Magma Partners

Magma Partners, established in 2014, is a Santiago, Chile-based early-stage venture capital firm. It focuses on investing in Latin American startups, particularly in fintech, insurtech, and blockchain sectors, as well as global startups with Latin American tech teams targeting the U.S. market. Magma Partners has offices in California, Colombia, Mexico, and China, and has invested in 38 companies across nine Latin American countries and the U.S. since its inception. The firm manages Magma Fund II, a $15M fund, and also runs the Sino-Latin American accelerator program to facilitate business between China and Latin America.

Pedro Pablo del Campo

Partner

Alexa Clark

Associate

Makote Gutierrez

Partner

Jie Hao

Venture Partner

Nathan Lustig

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

Nabil Meralli

Venture Partner

Eugenio Perea

Venture Partner

Francisco Saenz Rica

Co-Founder and Partner

Past deals in Peru

Kushki

Series B in 2021
Kushki is a digital payment platform focused on Latin America, designed to streamline the payments landscape across the region. Founded in 2016 by Aron Schwarzkopf and Sebastian Castro, the company provides an integrated payments solution that caters to e-commerce, mobile commerce, and physical retail. Kushki’s API standardizes various payment methods, including credit and debit cards, bank transfers, and cash networks, facilitating seamless transactions across over 300,000 physical points of payment. Its platform features capabilities such as a payment box, recurring payments, smart links, and tokenization, enabling real-time multi-channel payment processing. With operations in countries including Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, the USA, and Canada, Kushki aims to enhance operational efficiencies, reduce costs, and offer businesses comprehensive control and transparency over their payment systems.

Kushki

Series A in 2020
Kushki is a digital payment platform focused on Latin America, designed to streamline the payments landscape across the region. Founded in 2016 by Aron Schwarzkopf and Sebastian Castro, the company provides an integrated payments solution that caters to e-commerce, mobile commerce, and physical retail. Kushki’s API standardizes various payment methods, including credit and debit cards, bank transfers, and cash networks, facilitating seamless transactions across over 300,000 physical points of payment. Its platform features capabilities such as a payment box, recurring payments, smart links, and tokenization, enabling real-time multi-channel payment processing. With operations in countries including Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, the USA, and Canada, Kushki aims to enhance operational efficiencies, reduce costs, and offer businesses comprehensive control and transparency over their payment systems.

Keynua

Seed Round in 2019
Keynua is a Peruvian company founded in 2019 that specializes in developing e-signature solutions combined with identity verification services tailored for the Latin American market. Headquartered in Lima, the company offers a unique platform that utilizes innovative 3-second video signatures, enabling users to identify signatories, validate transactions, and approve documents securely. This technology reduces the burden of traditional identity verification processes while enhancing protection against fraud, making it an effective tool for various business applications. Keynua's focus on streamlined and secure digital signatures addresses the growing demand for efficient and reliable identification methods in the region.

Kushki

Series A in 2018
Kushki is a digital payment platform focused on Latin America, designed to streamline the payments landscape across the region. Founded in 2016 by Aron Schwarzkopf and Sebastian Castro, the company provides an integrated payments solution that caters to e-commerce, mobile commerce, and physical retail. Kushki’s API standardizes various payment methods, including credit and debit cards, bank transfers, and cash networks, facilitating seamless transactions across over 300,000 physical points of payment. Its platform features capabilities such as a payment box, recurring payments, smart links, and tokenization, enabling real-time multi-channel payment processing. With operations in countries including Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, the USA, and Canada, Kushki aims to enhance operational efficiencies, reduce costs, and offer businesses comprehensive control and transparency over their payment systems.

Chaty

Seed Round in 2018
Chaty is an online platform founded in 2018 and headquartered in Lima, Peru, that assists restaurants in enhancing their online sales and customer loyalty. The company has developed a restaurant chatbot that enables establishments to take orders and process payments electronically. Chaty's platform supports restaurants in managing their products and serving clients effectively, allowing them to accept payments through various methods, including credit and debit cards. By providing these services, Chaty empowers restaurants to increase their order volume and streamline payment processes in a secure and efficient manner.

Jooycar

Seed Round in 2016
Jooycar is a leading car telematics and Insurtech company in Latin America, recently expanding its operations to the United States. It has established itself as a pioneer in the region, being the first in Chile to connect over 30,000 vehicles and process more than 100 million kilometers. Jooycar operates in multiple countries, including Peru, Brazil, Mexico, and the U.S., and is notable for its dual capability to manage both personal and commercial insurance lines. The company utilizes telematic technology to analyze real-time data from vehicles and drivers, thereby enhancing driving behavior and customer experience. By leveraging this data, Jooycar creates new business opportunities within the insurance and automotive sectors, particularly through its pay-per-mile program and its commercial platform, Fleetr.
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