# Top 45 Sports Startup Investors in Mexico in May 2026 ## Kaszek - Type: VC Fund - Location: Buenos Aires, Sao Paulo, Brazil - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed - Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, E-Commerce We are tech entrepreneurs partnering with the most extraordinary founders in Latin America. ## Bullpen Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Menlo Park, California, United States - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, SaaS, Mobile Bullpen is a venture capital fund that invests post-seed capital into early stage companies. ## Sequoia Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Menlo Park, California, United States - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Series B, Series A, Series C - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Internet We help the daring build legendary companies. ## Orbelin Pineda - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Video, Soccer, Sports Professional soccer player. Part of the Mexican National Team. ## The Ark Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Software The Ark Fund provides networked capital to talented entrepreneurs at an early stage: when most needed. Investment at this stage helps finance working capital, helps validate the business during or after an acceleration or incubation program, allows entrepreneurs to reach initial customers, validate their market and to measure value, with the goalto prepare them for their next investment round.Latin America boasts two of the biggest emerging economies in the world, a 500M spanish-speaking population and a $5 trillion economy. The region offers a tremendous opportunity for emerging entrepreneurs to create the next big thing that will change our world. Angels play an important role in helping to create these successes.By providing structured access to dealflow, investment training and community, The Ark provides high-net worth individuals and professional investors with a gateway to this transformative opportunity. The Ark enables opportunity to lead innovation and transformation of industries and economies. TheArk has built a collaborative funding ecosystem, providing investment training through active funding in extraordinary startups. We challenge ourselves to be better and challenge humanity to be better. ## ALLVP - Type: VC Fund - Location: Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Financial Services, Health Care, FinTech Founded in 2012 by Federico Antoni, ALLVP is the first institutional fund seed and early venture capital of its kind in Mexico, formed to invest in entrepreneurs with strong components and scalable models of innovation. Across three funds, the firm has invested in more than 30 highly innovative and successful startups throughout Latin America :Cornershop scaled its unique on-demand marketplace from Chile to Canada; Flink provides access to free trading to nearly 2 million small investors; Nuvocargo enables thousands of cross-border shipments in the world's most active trade corridor; Robinfood is building the largest network of ghost restaurants in the region and Yana is the world's fastest-growing mental health app with over 6 million downloads.ALLVP is targeting companies led by founders who share our vision to democratize access to services and fix large inefficient industries such as Healthcare, Financial technology, Consumer Internet and Smart cities & Mobility.The firm is a member of the Latin-American Venture Capital Association (LAVCA), the Mexican Private Equity Association (AMEXCAP) and Endeavor Investor Network. ## Toro Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Convertible Note - Focus: Apps, SaaS, Mobile Apps Toro Ventures is a venture capital fund based in Monterrey, Mexico and San Francisco. We empower entrepreneurs to build a better future. ## Rafael Baca - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Video, Soccer, Sports Professional soccer player. ## Capital Invent - Type: VC Fund - Location: Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: E-Commerce, Software, FinTech Mexican-based early stage VC investing in consumer internet startups ## 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). ## Elias Hernández - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Video, Soccer, Sports Professional soccer player, ## Courtside Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Gaming, Sports, Fitness Courtside Ventures is the leading early-stage fund focused on Sports, Lifestyle, and Gaming. We invest in passionate entrepreneurs. ## 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. ## NSS Advisors - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Sports, Fantasy Sports, Digital Entertainment NSS Advisors is an investment company. ## Marathon Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Sports, Blockchain Marathon Capital is the leader in financing energy projects in the USA and Canada with a focus on renewable energy, global energy and infrastructure markets. ## NOEMIS Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: FinTech, Payments, SaaS NOEMIS Ventures is a venture capital fund investing and partnering with early stage companies to empower and pursue growth. ## CRB Inverbío - Type: VC Fund - Location: Madrid, Madrid, Spain - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed - Focus: Medical, Health Care, Biotechnology CRB Inverbio is a private venture capital management firm specialized in life sciences investing in innovative early stage start- ups in biotech, med tech, digital health and medical technologies ## 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. ## Tech Coast Angels San Diego - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Diego, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Software TCA-San Diego (TCA-SD) is the San Diego chapter of Tech Coast Angels ## MetLife Foundation - Type: VC Fund - Location: Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Grant, Pre-Seed - Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Finance MetLife Foundation is committed to expanding opportunities for low- and moderate-income people around the world.MetLife