Carao Ventures

Founded in San José, Costa Rica in 2012, Carao Ventures is a pioneering venture capital firm focused on early-stage investments in Central America and other small- to medium-sized countries in Latin America. It invests in promising startups across various industries such as software, biotech, healthtech, fintech, AI, and construction tech. Carao's distinctive model combines best practices from VC firms, venture-building, and startup accelerators, offering a unique value proposition for both startups and investors interested in frontier markets.

Allan Boruchowicz

Managing Partner

Mario Peña

Associate

Past deals in Mexico

Aviva

Seed Round in 2024
Aviva is developing an AI-driven digital bank focused on serving underbanked communities in Latin America. Initially targeting Mexico's unsecured credit market, Aviva offers inclusive financial services through innovative physical onboarding kiosks and novel AI-based risk models.

MegaBite Food

Pre Seed Round in 2021
MegaBite is a multibrand cloud kitchen restaurant that specializes in offering premium gastronomic brands at midrange prices targeted at the middle class in Latin America. The company operates exclusively through digital channels, utilizing integrated kitchen software and hardware to facilitate efficient order processing. MegaBite runs its operations from rented dark kitchens, which allows for a modular growth model that enhances scalability. This innovative approach enables the opening of new kitchens with significantly lower capital expenditure and much faster timelines compared to traditional restaurants. Operating in Mexico and Peru, MegaBite has achieved impressive growth, averaging 30% month-over-month since its inception. The platform provides customers with access to a variety of virtual restaurant brands, enhancing their culinary choices while ensuring a seamless online ordering and delivery experience.

Mirlo

Mirlo specializes in streamlining mobile telecommunications for businesses. Its platform offers centralized management of lines and devices, adaptable plans, transparent billing, global roaming, SIM delivery, online recharges, and integration with messaging verification systems, enabling companies to maintain efficient communication while controlling costs.

Moons

Founded in 2019, Moons specializes in orthodontic solutions, offering transparent dental aligners tailored to each patient's needs. The company provides direct-to-consumer products and online dental services in Mexico and Colombia.

MegaBite Food

MegaBite is a multibrand cloud kitchen restaurant that specializes in offering premium gastronomic brands at midrange prices targeted at the middle class in Latin America. The company operates exclusively through digital channels, utilizing integrated kitchen software and hardware to facilitate efficient order processing. MegaBite runs its operations from rented dark kitchens, which allows for a modular growth model that enhances scalability. This innovative approach enables the opening of new kitchens with significantly lower capital expenditure and much faster timelines compared to traditional restaurants. Operating in Mexico and Peru, MegaBite has achieved impressive growth, averaging 30% month-over-month since its inception. The platform provides customers with access to a variety of virtual restaurant brands, enhancing their culinary choices while ensuring a seamless online ordering and delivery experience.

MegaBite Food

MegaBite is a multibrand cloud kitchen restaurant that specializes in offering premium gastronomic brands at midrange prices targeted at the middle class in Latin America. The company operates exclusively through digital channels, utilizing integrated kitchen software and hardware to facilitate efficient order processing. MegaBite runs its operations from rented dark kitchens, which allows for a modular growth model that enhances scalability. This innovative approach enables the opening of new kitchens with significantly lower capital expenditure and much faster timelines compared to traditional restaurants. Operating in Mexico and Peru, MegaBite has achieved impressive growth, averaging 30% month-over-month since its inception. The platform provides customers with access to a variety of virtual restaurant brands, enhancing their culinary choices while ensuring a seamless online ordering and delivery experience.

Aviva

Aviva is developing an AI-driven digital bank focused on serving underbanked communities in Latin America. Initially targeting Mexico's unsecured credit market, Aviva offers inclusive financial services through innovative physical onboarding kiosks and novel AI-based risk models.
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