Cometa

Cometa is a venture capital firm that focuses on early-stage technology companies, with a particular emphasis on the fintech sector. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico, the firm primarily targets investments in Latin America, especially in Mexico. Cometa aims to support innovative businesses that cater to Spanish-speaking markets, leveraging its expertise to drive growth in the technology landscape of the region.

Pepe Bolaños

General Partner

Patrick Menendez

Principal

Past deals in Latin America

R2

Series A in 2024
R2 is a developer of an embedded lending platform that provides financial resources to small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in Latin America. By partnering with established companies like Rappi and Clip, R2 enables these platforms to offer seamless financing options to their buyers and sellers. This integration allows businesses to lend without incurring credit risk, thereby enhancing their gross merchandise volume (GMV) and promoting customer retention. Additionally, R2's services create new revenue streams for its partners by positioning the company as a trusted financing supplier.

Simetrik

Series B in 2024
Simetrik, founded in 2017 and based in Bogotá, Colombia, provides verification and reconciliation services for transactional data, focusing on financial control and automation for corporate clients. The company offers a no-code/low-code platform that enhances efficiency and productivity, allowing finance and operations teams to customize and maintain automations for a variety of use cases. Simetrik's secure big data infrastructure supports high volumes of data while mitigating operational, compliance, and reputational risks. Currently, it reconciles $75 billion in total payment volume annually across 28 countries, serving notable clients such as Mercado Pago, Rappi Bank, and NuBank. The platform integrates various data sources, regardless of origin or format, enabling businesses to gain control over their financial movements and receive accurate results at a reduced cost.

Prometeo

Series A in 2024
Prometeo operates as a leading fintech infrastructure company, providing a marketplace that connects global corporations with financial institutions in Latin America and the United States. The company specializes in creating advanced technological infrastructure through banking Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), offering access to a vast network of over 1,500 connections to more than 1,200 financial institutions across 11 countries. Prometeo's platform simplifies and secures access to banking data, facilitates bank account validation, and enables account-to-account payments. By automating these processes, the company reduces friction and costs for its clients while enhancing financial connectivity. Additionally, Prometeo offers educational tools and money transfer applications to help users better understand their financial behavior and manage their finances effectively.

Kala

Seed Round in 2023
Kala is a fintech platform dedicated to enhancing financial inclusion for underbanked individuals in Latin America. It operates through a B2B2C credit model, focusing on providing innovative lending products. The company's initial offering, Pension Deducted Loans, targets the Silver Economy in Colombia, facilitating loan repayments directly from government-backed pension funds. Kala's infrastructure supports a range of lenders, including banks and credit unions, alongside businesses that provide credit programs. By streamlining the lending process into a fully digital experience, Kala aims to improve accessibility to financial services and maximize revenue generation for its partners.

Prometeo

Seed Round in 2022
Prometeo operates as a leading fintech infrastructure company, providing a marketplace that connects global corporations with financial institutions in Latin America and the United States. The company specializes in creating advanced technological infrastructure through banking Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), offering access to a vast network of over 1,500 connections to more than 1,200 financial institutions across 11 countries. Prometeo's platform simplifies and secures access to banking data, facilitates bank account validation, and enables account-to-account payments. By automating these processes, the company reduces friction and costs for its clients while enhancing financial connectivity. Additionally, Prometeo offers educational tools and money transfer applications to help users better understand their financial behavior and manage their finances effectively.

Morgana

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Morgana is transforming the mortgage industry in Latin America by offering a streamlined digital mortgage platform that simplifies loan processes. The company provides a significantly faster application experience, enhancing customer satisfaction. By leveraging in-depth market knowledge and privileged access to data, Morgana effectively matches clients with a variety of mortgage options tailored to their specific needs, including credit size, property value, debt capacity, and risk profile. This innovative approach positions Morgana as a strong competitor to traditional banks in the mortgage sector.

SkydropX

Series A in 2021
SkydropX is a logistics management platform based in Mexico that connects businesses with independent local distributors for efficient product delivery. Catering to e-commerce and retail sectors in Latin America, SkydropX centralizes shipment management, allowing users to track and integrate their shipments in real-time through an API. The platform offers competitive shipping rates and simplifies the delivery process by utilizing a network of independent drivers, thereby enhancing customer service and reducing costs and delivery times.

Simetrik

Seed Round in 2021
Simetrik, founded in 2017 and based in Bogotá, Colombia, provides verification and reconciliation services for transactional data, focusing on financial control and automation for corporate clients. The company offers a no-code/low-code platform that enhances efficiency and productivity, allowing finance and operations teams to customize and maintain automations for a variety of use cases. Simetrik's secure big data infrastructure supports high volumes of data while mitigating operational, compliance, and reputational risks. Currently, it reconciles $75 billion in total payment volume annually across 28 countries, serving notable clients such as Mercado Pago, Rappi Bank, and NuBank. The platform integrates various data sources, regardless of origin or format, enabling businesses to gain control over their financial movements and receive accurate results at a reduced cost.

BEWE (formerly miora)

Series A in 2018
Founded in 2016 and launched in five countries — Spain, Mexico, Colombia, Peru and Chile — BEWE operates a SaaS platform for beauty & wellness centers.

SkydropX

Funding Round in 2018
SkydropX is a logistics management platform based in Mexico that connects businesses with independent local distributors for efficient product delivery. Catering to e-commerce and retail sectors in Latin America, SkydropX centralizes shipment management, allowing users to track and integrate their shipments in real-time through an API. The platform offers competitive shipping rates and simplifies the delivery process by utilizing a network of independent drivers, thereby enhancing customer service and reducing costs and delivery times.

BEWE (formerly miora)

Venture Round in 2015
Founded in 2016 and launched in five countries — Spain, Mexico, Colombia, Peru and Chile — BEWE operates a SaaS platform for beauty & wellness centers.

Itaro

Series A in 2014
Itaro is the world's first e-commerce in the automotive space that combines the sale of physical products like tires, car-accessories, and parts with an end-to-end marketplace for automotive services. Payment, scheduling, and evaluation of products and services are done via the Itaro web- or mobile platform: www.itaro.com.br. Acquired services are rendered to Itaro's client's by one of 700 partnering garages all over Brazil. At the same time, Itaro also offers various services to the partnering garages through its b2b platform www.itaro.pro.

FancyBox

Angel Round in 2013
Fancybox is a leading online cosmetics retailer based in Spain, with operations extending to Argentina, Chile, Colombia, and Mexico. Established in May 2012, the company specializes in providing a unique beauty experience through a subscription model that allows female consumers to receive monthly deliveries of cosmetic samples in a 'beauty box.' This innovative concept enables customers to test products before making a purchase. The platform boasts an extensive catalog of over 6,000 products from more than 175 renowned brands, catering to diverse beauty needs at competitive prices. In addition to its e-commerce offerings, Fancybox keeps consumers informed about the latest trends and must-have items in the beauty industry.

Itaro

Seed Round in 2013
Itaro is the world's first e-commerce in the automotive space that combines the sale of physical products like tires, car-accessories, and parts with an end-to-end marketplace for automotive services. Payment, scheduling, and evaluation of products and services are done via the Itaro web- or mobile platform: www.itaro.com.br. Acquired services are rendered to Itaro's client's by one of 700 partnering garages all over Brazil. At the same time, Itaro also offers various services to the partnering garages through its b2b platform www.itaro.pro.
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