Hard Yaka
Hard Yaka is an investment firm based in Crystal Bay, Nevada, founded in 2010. It pursues technology investments across private equity and venture capital, including buyouts and distressed opportunities, and it frequently seeks majority stakes. The firm focuses on digital transformation infrastructure, including portable identity, payments, marketplaces, and regtech, and also backs early-stage opportunities in exchange space startups, targeting verticals within exchange markets as well as horizontals such as messaging and payments across exchange sectors.
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Past deals in Mexico
Voatz
Seed Round in 2018
Voatz Inc., established in 2014 and headquartered in Brookline, Massachusetts, specializes in designing and developing a secure mobile voting application. The company's platform employs blockchain technology, biometric scanning, and real-time voter-verification paper ballots to authenticate voters and securely store votes. Voatz has successfully facilitated over 5 million voters across 140 elections in seven countries, including notable firsts such as the U.S. Federal Election in 2018 and the U.S. Presidential Elections in 2020. Recently, Voatz was selected by 15 cities in Canada for the 2022 Ontario Municipal Elections and used in Mexico's 2024 Presidential Elections, demonstrating its global impact on secure and accessible voting processes.
Finerio Connect
Seed Round in 2017
Finerio Connect is a developer of a personal finance platform that helps financial institutions unlock the value of their data. The platform offers open finance, data analysis, and personal finance management APIs, enabling banks and other lenders to tailor services and insights. It specializes in creating custom budgets, monitoring and tracking expenses, viewing financial information, and linking bank accounts, while analyzing consumption patterns. The solution supports planning and controlling consumer spending and increasing savings by transforming disparate financial data into actionable insights.
Bitso
Seed Round in 2015
Founded in 2014, Bitso is a cryptocurrency exchange platform headquartered in Mexico City. It enables users to buy, sell, and trade various cryptocurrencies securely using their mobile devices or other devices.
Kueski
Seed Round in 2014
Founded in 2012, Kueski is a leading buy now, pay later (BNPL) and online consumer lending company based in Mexico. It offers financial services through its innovative product ecosystem, consisting of Kueski Pay for BNPL transactions and Kueski Cash for personal loans. The company uses artificial intelligence and big data to expand access to traditional financial products.
Bitso
Venture Round in 2014
Founded in 2014, Bitso is a cryptocurrency exchange platform headquartered in Mexico City. It enables users to buy, sell, and trade various cryptocurrencies securely using their mobile devices or other devices.
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