Top 15 Hospitality Angel Investors in LATAM (October 2023)

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• Stark Bank — Stark Bank is a smart bank account that aids a technological advancement of a company. It is a financial technology that allows companies to expand their operations by allowing them to make extra transfers, payments, and charges.
• Stark Bank — Stark Bank is a smart bank account that aids a technological advancement of a company. It is a financial technology that allows companies to expand their operations by allowing them to make extra transfers, payments, and charges.
• Tani Salud — Tani Salud is a platform that provides quality care and transparent surgery prices for the middle class in Latin America. The company is based in Mexico City.

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• Xepelin — Xepelin is a fintech company that offers a SaaS platform for small and medium-sized businesses in Latin America that can organize their financial information in real-time. It seeks to simplify access to capital for its clients by creating a Simple, Fast, and Safe experience. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in Las Condes, Chile.
• Fairplay — Fairplay is a performance-based financing platform that supports and helps e-Commerce companies to grow by advancing revenue for marketing spend. It offers funding in exchange for a steady share of revenues until the capital is paid back plus a flat fee. Fairplay was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Mexico City.
• Vest — Vest is an app-based brokerage that wants to provide Latin American savers with access to American assets that are differentiated by product, pricing, and content. Latin Americans are known for saving, but many prefer to do so in cash or in zero-interest savings accounts.

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• Caliza — Give your users access to the digital dollar economy. Get early access!
• Flyway — Owning a pied-à-terre in a city you regularly visit is unnecessarily difficult. You end up wasting money on rentals and hotels, since buying a whole property is simply not affordable. We created Flyway to change that.You can now co-own a second home, in your favorite city, at a fraction of the price.A share of 1/12 gives you up to 30 daysof stay annually in your city home. Want more? You can buy more shares! You own the asset, not a block of time. Flyway deals with all the hassle of ownership, so that you simply land and enjoy your city getaway.HOW WE DO IT BEHIND THE SCENESWe identify top-notch properties, in top locations that we can supercharge with smart features. We then set up an LTD (Limited Liability Company) that acquires the property. That LTD is split into 12 equal shares, and each share costs 1/12 of the total house price. A buyer can buy up to half of the property (6 shares). WHAT YOU GETYou get ownership of a second home suited to your budget and needs. Whether you use it for leisure, work or you simply believe in the property’s potential as an investment, you have the rights to the asset. You can use and resell your share when you want. Meanwhile, you get to enjoy upscale, smart living in very prime properties, downtown, without any of the headaches of maintenance, cleaning and bill handling. Flyway acts as the Property Manager, taking all the hassle of ownership away from you, so that you simply land and enjoy your home.
• Muni Tienda — Muni Tienda is the first community group buying platform in Latin America, the system aims to provide convenience and savings to the region's middle class households.

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• HiNelson — HiNelson an Italian-based online store for nautical accessories. HiNelson is the first nautical online store about high-level boating components. They select the best and successful brands in the nautical worldwide market, such as Veleria San Giorgio to guarantee maritime safety with their life jackets, moving through Polyform’s boat fenders foryacht protection, or the best anchoring and docking system by Lofrans’, Max Power and Quick and finishing with the most famous Plastimo’s compasses or and Bartomarine sail’s accessories.
• Promoted.ai — Sort search and promote the best listing at the top to increase revenue. Designed for top engineering teams at scaled online marketplace e-commerce companies.
• Growth Kitchen — Growth Kitchen offers the best locations, satellite kitchens, and digital tools for restaurants that want to scale their delivery network.

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• Cerebral — Discover online mental health care at Cerebral. Access therapy, medication options, and a dedicated care team. Start improving your mental health.
• The Coffee — Minimalism | Architecture | Technology | Specialty coffee
• Kairos — Go from Web 2.0 to web3 with our creative partnership and comprehensive NFT solutions.

