IGNIA

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.

Nocnoc is a cross-border e-commerce platform that connects global sellers with Latin American marketplaces and serves merchants and final customers. The company provides integrated logistics, marketing services, and technology to help international brands reach Latin American consumers through a single platform. It supports Latin American marketplaces entering cross-border commerce and enables sellers to increase volumes by delivering a domestic-feeling shopping experience, regardless of product origin. Nocnoc combines its software with a team of local experts to analyze supply and market demand, optimize pricing and conversions, and streamline listings across multiple marketplaces, reaching millions of consumers each month. Founded in 2017, Nocnoc is based in Montevideo, Uruguay.

Lentesplus is an e-commerce platform specializing in contact lens sales. It operates across Colombia, Mexico, Chile, and Argentina, offering competitive pricing up to 30% below market standards. The company focuses on convenience and efficiency, delivering products promptly and prioritizing customer service for seamless reordering.

Founded in Bogota, Colombia by Peter Otroske in April 2014, OFI specializes in providing technology solutions to businesses of varying sizes. It operates a B2B portal offering stationery, software, and hardware products.

Lentesplus is an e-commerce platform specializing in contact lens sales. It operates across Colombia, Mexico, Chile, and Argentina, offering competitive pricing up to 30% below market standards. The company focuses on convenience and efficiency, delivering products promptly and prioritizing customer service for seamless reordering.

VIRKET is a digital technology and services company focused on empowering local businesses to succeed in the digital landscape. Since its establishment in 2009, VIRKET has delivered over 500,000 digital solutions across more than 20 countries, primarily serving the U.S. Hispanic and Latin American markets. The company specializes in providing a comprehensive platform that allows businesses to grow, manage, and track their online performance. Through a network of large enterprise channel partners, VIRKET offers a range of white-label services, including digital marketing and eCommerce tools, alongside on-demand professional services. This approach enables clients to effectively digitize their operations and thrive in an increasingly competitive online environment.

Founded in Bogota, Colombia by Peter Otroske in April 2014, OFI specializes in providing technology solutions to businesses of varying sizes. It operates a B2B portal offering stationery, software, and hardware products.

Apli provides enterprise software that simplifies recruitment, onboarding, and learning processes for large employers in Latin America and the United States. Its platform integrates multichannel chatbots and AI-powered tools to manage the full employee lifecycle, from candidate engagement to onboarding and ongoing development, with a focus on frontline workforces. The end-to-end recruitment solution leverages artificial intelligence and machine learning to improve hiring efficiency by matching qualified candidates to openings across roles such as administrative, sales, and service positions. Designed for scale and usability, Apli aims to deliver a streamlined candidate and employee experience while boosting workforce productivity for enterprise clients.

Afluenta S.A. is a pioneering company based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, specializing in peer-to-peer lending and loans through its innovative online platform. Founded in 2008, Afluenta connects borrowers with lenders, allowing individuals and small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to access loans at more competitive rates than those offered by traditional financial institutions. The platform not only provides borrowers with easier access to credit but also offers investors attractive yields on their funds. Afluenta operates in multiple countries across Latin America, including Argentina, Mexico, and Peru, with plans for future expansion into Colombia and Brazil. Its fully automated marketplace lending model features real-time credit assessment, risk scoring, and a secondary market where investors can trade loans, enhancing liquidity and efficiency in the lending process.

DogHero, Ltd. is a company based in São Paulo, Brazil, that operates a peer-to-peer platform designed to connect pet owners with trusted sitters. Founded in 2014, DogHero provides a marketplace for various pet care services, including dog boarding, sitting, walking, and daycare. The platform allows pet owners to find reliable hosts who can care for their dogs in a familiar environment while they are away. By facilitating these connections, DogHero aims to ensure that pets receive the attention and care they need, maintaining their regular routines. As of October 2020, DogHero is a subsidiary of Petsupermarket Comércio de Produtos Para Animais S.A.

VIRKET is a digital technology and services company focused on empowering local businesses to succeed in the digital landscape. Since its establishment in 2009, VIRKET has delivered over 500,000 digital solutions across more than 20 countries, primarily serving the U.S. Hispanic and Latin American markets. The company specializes in providing a comprehensive platform that allows businesses to grow, manage, and track their online performance. Through a network of large enterprise channel partners, VIRKET offers a range of white-label services, including digital marketing and eCommerce tools, alongside on-demand professional services. This approach enables clients to effectively digitize their operations and thrive in an increasingly competitive online environment.

GoTrendier operates an online marketplace for second-hand clothing and accessories. The platform allows users to list pre-owned apparel, browse and purchase items from other individuals, and manage transactions with integrated shipping options. It helps users monetize unused wardrobe items and access a wide selection of brands in a sustainable manner, offering affordable fashion. In Colombia, listings are free, and the service supports user-to-user commerce, enabling people to discover new favorites and give clothing a second life while keeping costs down and waste to a minimum.

Lentesplus is an e-commerce platform specializing in contact lens sales. It operates across Colombia, Mexico, Chile, and Argentina, offering competitive pricing up to 30% below market standards. The company focuses on convenience and efficiency, delivering products promptly and prioritizing customer service for seamless reordering.

