Kaszek

Kaszek is a venture capital firm founded in 2011 and headquartered in Buenos Aires and São Paulo. It specializes in investing in high-impact, technology-based companies across various industries and stages, primarily focusing on Seed, Series A, and Series B investments. The firm not only provides financial backing but also offers valuable expertise in areas such as strategy, operational execution, team-building, and growth. Kaszek is dedicated to supporting entrepreneurs by enhancing their capabilities in technology, product development, networking, and fundraising, thereby fostering the growth of innovative companies in the technology sector.

Juan Abadi

Associate

Nicolas Berman

Partner

Santiago Fossatti

Partner

Hernan Kazah

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

Guillermo Laborde

Vice President, Finance

Thaisa Miyazaki

Senior Associate

Natalia Navas

Associate

Nicolas Szekasy

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

Andy Young

Partner

Past deals in Mobile Apps

Grão Direto

Series B in 2025
Grão Direto LTDA operates a digital trading platform that facilitates the buying and selling of grains, connecting farmers and grain buyers in a more efficient manner. Founded in 2016 and based in Uberaba, Brazil, the platform enables users to negotiate and finalize deals for spot, future, or barter trades. It enhances market intelligence, allowing producers and buyers to make informed decisions regarding pricing and grain selection. Additionally, Grão Direto supports various processes related to grain trading, including logistics, contract management, and financial products. The platform is accessible via both a web interface and a smartphone application, catering to a diverse range of users, including cooperatives, trading companies, traditional brokers, and warehouses. By integrating technology into grain commercialization, Grão Direto aims to modernize the agricultural commodity chain in Brazil and beyond.

Sofía

Venture Round in 2024
Sofía is a health and technology company based in Mexico, founded in 2018. It offers a mobile healthcare application that provides health and medical insurance services, including plans for major, minor, and preventive medical expenses. The platform facilitates video consultations for primary care, addressing severe illnesses and accidents, while also including an annual ambulance service. Sofía emphasizes a personalized experience at every interaction, aiming to transform how individuals manage their health care.

BrandLovrs

Venture Round in 2024
BrandLovrs is a fan engagement platform that facilitates collaboration between brands and influencers, enabling creators to monetize their content effectively. The platform streamlines the entire process, from discovering suitable creators to automating payment, ensuring that brands can scale their influencer partnerships efficiently. By rewarding creators for producing authentic content, BrandLovrs helps businesses enhance their brand visibility and boost e-commerce sales. Additionally, the platform features a user-friendly digital wallet that allows creators to manage their earnings and income from multiple partners, providing them with the flexibility to pursue their passions on their own terms. Overall, BrandLovrs aims to empower creators of all sizes while delivering measurable results for brands.

GOPASS

Series A in 2023
GOPASS is a Mobility SuperApp that specializes in providing a financial software application focused on contactless payments. The platform enhances transaction security, allowing customers to perform digital payments without the need for cash or direct contact with cards. This functionality is particularly beneficial for services such as parking and tolls, streamlining the payment process and improving user convenience. By integrating these services into a single app, GOPASS aims to simplify mobility-related transactions for its users.

Gringo

Series C in 2023
Gringo is a car management application founded in 2019 by Juliano Dutra in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The platform aims to simplify the consultation and payment of vehicle-related debts, transforming traditionally cumbersome processes into more efficient experiences. Gringo offers features that facilitate buying, selling, financing, and insuring vehicles. Its application provides real-time alerts regarding fines, annual taxes, points, and license expiration, allowing users to manage their vehicle documents effectively. Additionally, Gringo seeks to foster a community around automotive issues through social networks, enhancing user engagement and support.

