# Top 45 Hardware Startup Investors in Mexico in May 2026 ## 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. ## XFactor Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Boston, Massachusetts, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Wellness, Health Care XFactor Ventures is focused on making pre-seed and seed stage investments in companies with billion dollar market opportunities that have at least one female founder. ## 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. ## Kevin Efrusy - Type: Angel - Location: Palo Alto, California, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series B, Series A, Series C - Focus: E-Commerce, Software, Financial Services Kevin Efrusy is the Co-Founder of The Efrusy Family Foundation and a Partner at Accel. Prior to that, he was the CEO and board member, and co-founder of IronPlanet. He attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business and Stanford University. ## 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. ## Moving Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Santa Monica, California, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, Transportation, FinTech MovingCapital is a venture capital firm backed by early employees of Uber and other decacorn startups. Founded in 2018, the firm is based in Santa Monica, California, United States. ## MAYA Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology An early-stage venture firm that supports businesses generating accessibility, transformation and efficiency in Brazil and Latin America. ## Magma Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Santiago, Region Metropolitana, Chile - Relevant deals: 2 - 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. ## The Social Entrepreneurs Fund (TSEF) - Type: VC Fund - Location: New City, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Health Care Increasing Access, Unlocking Growth. ## Toro Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Convertible Note - Focus: Apps, SaaS, Mobile Apps Toro Ventures is a venture capital fund based in Monterrey, Mexico and San Francisco. We empower entrepreneurs to build a better future. ## Avalancha Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Angel - Focus: Software, FinTech, PaaS Early stage venture capital fund that invests in unique teams building extraordinary companies which, with the use of technology, innovate to deliver efficient and cost-effective products and services for the wider population. ## Alpha4 Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Delaware, Ohio, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: E-Commerce, Software, Financial Services Alpha4 Ventures GP LLC is a venture capital firm specializing in startups, early stage and growth capital investments. The firm seeks to invest in the technology sector among the spheres of e-commerce, fintech, marketplaces/saas and high tech. The firm invests in Latin America. ## William Sahlman - Type: Angel - Location: Boston, Georgia, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Internet, Mobile Apps, Ride Sharing Lead Entrepreneurship Professor and Dean of External Relations, Harvard Business SchoolWilliam Salhman is an advisor to HST Solar where he guides the firm on strategy. He is the Dimitri V. D’Arbeloff – Class of 1955 Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. The d’Arbeloff Chair was established in 1986 to support teachingand research on the entrepreneurial process. His research focuses on the investment and financing decisions made in entrepreneurial ventures at all stages in their development. Sahlman has written numerous articles and two textbooks on topics including entrepreneurial management, venture capital, private equity, deal structuring, incentives, commercializing science, and the role of entrepreneurship in the global economy.In April 2011, the National Venture Capital Association gave Sahlman The American Spirit Award, which was created in 1999 to recognize individuals who have shown outstanding leadership by applying business skills, knowledge, expertise and resources to make a meaningful contribution to society. Sahlman received an A.B. degree in Economics from Princeton University (1972), an M.B.A. from Harvard University (1975), and a Ph.D. in Business Economics (1982), also from Harvard. ## 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. ## NFX - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Marketplace We are a VC firm investing in pre-seed and seed stage startups. We back exceptional Founders building market-transforming companies. ## International Finance Corporation - Type: VC Fund - Location: Washington, District of Columbia, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Debt Financing, Series B - Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Finance A strong and engaged private sector is indispensible to ending extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity. That's where IFC comes in - we have more than 60 years experience in unlocking private investment, creating markets and opportunities where they are needed most. ## Jonathan Swanson - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Financial Services Jonathan Swanson is Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Thumbtack. Before Thumbtack, Jonathan was a White House staffer working in the West Wing on financial market policy. He studied Ethics, Politics, and Economics at Yale University. ## Ixchel - Type: VC Fund - Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Mobile, Wearables, Assistive Technology I found a great domain name for sale on Dan.com. Check it out! ## Thomas Eisenmann - Type: Angel - Location: Boston, Massachusetts, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: iOS, Apps, Android Thomas Eisenmann is the Howard