Polymath Ventures

Polymath Ventures is a private equity and venture builder firm based in Bogotá, Colombia, with additional offices in Mexico, China, and the United States. Established in 2012, the firm specializes in seed investments and focuses on building transformative companies for the emerging middle class in Latin America. Its investment strategy spans various sectors, including diversified financial services, transportation, human resources, entertainment, hospitality, and leisure. Polymath Ventures aims to create impact through disruption, fostering a more equal and prosperous society by empowering the growing middle class. The firm typically invests between $0.30 million and $0.50 million in early-stage companies, particularly in technology sectors such as software-as-a-service, finance technology, and health technology.
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Berta Argente

Investment Analyst

Wenyi Cai

Managing Partner

Craig Edelman

Partner

Jorge García-Luengo

Principal

Andrew Hallman

Investor

Ali Hashemi

Managing Director

Raphael Kromer

Investor

Peter Ostroske

General Partner

Damián Overbosch

Managing Director

Past deals in Colombia

Autolab

Venture Round in 2023
Founded in 2014, Autolab operates a digital platform that connects car owners with certified repair shops across Latin America. It offers affordable, reliable vehicle repair services, including check-ups, maintenance, electrical work, bodywork, and painting.

Autolab

Seed Round in 2021
Founded in 2014, Autolab operates a digital platform that connects car owners with certified repair shops across Latin America. It offers affordable, reliable vehicle repair services, including check-ups, maintenance, electrical work, bodywork, and painting.

Aflore

Venture Round in 2021
Founded in 2012, Aflore is a Colombian fintech company empowering the unbanked population of Colombia by providing accessible financial services. It partners with trusted community advisors to distribute loans and financial products, enabling customers to manage their money and achieve financial goals.

Elenas

Seed Round in 2020
Elenas is a leading social commerce platform in Latin America that enables women to launch and grow online businesses from home. The platform offers a digital storefront, client management tools, and support for product sourcing, delivery, and payment collection, allowing users to focus on sales. Through direct sales catalogs and social media channels such as WhatsApp and Facebook, Elenas connects tens of thousands of women in Colombia and over 11 million across the region with a wide range of branded cosmetics, beauty, and lifestyle products. Sellers can offer customers discounts on major brands while earning supplemental income, making Elenas a key facilitator of home‑based entrepreneurship for women throughout the region.

Aflore

Convertible Note in 2019
Founded in 2012, Aflore is a Colombian fintech company empowering the unbanked population of Colombia by providing accessible financial services. It partners with trusted community advisors to distribute loans and financial products, enabling customers to manage their money and achieve financial goals.

Elenas

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Elenas is a leading social commerce platform in Latin America that enables women to launch and grow online businesses from home. The platform offers a digital storefront, client management tools, and support for product sourcing, delivery, and payment collection, allowing users to focus on sales. Through direct sales catalogs and social media channels such as WhatsApp and Facebook, Elenas connects tens of thousands of women in Colombia and over 11 million across the region with a wide range of branded cosmetics, beauty, and lifestyle products. Sellers can offer customers discounts on major brands while earning supplemental income, making Elenas a key facilitator of home‑based entrepreneurship for women throughout the region.

Autolab

Series A in 2017
Founded in 2014, Autolab operates a digital platform that connects car owners with certified repair shops across Latin America. It offers affordable, reliable vehicle repair services, including check-ups, maintenance, electrical work, bodywork, and painting.

Autolab

Pre Seed Round in 2014
Founded in 2014, Autolab operates a digital platform that connects car owners with certified repair shops across Latin America. It offers affordable, reliable vehicle repair services, including check-ups, maintenance, electrical work, bodywork, and painting.

Aflore

Pre Seed Round in 2013
Founded in 2012, Aflore is a Colombian fintech company empowering the unbanked population of Colombia by providing accessible financial services. It partners with trusted community advisors to distribute loans and financial products, enabling customers to manage their money and achieve financial goals.
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