First Check Ventures

First Check Ventures, established in 2020 and based in San Juan, Puerto Rico, is a venture capital investment firm focused on early-stage startups worldwide. The firm seeks opportunities primarily in sectors such as business-to-consumer, information technology, big data, and food technology, as well as mobile and software as a service (SaaS). By targeting innovative companies in these areas, First Check Ventures aims to support entrepreneurs and contribute to their growth in the global market.

Ali Jamal

Founding Partner

Adwait Walimbe

Partner

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Veikul

Seed Round in 2024
Veikul is a mobility-as-a-service company that operates a marketplace connecting ride-hailing and delivery platforms with gig workers. It offers vehicle subscriptions, including both vehicles and gasoline, allowing drivers and couriers to generate additional income without significant upfront investment. Veikul also facilitates community-based vehicle sharing, helping to address first and last-mile transportation challenges in urban areas and providing companies with a reliable workforce.

Taloflow

Seed Round in 2024
Taloflow is a buying insights platform that assists CTOs at digital-native companies in selecting the most suitable cloud infrastructure and API products for their specific needs. By streamlining the decision-making process, the platform helps users avoid extensive analysis and costly errors associated with significant technology choices. Taloflow's evaluation software simplifies the management of micro-services and server-less workflows, providing clients with tools for better vendor management and enhanced decision-making. Utilizing artificial intelligence, the platform enables real-time observability and actionability, supporting collaborative selection processes and ensuring that organizations can efficiently navigate their technology stack.

Batech

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Batech, SaaS B2B that improves up to 30% the productivity and security of companies through AI-VISION transforming images from your current cameras into data for decision making. We convert any type of camera from 2 megapixels to intelligent, detecting behavior patterns and generating alerts and reports in real time. Mitigating 3 problems, pilferage, accidents and insecurity that represent losses of more than 451B usd annually in LatAm. Operating in Mexico and Brazil

Abide

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Abide is a company that focuses on acquiring, developing, and enhancing revenue technology specifically for sales and marketing software. It aims to assist business founders in expanding their brands more effectively and efficiently. By providing strategic support and resources, Abide facilitates exits for founders of B2B sales and marketing products, allowing them to explore various opportunities for ongoing growth and engagement with the future success of their brands. Through its initiatives, Abide seeks to create a positive impact on the businesses it partners with, fostering innovation and sustainable development in the revenue technology sector.

Kapu

Angel Round in 2022
Real estate is the most popular investment alternative in LatAm. However, entry barriers such as high interest rates, rising prices and poor financial education prevent +10 million young urban investors from accessing this asset class. Even though they tend to have an over-the-average income. We provide access to premium real estate investment options - both, in USD and local currencies - previously reserved for high-net-worth individuals from just USD $1.000. All through a propietary top-of-the-line mobile app. Forget getting a mortgages or dealing with old-school real estate funds. With Blok you can build your own real estate portfolio in less than 5 minutes.

Pygma

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Pygma is a company focused on supporting early-stage founders, particularly Latin entrepreneurs, in both Latin America and the United States. It operates as a startup accelerator, providing essential services designed to empower founders during the critical early stages of their tech ventures. Pygma enables pre-seed founders to co-build their companies while offering guidance in capital-raising efforts. The company also invests in early-stage startups, aiming to mitigate risks and maximize potential returns by helping founders navigate the complexities of securing funding. Additionally, Pygma plays a significant role as an ecosystem builder, creating environments that foster strong relationships among startups, investors, and partners in the entrepreneurial community.

Anfin

Seed Round in 2022
AnFin is a fintech company focused on democratizing financial investment in Vietnam, particularly for novice retail investors. By developing a digital trading platform, AnFin aims to enhance liquidity and transparency in the investment landscape. The company seeks to empower individuals by providing them with financial education, enabling them to form investment strategies and access a variety of asset classes. Through strategic partnerships and innovative technology, AnFin aspires to create an interconnected ecosystem that fosters collaboration among investors and facilitates their journey into wealth management and investment opportunities.

