Parallel18

Parallel18 is an accelerator firm and international innovation hub based in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Founded in 2015, it supports software startups across Latin America, the United States, and Puerto Rico by offering funding, mentorship, business connections, and investment to help underrepresented founders scale globally.

Hector Jirau

Managing Director

Past deals in Latin America

Xertify

Grant in 2024
Xertify is a blockchain-based platform enabling secure exchange of digitally certified credentials between individuals and institutions worldwide. It facilitates cross-border consultation by allowing users to issue certificates in multiple languages, and securely stores these documents in virtual folders within a private digital wallet.

sonGain

Pre Seed Round in 2024
SonGain is a platform dedicated to supporting emerging music artists, particularly in Latin America. It connects fans with the opportunity to purchase future royalty rights from these artists, providing a new form of financial support. The company also offers guidance and professional connections to help artists navigate the music industry, reducing uncertainty and fostering career growth.

sonGain

Grant in 2024
SonGain is a platform dedicated to supporting emerging music artists, particularly in Latin America. It connects fans with the opportunity to purchase future royalty rights from these artists, providing a new form of financial support. The company also offers guidance and professional connections to help artists navigate the music industry, reducing uncertainty and fostering career growth.

Landa Club

Grant in 2024
Landa Club is an exclusive network connecting top talent in Latin America and the US with startups in their scaling phase. The company provides a platform for professionals to offer consulting services, leveraging their expertise to support startup growth. Landa Club also offers end-to-end support for independent advisors, helping them monetize their experience. The network includes actionable insights from top tech operators and a holistic approach to consulting engagements.

Xertify

Venture Round in 2024
Xertify is a blockchain-based platform enabling secure exchange of digitally certified credentials between individuals and institutions worldwide. It facilitates cross-border consultation by allowing users to issue certificates in multiple languages, and securely stores these documents in virtual folders within a private digital wallet.

Landa Club

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Landa Club is an exclusive network connecting top talent in Latin America and the US with startups in their scaling phase. The company provides a platform for professionals to offer consulting services, leveraging their expertise to support startup growth. Landa Club also offers end-to-end support for independent advisors, helping them monetize their experience. The network includes actionable insights from top tech operators and a holistic approach to consulting engagements.

RED Atlas

Venture Round in 2022
RED Atlas is a leading provider of real estate data, news, and insights in Latin America. The company leverages technology to connect real estate professionals with accurate information about properties and markets, facilitating faster and smarter decision-making. Through advanced artificial intelligence and machine learning processes, RED Atlas has developed a comprehensive database that serves as a vital resource for real estate information. The platform allows users, including property owners, brokers, and investors, to securely manage their private data alongside public information, enhancing workflow efficiency and investment strategies. Individual property owners benefit from quick and affordable property valuations, while governments can monitor real estate growth and ensure fair tax assessments. In a rapidly evolving market, RED Atlas provides clients with essential tools to simplify operations, solve challenges, foster partnerships, and capitalize on opportunities.

ElegirSeguro.com

Venture Round in 2022
ElegirSeguro.com is an insurance platform based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, founded in 2017, that offers specialized insurance advice and policy management for small and medium-sized enterprises. The platform enables businesses to understand, acquire, and manage various insurance policies tailored to their needs. It serves a diverse range of industries, including manufacturing, construction, hospitality, logistics, distribution, and retail. By utilizing multiple channels for communication, ElegirSeguro.com aims to streamline the insurance process and provide comprehensive support to its clients in navigating the complexities of commercial insurance.

EduSynch

Venture Round in 2021
EduSynch is a Brazilian company specializing in mobile self-assessment tools for basic education and language assessment testing. It operates a cloud-based platform that serves over 300,000 users, who have collectively answered more than 8 million questions across education and corporate sectors. The platform enables schools and universities to create and administer custom exams securely and efficiently, offering more than 40 interactive question types. EduSynch's language-agnostic system supports a wide range of disciplines, allowing institutions to build tailored assessments. To ensure secure and accurate testing, the platform employs advanced AI-driven remote proctoring technology, mitigating risks of fraud. This innovative approach not only streamlines the evaluation process but also reduces administrative burdens on educators, while providing in-depth analytics on student performance over time.

Brands Of

Series A in 2020
Brands Of Holding Inc. is a holding company that operates an e-commerce marketplace, enabling brands to sell a variety of products, including apparel, accessories, lifestyle items, and personal care products. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Juan, Puerto Rico, the company serves markets in Latin America, including Nicaragua, Argentina, and Mexico. Brands Of provides local entrepreneurs with essential digital tools for exporting their products and enhancing their brand visibility. Through its platform, the company offers digital marketing services, consulting, and business intelligence, effectively targeting consumers both locally and within the diaspora of their home countries, particularly US Hispanics.

