# Top 35 Sports Angel Investors in LATAM in October 2023

## Travis Kelce
- Type: Angel
- Location: Kansas City, Missouri, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Food and Beverage, Water, Sports

Travis Michael Kelce is an American football tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL).

## Orbelin Pineda
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Video, Soccer, Sports

Professional soccer player. Part of the Mexican National Team.

## Nigel Eccles
- Type: Angel
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Sports, Blockchain, E-Commerce

Nigel Eccles, CEO and co-founder of Flick, an esports/gaming focused screen share application. Previously Nigel was the CEO and co-founder of FanDuel a fantasy sports application.

## Rafael Baca
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Video, Soccer, Sports

Professional soccer player.

## Nadav Ben-Chanoch
- Type: Angel
- Location: Miami, Florida, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Health Care

Nadav Ben-Chanoch - Partner @ Pareto Holdings

## Elias Hernández
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Video, Soccer, Sports

Professional soccer player,

## Loren Roosendaal
- Type: Angel
- Location: Breda, Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: eSports, Blockchain, Online Games

Loren Roosendaal is the Founder and Chairman of Knowingo.

## Iker Casillas
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Sports, Health Care, Fantasy Sports

Iker Casillas is a co-founder of Café 19.

## César Azpilicueta
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series B
- Focus: Fantasy Sports, Gaming, Soccer

César Azpilicueta Tanco is a professional footballer from Spain.

## Manolo Atala
- Type: Angel
- Location: Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: E-Commerce, Internet, Enterprise Software

Manolo has built several high-impact companies in the eCommerce ecosystem, as well as SaaS. Prior to FairPlay, Manolo was Partner & COO for Mountain Nazca, a Venture Capital Firm based in Mexico with focus on high-impact investments through Latin America & abroad. He was Co-founder of Pulpomatic, the first Fleet Management Technologycompany in Latin America and Europe. He served as Managing Director in Groupon México, which later took the operation of its subsidiary in Puerto Rico, remaining as Regional SVP – North Latam. He is an active angel investor in companies like Cornershop, Liftit, Justo, Kavak, Instafit, among others.

## Craig Earnshaw
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: News, EdTech, Sports

Craig Earnshaw - Board of Directors @ Screenie

## Luis X. Barrios
- Type: Angel
- Location: Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Apps, Photography, Commercial Real Estate

Luis X Barrios is the Founder and the Chief Executive Officer of ArkAngeles.co. He also founded TheArkFund in 2016 and is one of the founders of The Pool in 2013.

## Santiago Schettini
- Type: Angel
- Location: Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: EdTech, Gaming, Mobile

Santiago Schettini - Co-Founder @ Future Leaders World

## Christian Aguirre
- Type: Angel
- Location: Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel
- Focus: Fitness, Wellness, Health Care

Christian Aguirre - Investment Team Member @ Dalus Capital

## Bruno Soares
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel
- Focus: Fitness, Wellness

Bruno Soares is a Brazilian Tennis player and owns fund MadFish.

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

Sergio Oberlander

## Marcelo Sampaio
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Internet, Apps, Software

There are the well-traveled and then there are the travelers. Born in Brazil and raised in France, Marcelo has been jumping between the developing and developed worlds his entire life, which explains his innate understanding of the two. Name a country and it’s likely that Marcelo has been there. He has traveled and worked in over 50 countries likeMozambique, China, Peru, Latvia, and Korea.Marcelo has more than a decade of experience in channel and direct sales for both private and public sectors. He graduated from PUC-Rio in Production Engineering, and discovered his passion for business and technology at Microsoft. From there he transitioned to Oracle where he became head of Sales for Brazil, winning sales awards each year he was there as one of the best global performers in management and execution. He also happened to be Oracle’s youngest sales manager in the world.

## Danish Chaudhry
- Type: Angel
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Information Technology

Startup enthusiast and coffee addict

## Paulo Alexandre Lopes
- Type: Angel
- Location: Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: SaaS, Boating, Gambling

Paulo Alexandre Lopes is the Managing Director at oddsgate. Paulo Alexandre Lopes attended IPAM.

