# Top 15 Retail Startup Investors in Uruguay in May 2026

## 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.

## 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

## 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.

## IC Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Montevideo, NA - Uruguay, Uruguay
- Relevant deals: 2
- 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.

## 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.

## 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.

## 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

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

Sergio Oberlander

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

Founder & President, Bantotal

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

Owner & CEO, OCASA

## 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.

## 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.

## 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.

## 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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