Backstartup

Venture Round in 2020
Backstartup is a pioneering company in Latin America focused on transforming how small businesses manage their accounting and finances. The company offers a Software-as-a-Service (SwaS) platform that replaces traditional accountants by providing monthly reports, tax filings, and financial statements through an online interface. Backstartup leverages accounting automation bots and bank integrations to eliminate manual tasks and reduce human errors. Additionally, the company assigns each customer a virtual administrative support team to ensure comprehensive service. By moving traditional offline behaviors to a fully online experience, Backstartup helps small businesses streamline their financial management processes, allowing them to concentrate on core activities while maintaining productivity.

Unicorn Games

Venture Round in 2020
Unicorn Games is an online gaming platform that caters specifically to young children. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Montevideo, Uruguay, with an additional office in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the company focuses on creating engaging and interactive gaming experiences. By integrating traditional gaming elements with augmented reality and video games, Unicorn Games aims to foster social skills and promote responsible technology use among its young audience. The platform emphasizes creativity and interactivity, ensuring that children not only enjoy their gaming experience but also develop important life skills.

Omics Global Solutions

Venture Round in 2020
Omics Global Solutions develops and launches products related to omics sciences (genomics, proteomics, metabolomics, etc.) to improve patient care. Based in Puerto Rico, USA, the company's initial product is an ELISA assay for identifying diabetic nephropathy risk.

Figuro

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Figuro is a technology company that specializes in transforming traditional insurance agents and brokers into modern insurtech firms. It offers a specialized Workflow Productivity System designed to address the inefficiencies commonly faced by these professionals. The platform centralizes data from multiple insurance carriers, streamlines administrative and sales tasks, and automates document generation, including the automatic completion of PDF forms. Additionally, it provides tools for data analysis and decision-making, enabling agents and brokers to enhance their workflows and improve accuracy. By empowering these professionals with a digital-first approach, Figuro facilitates a transition from conventional methods to innovative insurtech solutions, ultimately enhancing the client experience in the insurance sector, particularly in Latin America.

Datawifi

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Datawifi is an analytics, marketing, and communication platform that utilizes Wi-Fi networks to connect over 20 million unique users in Latin America. The company focuses on providing free wireless access in public areas while leveraging artificial intelligence to deliver insights into consumer behavior. Datawifi's platform enables businesses, particularly in sectors like government, retail, restaurants, and hospitality, to enhance their offline presence by transforming free Wi-Fi zones into revenue-generating assets. By offering data monetization solutions, Datawifi helps clients understand and engage their target audiences more effectively, making it a valuable partner for businesses and telecom companies in the region.

Vozy

Seed Round in 2019
Vozy Inc is an artificial intelligence company based in Medellín, Colombia, with additional offices in Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Peru, Spain, and the United States. The company specializes in developing a voice platform that revolutionizes how businesses engage with their customers. Vozy's technology integrates conversational AI and contextual voice assistants, allowing companies to automate communication through both self-service and personalized interactions. This enables businesses to enhance customer experiences while optimizing operational costs. Founded in 2011, Vozy aims to support customer-centric enterprises in delivering tailored experiences at scale.

Vozy

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Vozy Inc is an artificial intelligence company based in Medellín, Colombia, with additional offices in Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Peru, Spain, and the United States. The company specializes in developing a voice platform that revolutionizes how businesses engage with their customers. Vozy's technology integrates conversational AI and contextual voice assistants, allowing companies to automate communication through both self-service and personalized interactions. This enables businesses to enhance customer experiences while optimizing operational costs. Founded in 2011, Vozy aims to support customer-centric enterprises in delivering tailored experiences at scale.

The Live Green

Pre Seed Round in 2019
The Live Green Company, founded in 2018 and headquartered in Santiago, Chile, specializes in the development of plant-based food products. The company offers a range of items, including live green burger mixes and live green pancake mixes. Utilizing proprietary deep technology, The Live Green Company focuses on creating consumer packaged goods that are functional, clean, and sustainable. Their innovative approach incorporates artificial intelligence, machine learning, and precision fermentation to enhance research and development processes, allowing for the efficient creation of active functional ingredients. The Live Green Company is committed to promoting a healthier and more sustainable food future.