## Sergio Furio
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Financial Services, Payments, SaaS

Sergio Furio is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Creditas. Before founding Creditas, he worked at The Boston Consulting Group in New York and Spain. He also worked at Deutsche Bank's Investment Banking Division. Besides Creditas, Mr. Furio serves at the boards of Endeavor Brazil, HBS Alumni Angels Association of Brazil, Juntos SomosMais and Sempre Semente

## André Zimmermann
- Type: Angel
- Location: Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Video, Computer Vision

André holds a degree in Business Administration of the Fundação Armando Álvares Penteado, São Paulo (Brazil) and a GMP at CEDEP/INSEAD, Fontainebleau (France). He has more than 22 years experience within the communication industry, having worked for advertising and media agencies in Brazil and in Spain. After having worked at Havas for 12years, where at the end he accumulated the roles of MD at Havas Digital Brazil and MD at Z+, he became an entrepreneur in 2013 and has since then helped building NetCos (influencer marketing), Adglow (social media advertising), Smartclip Brazil, (video distribution platform), Blasting News Brazil (social journalism), Kiddo (customer experience), Oliver Latam (in house agencies), Audioria (podcast production and distribution) and Corebiz Spain (omnichannel agency). Since 2014 also acting as an angel investor at seed and early stage ventures for companies such as iSPORTiSTiCS (artificial intelligence for sports), Sherwa (gaming network), Donamaid (cleaning services marketplace), Mimo (live commerce), Chilligum Creatives (dynamic creatives), Super Troupers (influencer powered commerce solution) and also through Wow Accelerator. André was also a professor for two years at the Master in Digital Marketing of the Instituto de Empresa, Madrid (Spain) and a VP and board member at the Interactive Advertising Bureau Brazil. In 2014 André was ranked second in the Top 50 Innovators of Marketing and Communication in Brazil list, published by Proxxima (Meio&Mensagem Group).

## Pau Gasol
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series C
- Focus: Sports, Health Care, Fantasy Sports

Pau Gasol is an advisor, an investor and an activist in projects related to sports and well-being. He played professional basketball for 20 years in the NBA, on the Spanish National Team and in Spain’s ACB league. He is president of the Gasol Foundation, a member of the International Olympic Committee’s Athletes’ Commission, and a UNICEF GlobalChampion for Nutrition and Zero Childhood Obesity.

## Marcos Galperin
- Type: Angel
- Location: Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series B, Series A
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, B2B

Marcos Galperin is a co-founder of Mercadolibre, Inc. and has served as its chairman, president and chief executive officer since October 1999. Marcos is a board member of Endeavor Global, Inc., a non-profit organization that is leading the global movement to catalyze long term economic growth by selecting, mentoring and accelerating the besthigh impact entrepreneurs around the world. He is also a board member of the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Marcos received a master’s degree in business administration from Stanford University and graduated with honors from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. We believe that Marcos is qualified to serve on our board of directors due to his comprehensive knowledge and experience in the technology industry and experience serving as a director of other companies.

## Brayan Angulo
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Video, Soccer, Sports

Professional soccer player.

## Edward Lando
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Health Care

Edward Lando is the Managing Partner at Pareto Holdings.

## Ariel Arrieta
- Type: Angel
- Location: Argentina, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- Focus: Cryptocurrency, FinTech, Blockchain

Ariel Arrieta is a Venture Capital investor and serial entrepreneur, as he likes to present himself. He founded and founded several companies. He is also co-founder and Managing Partner of NXTP Labs, one of the most active funds in the region and has invested in more than 200 technology companies throughout Latin America. He has worked in Internetcompanies since 1994 and several of the companies he founded were sold to Fox International Channels (News Corporation). He is a Kauffman Fellow (class 18) and Harvard Business School OPM (class 41). He collaborates with the NGOs Ecosistema Emprendedor, Junior Achievement, Endeavor and Ruta 40. He is also the author of the books "Aprender a Emprender" and "El Sentido Común Emprendedor", published in 2013. and and "El Sentido Común Emprendedor", published in 2018.