Tienda Pago

Series B in 2022
Tienda Pago is a merchant support platform designed to facilitate weekly merchandise purchases for small merchants in emerging markets. By offering a mobile cashless payment system, it enables traders to finance consumer goods and manage inventory more effectively. The platform operates on a closed-loop payment mechanism that leverages mobile technology, allowing merchants to transact without cash and incentivizing them to purchase high-demand products on credit. This approach not only enhances sales and profit margins for traders but also fosters a collaborative ecosystem among distributors and merchants. Tienda Pago aims to reduce transaction inefficiencies and costs, ultimately benefiting all participants involved in the supply chain.

Theia

Seed Round in 2022
Theia is a pioneering personalized health service designed specifically for mothers, offering both online and offline access to a network of qualified doctors and specialists. The platform provides comprehensive care that spans from preconception through early childhood, ensuring that mothers receive holistic support tailored to their individual needs. By utilizing technology, Theia facilitates remote and in-person consultations, enabling parents to connect with healthcare professionals, including psychologists and pediatric experts, through chats and video calls. Additionally, the platform delivers hyper-personalized content and advice, helping parents navigate each stage of pregnancy and childcare while balancing their professional lives. Theia's commitment to understanding and respecting the unique desires of mothers underpins its mission to offer reliable and compassionate care throughout their journey.

Gringo

Series B in 2022
Gringo is a car management application founded in 2019 by Juliano Dutra in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The platform aims to simplify the consultation and payment of vehicle-related debts, transforming traditionally cumbersome processes into more efficient experiences. Gringo offers features that facilitate buying, selling, financing, and insuring vehicles. Its application provides real-time alerts regarding fines, annual taxes, points, and license expiration, allowing users to manage their vehicle documents effectively. Additionally, Gringo seeks to foster a community around automotive issues through social networks, enhancing user engagement and support.

BeerOrCoffee

Series A in 2021
BeerOrCoffe is an app available for iOS and Android, in portuguese, english and spanish to help you to do networking in an easier and faster way. It offers a speed matching solution for networking that tells you who is available near you in that specific moment to have a beer or coffee with, so you don't miss a great opportunity. > FIND A premium community with the focus on increasing your network, changing knowledge and experience. Identify and search for people by specific interests to yours near you, ensuring a relevant conversation. > INVITE With a few clicks invite the right person around you to a coffee or a beer and start the talking through our chat. > MEET Drink the coldest beer or a delicious coffee while enjoying a great moment to create true connections in the best places around. Beer or Coffee? Invite people, exchange ideas and transform your life, beginning with a simple beer or coffee.

Z1

Series A in 2021
Z1 is a digital banking application tailored for teenagers and young adults, focusing on fostering financial independence among its users. Founded in 2020 by a team with experience in education and fintech, including João Pedro Thompson, Thiago Achatz, Sophie Secaf, and Mateus Craveiro, the platform provides financial education alongside gamified features and digital banking services. The application enables users to manage their finances responsibly, offering transparency with no hidden fees. Z1 has attracted significant investment from notable backers, including Maya Capital and prominent founders, and has recently secured support from the American accelerator Y Combinator, which has a reputation for nurturing successful startups.

Gringo

Series A in 2021
Gringo is a car management application founded in 2019 by Juliano Dutra in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The platform aims to simplify the consultation and payment of vehicle-related debts, transforming traditionally cumbersome processes into more efficient experiences. Gringo offers features that facilitate buying, selling, financing, and insuring vehicles. Its application provides real-time alerts regarding fines, annual taxes, points, and license expiration, allowing users to manage their vehicle documents effectively. Additionally, Gringo seeks to foster a community around automotive issues through social networks, enhancing user engagement and support.

Neta

Seed Round in 2021
Neta is a social commerce platform that brings e-commerce to the offline world. It makes use of local stores and residents to better serve high demand and deliver. Customers order groceries online through the Neta app and pick them up at their local store. The Neta app provides a catalog of items, ranging from fresh produce to pantry staples, that is linked to the personal catalogs of local retailers.

