a hi knowhow in building relationships with senior managers andbusiness owners to gain the confidence of potential customers and analysis of complex business environments, to find and create business opportunities.Skills and Abilities
Dynamic and analytic, with team work abilities, developing a valued based leadership. Aptitude to orient the work to measurable and achievable objectives.

## Luxor Capital Group
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: E-Commerce, Food Delivery, Logistics

Luxor Capital Group is a hedge fund that offers equity and fixed income investments. It also provides its customers with investment advisory services.
Luxor Capital Group was founded by Christian Leone and is based in New York.

## Wollef Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: E-Commerce, FinTech, Financial Services

Wollef Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on early stage ventures in Latin America.

## ThredUp
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Oakland, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Corporate Round
- Focus: Retail, Fashion, Online Portals

thredUP is an online consignment and thrift store where you can buy and sell high-quality secondhand clothes. Find your favorite brands at up to 90% off.

## Valor Capital Group
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Software

Valor is an investment firm that focuses on cross-border financial and investment opportunities.

## Guido Grinbaum
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Internet

Guido Grinbaum - Co Founder @ Zonacitas.com

## Draco Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Big Data, Software, Analytics

DRACO CAPITAL is a Latin American independent Investment Manager. Our management team has over 30 years of experience.

## Emblue Latam
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Analytics, E-Commerce, Data Integration

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## Eduardo Mangarelli
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: SaaS, Internet, Shipping

Eduardo Mangarelli - Founder @ Qool

## Orok Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Cyber Security, Penetration Testing, Information Technology

Orok Ventures is investing on tech, VCs, PEs, among other asset classes.

## VentureFriends
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Athens, Attiki, Greece
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: FinTech, Software, E-Commerce

We are an early stage investor investing in Seed and Series A startups.

## Diego Dzodan
- Type: Angel
- Location: São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: B2B, Retail, E-Commerce

Diego became CEO of Facily in October 2018, having been an early investor and Board Member since the company's startup. In his role, he is focused on delivering on Facily's mission of making the world more convenient while creating opportunities for everyone.
Previously, as Vice-President for Facebook Latin America for more than threeyears, Diego led the team to a position of regional and global relevance.
His other roles include President for Latin America and several country leadership positions at German software maker SAP. He was also co-founder and CEO of Certant, a Software Developer startup in Argentina. Diego holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and graduated in Accounting at Universidad de Belgrano. He is a part-time teacher in Organisational Behaviour at Universidsd Torcuato DiTella.

## Sergio Fogel
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Financial Services, CRM, Venture Capital

Sergio Fogel investor at 3DBattery.

## Brad Flora
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, FinTech, Financial Services

Brad Flora is a Visiting Partner at Y Combinator. He is a former Co-Founder and CEO of Perfect Audience.
Mr. Flora received a BA from Princeton University in English and an MS in Journalism from Northwestern.

## Cisneros Group
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Cumaná, NA - Venezuela, Venezuela
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series B, Private Equity
- Focus: Advertising, Apps, Social Media Marketing

The Cisneros Group is a global media and entertainment leader focused on the vibrant and fast-growing Hispanic market.
The Cisneros Group produce and distribute some of the world’s most popular Spanish-language programming, reaching 550 million viewers in more than 100 countries.

## Santiago Pinto Escalier
- Type: Angel
- Location: Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Geospatial

Santiago Pinto Escalier is the Coach - Strategic Advisor at Finanflix.

## Grupo Axo
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Corporate Round
- Focus: Retail, Fashion, Online Portals

Grupo Axo is a leading multi-brand company in Mexico for apparel, footwear, beauty, accessories and home furniture. Today the company is a reference and a reliable resource for brands that want to build a successful platform within Latin America. With a solid retail and wholesale experience for over 23 years, its expertise comes from representing,elevating equity, distributing and operating brands through a multi-channel approach. As of 2017, Grupo Axo operates more than 3,100 points of sale within major department stores and over 500 retail points of sale in both Mexico and Chile, and solid and successful e-commerce platforms in both mono-brand and multi-brand formats.

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