## Kevin Durant
- Type: Angel
- Location: Oakland, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Financial Services, Software, FinTech

Kevin Durant is a 12-year NBA veteran who plays for the Brooklyn Nets. He is a 2x NBA Champion and Finals MVP; having also won an NBA MVP Award, four NBA scoring titles, two Olympic gold medals, two NBA All-Star Game MVP Awards, and an NBA Rookie of the Year Award. He is also a ten-time NBA All-Star. Off the court, Durant is co-founder andpartner of Thirty Five Ventures. Thirty Five Ventures includes his diverse investment portfolio, including companies such as Postmates, Acorns, Overtime, & Coinbase; the media and creative development arm; and the Kevin Durant Charity Foundation.Projects under the Thirty Five Ventures umbrella include the sports business vertical “The Boardroom,” in partnership with ESPN, which examines the ins and outs of sports business and illuminates the world of sports far beyond what fans ordinarily see. Kevin also served as an executive producer on Fox Sports Films’ “Q Ball,” which premiered at the San Francisco International Film Festival in Spring 2019. Upcoming projects include the scripted series “SWAGGER” with Imagine Entertainment and Apple. Last fall also saw the opening of The Durant Center in Suitland, Maryland, the Kevin Durant Charity Foundation’s college pipeline program in conjunction with College Track.

## Harold Primat
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, Sports, Nutrition

Investor and former professional racing driver. Currently, he is a president of the Primland estate.

## Dr. Cornelius Boersch
- Type: Angel
- Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: E-Commerce, Software, FinTech

Dr. Cornelius (“Conny”) Boersch is an entrepreneur, business angel and founder of numerous technology companies. Conny is considered one of the bestconnected networkers in the tech and start-up scene. He is the founder of the global company builder Mountain Partners as well as the global co-investment company Conny & Co. Conny initiated theEntrepreneurs Day at the Tegernsee, one of the most exclusive conferences in Europe and regularly holds speeches at universities or tech events all over the world. As a business angel, he has invested in more than 300 companies since 1995 and was voted “European Business Angel of the Year” in 2009. He is a European Investment Fund (EIF) - certified super angel, which means that, subject to certain restrictions, the EIF matches all of his startup investments 1 to 1.As an entrepreneur, Conny previously founded the stock-listed RFID-based companies ACG, Smartrac and Identiv as well as the cashless payment systems provider Sandpiper. For his activities he was named “Entrepreneur of the Year” in 2000. Politically, Conny acted as advisor to Dr. Guido Westerwelle, former president of the German Liberal Party, FDP, Vice-Chancellor and Foreign Minister of Germany from 2009 to 2012.He studied at the European Business School in Oestrich-Winkel and earned his Ph.D. from the University of Essen with a thesis on venture capital and investing. He later also acted as honorary professor and held lectures at the University of Essen.

## Miguel Layún
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Video, Soccer, Sports

Professional soccer player.

## Jon Oringer
- Type: Angel
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Health Care

Jon Oringer is the founder and chairman of Shutterstock.

## Richard Ma
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A
- Focus: Blockchain, Financial Services, Cryptocurrency

CEO of Quantstamp, Venture Partner at Pioneer Fund, YCombinator Alumni, Former Quantitative Strategist at Tower Research Capital

## Mauricio Feldman
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: Internet, E-Commerce, Sports

Co-founder & CEO at Volanty

## Nicolas Vikonis
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Video, Soccer, Sports

Professional soccer player.

## Odell Beckham Jr.
- Type: Angel
- Location: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series B, Series A
- Focus: Food and Beverage, Financial Services, Banking

Odell Beckham Jr. is a wide receiver who plays for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League.

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