Kaszek Ventures is a venture capital firm that partners with entrepreneurs to build high-impact technology-based companies whose main initial focus is Latin America. Founded by Hernan Kazah and Nicolas Szekasy in 2011, the company is industry and stage agnostic, mainly investing in seed, series A and series B. In addition to capital, they supply expertise and insights in strategy, operational execution, team-building, growth, technology, product, networking and more.
Kaszek Ventures set up three investment funds, KV-I for $95 million, KV-II for $135 million, and KV-III for $200 million. The firm invests in Latin America and prefers to invest between $0.5 million and $5 million in equity. The company invests in a wide range of companies like Kavak, Escale and Digital House. Exits include companies like LoveMondays, Eventioz and eOtica.
In addition to capital, Kaszek offers strategic guidance, operational support and access to local and international networks to its portfolio of entrepreneurs.
Timeline
Kaszek’s total capital under management at roughly $1 billion.
Funded Companies
Nubank is a financial technology company based in Brazil issuing, administrating, processing and transfering payments related to post-paid credit cards and equity investments.
Creditas is a Brazilian financial technology firm offering secured consumer loans.
QuintoAndar is a Brazilian company who offers an online rental platform which allows renters to find a rental without a co-signer, deposit or rental insurance and offers landlords protection against insolvent renters.
GuiaBolso is a personal finance platform automatically aggregating people's financial information who also offer credit and investment products.
NotCo is a food science company located in Santiago, Chile, making plant-based Greek yogurt, milk, cheese and mayonnaise, with the help of their artificial intelligence software called Giuseppe.
Konfio is a Mexico City-based online financial services platform offering small and medium businesses find access to working capital credit and loans.
Bitso is a cryptocurrency exchange for buying and selling Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, Bitcoin Cash, TrueUSD, Decentraland, Golem, and Basic Attention Token.
Associated investment funds
People
Andy Young
VP Growth
Bárbara Nieto
VP of Talent Acquisition
Bianca Sassoon
Investment Analyst
Guillermo Laborde
Controller
Hernan Kazah
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Julia Salles
Investment Analyst
Level Ventures
Investor
Marcelo Díaz
COO
Natalia Navas
Growth Analyst
Nico Berman
Employee
Nicolas Berman
Partner
Nicolas Szekasy
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Pedro Oliveira
Investment Analyst
Santiago Fossatti
Principal
Sol Rey Silva
Office Manager
Further reading
Documentaries, videos and podcasts
Companies
Beleza Na Web
Alex Serodio
São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Online Beauty Retailer
Compara Online
Sebastian Valin
Santiago, Region Metropolitana, Chile
Insurance and Financial Products
Contabilizei
Vitor Torres
Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
Online Accounting Service
Credijusto
David Poritz
Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Financial Technology Company
Creditas
Sergio Furio
São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Consumer Lending Platform
Cuidas
João Henrique Vogel
São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Subscription Service for Primary Care
Delivery Direto
Allan Panossian Kajimoto
São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Online Food Delivery
Digital House
Nelson Duboscq
Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina
Coding School
DogHero
Eduardo Baer
São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Solutions for Dog Owners
dr. consulta
Thomaz Srougi
São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Primary Healthcare Platform
eÓtica
Bruno Ballardie
Vila Olímpia, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Online Optical Store
Escale
Matthew Kligerman
São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Performance-based customer acquisition company
Eventioz
Pablo Aquistapace
Mendoza, Argentina
Online Event Registration Software
Get Ninjas
Eduardo LHotellier
São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Local Services Web-Based Platform
GOintegro
German Dyzenchauz
Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina
Employee Engagement Platform
Grupo Zap
Lucas Vargas
São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Real Estate
GuiaBolso
Thiago Alvarez
São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Personal Financial Management Platform
GuicheVirtual
Thiago Carvalho
São José Dos Campos, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Platform for booking bus tickets in Brazil
Gympass
Cesar Carvalho
São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Discovery Platform of Fitness Facilities
Hash Lab
Thiago Arnese
Pinheiros, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Plug & Play infrastructure
Carlos Garcia Ottati
Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Online Platform for buying and selling cars
Konfío
David Arana
Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Online Lending Platform
LivUp
Victor Santos
São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Direct to consumer food brand
Loggi
Fabien Mendez
São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
E-Commerce and Logistics
Love Mondays
Luciana Caletti
Pinheiros, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Online Careers Community
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