GoTrendier operates an online marketplace for second-hand clothing and accessories. The platform allows users to list pre-owned apparel, browse and purchase items from other individuals, and manage transactions with integrated shipping options. It helps users monetize unused wardrobe items and access a wide selection of brands in a sustainable manner, offering affordable fashion. In Colombia, listings are free, and the service supports user-to-user commerce, enabling people to discover new favorites and give clothing a second life while keeping costs down and waste to a minimum.

GoTrendier operates an online marketplace for second-hand clothing and accessories. The platform allows users to list pre-owned apparel, browse and purchase items from other individuals, and manage transactions with integrated shipping options. It helps users monetize unused wardrobe items and access a wide selection of brands in a sustainable manner, offering affordable fashion. In Colombia, listings are free, and the service supports user-to-user commerce, enabling people to discover new favorites and give clothing a second life while keeping costs down and waste to a minimum.

VIRKET is a digital technology and services company focused on empowering local businesses to succeed in the digital landscape. Since its establishment in 2009, VIRKET has delivered over 500,000 digital solutions across more than 20 countries, primarily serving the U.S. Hispanic and Latin American markets. The company specializes in providing a comprehensive platform that allows businesses to grow, manage, and track their online performance. Through a network of large enterprise channel partners, VIRKET offers a range of white-label services, including digital marketing and eCommerce tools, alongside on-demand professional services. This approach enables clients to effectively digitize their operations and thrive in an increasingly competitive online environment.

DogHero, Ltd. is a company based in São Paulo, Brazil, that operates a peer-to-peer platform designed to connect pet owners with trusted sitters. Founded in 2014, DogHero provides a marketplace for various pet care services, including dog boarding, sitting, walking, and daycare. The platform allows pet owners to find reliable hosts who can care for their dogs in a familiar environment while they are away. By facilitating these connections, DogHero aims to ensure that pets receive the attention and care they need, maintaining their regular routines. As of October 2020, DogHero is a subsidiary of Petsupermarket Comércio de Produtos Para Animais S.A.

Visor ADL, S.A.P.I. de C.V. is a Mexico City-based company that specializes in developing a loan originator and customer management platform tailored for financial institutions. Founded in 2015, the company provides a range of services including customer management, dynamic risk analytics, proactive loan placement, and dynamic portfolio management. Visor ADL aims to empower enterprises by offering data and insights to facilitate critical financing and trade decisions related to private companies. The company is focused on building a comprehensive Enterprise Health Bureau in e-invoicing countries and operates in both Mexico and Brazil. It is backed by several venture capital firms, highlighting its commitment to innovation in the financial sector.

Apli provides enterprise software that simplifies recruitment, onboarding, and learning processes for large employers in Latin America and the United States. Its platform integrates multichannel chatbots and AI-powered tools to manage the full employee lifecycle, from candidate engagement to onboarding and ongoing development, with a focus on frontline workforces. The end-to-end recruitment solution leverages artificial intelligence and machine learning to improve hiring efficiency by matching qualified candidates to openings across roles such as administrative, sales, and service positions. Designed for scale and usability, Apli aims to deliver a streamlined candidate and employee experience while boosting workforce productivity for enterprise clients.

Lentesplus is an e-commerce platform specializing in contact lens sales. It operates across Colombia, Mexico, Chile, and Argentina, offering competitive pricing up to 30% below market standards. The company focuses on convenience and efficiency, delivering products promptly and prioritizing customer service for seamless reordering.

Afluenta S.A. is a pioneering company based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, specializing in peer-to-peer lending and loans through its innovative online platform. Founded in 2008, Afluenta connects borrowers with lenders, allowing individuals and small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to access loans at more competitive rates than those offered by traditional financial institutions. The platform not only provides borrowers with easier access to credit but also offers investors attractive yields on their funds. Afluenta operates in multiple countries across Latin America, including Argentina, Mexico, and Peru, with plans for future expansion into Colombia and Brazil. Its fully automated marketplace lending model features real-time credit assessment, risk scoring, and a secondary market where investors can trade loans, enhancing liquidity and efficiency in the lending process.

Pangea Money Transfer is a mobile-centric money transfer platform founded in 2012 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The company enables users to send money from the United States to 15 countries across Latin America and Asia in under 30 seconds for a low flat fee. The platform offers features such as automatic transfers, international bill payments, and remittance integration, ensuring fast, secure, and convenient transactions. Recipients can collect cash at thousands of retail locations or have funds directly deposited into a bank account or onto a debit card, making money movement accessible and efficient for users on the go.

IGNIA is a Mexico-based venture capital firm founded in 2007 that invests across early to growth stages in Latin America, focusing on health, financial services, education and technology companies. It targets ventures that serve low-income populations and address basic services such as healthcare, housing, water and energy, and prefers sectors like fintech, SaaS, edtech, healthtech, e-commerce and marketplaces. Investments are primarily in equity, with occasional subordinated debt or convertible debt structures, and the firm pursues co-investments with other investors. The firm concentrates on opportunities in Mexico and Latin America and supports high-growth enterprises at the base of the pyramid, including B2C businesses, seeking to generate positive social impact alongside financial returns.

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.