Creditop

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Creditop is a company that specializes in facilitating loans through a multi-lender payment method, aimed at helping merchants sell on credit more effectively. It has developed a credit portal and banking comparison software that connects merchants with an embedded lending network. In Colombia, Creditop assists customers by comparing various financial institutions based on their specific requests. The company provides support throughout the entire loan process, including advice, document collection, application submission, and approval. By enabling customers to navigate the credit landscape efficiently, Creditop helps them identify suitable credit options, ultimately promoting cost savings during the loan acquisition process.

Tani Salud

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Tani Salud is a healthcare marketplace based in Mexico City that aims to provide quality medical care and transparent pricing for surgical procedures, specifically targeting the middle class in Latin America. The platform enables users to search for medical procedures, select healthcare providers, schedule appointments, and request second opinions, facilitating access to fair pricing for surgeries. By prioritizing transparency and quality, Tani Salud seeks to improve the healthcare experience for its users.

Pacto

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Pacto is a B2B enterprise software and payments platform that caters to small merchants in Latin America. Headquartered in Mexico City, the company develops tools and technology that enable banks and financial institutions to support merchants in transitioning from cash payments to digital solutions. Pacto's offerings include a point-of-sale platform designed for restaurants, featuring an all-in-one payment integration with a user-friendly interface, automatic reconciliation at payment, and mobile point-of-sale capabilities. This technology allows restaurants to enhance their operations and drive business growth by facilitating seamless ordering and payment processes directly from customers' mobile devices.

Finblox

Seed Round in 2022
Finblox is a digital asset platform that offers users a gamified experience for managing their cryptocurrency investments. The platform allows users to trade, engage in gaming activities, and earn passive rewards on various digital assets, including USDC, BUSD, BTC, ETH, and AXS. Finblox's app features a high-yield savings option, made possible through partnerships with financial institutions that borrow cryptocurrency against posted collateral. This structure enables users to participate in investment activities with ease while benefiting from competitive returns on their assets.

Onespot

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Onespot is on a mission to forever change how mobile apps are made. It's really hard to make a mobile app. 99% of people don't know how to code, and existing app builders are so painful for anyone who's non-technical. Those app builders are technically "no-code", but in reality you need to know things like variables, loops, and databases in order to make your app actually functional. But it doesn't have to be that way. In the early 2000s, it used to be really hard to make websites until Wix and Squarespace came along and made it simple. We're doing to mobile apps what Wix & Squarespace did to websites. We go to outrageous lengths and build insanely difficult things (a phone-based drag-and-drop editor, instant over-the-air updates, one-click app store publishing), all so that you can have a delightful experience. With Onespot, you can make, publish, and manage your organization's mobile app as easily as you made its Instagram profile—all in minutes, right from your phone. So far, thousands of people from 125+ countries have made apps on Onespot for their small businesses, organizations, and other communities.

Viva Translate

Seed Round in 2022
Viva Translate is a company that specializes in real-time communication by providing a web-based translation platform. It focuses on improving interactions among users speaking English, Spanish, and Portuguese through its advanced multilingual audio transcription and translation technology. This platform allows for live translation during video calls, ensuring that participants can communicate effectively despite language barriers. Additionally, Viva Translate offers features such as the transcription, translation, and summarization of meeting notes, enhancing the overall communication experience for users engaged in multilingual discussions.

Pulppo

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Pulppo is a technology-enabled brokerage firm focused on transforming the real estate market in Latin America. By collaborating with leading brokers in the region, Pulppo equips them with advanced tools and resources designed to streamline the buying process. The company aims to enhance the efficiency of home sales by connecting agents with prominent properties while offering comprehensive logistical and legal support. Founded by Agustin Iglesias and Matias Gath, both experienced leaders in the tech and real estate sectors, Pulppo is dedicated to fostering a straightforward and transparent experience for both brokers and clients.

Apparta

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Apparta is a restaurant-tech marketplace that focuses on enhancing productivity for dining establishments by facilitating the booking of empty tables through a mobile application. The platform operates on a yield management strategy, providing consumers with whole-menu discounts that vary based on demand; higher discounts are available during off-peak hours while lower discounts apply during peak times. This approach targets the significant issue of low occupancy rates, which average 40% in Latin America, presenting a substantial market opportunity. By driving dine-in traffic, Apparta aims to optimize restaurant operations and provide consumers with affordable dining options.

