# Top 30 Startup Investors in Ecuador in May 2026

## BuenTrip Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador
- Relevant deals: 6
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Logistics

BuenTrip Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage Latin American companies that bring innovation to significant areas of the economy, are capital-efficient, scalable, and have exit potential. The firm seeks to make minority investments in seed-stage, early-stage, and later-stage companies.BuenTrip Ventures was founded in2019 and is headquartered in Quito, Pichincha.

## Magma Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Santiago, Region Metropolitana, Chile
- Relevant deals: 3
- 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.

## Eduardo Castro Wright
- Type: Angel
- Location: Incline Village, Nevada, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Retail, E-Commerce, Software

Eduardo Castro-Wright is a private investor. He was the former vice chairman of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and president and CEO of Global e-Commerce and Global Sourcing. Prior to this, Eduardo was president and CEO of Walmart U.S., where he led the transformation of stores, improvements in the customer experience, and the development of a strongleadership team. Before joining Walmart, Eduardo was president and CEO of Honeywell Transportation and Power Systems Worldwide and prior to that he was President and CEO of Nabisco Asia-Pacific. He holds a bachelors degree in mechanical engineering from Texas A&M University.

## Innogen Venture Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Salvador, San Salvador, El Salvador
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Convertible Note, Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Software

Innogen Capital is a LATAM venture capital firm that invests in early-stage and growth companies. It focuses on proven business models, including companies with a social impact mission, Innogen Capital also seeks to provide its partners with expertise and exposure via a network of professionals in diverse fields.

## Groupe Duval
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Boulogne-billancourt, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 2

Groupe Duval is a real estate firm that involve in real estate development and investment, project management, and consulting.

## Conexo Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: FinTech, Software, Information Technology

We invest in exceptional individuals with the passion for solving hard challenges and bringing disruptive innovation to high growth markets.

## CREAS Ecuador
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: EdTech, Big Data, Analytics

CREAS Ecuador invest in companies that have a positive social or environmental impact.

## Xavier Niel
- Type: Angel
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence

Xavier Niel currently works as the Co-Founder & CEO for NJJ Capital. Xavier Niel is the Iliad Group's majority shareholder and founder. He has been involved in the data communications, Internet and telecommunications industry since the late 1980s. In 1993, before dedicating himself full-time to developing the Group, he founded Worldnet,the first Internet service provider in France, which was sold to Kaptech (LDCom Group) in December 2000. He has been responsible for the Group's major strategic developments, from the launch of the ANNU service and the development of Internet access services based on France Télécom’s repayment scheme as a financial model to the launch of the Freebox project.

## Gelt VC
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Internet, Marketplace

We back ambitious founders solving complex problems

## Fabrice Grinda
- Type: Angel
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: E-Commerce, Internet, Marketplace

Fabrice Grinda is among the world’s leading Internet entrepreneurs and investors.He has over $300 million in exits and 150 angel investments. Fabrice has served as CEO for three multinational companies and has an impressive track record as an early investor in Alibaba, Lending Club, Delivery Hero and Brightroll.Fabrice is currentlyinvesting in startups and building companies through FJ Labs, which he cofounded with business partner Jose Marin. Fabrice is also co-founder and executive chairman of Beepi, a next generation used car marketplace. Beepi recently raised $60 million in series B funding.Prior to FJ Labs and Beepi, Fabrice was co-founder and co-CEO of OLX, one of the largest websites in the world with over 200 million unique visitors per month. The company operates in 40 countries and has over 1,200 employees. OLX is the largest classifieds site in India, Brazil, Pakistan, Poland, Ukraine, Portugal and many other emerging markets.Before OLX, Fabrice was co-founder and CEO of Zingy, one of the largest wireless media companies in the Americas. Fabrice successfully grew the business to $200 million in sales in four years.Fabrice started his entrepreneurial journey in 1998, at 23, when he co-founded and was CEO of Aucland. Soon after, Aucland grew into one of the largest auction sites in Europe. Before his entrepreneurial endeavors, Fabrice worked as a management consultant for McKinsey & Company.Fabrice holds a BA in Economics from Princeton University. He graduated Summa Cum Laude in 1996, and was awarded the Halbert White prize, given to the most distinguished economics student, as well as The Wolfe Balleisen memorial prize, awarded for best thesis.In his free time, Fabrice likes to travel the world, kitesurf, play tennis, and blog about his personal and professional life at www.fabricegrinda.com.

## Cofides
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Debt Financing, Private Equity
- Focus: Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, Automotive

Cofides provides cost-effective, medium and long-term financial support for viable private investment projects.

## MACSF
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: La Défense, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series C
- Focus: Health Care, Artificial Intelligence, Software

Mutuelle d'Assurance du Corps de Santé Français (MACSF) is the provider of insurance to health professionals. MACSF protects and accompanies 950,000 members of all medical and paramedical specialties, offering professional and personal solutions in insurance, savings, financing, and pensions. Its products and services meet the real needs ofits members by accompanying them in the evolution of their profession and their projects.MACSF was founded in 1935.

