# Top 25 Marketplace Startup Investors in Uruguay in May 2026 ## 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 ## 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. ## ANII - Type: VC Fund - Location: Montevideo, NA - Uruguay, Uruguay - Relevant deals: 3 - 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. ## 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. ## 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. ## 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. ## 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. ## 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. ## Addition - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C - Focus: Software, FinTech, Artificial Intelligence We invest in early & growth stage technology companies. We were founded with a mission to support visionaries in building impactful & enduring businesses. ## Marcos Vercelli-Forster - Type: Angel - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Equity Crowdfunding - Focus: Marketplace, B2B, Retail Marcos Vercelli-Forster ## 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. ## Sergio Fogel - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Financial Services, CRM, Venture Capital Sergio Fogel investor at 3DBattery. ## 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. ## 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. ## Emblue Latam - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Analytics, E-Commerce, Data Integration -- ## Sergio Oberlander - Type: Angel - Location: Montevideo, NA - Uruguay, Uruguay - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: B2B, Retail, Content Sergio Oberlander ## Federico Colella - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: B2B, Retail, E-Commerce Owner & CEO, OCASA ## 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. ## 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. ## 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. ## 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. ## Mariano De Larrobla - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: B2B, Retail, E-Commerce Founder & President, Bantotal ## General Atlantic - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Private Equity, Series B, Series C - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Health Care We partner with leading entrepreneurs and innovative growth companies to deliver value for our family and institutional capital partners. ## 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. # 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