Nuvemshop

Series E in 2021
Nuvemshop provides entrepreneurs and SMBs with the tools to set up, manage, and promote their online businesses easily from any device. With the suite of tools around payments, shipping, inventory management, and marketing provided by the company, owners are enabled to participate in the e-commerce market, ramp up their sales, reduce costs, and provide their end customers with a shopping experience. In 2011, co-founders Alejandro Alfonso, Santiago Sosa, Jose Abuchaem, Martin Palombo, and Alejandro Vazquez established Nuvemshop in 2011.

Bitso

Series C in 2021
Bitso is a cryptocurrency exchange platform founded in 2014 and headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico. The company specializes in facilitating the buying and selling of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, providing users with a marketplace where they can trade fractions of various digital assets. Bitso's platform is designed for ease of use, allowing customers to conduct transactions and make payments via mobile devices. By focusing on the fintech and blockchain sectors, Bitso aims to enhance accessibility to cryptocurrency trading for users in Mexico and beyond.

Nuvemshop

Series D in 2021
Nuvemshop provides entrepreneurs and SMBs with the tools to set up, manage, and promote their online businesses easily from any device. With the suite of tools around payments, shipping, inventory management, and marketing provided by the company, owners are enabled to participate in the e-commerce market, ramp up their sales, reduce costs, and provide their end customers with a shopping experience. In 2011, co-founders Alejandro Alfonso, Santiago Sosa, Jose Abuchaem, Martin Palombo, and Alejandro Vazquez established Nuvemshop in 2011.

Nubank

Series G in 2021
Nubank is a prominent digital bank revolutionizing finance with its customer-centric approach. It provides a variety of services, including credit cards, personal loans, and digital payments, all accessible through a simple mobile app. Known for transparency, ease of use, and low fees, Nubank aims to empower users with innovative solutions for better financial management.

OmniChat

Series A in 2021
OmniChat is a developer of an omnichannel commerce platform that aims to enhance sales across various chat platforms. The company focuses on creating a unified chat channel for organizations, allowing customers to interact seamlessly with specialized sales representatives based on their specific product or service needs. By utilizing chatbots, OmniChat facilitates direct connections between customers and sales personnel, ensuring a personalized shopping experience. Additionally, the platform integrates a payment channel that can be linked with enterprise resource planning systems, providing businesses with a centralized solution for service and order management. This approach not only streamlines the sales process but also improves customer engagement and satisfaction.

Bitso

Series B in 2020
Bitso is a cryptocurrency exchange platform founded in 2014 and headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico. The company specializes in facilitating the buying and selling of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, providing users with a marketplace where they can trade fractions of various digital assets. Bitso's platform is designed for ease of use, allowing customers to conduct transactions and make payments via mobile devices. By focusing on the fintech and blockchain sectors, Bitso aims to enhance accessibility to cryptocurrency trading for users in Mexico and beyond.

Sofía

Series A in 2020
Sofía is a health and technology company based in Mexico, founded in 2018. It offers a mobile healthcare application that provides health and medical insurance services, including plans for major, minor, and preventive medical expenses. The platform facilitates video consultations for primary care, addressing severe illnesses and accidents, while also including an annual ambulance service. Sofía emphasizes a personalized experience at every interaction, aiming to transform how individuals manage their health care.

Nuvemshop

Series C in 2020
Nuvemshop provides entrepreneurs and SMBs with the tools to set up, manage, and promote their online businesses easily from any device. With the suite of tools around payments, shipping, inventory management, and marketing provided by the company, owners are enabled to participate in the e-commerce market, ramp up their sales, reduce costs, and provide their end customers with a shopping experience. In 2011, co-founders Alejandro Alfonso, Santiago Sosa, Jose Abuchaem, Martin Palombo, and Alejandro Vazquez established Nuvemshop in 2011.