Ocean

Seed Round in 2022
Ocean is a Fintech which deploys capital into SME's with an innovative trade program to help them with their imports, inventory and global supply chain. Ocean acts as a trading partner to provide businesses with international cross border supply chain capital between $10k and $10m with 0% interest and no hidden charges. It charges a low flat fee and capital is paid back in instalments over 30, 60, 90 or 120 days. SME's can now import physical goods from manufacturers overseas on open credit just like multinationals.

Anfin

Seed Round in 2022
AnFin is a fintech company focused on democratizing financial investment in Vietnam, particularly for novice retail investors. By developing a digital trading platform, AnFin aims to enhance liquidity and transparency in the investment landscape. The company seeks to empower individuals by providing them with financial education, enabling them to form investment strategies and access a variety of asset classes. Through strategic partnerships and innovative technology, AnFin aspires to create an interconnected ecosystem that fosters collaboration among investors and facilitates their journey into wealth management and investment opportunities.

Tryp

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Tryp is a technology platform that offers a comprehensive solution for consumers and brands within the legal cannabis and alternative healthcare markets. It connects adult consumers with licensed retailers for on-demand delivery of cannabis products. The platform includes an application that allows customers to explore and purchase quality cannabis, ensuring products are delivered directly to their homes. In addition to facilitating transactions, Tryp's application provides users with valuable information about cannabis products, including their benefits, effects, and proper consumption methods. This enables consumers to access cannabis in various forms while ensuring they receive high-quality products from certified suppliers.

Finblox

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Finblox is a digital asset platform that offers users a gamified experience for managing their cryptocurrency investments. The platform allows users to trade, engage in gaming activities, and earn passive rewards on various digital assets, including USDC, BUSD, BTC, ETH, and AXS. Finblox's app features a high-yield savings option, made possible through partnerships with financial institutions that borrow cryptocurrency against posted collateral. This structure enables users to participate in investment activities with ease while benefiting from competitive returns on their assets.

Littio

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Littio is a financial technology company focused on providing financial systems for emerging economies. It offers a secure application that enables users to manage their finances in a stable currency, facilitating seamless international payments. The platform is designed to protect users' money without hidden costs, allowing them to access dollar-based financial products. Additionally, Littio's services aim to mitigate the risks associated with currency devaluation, empowering users to potentially grow their wealth through dollar-denominated investments. By improving financial access and literacy, Littio seeks to enhance the financial lives of individuals in emerging markets.

Hitter Brands

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Hitter Brands specializes in optimizing the revenue potential of cloud kitchens by integrating various virtual brands into their existing operations. The company offers consulting services that leverage technology to assess the capabilities of these kitchens, facilitating the registration of brands on multiple delivery platforms. Hitter Brands enhances the delivery experience for consumers while minimizing incremental costs associated with launching new brands. By transforming unused kitchen capacities into profitable ventures, the company helps cloud kitchens become digitally adept and efficiently manage their operational investments.

Zippi

Venture Round in 2021
Zippi Soluções de Crédito Ltda is a digital platform based in São Paulo, Brazil, that specializes in providing financial services for gig workers, particularly drivers for ride-sharing applications such as Uber, 99, and Cabify. The platform offers personal loans tailored to the needs of self-employed individuals, allowing them to manage their finances more effectively. By providing weekly invoices and facilitating payments through a user-friendly application, Zippi aims to support its clients in focusing on their business growth without incurring annual fees. This approach positions Zippi as a valuable resource for the growing gig economy in Latin America.

Anfin

Pre Seed Round in 2021
AnFin is a fintech company focused on democratizing financial investment in Vietnam, particularly for novice retail investors. By developing a digital trading platform, AnFin aims to enhance liquidity and transparency in the investment landscape. The company seeks to empower individuals by providing them with financial education, enabling them to form investment strategies and access a variety of asset classes. Through strategic partnerships and innovative technology, AnFin aspires to create an interconnected ecosystem that fosters collaboration among investors and facilitates their journey into wealth management and investment opportunities.