Datawifi

Grant in 2019
Datawifi is an analytics, marketing, and communication platform that utilizes Wi-Fi networks to connect over 20 million unique users in Latin America. The company focuses on providing free wireless access in public areas while leveraging artificial intelligence to deliver insights into consumer behavior. Datawifi's platform enables businesses, particularly in sectors like government, retail, restaurants, and hospitality, to enhance their offline presence by transforming free Wi-Fi zones into revenue-generating assets. By offering data monetization solutions, Datawifi helps clients understand and engage their target audiences more effectively, making it a valuable partner for businesses and telecom companies in the region.

Workep

Seed Round in 2018
Workep, Inc. is a company based in Medellin, Colombia, that operates a project management platform designed to enhance collaboration among modern teams. The platform uniquely integrates and automates all Google applications, allowing users to connect their G Suite tools with ease and efficiency. By streamlining workflows, Workep eliminates the need for extensive technical skills and reduces the time spent on manual tasks such as report generation and file synchronization. Additionally, the platform features an artificial intelligence component that recognizes usage patterns, acting as a virtual assistant to provide insights on project progress and task coordination. This comprehensive approach fosters seamless communication and collaboration, ultimately helping clients achieve their project goals more effectively.

Vozy

Grant in 2018
Vozy Inc is an artificial intelligence company based in Medellín, Colombia, with additional offices in Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Peru, Spain, and the United States. The company specializes in developing a voice platform that revolutionizes how businesses engage with their customers. Vozy's technology integrates conversational AI and contextual voice assistants, allowing companies to automate communication through both self-service and personalized interactions. This enables businesses to enhance customer experiences while optimizing operational costs. Founded in 2011, Vozy aims to support customer-centric enterprises in delivering tailored experiences at scale.

Workep

Seed Round in 2018
Workep, Inc. is a company based in Medellin, Colombia, that operates a project management platform designed to enhance collaboration among modern teams. The platform uniquely integrates and automates all Google applications, allowing users to connect their G Suite tools with ease and efficiency. By streamlining workflows, Workep eliminates the need for extensive technical skills and reduces the time spent on manual tasks such as report generation and file synchronization. Additionally, the platform features an artificial intelligence component that recognizes usage patterns, acting as a virtual assistant to provide insights on project progress and task coordination. This comprehensive approach fosters seamless communication and collaboration, ultimately helping clients achieve their project goals more effectively.

Backstartup

Grant in 2017
Backstartup is a pioneering company in Latin America focused on transforming how small businesses manage their accounting and finances. The company offers a Software-as-a-Service (SwaS) platform that replaces traditional accountants by providing monthly reports, tax filings, and financial statements through an online interface. Backstartup leverages accounting automation bots and bank integrations to eliminate manual tasks and reduce human errors. Additionally, the company assigns each customer a virtual administrative support team to ensure comprehensive service. By moving traditional offline behaviors to a fully online experience, Backstartup helps small businesses streamline their financial management processes, allowing them to concentrate on core activities while maintaining productivity.

Timokids

Seed Round in 2017
Timokids is a Brazilian company founded on March 14, 2014, by Fabiany Lima and Fernando Padovan, with its headquarters located in São Bernardo do Campo. The company specializes in developing online stories and gaming applications tailored for children. Its multi-language mobile application is designed to reflect the daily experiences of children, providing an engaging platform that combines education and entertainment. Through its offerings, Timokids aims to facilitate knowledge acquisition and leisure for children by providing educational games and stories available in various languages.

Timokids

Grant in 2016
Timokids is a Brazilian company founded on March 14, 2014, by Fabiany Lima and Fernando Padovan, with its headquarters located in São Bernardo do Campo. The company specializes in developing online stories and gaming applications tailored for children. Its multi-language mobile application is designed to reflect the daily experiences of children, providing an engaging platform that combines education and entertainment. Through its offerings, Timokids aims to facilitate knowledge acquisition and leisure for children by providing educational games and stories available in various languages.

Wealth2B

Wealth2B is a fintech company based in Argentina, currently operating in stealth mode. It specializes in providing financial institutions, such as banks and fintech startups, with an API-driven solution. This platform enables these institutions to offer investment products and open segregated investment accounts directly through their own platforms. Wealth2B manages the complexities behind the scenes, including regulatory compliance, portfolio management, operational tasks, custody, and clearing services.

Wealth2B

Wealth2B is a fintech company based in Argentina, currently operating in stealth mode. It specializes in providing financial institutions, such as banks and fintech startups, with an API-driven solution. This platform enables these institutions to offer investment products and open segregated investment accounts directly through their own platforms. Wealth2B manages the complexities behind the scenes, including regulatory compliance, portfolio management, operational tasks, custody, and clearing services.
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