Gringo

Seed Round in 2020
Gringo is a car management application founded in 2019 by Juliano Dutra in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The platform aims to simplify the consultation and payment of vehicle-related debts, transforming traditionally cumbersome processes into more efficient experiences. Gringo offers features that facilitate buying, selling, financing, and insuring vehicles. Its application provides real-time alerts regarding fines, annual taxes, points, and license expiration, allowing users to manage their vehicle documents effectively. Additionally, Gringo seeks to foster a community around automotive issues through social networks, enhancing user engagement and support.

Sofía

Seed Round in 2019
Sofía is a health and technology company based in Mexico, founded in 2018. It offers a mobile healthcare application that provides health and medical insurance services, including plans for major, minor, and preventive medical expenses. The platform facilitates video consultations for primary care, addressing severe illnesses and accidents, while also including an annual ambulance service. Sofía emphasizes a personalized experience at every interaction, aiming to transform how individuals manage their health care.

Theia

Seed Round in 2019
Theia is a pioneering personalized health service designed specifically for mothers, offering both online and offline access to a network of qualified doctors and specialists. The platform provides comprehensive care that spans from preconception through early childhood, ensuring that mothers receive holistic support tailored to their individual needs. By utilizing technology, Theia facilitates remote and in-person consultations, enabling parents to connect with healthcare professionals, including psychologists and pediatric experts, through chats and video calls. Additionally, the platform delivers hyper-personalized content and advice, helping parents navigate each stage of pregnancy and childcare while balancing their professional lives. Theia's commitment to understanding and respecting the unique desires of mothers underpins its mission to offer reliable and compassionate care throughout their journey.

Urbvan

Series A in 2019
Urbvan is an app-based mass transit mobility network that enhances commuting for inner-city travelers in Latin America. It provides a daily transportation service focused on safety, comfort, and efficiency through a strategically designed network of express routes. Utilizing a mobile application, Urbvan connects commuters with selected pickup and drop-off locations, minimizing travel times by eliminating intermediary stops. The service features professional chauffeurs, comfortable seating, Wi-Fi access, and charging ports for electronic devices, thereby optimizing the commuting experience for users.

Loggi

Series D in 2018
Loggi is a logistics technology company based in São Paulo, Brazil, founded in 2013. It operates an online shipping platform that connects couriers with shippers, facilitating efficient and reliable delivery services. The platform caters to major e-commerce players, small and medium-sized businesses, and individual users, addressing their shipping needs. By streamlining logistics, Loggi supports the growth of the on-demand economy in Brazil, particularly among its large, young, urban population. The company's focus on cost-effective and agile delivery solutions enables users to manage their logistics seamlessly from home, contributing to a more connected and convenient commerce landscape.

Cuenca

Seed Round in 2018
Cuenca is a Mexican FinTech company that specializes in providing digital financial services through its online banking application. The platform enables users to securely deposit and borrow money, offering features such as interest-bearing savings accounts and flexible loan facilities. By facilitating digital transactions, Cuenca aims to enhance the convenience of managing personal finances, allowing users to pay back loans according to their individual needs.

Tienda Pago

Series A in 2018
Tienda Pago is a merchant support platform designed to facilitate weekly merchandise purchases for small merchants in emerging markets. By offering a mobile cashless payment system, it enables traders to finance consumer goods and manage inventory more effectively. The platform operates on a closed-loop payment mechanism that leverages mobile technology, allowing merchants to transact without cash and incentivizing them to purchase high-demand products on credit. This approach not only enhances sales and profit margins for traders but also fosters a collaborative ecosystem among distributors and merchants. Tienda Pago aims to reduce transaction inefficiencies and costs, ultimately benefiting all participants involved in the supply chain.

Nuvemshop

Series B in 2017
Nuvemshop provides entrepreneurs and SMBs with the tools to set up, manage, and promote their online businesses easily from any device. With the suite of tools around payments, shipping, inventory management, and marketing provided by the company, owners are enabled to participate in the e-commerce market, ramp up their sales, reduce costs, and provide their end customers with a shopping experience. In 2011, co-founders Alejandro Alfonso, Santiago Sosa, Jose Abuchaem, Martin Palombo, and Alejandro Vazquez established Nuvemshop in 2011.