Lonca

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Lonca is a marketplace focused on digitizing the wholesale fashion trade through its business-to-business e-commerce platform. The company curates brands that emphasize compelling stories and values, allowing retailers to enhance their inventory with unique clothing products. Lonca distinguishes itself by offering free shipping on all orders, regardless of size, thereby leveling the playing field for small and medium businesses in the international wholesale market. This approach enables these businesses to compete more effectively with larger retailers, facilitating broader access to diverse fashion options.

Castor

Seed Round in 2021
Castor is a fintech company based in Mexico, established in 2021, that focuses on improving financial stability for workers by offering automated savings tools and access to earned wages before the traditional payday. The platform enables users to save effectively and avoid debt by providing liquidity between paychecks without incurring interest charges. Castor's services include facilitating savings, making service payments, and offering free access to a portion of wages on a daily basis. By implementing these features, Castor aims to strengthen the financial well-being of its clients and help them manage their finances more effectively.

Goodmeetings

Seed Round in 2021
Goodmeetings is an online video and AI-enabled platform focused on enhancing remote team performance management. The company has developed a meeting insights and automation platform that integrates artificial intelligence with human intelligence. Its features include the automation of sales tasks within a single video meeting environment, which is closely linked to customer relationship management systems. The platform standardizes sales workflows while monitoring and guiding teams in real-time, enabling organizations to boost sales and improve contact conversion rates efficiently.

Finzi

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Finzi operates a digital banking and learning platform aimed at teenagers in Latin America. By integrating fintech and edtech, Finzi provides a comprehensive solution that teaches financial concepts while offering access to essential financial services. The platform enables young users to open bank accounts and obtain debit cards, allowing them to gain practical experience in managing their finances. Through this approach, Finzi empowers teenagers to develop financial literacy and skills, contributing to a more secure financial future.

Harvv

Seed Round in 2021
QisstPay operates a Buy Now, Pay Later platform in Pakistan, offering consumers the ability to purchase items through interest-free installments. The service is designed to facilitate credit sales for merchants without imposing any markup fees or interest charges. By enabling customers to buy products such as clothing and shoes while deferring payment, QisstPay enhances the shopping experience and increases sales potential for retailers. The platform aims to simplify the payment process and make installment purchasing accessible, thereby promoting a more flexible financial option for consumers in Pakistan.

HiGeorge

Seed Round in 2021
HiGeorge allows news publishers to easily create compelling visualizations from public data that are on par with the New York Times. We do this by cleaning and aggregating public datasets so that anyone can instantly use our data visualizations with a simple copy/paste. Think Tableau with all the necessary data attached.

Flourish Fi

Venture Round in 2021
Flourish Savings, Inc. is a digital engagement platform based in Albany, California, that focuses on enhancing financial habits through a rewards-based online and mobile savings account. Founded in 2017, the company aims to appeal to individuals who underutilize traditional banking services. Flourish Savings provides financial institutions, such as banks and credit unions, with tools to attract new consumers and encourage meaningful financial actions. Its innovative platform allows users to grow their savings by engaging in activities that unlock prizes, thereby promoting positive financial behaviors. By facilitating new deposits and fostering deeper relationships between consumers and financial institutions, Flourish Savings contributes to increased revenue and customer engagement in the financial services sector.

OlaClick (YC W21)

Seed Round in 2021
OlaClick is a web-based digital menu solution that streamlines the process of receiving online orders for businesses, particularly mass-market restaurants. The platform allows restaurants to create and distribute digital menus at no cost, facilitating orders through WhatsApp. This approach not only simplifies the ordering process for customers but also helps restaurants enhance their online presence and expand their customer base. By utilizing OlaClick's services, businesses can efficiently manage their food orders and improve overall operational efficiency.

Treinta

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Treinta is a digital ledger application tailored for microbusinesses in Latin America, where a significant majority still rely on traditional pen-and-paper methods for record-keeping. The app enables users to efficiently track sales, expenses, debts, and inventory while providing real-time insights into key business metrics like cash flow and profitability. By digitizing financial processes, Treinta helps business owners save up to 30 minutes daily on bookkeeping tasks and enhances overall operational efficiency by over 30%. This innovative tool supports the estimated 50 million microbusinesses in the region by facilitating informed decision-making and streamlining financial management.