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• Caliza — Give your users access to the digital dollar economy. Get early access!
• Kocomo — Kocomo is an early-stage proptech startup, backed by leading U.S., European, and Latin American investors. Leveraging the power of technology, Kocomo has created a transparent vertically-integrated solution that empowers people to purchase, enjoy, and sell co-ownership stakes in luxury homes, starting in Mexico. At Kocomo, we believe your memoriesdeserve a home. We are on a mission to make the dream of vacation home ownership an attainable reality for more people around the world.
• Filo — Filo, Edtech, transactional learning model by online tutors available for students in less than 60 seconds. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.filo.student&hl=en&gl=US

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• Casai — Casai is a startup in Latin America, merging smart home technology, and premium accommodation to innovate the hospitality industry. It is a real estate platform for fully-furnished premium apartments in Mexico City and is a hospitality concept designed for the nomadic generation. Casai curates beautiful apartments that merge the design andcomforts of a boutique hotel with the technology of a San Francisco home and the local ambiance of a vacation rental.
• Finloup — Finloup is a buy now, pay later FinTech that increases consumer purchasing power and uses Open Banking to ensure responsible spending.
• Clara — End-to-end spend management for companies in Latin America.

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• Saluspot — Saluspot is an interactive community of physicians dedicated to improving the health and welfare within the social networking world of health online.
• Lingokids — Voted #1 Kids Learning App, Lingokids is the best app for kids 2-8 years old! Because when learning is fun, kids love to learn! Check it out!
• Startupxplore — Startupxplore is a premium startup investment platform that allows unexperienced and time-savvy investors to diversify their portfolio by co-investing with a group of top-level investors with a proven track record on startup investment.

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• Meitre — Meitre is a guest manager for restaurants to book tables based on demand trends, rotate tables efficiently, introduce dynamic pricing techinques, host events, and book tables with credit cards Half of the Latin America Top 50 list–including 2 of the top 10 restaurants in the World–use Meitre to increase profit as much as 30% by optimizing tableallocation, limiting low margin bookings at peak hours, and eliminating no-shows using tickets, deposits and credit card guarantees.

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• SWAP — Swap empowers companies to transform their financial operation with an innovative approach, technology, and business model. SWAP’s APIs offer clients end-to-end, white-label, financial solutions. Connected to them, its clients are able to develop complete financial ecosystems including pre-paid cards, digital wallets, financial services and furthermonetize their platform while expanding their core experience. It removes barriers and generates new business lines for companies, effectively creating internal fintech.
• Wallet.ng — Wallet.ng is a fintech startup that allows people and companies to send, receive, and make payments, using their phone numbers.The company's infrastructure also provides plugins and libraries for merchants to accept payments online with just a URL. Wallet.ng users can pay directly into bank accounts and Pay Utility Bills in Nigeria.Wallet.ng is a mobile payment solution, its core infrastructure is built using technologies which is adaptable for multiple countries across Africa.It was established in Lagos, Lagos by John Oluranti Oke and Joseph Benson-Aruna in 2018..
• Wallets — Wallets Africa helps Africans and African-owned businesses send money, receive money, make card payments, and access overdrafts.

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• Hash — Hash allows B2B companies to provide financial, payments, and banking solutions to their merchant partners. With a fully customizable product, its platform enables clients to absorb financial transaction flows from all their buyers.The company was certified by the Great Place to Work and is on PEGN Magazine's "100 Startups toWatch" list. Earlier this year, it also made the “Top Fintech Companies in Brazil 2021” list, by the British magazine Daily Finance. Recently, Hash was selected by StartupCity magazine for the "Top Startups in Brazil 2021" list, and also made it to “The Fintech 250: The Top Fintech Companies Of 2021”, by CB Insights.João Miranda founded the company in 2017.
• JurisHand — Top 1 Legal Vade Mecum App in Brazil.
• 180° Insurance — Uma nova forma de distribuir e consumir seguros no Brasil.