Guiabolso

Series C in 2016
Guiabolso is a Brazilian fintech company founded in 2014 by Thiago Alvarez and Benjamin Gleason, aimed at transforming the financial landscape through innovative technology and Open Banking solutions. With a user base of 6 million, Guiabolso offers an application that consolidates financial management, automates budgeting, and provides a curated marketplace for financial products. The platform enhances users' financial well-being by facilitating informed choices through unique segmenting and scoring capabilities. Additionally, Guiabolso stands out as the only company in Brazil with a fully operational end-to-end Open Banking solution tailored for B2B clients, offering advanced analytics and personal financial management features. By leveraging open data access, Guiabolso seeks to improve the financial lives of consumers and provide valuable insights to its corporate partners.

Nubank

Series C in 2016
Nubank is a prominent digital bank revolutionizing finance with its customer-centric approach. It provides a variety of services, including credit cards, personal loans, and digital payments, all accessible through a simple mobile app. Known for transparency, ease of use, and low fees, Nubank aims to empower users with innovative solutions for better financial management.

Nuvemshop

Series A in 2015
Nuvemshop provides entrepreneurs and SMBs with the tools to set up, manage, and promote their online businesses easily from any device. With the suite of tools around payments, shipping, inventory management, and marketing provided by the company, owners are enabled to participate in the e-commerce market, ramp up their sales, reduce costs, and provide their end customers with a shopping experience. In 2011, co-founders Alejandro Alfonso, Santiago Sosa, Jose Abuchaem, Martin Palombo, and Alejandro Vazquez established Nuvemshop in 2011.

Guiabolso

Series B in 2015
Guiabolso is a Brazilian fintech company founded in 2014 by Thiago Alvarez and Benjamin Gleason, aimed at transforming the financial landscape through innovative technology and Open Banking solutions. With a user base of 6 million, Guiabolso offers an application that consolidates financial management, automates budgeting, and provides a curated marketplace for financial products. The platform enhances users' financial well-being by facilitating informed choices through unique segmenting and scoring capabilities. Additionally, Guiabolso stands out as the only company in Brazil with a fully operational end-to-end Open Banking solution tailored for B2B clients, offering advanced analytics and personal financial management features. By leveraging open data access, Guiabolso seeks to improve the financial lives of consumers and provide valuable insights to its corporate partners.

Nubank

Series B in 2015
Nubank is a prominent digital bank revolutionizing finance with its customer-centric approach. It provides a variety of services, including credit cards, personal loans, and digital payments, all accessible through a simple mobile app. Known for transparency, ease of use, and low fees, Nubank aims to empower users with innovative solutions for better financial management.

YOP

Seed Round in 2015
YOP is a Social Commerce Mobile Only for Buying and Selling Used and New Products. C2C Sellers sell on YOP through a unique social “bargaining and chat” feature with a full ecommerce experience with Payments & Logistics. YOP allow Professional Sellers to sell through full ecommerce “buy it now” experience. YOP operate in Brazil, Mexico, Colombia and Argentina.

Nubank

Series A in 2014
Nubank is a prominent digital bank revolutionizing finance with its customer-centric approach. It provides a variety of services, including credit cards, personal loans, and digital payments, all accessible through a simple mobile app. Known for transparency, ease of use, and low fees, Nubank aims to empower users with innovative solutions for better financial management.

Guiabolso

Series A in 2014
Guiabolso is a Brazilian fintech company founded in 2014 by Thiago Alvarez and Benjamin Gleason, aimed at transforming the financial landscape through innovative technology and Open Banking solutions. With a user base of 6 million, Guiabolso offers an application that consolidates financial management, automates budgeting, and provides a curated marketplace for financial products. The platform enhances users' financial well-being by facilitating informed choices through unique segmenting and scoring capabilities. Additionally, Guiabolso stands out as the only company in Brazil with a fully operational end-to-end Open Banking solution tailored for B2B clients, offering advanced analytics and personal financial management features. By leveraging open data access, Guiabolso seeks to improve the financial lives of consumers and provide valuable insights to its corporate partners.