Boomy

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Boomy Corporation, established in 2018 and headquartered in Berkeley, California, specializes in generative music technology. The company's application allows users to create original songs using artificial intelligence, eliminating the need for traditional music-making skills or experience. In addition to song creation, Boomy provides users with the ability to release and distribute their music across major streaming platforms and digital retailers worldwide. Users can also earn royalties when their songs are streamed on services like Spotify, TikTok, and YouTube, thereby enabling a new generation of creators to monetize their musical endeavors.

Kredi

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Kredi is a financial platform designed to simplify the mortgage application process for consumers in Latin America. It operates similarly to Rocket Mortgage, allowing users to easily secure loans online. The platform employs a sophisticated mathematical algorithm to connect customers with financial institutions that are most likely to approve their credit applications. This enables consumers to obtain financing for new or used homes, as well as access various loan modalities tailored to their specific needs. Kredi aims to enhance the borrowing experience by streamlining the process and providing users with suitable lending options.

Gist Technology

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Gist Technology Inc. is a company based in San Francisco, California, that develops a personal shopping assistant application. Founded in 2018, the application helps users track and monitor their shopping habits while providing curated content, including images, product recommendations, and reviews. This platform allows users to see what their friends and family are purchasing, fostering a community-driven approach to shopping. By leveraging insights from real purchases and trusted sources, Gist Technology enables customers to make informed purchasing decisions, enhancing their overall shopping experience.

Byte

Seed Round in 2020
Byte is a company focused on accelerating commerce in Africa through a comprehensive suite of products aimed at empowering business owners to start, operate, and scale ventures effectively. Founded in 2020 in Lahore, Pakistan, Byte also operates as an online kitchen-based food delivery service that provides low-cost delivery options. Additionally, Byte has developed a digital payment platform designed to digitize payments and strengthen connections between consumers and local businesses in Africa. This platform enables businesses to facilitate payments and access deals and rewards, thereby enhancing their operational capabilities and customer interactions.

Yummy

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Yummy Inc. is a food delivery service that operates a mobile application, allowing users to conveniently order and pay for food through their platform. Founded in 2020 by Vicente Zavarce, the company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, with an additional office in Caracas, Venezuela. Yummy serves customers across Latin America, offering various payment options, including foreign credit cards and cash, to facilitate easy access to food delivery at the desired locations.

PideYummy

Seed Round in 2020
Yummy is the first and most downloaded food delivery app in Venezuela, with national merchants including McDonald’s, Papa Johns, Tony Roma’s, Friday’s, and the largest pharmacy chain in the country.

Plerk

Seed Round in 2020
Plerk operates an employee benefits management platform focused on booking and managing business trips. The platform streamlines the organization of business travel by connecting professional travelers with companies, facilitating quick and efficient travel management. It offers an end-to-end travel solution that allows companies, managers, and travelers to effectively monitor and control travel expenses. By aligning travel policies with user behavior, Plerk encourages cost-effective decision-making, ultimately saving time and money for businesses in their travel processes.

Alto Solutions

Seed Round in 2019
Alto Solutions, Inc. operates an online platform that facilitates the management of self-directed individual retirement accounts (IRAs). The company offers various IRA products, including Alto IRA, which allows users to invest in alternative assets such as private equity, venture capital, real estate, loans, and cryptocurrency. Its Checkbook+ IRA provides customers with check-writing control, enhancing the management of real estate investments. Additionally, Alto CryptoIRA connects users directly to Coinbase for cryptocurrency trading. The platform features a user-friendly dashboard for managing accounts and investments, and assists investors in determining their eligibility for different types of investments while identifying financial trust companies for asset custody. Serving a diverse clientele that includes wealth managers, registered investment advisors, real estate owners, and entrepreneurs, Alto Solutions aims to democratize access to alternative asset investing. Founded in 2015 and based in Nashville, Tennessee, the company was previously known as Saltvest, Inc.

Palla

Palla is a financial technology company that provides a REST API designed for banks to facilitate international inward remittances for their customers. The platform enables users to request, receive, and manage money transfers to friends and family globally. By integrating with consumer banking applications, Palla allows users to seamlessly send money to their contacts while offering a customizable experience tailored to each partner's needs. The service includes features for detailed reporting, which helps banks gain insights into customer behavior and enhance engagement.
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