H. Stevenson Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. ## TEV Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed - Focus: E-Commerce, Internet, Fashion Cusp Capital is a venture capital firm focused on European software and technology. The fund invests in early-stage companies on the cusp of redefining their industries by channeling new socioeconomic and technological paradigms. ## 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. ## Global Founders Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Financial Services, Software, FinTech Over the past two decades, GFC have backed over five hundred entrepreneurs worldwide, e.g. Facebook, LinkedIn, Slack, and Away Travel. ## 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. ## 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. ## 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. ## Hans Tung - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed - Focus: E-Commerce, Internet, Marketplace Hans Tung is the Managing Partner of GGV Capital. ## Hustle Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Carlos, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, FinTech, Financial Services Hustle Fund is a seed fund that seeks to invest in early-stage startups operating in software, business to business, fintech, and digital health sectors. ## Sergio Romo - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series B - Focus: Apps, E-Commerce, Marketplace Sergio Romo is a Managing Partner at Investomex. He attended Universite Jean Moulin (Lyon III) from 2008 to 2009. ## Felicis - Type: VC Fund - Location: Menlo Park, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, SaaS, Health Care Backing founders building iconic companies that transcend boundaries ## MITA Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: SaaS, Enterprise Software, Software We invest in globally-scalable startups, principally from Mexico or LatAm founder teams, based on strong core enabling technologies (with an AI and Blockchain focus). We anticipate the most promising opportunities utilizing these enabling technologies being in FinTech, EdTech, IoT, IIoT, SaaS, and E-Commerce verticals. Our investments stages willrange from Seed and Series A companies coming out of Mexico to Series B companies from other countries wanting to expand into Mexico/LatAm. Portfolio construction (dollar allocation) will be 20% Seed, 30% Growth, and 50% Expansion. Our strategy includes active engagement with founders, clear deployment plans and criteria for follow-on investments, early planning to attract future co-investors, and an identified path for exit. ## Socialatom Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Miami, Florida, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Mobile, Finance, Telecommunications Socialatom Group is a New York based private investment and advisory firm with an economic development impact focus in Latin America. We promote upward socioeconomic mobility in Latin America by co-financing, operating and investing in companies and programs that foster high impact entrepreneurship and innovation in the region. ## Kima Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, SaaS Kima Ventures is one of the world's most active early-stage investors, investing in 2 to 3 startups per week all over the world; providing founders with funding, network, and support for them to reach the next steps of their journey.The firm invests from seed to Series A, mostly as lead investor but also working alongside other investors;backing ambitious founders who work hard to build awesome things that more and more people use everyday. The company helps them to build a great team, to learn very quickly, to keep the right focus and execute towards growth.Kima takes pride of itself in working side-by-side with entrepreneurs. They claim to understand that fundraising is only one step in the company’s journey, that’s why they take quick decisions and make the fundraising process as smooth as possible so the founders can get back to the work of building their business. Kima considers itself not only an investor, but a network of founders and experts sharing a pay it forward mindset.Headquartered in Paris with an office in London, the company was founded and backed by Xavier Niel, founder of Iliad and supporter of entrepreneurs through such projects as 42, Station F and 101projets. Over the last 5 years Kima has invested in over 400 startups in 24 different countries. ## James Sowers - Type: Angel - Location: Pensacola, Florida, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Initial Coin Offering, Seed, Secondary Market - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Software James Sowers is a Korean-American businessman and philanthropist. He is a former singer/songwriter who was abandoned at birth who had his music career tragically ended by a reckless driver in a car accident. He is currently a Director @ the GreaterGoodSociety . James is An experienced ICO and blockchain advisor.He has angel invested in over 40startups and initial coin offerings. He is also a contributor to Known Blockchain publications and has been featured in other well known financial publications.James has already made a very positive impact on the project, his vision and professionalism along with his great personality traits complement the SafeCrypt.io team in a very positive way. ## Industry Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series B, Series A, Series C - Focus: Software, Analytics, SaaS Industry Ventures has cultivated new segments of the venture capital market for over two decades using its complete lifecycle approach. ## Uncommon Capital - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Banking, Information Technology Tikhon Bernstam - Managing Partner ## Mexamerica Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Washington, District of Columbia, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, E-Commerce An early-stage fund investing in revenue-positive, scalable ventures in Mexico, Latin America and the U.S. Hispanic market with high growth potential and positive social impact. Focus on fintech and financial services. ## Gerry Giacoman Colyer - Type: Angel - Location: Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Financial Services, FinTech Business strategist and product guy oriented towards growth and finance. At my core, I'm a liberal arts grad who thought about going into public service, but then fell in love with the potential for technology-driven companies to make our lives better. ## The Graduate Syndicate - Type: VC Fund - Location: Boston, Massachusetts, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Internet The Graduate Syndicate is led by Jeff Bussgang, Senior Lecturer at Harvard Business School (HBS) and co-founder and general partner, Flybridge Capital Partners. They invest in pre-seed and seed stage startups led by recent graduates of Harvard, primarily HBS. In recent years, entrepreneurship has grown tremendously on campus and many valuablecompanies have been created by recent graduates. Their goal is to bring investors, students, graduates, and friends of Harvard together to build successful, impactful and sustainable companies ## Archipelago Global - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Mobile, Finance, Telecommunications A next-generation venture capital firm . ## 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 ## Ideas & Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: FinTech, Finance, Mobile Apps Ideas & Capital actively looks for companies in which its participation goes beyond investing capital. The firm helps its companies to institutionalize, improve their strategy, open new markets and above all make decisions that create extraordinary value. ​Multisectoral approach with an emphasis in technology, services, agribusiness,education and health. Ideas & Capital favors direct equity investments that pursue regional presence in Latin America. ​Invested companies must have the potential to generate superior economic returns and must have a positive impact on society, supporting community development without affecting the environment. ## Artesian VC - Type: VC Fund - Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology Artesian Capital Management is an alternative investments management company, which was spun out of ANZ Banking Group's capital markets business in 2004, with backing from ANZ Private Equity. Artesian's founding partners, purchased ANZ's stake in 2005. The company has subsequently been fully owned by partners and staff. Since 2004,Artesian has managed specialised funds focused on credit arbitrage and relative-value strategies across global financial markets. In 2008, while continuing to manage credit relative value investment strategies from its New York, London and Singapore offices, Artesian began to make principal investments in seed/early-stage ventures from its offices in Sydney, Melbourne and Shanghai. In 2011, Artesian launched the first of its early stage venture capital funds and now manages AUD +255m. Artesian's VC strategy is to partner with best of breed accelerators, incubators, angel groups and university programs. In 2017, Artesian launched its China VC Fund with a USD 50m cornerstone investment industry super fund Hostplus. Artesian will soon launch a Southeast Asia VC Fund. ## Toushka Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Art, Music, Events Toushka Capital is a Mexican private investment fund with more than twelve years of operations and presence in Mexico, Los Angeles, New York, and Madrid. For two years, through Toushka Ventures, high-impact entrepreneurship has been promoted on three fronts: Startups, Social Impact and Creative Industries. The fund carries out a strategic analysisof initiatives with a high potential for growth and innovation, and that solves a particular problem in a successful way. Its main investment criteria are profile and experience of the leader and his team, business model, scalability, high degree of innovation, social impact and internationalization capacity. All under an investment thesis that stands out for the plurality of sectors and investments are made through various investment instruments. ## Genesis Capital Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Series C - Focus: Mobile, Finance, Apps Founded in 2015, Genesis Capital Ventures is a seed- and early-stage fund based in Guadalajara, Mexico. ## Katrina Lake - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Fashion, Information Technology, Education Katrina is passionate about helping women achieve everyday confidence. She founded Stitch Fix to help women everywhere discover and explore their style through a truly client-focused shopping experience.Prior to founding Stitch Fix, Katrina developed extensive experience at the intersection of fashion, retail, and technology. She managed theblogger platform at venture-backed social commerce company Polyvore and consulted with a variety of e-commerce and traditional retailers during her time at The Parthenon Group. Additionally, she has invested in and worked with dozens of entrepreneurs and start-ups at Leader Ventures.Katrina holds a B.S. in Economics from Stanford University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. Core features: - 48,091 startup investors (angels, VCs, accelerators, and others) - Email, phone, LinkedIn (for intros), socials, and other contact data - Updated daily from public funding news - CSV and Excel export The User can access the full database FOR FREE after signing up: shizune.co