Nubank

Seed Round in 2013
Nubank is a prominent digital bank revolutionizing finance with its customer-centric approach. It provides a variety of services, including credit cards, personal loans, and digital payments, all accessible through a simple mobile app. Known for transparency, ease of use, and low fees, Nubank aims to empower users with innovative solutions for better financial management.

Lulu

Venture Round in 2013
Lulu is a dating application designed specifically for women, offering a private platform for users to browse and anonymously rate men. The app enables women to share reviews and recommendations about various attributes, such as a man's sense of humor, appearance, and ambition. This women-only network fosters an environment where users can openly discuss their experiences and opinions regarding men, ensuring privacy and security. Lulu was acquired by Berez Media, a firm specializing in marketing and technology solutions for marketers and agencies.

Safer

Series B in 2013
Safer is a technological platform designed to enhance the travel experience for customers in the aviation and bus sectors by providing a seamless door-to-door service. The platform addresses the challenge of maintaining a synchronized fleet of vehicles, ensuring that customers can travel without delays or stress, particularly at busy transit hubs. Safer offers online ticket booking and taxi booking services directly through airlines' websites, enabling commuters to easily arrange their transportation needs. Additionally, the company has developed a mobile application that allows users to search for and book nearby taxi rides, streamlining the commuting process and reducing wait times for both drivers and passengers.

HelpSaúde

Series A in 2012
HelpSaúde Brazil SA is an online health services platform based in Rio de Janeiro that connects patients with a wide range of healthcare professionals and facilities, including doctors, dentists, hospitals, and clinics. Founded in 2009, the platform allows patients to search for medical providers across various specialties, such as angiology, cardiology, dermatology, gynecology, neurology, orthopedics, pediatrics, psychology, and urology, among others. By facilitating online appointment scheduling, HelpSaúde enhances the convenience of accessing healthcare services, making it easier for patients to manage their medical needs efficiently.

PedidosYa

Series A in 2011
PedidosYa is a leading online food delivery platform in Latin America, facilitating connections between 95,000 restaurants and millions of users across over 400 cities. The platform allows customers to search for and discover a variety of dining options, order food for delivery, and enables restaurants to sell their offerings online. With an annual gross merchandise volume exceeding 2.5 billion USD, PedidosYa has established itself as a significant player in the region's food delivery market.

Safer

Series A in 2011
Safer is a technological platform designed to enhance the travel experience for customers in the aviation and bus sectors by providing a seamless door-to-door service. The platform addresses the challenge of maintaining a synchronized fleet of vehicles, ensuring that customers can travel without delays or stress, particularly at busy transit hubs. Safer offers online ticket booking and taxi booking services directly through airlines' websites, enabling commuters to easily arrange their transportation needs. Additionally, the company has developed a mobile application that allows users to search for and book nearby taxi rides, streamlining the commuting process and reducing wait times for both drivers and passengers.

Zupcat

Venture Round in 2011
ZupCat S.A. is a game development company based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, specializing in mobile social games tailored for audiences in Latin America. Founded in 2010, the company focuses on developing social casino games and other gaming genres that foster social interactions among players. ZupCat aims to engage users through its innovative game offerings on popular social platforms, including Facebook and Orkut, appealing to the unique preferences of Latin American gamers.

PedidosYa

Seed Round in 2011
PedidosYa is a leading online food delivery platform in Latin America, facilitating connections between 95,000 restaurants and millions of users across over 400 cities. The platform allows customers to search for and discover a variety of dining options, order food for delivery, and enables restaurants to sell their offerings online. With an annual gross merchandise volume exceeding 2.5 billion USD, PedidosYa has established itself as a significant player in the region's food delivery market.
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