## Digital News Ventures (MDIF Fund)
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: News, Digital Media, Advertising

Digital News Ventures makes seed investments in news and information start-upsWe foster innovation in the creation of useful news and information. We invest in entrepreneurs who are creating the platforms, tools and services that news businesses need to be viable in the digital age. See some of our portfolio businesses here.MDIF has longbeen active in the digital media space. We have financed some of the most respected and successful online news sites in the developing world, including Malaysiakini.com and South Africa’s M&G Online. Digital News Ventures is the next evolution of our investment strategy. It extends the scope of our activity beyond media companies to include platforms, tools, and services that news businesses need to be viable in the digital age.

## Media Development Investment Fund
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: News, Audio, Content

Media Development Investment Fund is a not-for-profit investment fund, providing debt and equity financing to independent media businesses in countries with a history of media oppression. Its affordable financing and technical assistance help independent news outlets build sustainable businesses around quality news and information.Since providingits first loan in 1996, MDIF has provided more than $255 million in affordable financing, including $221 million in loans and equity investments, $33 million in technical assistance and other grants, earned $43 million in interest, dividends and capital gains, collected more than $75 million in recovered principal invested.Media Development Investment Fund has invested in 131 clients across 44 countries. It ended June 2021 with a portfolio of $119 million in assets under management allocated in 51 media businesses across 31 countries.

## 5 Eyes Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Apps, SaaS, Music

5 Eyes is the best syndicate in the world investing in early stage startups from day 1

## Grupo Bimbo
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: Food and Beverage, AgTech, Grocery

Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV is an international baking-products manufacturer.

## 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.

## North Base Media
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Digital Media, Advertising, Publishing

NBM is a specialized firm that successfully pioneered global digital-media investing over the last decade, backing successes like IDN Media in Indonesia, Pocket Aces in India, TheNewsLens in Taiwan and Capital Digital in Mexico. Its first venture fund, launched in 2015, consistently ranks in the top quartile of media and global venture funds. TheFund, which has been backed by several of the world’s leading media brands, is now open to other investors as its investment team moves to take advantage of the sudden rise of opportunities and new valuations in the global media landscape. NBM’s co-founders are Marcus Brauchli, the former top editor at The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal; Sasa Vucinic, the longtime CEO of the Media Development Investment Fund (MDIF). The firm’s general counsel is Stuart Karle, former COO of Reuters and General Counsel of the Journal.

## devlabs
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Oakland, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Financial Services

We target the global pipeline of outlier entrepreneurs building B2B digital companies that are currently undervalued and looking to grow by partnering with founder friendly investors that can help them reach more customers, build a better product and raise capital in a relatively short period of time.With Oakland, California as a base in SiliconValley, we currently invest via:- LatAm Seed Fund: Pre-Seed up to Series A startups, primarily in the Pacific Alliance (Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru) scaling up globally. Typically invest an initial 50-100k USD, then follow-on up to 500k from this fund.- Global Fund: Seed to Series B startups scaling across the Americas, Africa with more than 1MM in ARR.We are open to leading or joining rounds, co-investments, and follow-on syndicates (SPVs).

## Invariantes Fund
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Guatemala City, Guatemala, Guatemala
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Convertible Note, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Health Care, Internet

Invariantes Fund offers generational wealth management, and venture capital. Invariantes Fund is an early-stage venture fund investing in technology companies that leverage software as infrastructure.

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

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

## Amadeo Global
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Debt Financing, Convertible Note
- Focus: Health Care, Food and Beverage, Wellness

Amadeo Global is a New York-based investment firm, focused on public and private companies.

## Clocktower Technology Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Santa Monica, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Software

Clocktower Technology Ventures is a Santa Monica-based venture capital business focused exclusively on financial technology.

## Esas Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Health Care, E-Commerce, Software

Esas Ventures is the venture capital arm of Esas Holding, one of the largest family-owned investment firms in Turkey and is backed by the first and second generation family members of Şevket Sabancı, one of the founding members of Sabancı Holding, a leading Turkish conglomerate.With offices in Istanbul and London, Esas Ventures invests in earlystage companies globally.

## Zacua Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Burlingame, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Convertible Note
- Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Construction, SaaS

Investing in the next generation of built environment entrepreneurs

## Winnipeg Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Lima, Lima, Peru
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Education, Software, EdTech

Winnipeg Capital (WC) is an investment and financial services firm that helps connect high potential companies and startups with growth opportunities through customized financial services, strategy advisory and smart capital.We believe Latin American offers a powerful platform to develop and scale solutions to fundamental problems that affect thebase of the pyramid . For this reason at our WC Startup Fund we invest in and support the best Latin American entrepreneurs to launch and scale regionally. Winnipeg invests across a variety of industries and sectors, including EdTech, AgTech and SaaS.

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

Invest in Pre-IPO deals

## DILA Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- 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.

## Breega
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: FinTech, Software, Financial Services

VCs use all sorts of tricks to attract the best companies. We do too. But as founders, we know that the main reason you choose an investor to be a part of your journey is because you like them. You trust them. Their values align with yours.

## NJJ Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Apps, Android, Computer

NJJ Capital is an investment vehicule of Xavier Niel

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