Foundation partner with nonprofit organizations and social enterprises to create financial health solutions and build stronger communities, while engaging MetLife employee volunteers to help drive impact. ## StepStone Group - Type: VC Fund - Location: La Jolla, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series B, Series C, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, SaaS StepStone provides investment services to institutional investors focused on achieving excess net (after fees) risk-adjusted private equity returns. StepStone builds private equity portfolios by accessing the market through a combination of fund investments, co-investments, and secondary purchases. ## Arrive - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, Health Care, FinTech Arrive is Roc Nation's venture capital platform. Roc nation is a full-service management, music publishing, and entertainment company founded by JAY-Z. ## Brayan Angulo - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Video, Soccer, Sports Professional soccer player. ## Miguel Layún - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Video, Soccer, Sports Professional soccer player. ## Thirty Five Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, Sports, FinTech Thirty Five Ventures is a startup founded by basketball star Kevin Durant that invests in tech companies. ## Broom Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Palo Alto, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Internet, Financial Services Broom Ventures invests early and sweeps the floors. ## 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. ## TheVentureCity - Type: VC Fund - Location: Miami, Florida, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS TheVentureCity is a global early stage venture fund, investing in product-centric startups across the US, Europe and Latam. We believe in founders who expect more from their VC. Our data-driven nature allows us to see beyond borders, knowing talent has no zip code. Which is why we have international hubs in Miami, Madrid, San Francisco and SaoPaulo. We create a steady current of resources, offering a combination of bespoke data insights and guidance from experienced operators. With product-led growth at our core.With more than $160M under management, we invest from pre-seed/seed with a ticket size from $100-300k to Series A with $1-4M. ## Tenacity Venture Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Palo Alto, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Finance Tenacity Venture Capital operates as an early-stage venture capital firm. ## Graph Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Palo Alto, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce Graph Ventures is an investment group that specializes in seed and early-stage venture investments. It was founded in 2011. Investments include: * BetterUp * Birdies * BlueApron * Dapper Labs * Earnin * Envoy * Hinge * Houseparty * Ipsy * Loft * Lever * Lingokids * Moon Express * Papaya * PicsArt * Porch * Quinto Andar * RideOS * Saildrone *Very Good Security * VivaReal * Zeplin ## 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. ## 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. ## MANTIS Venture Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Los Angeles, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, Internet, FinTech MANTIS is an early stage technology investment firm supporting the most innovative companies across consumer tech, media & entertainment, distributed ledger and other emerging technologies. ## Investo - Type: VC Fund - Location: Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel - Focus: E-Commerce, Internet, Software Investo is a seed capital firm that invests both financial and intellectual capital in technology startups. The firm offers founders 24/7 access to advice and helps scale businesses, as well as provide key talent that may be needed. Inveseto provides guidance, talent and capital so game-changing companies can scale. ## Bullnet Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Pozuelo De Alarcón, Madrid, Spain - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Enterprise Software Independent Venture Capital Firm specialized in high technology Spanish start-ups. Helping tech entrepreneurs during the early stages of their company to build successful businesses ## ID345 - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel - Focus: Software, SaaS, Marketing Bridging opportunities between resources in Silicon Valley and Mexico. ## Startup Studio Monterrey - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 ## Magma Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Santiago, Region Metropolitana, Chile - Relevant deals: 1 - 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. ## CDTI - Type: VC Fund - Location: Ventura, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Debt Financing - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Health Care CDTi (NASDAQ: CDTI) is a cleantech emissions control company that designs, develops and manufactures sustainable solutions to reduce emissions of on- and off-road engine applications. ## 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 ## Cometa - Type: VC Fund - Location: Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: E-Commerce, FinTech, Financial Services Cometa is a VC firm investing in early-stage technology companies targeting Spanish-speaking markets ## KF Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Marketplace, FinTech, E-Commerce KF Ventures is a seed and early stage fund. ## Bullet Time Ventures II - Type: VC Fund - Location: Boulder, Colorado, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Focus: Fitness, Medical, Health Care Bullet Time Ventures II is a micro venture capital firm that finances early-stage startups. ## Nicolas Vikonis - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Video, Soccer, Sports Professional soccer player. ## José Daniel Guerrero - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Video, Soccer, Sports Professional soccer player. # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. 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