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• MarketUP — MarketUP Brasil is an innovative startup that believes in the impact of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and the entrepreneurial attitude towards the development of the economic scenario, since it is these companies that drive a good part of the country's economy. We believe in these entrepreneurs and offer a complete and freesolution for companies that want to grow and differentiate themselves in the market. We came up with the idea of ​​facilitating the day-to-day business of the SME with a sales and management system capable of managing all the business processes in a simple and uncomplicated way. Our team is composed of experienced people, with relevant history in WEB business development and active participation in the evolution of the Brazilian internet. What was once only available to large companies, now it is within the reach of SMEs without having to pay anything for it. A revolutionary way to run a business. Our system has no use limit and no cost per license, installation, maintenance or paid versions! With tools that encompass purchasing and inventory management, sales, issuance of fiscal documents and financial management. Create your account right now in the MarketUP Management System: https://marketup.com/ Follow MarketUP also: Blog: http://marketup.com/blog Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MarketUP.Brasil ? fref = ts Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marketupoficial/?hl=en sales, issue of tax documents and financial management. Create your account right now in the MarketUP Management System: https://marketup.com/ Follow MarketUP also: Blog: http://marketup.com/blog Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MarketUP.Brasil ? fref = ts Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marketupoficial/?hl=en sales, issue of tax documents and financial management.
• Moneto — Moneto is a financial services application that automates and controls the receipt and management of sales in small businesses and insurance companies. Moneto was launched by Marcos Arruda, Carlos Arruda, and Paulo Silva Filho in 2013 and is based in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
• Galena — Plataforma de desenvolvimento profissional que empodera colaboradores, maximiza o potencial das equipes e ajuda a reter os melhores talentos.

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• Reservamos — We are a multi-modal booking engine for travel based in Mexico. We cover over 90,000 routes and 3700 destinations. Reservamos is the best way to compare and book buses, flights, and ride sharing options anywhere in Mexico + US with one search.
• Mediasmart — mediasmart Mobile is the first Spanish company focusing on the real time optimization of mobile advertising (both on smartphones and tablets) using its proprietary technology platform.mediasmart Mobile was one of the first movers into the mobile programmatic ecosystem, having launched in Jan 2012. It gives access to global mobile inventory -both in mobile apps and web - from more than twenty seven ad exchanges/SSPs, and it has successfully proven throughout the years that its algorithms can effectively manage big data to deliver results. A proven and scalable technology, currently handling more than 800,000 ad requests per second, mediasmart can be used directly by clients on a self-serve basis or via APIs, and it handles both RTB and programmatic direct buys.Mediasmart has offices in Madrid, London and Paris.
• Giant Swarm — Implement and manage your Kubernetes infrastructure with Giant Swarm. We will guide you along the Kubernetes learning curve. Get your containers in production.

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• Casai — Casai is a startup in Latin America, merging smart home technology, and premium accommodation to innovate the hospitality industry. It is a real estate platform for fully-furnished premium apartments in Mexico City and is a hospitality concept designed for the nomadic generation. Casai curates beautiful apartments that merge the design andcomforts of a boutique hotel with the technology of a San Francisco home and the local ambiance of a vacation rental.
• Clara — End-to-end spend management for companies in Latin America.
• Clara — Clara is an end-to-end corporate spend management solution for growing businesses in Latin America. Clara's credit cards and spend management solution are already being used by thousands of top companies in Mexico, Brazil, and Colombia.The company is backed by leading regional and global investors, such as Coatue, DST Global, monashees,Kaszek, Canary, Picus Capital, Avid Ventures, A*, Box Group, SOMA Capital, SV Angel, and dozens of angel investors including some of the most successful founders in LatAm and the world. Clara reached a unicorn valuation in record time and has been recognized as a Great Place to Work and a LinkedIn Top Startup.Clara is creating the future of how company finances are run and helping our customers be more successful. Clara aspires to empower companies to operate with agility and financial clarity, ultimately increasing the economic competitiveness of Latin America.

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• Tabas — Tabas is a Provider of fully furnished apartments with exclusive design and all necessary amenities for a comfortable stay. The company's services include fully furnished apartments with exclusive design and professional cleaning service and equipped with Wi-Fi, Smart-TV, air conditioning, and all necessary amenities, enabling people to rentthese apartments and stay there for as long as they want.
• Frexco — Disrupting the fresh produce supply chain to create the best b2b marketplace for mom-and-pop shops in BR